Weddington Hills Elementary

4401 Weddington Road

School District

Cabarrus County
Grade

K-5
Teacher/Student Ratio

1:16
Type

public

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Reviews

Submitted by parent on July 03, 2023

My two daughters went through this school from Kindergarten to 5th grade. Our family has been at Weddington for 9 years in total! We absolutely adore everything about this school and the staff. Everyone at this school is dedicated to educating students, but also dedicated to their well being! I cannot say enough great things about WHES!!!
Submitted by parent on April 01, 2020

Our child is in her 1st year of school. Her Kindergarten teachers are awesome and so far my wife and I have had had a great experience with the school, staff and how she/we have been treated so far.
Submitted by parent on July 04, 2018

My kids, wife, and I have all absolutely LOVED WHES!!! As a family, we have all been involved with the teachers and the success of our kids! In all honesty we have only had one issue that we had to take to the administration. This issue was related to a third party and completely unrelated to any teacher. The issue was promptly addressed and handled professionally. We LOVE this school and staff! Even to the point we are outgrowing our home and really struggling with the thought of moving out of this district.
Submitted by parent on January 16, 2018

My daughter attended WHES for 3 years with no issues. I realized her success was because of her exceptional academic level and willingness to learn rather than from the school itself. My son started kindergarten and it has been a nightmare. Rather than helping him transition and easing his anxiety, they (teacher and administrative staff) would rather rid of him. This school hands out punishments equivalent to high school punishments. My son, 5 yrs old, was suspended...twice...for doing normal 5 yr old things (learning to keep our hands to ourselves, needing to be a good listener, etc). After his second suspension for not keeping his hands to himself, I was promptly called the next morning, put on speaker phone, and told my son had less than 2 weeks before he was no longer welcome at the school. There were no conferences. No reaching out to implement a plan to help him (despite my please via email and phone calls). This school will suspend and kick out a 5 yr old (again, a 5 yr old who does NOT have behavioral issues) without blinking an eye. Potential magnet students beware...
Submitted by other on September 15, 2016

My son attended kindergarten and first grade until January of this year. Then moved to Pitt School Road Elementary in February. His first two weeks there his teacher had informed us that my son was way behind there curriculum. She immediately wanted to hold him back from second grade. He had spent his summer and before with a tutor and summer school to successfully succeed to pass to second grade. Wedddington Hills never sent bad progress reports or inform us that my son was behind. My son informed me that the teacher spent alot of time with the majority Hispanic class teaching them English language that they didn't understand. I feel that they let me ,my son and my family name down by not giving and providing the proper education to him. My son is very smart and he proved himself by catching up and passing the first grade thru tutoring and hard work and dedication. I'm very proud of him and very disappointed in Wedddington Hills faculty for allowing this to happen.
Submitted by other on December 02, 2015

Our daughter started kindergarten at Weddington Hills (IB magnet) this year and we've been more than pleased with the school on every level. The teachers provide daily feedback and our daughter loves the curriculum. I'm pleased with how quickly she is picking up reading and writing and enjoy hearing her talk about things she's learned in other classes (art, Chinese, PE, music, social studies, etc). Every day when I drop her off at school, I see her walk from teacher to teacher (and one awesome dedicated police officer) for a hug...and they each know her name and seem genuinely happy to be there...doing the important job that they do. Very happy with our decision to participate in the magnet program.
Submitted by other on May 26, 2015

My child just started this year through the IB magnet lottery. WIth just a couple of weeks to go, I can say our experience this year has been successful and positive on all levels.
Submitted by parent on November 24, 2014

Weddington Hills Elementary is not a great school! The school is only concerned about fundraisers and PTO. Unfortunately I cannot move to another district, therefore my child will attend Cannon next year.
Submitted by parent on April 29, 2012

We have a daughter in the first grade and a son about to enter Kindergarten. In the past two years, we have had overall positive experiences. Our daughter's kindergarten teacher gave us daily behavioral feedback, and homework folders were always updated. Her first grade teacher is not as organized though has been promptly available for brief phone calls and has expressed genuine interest in our daughter's progress. Our daughter is reading fluently and can do simple addition and subtraction in her head. The curriculum needs more emphasis on science in the earlier grades, which is entirely lacking. The administration has been helpful and prompt on the few occasions where we had to interact with them.
Submitted by parent on March 19, 2010

This school is not a great school in the least. The principal is a lost cause. I wish we had a choice where i children went to school. They know they cant reat parents anyway they wont to bc we have no other choice.
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