Long Branch Elementary School

4518 Georgia 52

School District

Lumpkin County
Grade

K-5
Teacher/Student Ratio

1:11
Type

public

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Reviews

Submitted by parent on January 22, 2025

I am very pleased with this school. My children went to it, now my grandchildren are going there. The staff is very loving, and very nice to everyone. they are very concerned about your child's learning, and want to do the best that they can for your child. they go to any length necessary to see that your child gets the best education possibly. They work clothes with the family to be sure everyone is on board. Can't say enough about teachers, and staff. And my eyes this is the number one elementary School in Lumpkin county. The principal gets very involved with the children and when I say that I mean she is involved in everything their work, their studies, and most of all there well being. And she knows all of her students by name!.Thank you very much longbranch all you do.Dawn shannon
Submitted by parent on August 15, 2022

My children have been attending Long Branch for over a year now and it has been an amazing experience. At our last school the staff weren’t very attentive to our needs (autism, anxiety, reading delays) and the overall activities and environment were just okay. LBES has blown us away. They really are a family here. It’s amazing to me how the staff know all the students names, and the changes they made with the COVID funding were improvements that directly impacted the students. Their Harry Potter style house system is also a fantastic way to bring teamwork amongst all grades and gives the children frequent rewards for positive behavior. Most importantly, without me ever saying a word, the teachers here noticed the reading delay issues right away and got my child established in the intervention program. She experienced more than two years worth of reading growth in 9 months. Both my children are excelling at math, and my daughter with autism has really cultivated a love of reading since attending this school, and that was an activity she very much despised in the past. As a side note, it appears that the children here are very accepting of each other. Kids are quirky and they all just deal with it and get over it like respectable humans. I’m very pleased!
Submitted by teacher on February 28, 2019

I worked here as a sub yesterday. I love this school. I assisted a student teacher. She was wonderful!
Submitted by parent on September 28, 2015

Incompetent when it comes to dealing with or teaching special education students. They spent more time blaming the parents and coming up with excuses that something was supposedly happening at home and absolutely NO TIME following the IEP that was sent with the child to school. Changed counties within 1 month of school and have had no problems in new schools. We should have listened to others that told us Lumpkin county schools were HORRIBLE for special education students. It was true.
Submitted by parent on May 09, 2015

Thank you Long Branch and Staff for providing my children with an excellent education! Your staff has gone above and beyond what I ever expected out of a school - and I thank you for all you have done!
Submitted by parent on April 28, 2015

Long Branch is a welcoming school with a supportive staff. My two kids love going to school each day! I appreciate all that they do for our kids!
Submitted by parent on April 19, 2015

My second grader currently attends Long Branch Elementary. It is a wonderful with a top-notch staff. I have absolutely no complaints. I am 110% pleased with my daughter's education.
Submitted by parent on September 04, 2014

We are so thankful for LBES. The staff and teachers do a great job of challenging our kids academically while also demonstrating compassion and encouragement to our two children. We are pleased that LBES embraces inclusion classes. For several years my son has had classes with several students with specific learning needs and special physical needs. His teachers and support staff have done an excellent job challenging all the students in his class. He in turn has become apart of a caring group of peers that are empathetic, compassionate and extremely encouraging of one another. The lessons my children are learning at home are reinforced at school. We could not be more pleased by a principal and vice principal that are in touch with the needs of growing children and are on the cutting edge of meeting their individual learning needs. The school is one of the cleanest in the county and has many strengths due to the parent and staff desiring excellence in every area possible.
Submitted by parent on August 19, 2014

This school is wonderful. I have two children that attended classes at Long Branch. Both had amazing experiences. The teachers and staff go above and beyond to makes students feel safe. The school offered school activities such as drama club and accelerated reader that helps challenge students daily. The administrative staff is very friendly and thrives on helping students succeed in academics. I am so glad both of my children had such a wonderful experience at this school
Submitted by parent on July 28, 2014

Longbranch Elementary Dahlonega, GA Bullying seems to be a very real problem here that is ignored. Bad behavior should be stopped and/or controlled at such a young age. Placed my soon to be 2nd grader in self defense classes this summer. We are ready for the bullies --- Is this the lesson that elementary school kids need to learn first?? Children that are well behaved and respectful should not fear school when they are 7!
Submitted by other on July 17, 2013

I was a student at Long Branch Elementary School years ago. And I have to say, that though I didn't think of it as a kid, I'm glad I went there. The teachers do try their best to help all students learn, and I have met some amazing people amongst the staff. I think it's a very nice school to send kids to.