Maureen Joy Charter School

107 South Driver Street

School District

Maureen Joy Charter
Grade

K-8
Teacher/Student Ratio

1:11
Type

charter

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Reviews

Submitted by parent on March 04, 2023

As a parent of a kindergartner, I love the small kindergarten class sizes (16) and the small community feel. My child is excited to go to school every day and constantly shares what he learns at school. The staff is diverse and represents the student body. We love our experience so far.
Submitted by parent on February 26, 2023

My son started attending MJCS this year for third grade and I have been happy with the teacher/staff communication, engagement and community building efforts. It has an intimate, small school feel that allows for teachers to get to know your child. I love that the staff demigraphics is reflective of the student population and community that they serve. Staff seem happy and energozed in the morning add welcome students with smiles on their faces. They have a new Executive Director this year who comes with a wealth of knoweledge and experince in education. I think this will help to create a strong admin team and curricular enhancemnets for years to come!
Submitted by parent on May 17, 2022

This school is bad for kids they don’t treat all kids fair and they target Certain kids and my daughter been getting bullying since kindergarten all the way up until 6 grade and just got jump on the bus and they didn’t nothing!! they need to shut down they had teacher quit because how they treat kids there I’m pulling all my kids out there ! Was a great school at first but not now it’s trash and the staff is trash
Submitted by parent on January 10, 2018

All three of my children attended Maureen Joy, The oldest is now a senior in college. Maureen Joy made sure they were well prepared academically to excel in both highschool and college.
Submitted by parent on May 13, 2015

My son has been going to this school for two years. He is very happy at school and so are we. They use all kinds of reward systems to encourage students to behave well and study hard (such as daily merit/demerit for behaviors, ice cream party for good EOG practice tests grades, honor roll assembly, swag party and field trips for good behaviors, and special trip to Barns and Noble bookstore with hot chocolate for reading level achievement to name a few). Whenever I chaperon field trips, Maureen joy school students are the best behaved students. People are surprised to see quiet and organized young children. I took 6 1st graders to the science museum in Raleigh one time. I did not have to chase or raise my voice even once. It was a pleasant trip. Teachers and administrative staff are always helpful and give quick responses. Thank you, Maureen Joy ! Great job !
Submitted by parent on October 25, 2013

Both of my children attend Maureen Joy. This is their first year. I have not had any problems with the school. The staff appears to be helpful and genuine. I personally do not have any negative thing or comment to say about the school. The main thing is that my kindergartener and my fourth grader love the school, and that s enough for me. I would give the school one hundred and ten percent of my support, just because of my children s opinion of Maureen Joy.
Submitted by parent on October 09, 2013

My daughter's school is Maureen Joy. I was very impressed with the school's reputation under Ms Barbee. However, since new management of this school, it has declined in the quality of the education provided. My daughter started out as one of the highest achievers in her class, but with poor teacher student ratios and inexperienced teaching staff - my daughter has stopped participating in class and stopped completing homework assignments. I am deeply disappointed in the current direction of Maureen Joy charter school.
Submitted by parent on October 07, 2013

My daughter is currently in 2nd grade and has gone to Maureen Joy since Kindergarten. The school has periodic Parent/Teacher conferences and daily agenda comments to and from teachers. Parents are welcome to come and observe classes (but not interrupt learning time). I have called, emailed, and texted my child's teacher on different occasions and these communications have always been welcomed. Some teachers have advance degrees and they all have exceeded my expectation. The school has been wonderful for us so far. Some may find it strict due to the uniform and merit/demerit system, but the children seem to be very respectful and know that there are high expectations for behavior and learning. Along with the expectations is what feels like a sincere level of care for the kids. Each one of my daughter's teachers has taken extra time with her to make sure she is getting what she needs in class. I was not sure what to expect when my daughter started school, but I am very glad she ended up at Maureen Joy.
Submitted by parent on June 12, 2013

This School does not allow parents to have parent teacher conferences, the teachers can fail your child and mistreat your child and nothing is done about it. Some of the teachers treat children with favoritism so if they like your child they give them good grades if not they get an "F." Also they give your child a demerit for simple stuff like dropping a pencil or answering a question without raising your hand first. even if the child forgets by accident. It's called talking out of turn. Do not send your child to this school.