Midway Park Elementary School

409 North Ector Drive

School District

Hurst-Euless-Bedford Independent
Grade

PK, K-6
Teacher/Student Ratio

1:15
Type

public

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Reviews

Submitted by teacher on January 21, 2024

Teachers always communicate and update my kids progress.
Submitted by parent on October 04, 2023

I've had two students at Midway Park Elementary since Kindergarten. The staff at this school have been amazing (both administrative and teachers). Both of my children have 504 plans for ADHD and the staff has really gone above and beyond in making accommodations for their specific classroom needs and both of them are excelling when we were initially worried that they would face a lot of setbacks because of their challenges.The communities surrounding the school are very diverse and so that's naturally reflected in the student body as well and it's been great that our kids have had so much opportunity to interact with and learn from children from so many different backgrounds and cultures as well and they've made a lot of close friends to play with outside of school as well.The facilities themselves are old, but the quality of the education itself is more important to us and I would definitely give this school A+ marks on that front. If you have to cross Midway drive though I would advise walking the kids to school (if you don't drive them) because that road feeds highway 183 and crossing that road specifically never feels super safe even though it's a school zone and I know at least one student's gotten hit there (low speed crash, kid was okay, but still).
Submitted by parent on July 14, 2017

Perfect. The teacher is perfect and best for my kid. Teacher - Parent communication is fantastic. Miss trucker- kindergaren teacher, is the best.
Submitted by parent on June 06, 2017

Like any situation, organization business or family there will always be some hiccups, some uncomfortable times. There has been some things that I did not agree with at Midway Park like I hear a lot of teacher yelling at kids. I don't mind the raising of voice but not to the point it's effective in a negative way. My daughter now hates loud sounds and she too always tells me and point out teachers even in other grades that yells. I have experienced a teacher yearling at a kid in lunch and making him feel shame in front of his peers due to his behavior in the cafeteria. The little boy began to cry. I call this teacher bullying which oks bullying for the students because the teacher does it to kids in front of them. I would like to see more kid involvement such as programs that display their learning and skills, this builds confidence and helps the kids later in life. My child did experience a form of bullying and all she was doing was singing to herself. I will say that looks like I have no choice but to give Midway Park another chance with my kid, but it's a 50/50 feeling. Hopefully this year will be better than the last. Now her teacher was awesome and I can't take that away. I didn't like the no homework but we managed, thankfully I was at home. I constant asked for volunteer help and got nothing. I was told PTA would contact me, never happened.
Submitted by parent on September 22, 2016

I was apprehensive at first reading these reviews. I called the district and spoke to a very nice person who guaranteed that the new Principal was turning this school around and if I would just go meet with Principal and Vice Principal I would change my mind. Sure enough she was right, both ladies are so personable and understanding. They put all my worries at ease by explaining they both have small children and would not hire anyone they wouldn't want for their kids. There's a few sketchy kids here but the staff knows who they are and handles them accordingly. I come to lunch with both of my kids quite often and I see how they interact with the children and I am always impressed with the gentleness and sympathetic manner they handle them with. Lunch is not silent, they try to keep the yelling and goofing around at a minimum so they concentrate on eating and only the last 5 minutes is silent to give them the last chance to eat. When my child had an issue with another student it was addressed promptly and handled well between the VP and her teacher. Ms.Tucker is an outstanding Kindergarten teacher, my son adores her and Mr. Smith makes school fun as my daughter has said. I really like both of my kids teachers, they are sympathetic and understanding and just all around good people. I have nothing bad to say about this school ... Except I wish Kindergarten went on more field trips but I'm not sure thats under their control.
Submitted by parent on August 15, 2016

My daughter was not happy at this school. She always came home stressed and asked everyone for silence. She once cried and said she was scared. A lot of bullying in this school. We changed her school. We did however love Mrs. Tucker. She's an amazing teacher.
Submitted by other on March 29, 2016

What I love most about this school is that most of the teachers are GREAT! Ms. Tucker, Ms. Pool, Ms. Johnson (retired), Mr. Duke and Mrs. Haraburda, Ms. Lange (Love!). I had two kids attend Midway Park. My children are 9yrs apart in age so I have been apart of this school since 2002 and now my son is entering into the 7th grade. As a Senior my daughter was able to get a Job in the after school program and she had a great experience. Both of my Kids were very successful at Midway Park. I will agree that I have never been a fan of the kids having to be quiet at Lunch time but from my understanding it is because the children will be so busy socializing that they won't finish their food. The Children go to recess immediately after Lunch so they have that time to socialize. When I have had a problem with anything I made an appointment with the Principal and I believed my concerns were heard and addressed. I have heard of other parents having issues with Bulling and this is a ligament issue! I have been able to protect my children from this by teaching them social skills to address this such as the CHILD writing the teacher and the Principal a Letter about their experience and this seems to work well (Documentations:). Hope this is helpful.
Submitted by parent on June 20, 2014

My son was miserable at Midway Park. I visited at lunch one day and very small children were required to sit in silence for half their lunch. Teacher's don't want the students to talk in class but when they should be visiting they are silent. It broke my heart to see my son so miserable at school. He cried every day. I finally moved him to a private school and he thrived and the tears stopped and the learning began!
Submitted by parent on May 10, 2014

Parents beware!! They have the school on complete lockdown, you can't even get into the office! You cannot walk your child to class. You have to drop him off at the front of the school and just hope they get to class safely. If they did go missing you wouldn't even know for at least half an hour. there is absolutely no teacher parent communication what so ever. There is no PTA. My husband and I signed up and had to pay $12 to be part of the PTA and they didn't call us one time the whole year. There are very few activities to meet other families.the teacher that we had for first grade was so awful she made our child cry every single school day. our child is not very sensitive normally but the teacher was yelling at him daily and broke him to tears. Our child loved school last year in California. We had so many issues here, I pulled him out for homeschool in the beginning of January because of the abuse and neglect of the teacher and staff. The woman in the main office always gave us a hard time when our child was out sick and the nurse was mean as well. Our son has asthma so he misses more days than most children and it felt like they were trying to punish us because of it.
Submitted by parent on February 20, 2014

a lot of bullying at this school and teachers and principals turn their heads except for favorites. New to area and talked to several families and got the same response. Teachers throwing papers at students because they did no understand how she meant to do the work.
Submitted by parent on July 22, 2013

The teachers at Midway Park have been outstanding for my kids, Ms. Sinha in particular. Unfortunately, the leadership in the school (principal, etc.) has been less than stellar. Add to that the fact that one of my kids spent ALL seven years in the school dealing with head lice, and I am glad we are moving so my younger daughter will have a better experience. She has dealt with psychological bullying since the third grade and has had her situation pretty much dismissed by teachers and principals. Some of the parents are HORRIBLE, too. Their kids are direct reflections of them, and it is not good.
Submitted by parent on February 07, 2012

This school has unfortunately suffered a recent decline in quality of teachers and principal staff. There is very poor communication between teachers and parents. My son's teacher is very inattentive and borderline neglectful. He is a straight A student and comes home everyday frustrated because of poor teacher involvement in studies. If you like to take a proactive approach in your child's learning experience, stay away from this school.