Manor View Elementary School

2900 Macarthur Road

Fort Meade, MD 20755

School District

Anne Arundel County Public Schools
Grade

1-5
Teacher/Student Ratio

1:10
Type

public

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Reviews

Submitted by other on June 02, 2023

The new secretary at this is a joke. Both of them are so rude answer the phone. Like why they even paying them to be the first responder for this school??She is so rude flick her finger to come in like she is a boss. She doesn't say a word to greet making grumpy face like she has a problem and want to fight. She should get trained again.
Submitted by parent on June 11, 2019

This year has been a challenging year for my child. We requested meetings with the school a few times and we discussed the plan on how we could work together in helping my child excel. Once the communication line issue was addressed, I corresponded with my child teacher on a regular basis. I believe the teachers commitment to her student meant everything to this year's experience.
Submitted by parent on May 30, 2019

I am so glad we are moving. The school was AMAZING with Mr. Gruber as the principal, but now that AACPS moved him the school has gone downhill very quickly. This school district cares very little for military families and it shows in the lack of support to schools on Ft. Meade.
Submitted by parent on June 01, 2018

I relocated mid school year. This school is by far the best elementary school my son has attended. He is on his way to 6th grade next year! My son was on an IEP but being at Manor View for only 5 months, his academic, behavioral and social growth has shown a huge difference. He is no longer on an IEP! I love the teachers and Mr. Gruber for being so compassionateand hands on with the kids! Sad to know Mr. Gruber is leaving for another school. I know the kids will miss him a great deal.
Submitted by parent on May 11, 2018

Overall, AMAZING. When we need to move, it's going to be a little sad. My son has grown so much and received so much support at this school, it'll be hard for any other school to compete.
Submitted by parent on March 15, 2018

Coming from Florida schools manor view has been such a wonderful reprieve. The teachers and staff have all been amazing. Any issues are addressed immediately and staff is always available to help
Submitted by parent on January 24, 2018

10/10 manor view is the best place for my children and when we need to leave it will be very bittersweet.
Submitted by parent on May 26, 2017

I have had a good experience overall this school year. My childs teacher Ms. LaCovey is awesome; she is very understanding and patient. You can tell her years of experience resonate in how she deals with each child. I have been fortunate to have her as my childs teacher and hope that my other child will have the opportunity to be in her class as well. The principal seems engaged with the students so I have no complaints there. The only issue I have had is with my childs art teacher. I have observed her on several occasions and she does not interact with the students very much at all. She was very nit-picky with my childs grade throughout the year with little to no expectation. I worked with my child on the "issues" she claimed were the reason that their grade was not as high as it could be, and every time it was something new and unfounded. It felt as though she was just grading children as she fit to do so based on her personal feelings of the child. The rest of the front office staff and teachers I dealt with were very reasonable and understanding.
Submitted by other on April 05, 2016

Teachers set high expectations for the students and are more than happy to discuss any concerns and answer questions. There were a lot of staff changes last year along with a new principal. There are many after school clubs, a strong music/arts program, and an IB program where students are even learning Mandarin. I am impressed with all the great things that have happened in the past 2 years. Everyone seems happy to be there and want to do what is best for students. It would be nice to see more parents attend PTA Meetings.
Submitted by other on March 29, 2016

This is the worse school my kids have ever ever been in. The front office staff were nasty to the parents. Going through so many different principles is so unbelievable it's not even funny. If you don't hang out with the teachers after school and party with them they are very rude to you and your child. Both my kids were straight A students and when we moved and after testing at their new school we learned my girls were a year and half behind in learning. My oldest daughter got bullied so bad I had to quit my job because these girls would follow my kids to my house. I brought it to the school and the school board and they didn't do anything about it and told me kids will be kids. This child told my oldest to should kill herself. They were in 3rd grade. My oldest daughters first day of kindergarten the school lost 2 kids. How do you lose two kindergartens? They us to call the mp's to help locate these kids. So many people pulled their kids out to homeschool or moved off base to a better school. I was getting my kids one day after school the principle was telling a mother should could never set on school property again and if she did she would be arrested and she would have to stand across the street in the mornings and after school to wait for her child.
Submitted by parent on February 18, 2016

Manorview has been a good spot for all three of my kids. One has high functioning autism, and has had an amazing teacher each of her three years here. My son struggles with being bored, but his teachers have been good to challenge him and expect his best. My youngest just started this year here as well, and has an amazing teacher who has picked up on some issues that she has and is helping get them addressed. Mr. Gruber is a good principal who leads from the front. He is the one welcoming the kids in the morning at the car drop off and is outside and available to any parent after school. He addresses concerns professionally and has really done a great job taking over the school when the last principal left and took 1/3 of the teachers two years ago. Honestly, I think the school is even better than before. There are some amazing after school clubs for the kids to get involved in, the music program is excellent, and the school is small enough that everyone knows everyone. My ONLY compliant is that there is no gifted and talented program.
Submitted by parent on November 10, 2015

Teachers and support staff are awesome! They are open to any idea that may make the school better! Mr Gruber (the new principal) has energized the school. It is an International Baccalaureate Pre-Years Program School and the only one on post that is. If you graduate the 5th grade here, you are automatically enrolled in the Middle Years Program at MacArthur Middle School. Otherwise you would have to enter the magnet school selection program. I strongly encourage you to look into the school and ask current parents. The facility is older, but they are in the middle the planning process for rebuilding. Teacher quality matters more, to me, than building quality. The facilities are adequate, but the quality of the education is tremendous. Your children will learn Mandarin and play an instrument if they so desire. The art teacher is amazing.
Submitted by parent on July 23, 2015

The school building is old and unkempt. I went to have lunch with my daughter, and she was seated with two other female students. One of the students was extremely loud, unfiltered and had not clue about "personal space". These were the TWO students that my child had to sit with every single day. My daughter is social, personable, interactive, polite, and creative. All of these traits were being completely stifled. The school was dirty - hallways dusty and cobwebs, bathrooms very filthy. I checked in on my daughter as she had to use the facilities during lunch. I saw that the sink was stuffed with dirty brown paper towels. There was no soap to wash hands, anyway. I didn't get a sense of "school community" here. No sense of pride in school community from parents OR teachers OR administrative staff and therefore no sense of pride in students. I pulled my two kids out of by the fifth week of school! As a public school educator, I support public education! However, it was obvious that the less-than-stellar staff and incompetent admin at MVES would do more harm than good for students. Don't waste your time, if you are thinking about sending your kids here.
Submitted by other on June 22, 2014

I attended Manor View Elementary as a fifth-grade student from 2000-2001. Though I can't speak for the current curriculum or teachers (a quick look at their website told me that none of my teachers are there any longer), but I would like to speak to the school's unusual set-up, which it appears is still being used. I was told while attending that the cubicle-style pod architecture was a popular design in the 1970's, but I've yet to see it elsewhere. It took some time to get used to. The classrooms were very small as a result. And with the combination of four classrooms worth of noise, it could get distracting. Especially if another class was watching a video. However, it did mean that it made inter-class collaboration a lot easier; at the time, I switched classrooms daily for science, math, and social studies, which were taught by other teachers. If your child has a hard time focusing with a lot of noise, Manor View might not be the best learning environment for them. Personally, I liked my teachers, but like I said, none of them are there anymore.
Submitted by parent on April 17, 2013

My son has been at Manor View for 3 years and has loved it. We were here with both principals and Mrs. O'Shea is absolutely amazing. The entire atmosphere at the school changed when she arrived. She is very approachable and you can be sure that when you go to her with a grievance that it will be addressed. The guidance counselor, Ms. Wallace, is also incredible. Each teacher that my son has had is above bar. They do a wonderful job of instilling a love of learning, not just teaching for a test. They are also very easy to get in contact with. We are sorry to be leaving here.
Submitted by parent on April 17, 2012

My daughter went to Manor View for 2 years and we absolutely loved it. The principal was everything the other posters have mentioned and it was definitely a great day for Manor View when she was removed. I loved how involved the teachers were with my daughter. Despite moving half the world away we miss Manor View. The teachers at this school (especially the art teacher) are the only reason I'd even consider moving back to Fort Meade.
Submitted by parent on April 13, 2012

This is our first year at this school and I have 2 kids here. The new principle is great and we have wonderful teachers for both kids. They have been involved in science, music, and art programs. It is really unfortunate that the rating is so low for this school because of the past principle. This school will start the new IB program next year and already has STEM. People really should not rate a school based on the office staff. That has nothing to do with the learning environment.
Submitted by parent on June 16, 2011

It is a great day for Manor View teachers and families. The principle has finally been removed from the school. Too bad so many teachers had to give up their jobs for this to happen. Next year should be a much better school year with teachers not being bullied by administration.
Submitted by parent on May 07, 2011

Having had children at this school for 6 years I can completely agree with the newest comments. The principal is rude and like to bully not only the teachers but the parents and students as well. The custodian (daytime) in my opinion has TOO much interaction with the children, does not clean the school as his job description says and is buddy buddy with the principal. I don't know how a principal like this has not been replaced, by now. Having concerns when there that the principal wasn't in agreement with me, I was banned from the school and school property and told I would be arrested if I crossed the boundaries! All this for what I believed was inappropriate behavior of a staff member with the students. I will say my children had the greatest teachers there, but they were limited with what they could do because they had to "teach to the book" and at MSA time the stress put on teachers and children was ridiculous, all to make the principal look "good". Fort Meade does NOT need this principal. Our kids go through enough every day having one or two parents in the military. Their lives are changing day to day and school should be a place where they should feel happy about going.
Submitted by parent on May 06, 2011

Monor View Elementary school is a good school they have some good teachers and they believe in working with the students, however the women in the front office are the worst, they are always mean and have attitudes. If you come up to visit your children they give you the third degree and the school is suppose to have an open door policy. Today i went to the school to get work for my child because she is sick, i was told to wait for the teacher to come to the front to see me but when the teacher came to the front she told me she was waiting on me and that she told the office to send me down, so they wasted 30 mins of my time and my childs teacher time