Deer Ridge Elementary

1515 South Scott Road

School District

M S D Southwest Allen County Schls
Grade

K-5
Teacher/Student Ratio

1:18
Type

public

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Reviews

Submitted by parent on March 01, 2022

Deer Ridge is an amazing school. It is unfortunate that the numbers don't show a 10! That will happen to all area elementary schools when the strong students are bused to a different school. I have loved the care and attention my children have received from the teachers and staff. The school also has an amazing Parent support which raises funds to give back to the teachers!
Submitted by other on November 05, 2021

The teachers and staff at Deer Ridge taught me to try my best. They taught me all about teamwork and being creative. They try to make learning fun and try to make us laugh. They are the best teachers who really care about kids. I miss being at Deer Ridge.
Submitted by other on February 23, 2021

I was bullied every single day in fourth and fifth grade by other students and teachers and even the principal. I was yelled at by my fourth grade teacher. Because I missed a day for my grandpa’s funeral and I reported it to the principal and the consular but they didn’t do anything. I was always called disrespectful names by the students at recess and no one did anything even when my parents called the school and complained. But somethings changed after my parents called the district office after I left the district though. So if you don’t want your child to be disrespected and bullied put them in a different school.
Submitted by parent on April 29, 2016

Deer Ridge is a good school until you have any kind of issues. Confrontations are avoided at all costs by certain teachers and the principal. The school advocates the no tolerance for bullying yet does little or nothing about it when it is brought to their attention. Unless there is evidence caught on camera, the child will be doubted that anything even happened. This action is so damaging to those children who do speak up only to learn no repercussions will be put into play for the bullies.Upon entering the school you have to be let in, the doors are locked and there is a speaker and a camera on the door. 8 times out of 10 I am just let in without being questioned as to why I am there. Considering all the tragedies we have endured this day and age, that concerns me. On several occasions I have had the opportunity to have lunch with my children. The children have so little time to eat,unfortunately most of what was put on their trays is thrown in the trash. What sickens me is, if there are school performances, the children have to EAT ON THE FLOOR! Where everyone else has stepped with who knows what was on their shoes. The monitors are constantly telling the children they need to hurry up and get outside. As with many other schools, standardized testing is one of the main focuses on most of the curriculum. They touch on some subjects and move on quickly - not much material is being mastered. Interventions are administered for those children who have less than desirable test scores. There are many school activities, which could not be possible without all the volunteers that are willing to donate their time. From what I have encountered, most of the children who attend this school really like it. I just feel adjustments need to be made so the parents feel the same.
Submitted by other on April 28, 2014

Deer Ridge School has a terrific music specialist in Sue Caudill. She directed the elementary school choir for " Circle the State with Song" this weekend. To hear hundreds of children from many area schools singing together in perfect harmony, was a great, joyful, experience. This school is fortunate to have Mrs.Caudill on their staff!
Submitted by other on February 25, 2013

Deer Ridge School has a terrific music specialist in Sue Caudill. She directed the elementary school choir for " Circle the State with Song" this weekend. To hear hundreds of children from many area schools singing together in perfect harmony, was a great, joyful, experience. This school is fortunate to have Mrs.Caudill on their staff!
Submitted by parent on September 27, 2012

My son went to Deer Ridge for 3 yrs before that he was at a small private school that he and I both Loved. We didnt feel the school very welcoming. The first impression from the school is the secretary which was dreadful everytime you have to come in contact with her as she is not friendly at all. My kids go to another SWAC school and love it:)
Submitted by parent on April 24, 2012

I'm not sure what some of the posters expect about racial diversity from this school. They cannot help who does and does not live in their school district. I speak from experience as I have three kids in this school. All of them do very well but expect parent involvement or this will not be the school for you. There is excellent communication between teachers including phone numbers and email. I could not imagine sending my kids anywhere else. A certain third grade teacher named Pam turned my uninterested, low test scores kid into a straight A student who is actually interested in his homework and school a few years back. He continues to do well to this day. Maybe it is just the way I went to school, but it does seem SACS plays revolving doors with school principles. This school never seems to have the same one more than three years in a row.