Lawton M. Chiles Elementary School

2525 School House Road

School District

Alachua
Grade

PK, K-5
Teacher/Student Ratio

1:14
Type

public

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Reviews

Submitted by parent on May 09, 2022

Not a good school when dealing with bullies. Staff turn a blind eye and blame the one being bullied instead of addressing the problem. If your child is different, he will be targeted.
Submitted by parent on May 07, 2019

Lawton Chiles is an excellent school We were worried as we moved from a well-funded district in Northern California. The work turned out to be more challenging and the teachers / administrators were more caring. Excellent experience at Chiles.
Submitted by parent on August 21, 2013

Lawton Chiles is a family school. we , the parents, at Lawton Chiles are so involve in the school that's make the school a great and better school in town. I have 2 children at chiles, the whole staff (teachers, principal, front desk people, nurse, people in the cafeteria, maintenance) are great. I enjoy going to the school every to see how people interact each other. Very good school.
Submitted by parent on December 01, 2012

I am not only a parent at LCES but also a substitute teacher in the county so I get the inside of many elementary school in our city and Chiles is the best school we have so far; as an employee of the county I could probably ask to place my children in any school, but it happens that Chiles is the school we are zoned for and it is the best school there is. From the principal all the way to the teachers and support staff we couldn't find any better! Someone wrote here about teachers passing candy to the kids, Chiles has a NO CANDY policy and I can atest to it because when I sub it is one of the rules. My child has been in this school since K and I hate to think that he will have to leave after 5th grade. If you knew what goes one in some of the schools I sub...WOW! Chiles has the best that is available in this area!
Submitted by parent on August 12, 2012

My daughter has attended LCES since 2006 in kindergarten. She'll be a 5th grader this year and she is making long strides! I'm very proud of her and the teachers that have been her backbone throughout her school career. My daughter has been an ESE student since 1st grade and I have to say that they gave her an ESE teacher and she has followed her since 1st grade. I think it's wonderful that the same teacher helps my daughter excel throughout ALL of her classes, every year. I ABSOLUTELY LOVE LCES!! Keep up the dedication to the students!
Submitted by parent on July 19, 2012

My daughter just completed her 1st grade year and I have been extremely happy with our experience at LCES. My son is getting ready to start kindergarten and we are looking forward to having two children attending LCES. The teachers and staff are so nice and helpful and so many parents try to devote time to volunteering which is amazing. Coming from a family of teachers I can say this is a great school.