Eastern Elementary School

3407 Newtown Rd

School District

Scott County
Grade

K-5
Teacher/Student Ratio

1:16
Type

public

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Reviews

Submitted by parent on September 09, 2024

My son was a student at Eastern for 2 years. In our time there, he was pointed out several times, made fun of by teachers, harassed by teachers (guidance counselor and Kindergarten teacher) because his parents are of the same sex. It is a shame that my child had to feel so unappreciated in a school system. I have reports of the extremely rude guidance counselor setting my son up for failure in his next grade up by making awful comments to the upcoming teacher about how his parents are hard to deal with. I can for sure be hard to deal with when you are singling out my son. When his teacher writes reports to the "counselor" asking for fidget spinners, special chairs to help him sit still and have someone evaluating him in his class for not being able to sit still. NOT ONE TIME DID WE KNOW ANY OF THIS HAPPENED!! When it was mistakenly brought to our attention, 3 months later, by a member of the staff, we got labeled as troublemakers because we were upset. We had every right to be upset!! My son was moved this year to another school at my request and is now THRIVING! It is amazing how much easier the school is; his learning has grown so much and is a much happier student being away from Eastern. He actually loves going to school now!! The board of education knew I was correct and honored the move. I respect the BOE so much but, if possible, avoid this school at all costs!!
Submitted by parent on June 15, 2021

My son has attended Eastern Elementary since he was in Kindergarten, and he is now going into the 3rd grade--he loves his school! We have loved every teacher, and my son is continually improving in school.
Submitted by parent on April 26, 2017

My children have come from a large city and we're not excited about leaving their old school. As much as they didn't want to leave that school they hated going. This year my children are excited to go to school each day and are making amazing progress. The teachers and staff are excellent to the children and the family resource staff are excellent for the new families to the area. I am excited to show all of my family how well these schools are run!
Submitted by parent on May 20, 2015

Our son attended Eastern for one year. In that time, there were four incidents of head lice in his classroom. He had multiple tests come home with inflated scores (scores marked higher than they should have been), and the teacher didn't scheduled a single conference with us all year long (apparently, parents must request the meetings). His most recent MAP score showed almost NO PROGRESS. Even after these test results, his teacher still didn't request a meeting with us. The front desk staff failed to pass along important information two times, which has cost us time and money. She never apologized. The principal, while nice, didn't seem interested in addressing our concerns. Overall, the staff at this school do what they're supposed to, to meet the MINIMUM standards, but they're way behind the cutting edge of education. If you have a child that needs more than just MINIMAL academic support, this isn't the school for them.
Submitted by parent on November 03, 2012

We had a second grader with a teacher who could not properly correct papers, all subjects included. I had to REGRADE everything my child brought home, and show my child how to do everything she was supposed to be learning in school. NO SMART BOARDS. This school cant compete with ANY school. NO extra curricular activities sent home other than a 1000 dollar YMCA membership. And DON'T make the teacher mad, she will exclude you from class parties and parent days completely ignoring your emails. If you want to talk to the principal, he will cross his arms, lean back in his chair, and stick up for her, saying he "believes" she did everything she could. Is your child feeling distracted by noise in the classroom?? Tell this second grade teacher, and she will ask how can you expect her to control 22 children at the same time.SERIOUSLY. Then she will SINGLE out YOUR child and make her move her desk from the class, instead of simply controlling HER classroom. Because when 21 children are having fun, why does just ONE have the right to an education? This school was a major disappointment. We left the state becase of it. WISH I could post teachers name.
Submitted by parent on July 01, 2012

I believe this school is great. Great teachers and principal. Some reviewers say the teachers have poor communication with parents. As a whole, that is not true. Individual teachers may, but not the whole school. The only lacking aspect is extra-curricular activities. There are no spelling bees, science fairs or very many clubs/teams. They have the academic team, performing arts club, and percussion ensemble and that is it. I don't think it is the primary responsibility of the elementary school to challenge advanced/gifted students. There may be 1-2 children that fall into that category in the classroom. But, there are 25-26 more students in the class that are on track. The teacher has to spend the majority of her time on the required elements for that grade level. I would put it into the parent's hands to provide the student with additional learning opportunities outside the classroom. We need to remember that parents are teachers too. School should not be the only source of your children's learning.