Southern Elementary School

5720 Drake Road

School District

Guilford County
Grade

PK, K-5
Teacher/Student Ratio

1:8
Type

public

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Reviews

Submitted by other on May 10, 2024

The staff and Southern Elementary is very supportive.
Submitted by parent on September 28, 2020

Great teachers and staff! They have welcomed by daughter in such a caring way. We are so excited to see what the future holds.
Submitted by parent on January 25, 2018

Good teacher and professional is like family and environment.
Submitted by parent on May 22, 2014

Southern was a great school but has declined greatly in the three years our child has been attending. The teachers and staff I have worked with have mostly been excellent, but the new principal hasn't come close to meeting the high expectations set by the previous. Of great concern is the disorganized mess of parent drop offs and pickups where I have personally witnessed numerous near misses of cars and pedestrians over the past year. I attribute that mess directly to inaction by the principal. There are very few extra curricular activities. Parent involvement is also very sparse with a small handful of volunteers who are always visible and helping and seemingly no other volunteers. The school is also badly in need of some technology updates and remodeling.
Submitted by parent on April 28, 2014

I am a parent of a kindergartner and he loves going to this school. He speaks highly of his teachers. I've also had great encounters with everyone I have met with there. Great school!!!
Submitted by other on April 30, 2013

Southern Elementary School has a very alert and involved Principal. Mr. Lawrence is "on the ball" when it comes to running a caring and efficient school. He interacts with the students on a daily basis and has the most professional and kind staff in the whole Guilford County School system. After having taught in GCS, I can honestly tell you, I am thrilled to have my grandchild at this school.
Submitted by other on April 17, 2011

Southern is one of the best schools in the Guilford County School System. As a teacher who subbed in many of the GC Schools, I can honestly say the staff works together well and the students are treated with respect. The teachers try their best to meet each students needs. Volunteers are needed to help with the students who need extra teaching. This is a clean and well kept school. The Principal is very visable and a caring person.
Submitted by student on August 19, 2008

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