Falkland Elementary School

503 North Carolina 121

School District

Pitt County
Grade

PK, K-5
Teacher/Student Ratio

1:10
Type

public

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Reviews

Submitted by parent on May 11, 2021

Been there since kindergarten, great school <3
Submitted by parent on August 28, 2016

2/4 of my son's Teachers weren't kid friendly! The school is old & dirty. My son left his coat on the bus 1 day the next day was a school function I ask the Principal where lost & found was she said it gets moved @ so I asked several staff members & they seemed just as lost . I ask the janitor who directed me to a pile of lost & found items ( mostly coats & jackets etc. ) laying on the ground outside of the cafeteria which looks to have been there over night. I hate to go to any school function or to pick my son up because you have to line up on the side of the road. I despise the gym is hot & humid & never enough space! The stage looks like it's gonna give any moment. I don't feel like Teachers give 100%. @ this schhol. Several parents I know have moved their child from this school & if it weren't for my husband & I work schedule our son would have only spent kindergarten there. I'm very disappointed this is our only school option because of our work schedule!!
Submitted by parent on June 09, 2014

I do not normally voice my concerns on social platforms but I want prospective parents to beware. I would not recommend this school to anyone who cares about the quality of their child s education. My son is in Kindergarten and this is the last week of school. My wife and I both feel he hasn t learned very much. In addition, most of the teachers and administrators are not friendly and do not appear to be very caring. It feels like they are just there to collect a paycheck. Lastly there are too many rules. It feels more like bureaucratic institution rather than a nurturing learning environment. Needless to say, he is not returning to this school.
Submitted by parent on January 06, 2012

We withdrew our son after he was attacked by another student. This school has very serious problems with leadership, and keeping children safe. Could be one of the worst schools in the county. If your child goes here, make sure everyday to ask them how everything is going, and if you start seeing problems with behavior and such prepare for a battle from everyone. Your better off homeschooling.
Submitted by parent on July 18, 2011

this school spends to much time on discipline and not enough time on providing children with the motivation, love, and support that they need in order to be successful learners. There are many successful students attending Falkland that make the principal's list and/or honor roll, but seem to have some sort of behavior problem (ACCORDING TO TEACHERS AND THE ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL), But I think this proves that there is a lack of nurturing, wisdom, and understanding in that school's environment and that authorities should look into an issue such as this.
Submitted by other on March 21, 2011

Mr. Teel was an awesome prinicple I miss him, despite all the trouble my children had here. Some of my neighbors have removed thier children due to the fact of teachers saying negative comments to the students. The issues are really never resolved. The new principle I have not met but she signs her name to paperwork without even knowing a person. They need better orgnization and implementation. They need better strategies between student teacher relationships, and parent school staff relationships. It could be a good school but after a year of experience they havent made it yet. They need better staff with positive attitudes that won't send children down stream.
Submitted by parent on May 17, 2010

When my child was having trouble with his work and needed a tutor the principal told me to go to Sylvan. Who could afford that? I was refused access to my kids when they forgot their lunch box at home so i threatened to contact the media and the tune changed but i shouldn't have had to go that far.The pricipal changes rules every week without knowledge, input, nor due process. My kids were fed fruit water and bread when they had lunch money.If for some reason you pay for a field trip and can't go you can't get your money back.The teachers even dislike some of the schools processes and the leadership which strongly needs restructuring. I wouldn't recommend no one to send their child because you have no one on your side to help your child succeed.Funds are not used in the best interest of the children.
Submitted by parent on April 29, 2010

This is the third year my child has gone to this school. We have had nothing but problems. She is a straight A student. The first time she got in trouble with something she got ISS, even though the hand book states that there should be a different punishment. Also I have witnessed were there was an emergency for one family and the lady was on the sign out list to pick up the children and the school would not let her pick up the kids. I have spoken to so many parents that have similar stories.
Submitted by parent on December 17, 2009

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Submitted by student on February 15, 2009

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