Lalor Elementary School

25 BARNT DEKLYN ROAD

School District

Hamilton Township Public
Grade

PK, K-5
Teacher/Student Ratio

1:9
Type

public

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Reviews

Submitted by principal on August 15, 2023

Lalor Elementary was awarded NJ School of Character in 2023 for their character-building programs.*Lalor students become kind and caring citizens through a focus on social-emotional learning and character education in a Responsive Classroom.*All Lalor Elementary School students develop a learning mindset and motivation needed to be highly engaged and innovative learners.*Students, staff, and families at Lalor Elementary School build a culture of respect that celebrates diversity for a more connected, safe, and welcoming school community.
Submitted by teacher on February 09, 2023

As a teacher at Lalor Elementary, I have never been this disrespected by students. It’s such a shame that the administration is not supportive or understanding of teachers’ perspectives and does absolutely nothing about addressing discipline. The teacher morale is very low at this school. Students talk over each other, talk back to their teachers, and pick on each other constantly both inside and outside of the classroom. I wish that as an educator, I was not blamed for causing my students to misbehave, but rather valued and understood as someone who cares deeply about their well-being and physical safety.
Submitted by parent on December 28, 2018

School is filled with bullies. My daughter comes home, telling me she doesn't want to go back. Some girls in her class are mean and rude, to the kids and the teacher too. The teacher tries to stop the bullies, but there is too much behavior problems going on. I'm transferring my daughter out. Thank goodness.
Submitted by parent on October 23, 2018

For anyone reading this, please do reconsider sending your child here. If you're in Hamilton, you have better options. The school has many issues to deal with. It's sad. For the sake of your child's education, pick another school!
Submitted by parent on March 04, 2015

Its bad but not because of bad teachers &staff. They mostly good. Lalor school is bad because Hamilton don't care about Lalor school. Lalor is bad because of bad parents, bad location & a bad Child Study Team. Pick &drop off is dangerous because of parents. Somebody going to get hurt or die one day. Parents speed, park in crosswalks, or too close to crosswalks. They backup into the crosswalk &they don't even see kids behind them.They don't look where they going. They park in front of people driveway. I seen the school trying to make it better but parents don't listen. The township don't care about what goes on at Lalor because the parents don't got money and the school too close to Trenton. The bully problem is both kids and parents. I think the school try with the kids but they do stuff like make up programs that reward bad kids for doing 1 good thing like holding a door, but good kids hardly rewarded for doing the same stuff . Good kids is just expected to keep doing it with no reward. Most of them bad kids got learning or other problems. The child study team need to step in but the don't. The regular teachers & staff got to handle them.
Submitted by parent on February 28, 2015

This is one of the worst of all of the Hamilton Twp. Elementary schools (which is really sad, considering the sorry state of Hamilton schools as a whole). My child has been there since kindergarten and is in fourth grade this year. In that time the school has changed principals FIVE TIMES. There is no extra help, unless you want to pay extra and visit one of the teachers who moonlights as a tutor on their off hours. Children with special needs do not receive help, unless they are a disruption to the class. There is a terrible bullying problem that is poorly handled or ignored. Sick children are forced to stay in school, without even a phone call home.
Submitted by parent on November 13, 2014

I 100% agree with what some of my fellow parents has stated. The office staff is rude and so are some of the lunch room aides, who, on one occasion as told my daughter to SHUT UP! The school has gone through at least 4 principles. The one time there was a mix up with my child being picked up and I was told that she had to pick her child and that my child would be in some room. She stated that no one will hear the buzzer and that he had to knock until some one answered the door. I was appalled that they had no protocol for this. I feel that for some that work for the school; lacks respect for the parents.
Submitted by principal on April 30, 2013

The primary purpose of the instructional program at Lalor Elementary School is to provide students with a learning environment that is enriched, supportive, and responsive to their academic and social needs. Our dedicated staff focuses on facilitating student-centered learning to ensure success and positive outcomes for all of our children.
Submitted by parent on February 12, 2013

This school needs to be shut down, or the district needs to seriously start to inquire about what is going on there. The staff are rude to parents and they do not put the children first. I fought hard to get my son removed from this school and thank god that I did. He is now doing great in another school within the district. This school is on the borderline of the Hamilton/Trenton city line, and I feel the township treats the school as if it were a Trenton city school instead of a Hamilton Township School. The district does not care about the residents and children in this school because it is not in the more affluent section of Hamilton Township. This is really a shame because the children and parents in this area of the township deserve better.
Submitted by parent on February 04, 2013

This school is a mess. The parents do not volunteer and there is a serious lack of communication between the rude office staff and parents. My daughter has a physical disability that is continually ignored and instead we are harassed about her attendance. This school is under fire and they choose to pick on the good students versus fixing their issues. out of the 5 yrs my daughter has attended 2 teachers have cause her depression and deem highly unqualified to teach. Currently seeking a lawyer in education law to help assist us with several serious issues we are having.
Submitted by parent on January 23, 2012

Children receive little or no remedial help when struggling. This school has a history of holding children back, rather than providing interventions to assist them with areas of difficulty. Child study team turns down students that other schools would easily classify and accept. I've never seen anything like it. Long time teachers seem "broken" and new teachers are quick to beg for a transfer, because of the forced peer "ignore learning problem, treat a discipline problem" atmosphere. An eduction report suggested this school be shut down, along with Greenwood school, and hopefully this will happen soon.