Arcohe Elementary School

11755 Ivie Road

School District

Arcohe Union Elementary
Grade

K-8
Teacher/Student Ratio

1:17
Type

public

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Reviews

Submitted by parent on August 31, 2024

I just read the negative reviews from parents with students at Arcohe Elementary School. My child has been at Arcohe since Kindergarten and is now in sixth grade. He loves the school and is doing well. He has been through some very stressful issues and all of the teachers and staff have been understanding and letting him know he can go to any of them for support. I suppose there may of been vaping in the bathrooms at some point but I do not think it is a problem that happens frequently. We have discussed smoking, drinking and drugs extensively and Know he would come to me if it was a problem. Our school is small and children come from other school districts to attend our school because is has a great reputation for being more like a private school. Problems are addressed immediately and the principal and administrative assistant keep the parents in the loop daily, if necessary.
Submitted by parent on July 25, 2024

We have had a great experience with the teachers and admin at Arcohe School. The school has a lot of family events we have attended such as literacy night, math night, fall festival, rallies and sports events. This is a lot of after-hours work put in by teachers and staff to create a welcoming environment for families to feel involved with the school. Both of my children loved the play-based kindergarten program that is so amazing to see at a public school. I had some concerns with one of my children's progresses and their teacher along with the principal were quick to respond, address my concerns and come up with a plan to support my child. We also had one issue where another student harmed my child and the VP was quick to address it and we had a phone call and meeting the same day. I felt the issue was handled appropriately for the age and felt that it was taken seriously but also not too seriously I don't expect another student to be labeled a "bully" or kicked out of school at such a young age.
Submitted by parent on June 06, 2024

I’ve seen all the negative reviews on Arcohe and what I hear is really true. I remember my kids coming from school and saying that a 4th grader vaped in the bathroom. LIKE WHAT IS THIS. and also they have posters up about their kids being perfect. But there really wrong. My kids have been to arcohe for about 7 years and I still keep on hearing nothing but bad things form arcohe. There would be fights at the middle school campus. Also my children rides the bus. They say that is really dirty and messy. And there is profane language being thrown around from all the students. Arcohe’s has 4 year olds attending TK and since people keep on cussing gradually the kids will start picking up on the act too. I hope this review will change your mind about going to Arcohe.
Submitted by parent on June 05, 2024

worst school kids are vapping in bathrooms
Submitted by parent on May 16, 2024

This school is outrageous. Trust me you dont want your kids going here. The principal doesnt deal with kids getting bullied. Some of the bus drivers call students inappropriate words like the b word. The principal told a kid that if they stand up for themselves, they could get sent to juvenile prison. This school is ridiculous. Worst school. This school drains kids and makes them absolutely hate school. They loose motivation. Its sad. And one of the daughters of those parent groups bully my kid and doesnt get in trouble but my kid does.
Submitted by parent on June 15, 2021

I have to say that I find it very interesting that on the website itself there's nothing but good review's. But I have never had a good experience at this school being a student or now having my own child attend there. I'm very happy that I chose to move my children out of the area and into a different School District. My daughter who is normally a very happy person who loves to attend school and teacher say she is a joy to have in the classroom and is a helpful student was shutting down and telling me she did not want to go back, she was not enjoying her time there. Other students were rude and bullying her. I also had experience that when I attended. Her teacher was demanding and would expect a lot out of each student and if they are not producing the best grades possible it seems that they get punished. I tried talking with my daughter's teacher about her possibly being ADHD and having difficulties focusing and finishing her class work on time. She was being punished and having to stay in from Recess to finish her page's With no help every day. She was coming home in tears and explaining she did not want to go to school anymore. Same experience that I had had and it broke my heart seeing that after 20 year's nothing has changed. I am pleased since I moved my child out of this school things have changed. But I am still appalled by the information I get from friends who still have children attending there. It's mixed review's. If your child is doing great and has only good grades then it seems to be a perfect fit but if you're child needs any assistance or is falling behind even the slightest they seem to have no concern and feel the student just needs to try harder and do better. Instead of helping them and giving them guidance. Make them feel as though they're not smart and then they shut down. That's not good for a student they need to be built up and shown that even though it's hard they can persevere through with help. I experienced similar situations when I attended. I only had one teacher I ever really enjoyed. Sadly she has left the school many years ago Miss Chevelle. I never enjoyed my time at the school and neither did my children. When trying to confront the teachers about these concerns they seem to give you attitude as if you're the one not doing your hardest to try and help your child. Her teacher had nothing but bad thing's to say about her. But not at her new school for the past 4 year's nothing but good report card's!!! And awards!
Submitted by parent on June 27, 2019

My kids have loved every second of attending this school and both are reading and doing math 3 grades higher than the grade they are in. We came from another one school district and had so many issues there with nepotism. Arcohe was such a fresh breath of air.
Submitted by parent on November 20, 2014

Seeing the rating and negative reviews, I was nervous about sending my children to Arcohe. However, upon visiting and touring the school, I was quite pleased with what I saw. My children have been attending Arcohe for over a year now and I couldn't be more pleased. The teachers my children had last year and this year are phenomenal and truly care about the success of their students. The new principal and the superintendent are friendly and very involved in the school activities. I'm excited to see we will have a music program at the school soon because extracurricular activities are sparse, as they are in most schools since the budget crisis. It's unfortunate that disgruntled people would post such negative reviews of Arcohe. In my opinion, they must have had another agenda. I'm glad I visited Arcohe to see for myself what a great school it really is.
Submitted by other on February 15, 2014

I am a former student and now currently attend the University of Alabama. Should say all there is to say about Arcohe. Definitely building the foundation for a great education there.
Submitted by other on January 24, 2014

I have to say this school is one of the worst the teachers are not helpful to the kids in any way the principal himself is a joke they pick on kids talk about kids and there family's someone should really do something about this pretty soon no doubt will they have a huge lawsuit on them.. I would not recommend this school to anyone..
Submitted by parent on September 23, 2013

I am incredibly disappointed with the quality of education my children are receiving at Arcohe. We moved into the district from another nearby one-school school district. The thinking was that the experience at Arcohe would be very similar to that at Oak View. Not even close!!! I can't put my finger on exactly what the issue(s) is/are, but all I know is that Arcohe doesn't seem like the place it was when I attended 20 years ago. The teachers gripe about the administration and the Board, the parents gripe about the teachers, administration and Board, and nothing ever seems to improve. At least the test scores had improved 2 years ago. That gave us all a glimmer of hope. Now that they've gone back down (especially when our old school's scores just keep improving year after year - or at least remaining relatively constant), it just brings out the same old negative feelings on the part of the parents. It's time for the Board to stop micro-managing and it's time for the professional educators to educate without worrying about who is breathing down their necks. I sure miss Oak View!
Submitted by parent on June 19, 2013

I believe that Arcohe staff is trying but... The problem is with the school board members and their inability to make smart business decisions. They are not "business minded and have made some bad decisions for the school. They base their decisions on their friendships and they look out for each other. If you go against them or challenge them on a business matter, they will leave the board room and make sure that everyone knows how wrong they think you are and why you should be ignored by their "circle of friends". Instead why don't they show everyone why they think they made the correct decision and standing up for themselves with the facts? It feels like they are still in their high school years. It's sad that they make new comers feel so uncomfortable to speak up. If you are looking for a small town atmosphere in a good community then this is the place. Just try to ignore the adult clicks that we teach our children are not appropriate.
Submitted by other on May 24, 2013

The state testing scores are going up. The anti-bullying program is in its second year. The theories from a popular philosophy, "Love and "Logic" are encouraged. Math night and Art night were a success this year. The real bullying I witness daily at Arcohe is against the teachers coming from several, but not all, parents. Squeaky gears get grease, I guess. The school is not experiencing success IN SPITE of the teachers, but in part, because of the teachers. Supportive parents help, and they are appreciated. Teachers are currently experiencing defamation and character and career assassination via Facebook (specifically). Part of life and the school experience is learning to respectfully deal with people who are different than you. I had several teachers I didn't "like". My parents may not have "liked" them either, but they didn't bash them at the time in front of me. Now, I am able to work with and among people I don't necessarily "like", but you'd never know it--because I have learned some measure of grace. There is an issue at work here that is more based on entitlement than this specific school. Please DO check this school out, & when you review it online, use spell-check!
Submitted by parent on January 27, 2013

I believe Arcohe is headed back to the way it used to be. That is when the school was the desired school to be attending. The staff is working hard at improving all aspects in the school. There have been many positive changes in the last year or two.One of which is the improved STAR test scores. The other is the Falcon feather awards. The school is going to be implementing another program. This program will be a great positive for the students and staff. I have had 2 children attend Arcohe grades K-8. I now have 2 more attending. I feel the changes we are seeing now are good ones and I am glad to have a school that is getting better..
Submitted by other on January 24, 2013

THE FACTS are.......Arcohe School, like many other schools, has seen it's ups and downs. TODAY the school has a strong administration that's working hard to lead the incredibly devoted staff and diverse student population to excellence. Last year, despite budget cuts, Arcohe students reached a score of 800 on state tests, just proving how well the students, staff, and parents are working together to improve this little school. I wish more of the people rating this school would get involved and help instead of just complaining and switching schools. This school has incredible potential. I LOVE ARCOHE SCHOOL!!!!!!
Submitted by other on March 03, 2012

The last two postings were written by the same person. Notice that Arcohe is misspelled in the title the same way, and in the body of the letter it is spelled correctly in both. There are other words misspelled throughout the review. I guess they don't have spell check. There are some disgruntled people that are making these wild accusations with nothing to back them.They just want to cause trouble. Come to the school and see for yourself. Talk with our super/principal, and see that these accusations are not true. Our teachers are caring and want their students to succeed. They take pride in their students,wanting them to be the best they can be. Please come see for yourself, it is not the way it has been posted.
Submitted by parent on February 28, 2012

Nothing Changes At Archoe! Over the years I have talked many times with the principals and the superintendents about serious issues regarding my children's education at Arcohe School. They would always agree with me! Quote... "Yes Mrs.**** this is an issue, we are aware of this and we are implementing some "new procedures", or a "training class" etc..to address this issue. Yet, the Scores continue to drop & the innappropriate behavior of teacher's continues! The teachers continue to act like immature children when they are asked about specific innappropriate issues that have occurred. It is the child who ends up with consequences instead of the TEACHER! The teachers can not handle any criticiszm whether it is constructive or not! Each teacher wants and continues to do things their own way. The situatuion is hopeless unless drastic measures with swift consequences are implemented!
Submitted by parent on February 23, 2012

Busy Work! Open Book Tests! No Homework! Getting A's. That is Archoe School in a nutshell. Getting an A is like winning first place in a class of ONE. Our poor kids are big fish in small ponds and will be eaten by sharks when they leave the Arcohe cocoon. The last post couldn't have testified the TRUTH about Arcohe better! What can we do as a parent besides complain!??? Next move is State School Board.