Owens Elementary School

7939 Jackrabbit Road

School District

Cypress-Fairbanks Independent
Grade

PK, K-5
Teacher/Student Ratio

1:13
Type

public

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Reviews

Submitted by parent on September 11, 2022

If you're the type of person who lends any credence to the questionable ratings given by GreatSchools, don't let Owens' score fool you. This is an outstanding school where children flourish and parental communication is open and encouraged.
Submitted by parent on December 11, 2020

If you have to humiliate to correct, you don't know how to teach..
Submitted by parent on June 19, 2018

Medicore. I want my child to blossom and flourish. I do not believe that this is the environment that will support that.
Submitted by parent on May 21, 2017

My daughter loves this school. She has attended for two years. The diversity of the student body creates a rich environment that I feel will benefit my daughter for her entire life. Staff and teachers are warm and loving. They know all students by name! While there is a strong focus on academics and behavior, they also constantly hve fun activities for the students to look forward to. I couldn't ask for a more positive experience with Owens. Thank you!
Submitted by parent on November 28, 2016

The facility is extremely friendly and understanding. The teachers are well attentive to my student. I'm very satisfied with my decision to transfer to this school.
Submitted by parent on August 09, 2016

My son attends the school. Been nothing but a pleasant experience the entire time! He will be graduating next year.
Submitted by parent on February 04, 2015

As a parent, at first I was concerned about how they disciplined my children. But to be honest we need more schools to be structured and have some sense of authority. By discipline I mean, teaching the kids to be respectful, sitting correctly, and taking action for their responsibilities. I truly feel this school is taking leadership compared to an "average school". This school may not be for everyone, but I do appreciate the school for taking the time and dedication to see my children succeed. This comes from moving within the same district.
Submitted by parent on May 03, 2012

My daughter has mild autism, and I didnt fully have a grasp of this when she started kinder at Owens, though I knew something was wrong, I didn't know specifically how to help her and I was in denial sometimes. Her teacher Ms Duong really helped get her get the services she needed, which led to her diagnosis-she was not allowed to fall through the cracks for a second. While at times it was very painful and difficult, the staff I dealt with were very understanding and in the end my daughter was helped and she is well on her way in getting the interventions she needs so that she can be successful, and I have the staff at Owens to thank for that. They seemed to REALLY care about my daughter.Communication with her PPCD teacher, Ms Dew was great. I have also heard through word of mouth the school is very good at "catching" problems when their child attended other schools and it didn't happen. I will always be grateful to the people who were involved with getting the help my daughter needed, and also for sincerely being excited to see her progress! There is a dress code which I thought was great.
Submitted by parent on March 09, 2011

My daugter went to Owens and now we do homeschooling because of how terrible Owens is. The principal punishes the kids to hard even for minor things. She also holds grudges on the kids for the ones that have minor infractions. I will never put my kid back in public school again because of Owens. My daughter wasn't learning anything in public school and now she is doing wonderful with the homeschooling program called CC. She loves school now unlike when she went to public school.
Submitted by parent on February 10, 2011

We just moved here from out of state, and my experience with Owens Elementary has been terrible! We came from an excellent school, and I can tell you, this one doesn't compare. The move down here was quick, so there was little time to investigate the school we were zoned for; otherwise, she would have NEVER had to have this experience. This is a terrible school and my heart breaks for my child and others every time I drop her off.
Submitted by parent on May 08, 2010

Most of the complaints here are district wide policy. The problem is Cyfair. It has gotten too big to manage. Your choices? Move to Tomball where the teachers aren't scripted and forced to teach only what the district wants them to teach and only the way the district wants it taught. Tomball also has closed concept schools, because open concept has long been known to be a bad idea, but Cyfair continues to build them because it would cost too much to retrofit the older schools. The cupcakes and candy thing has been a policy since 2005 when they decided that was the way to keep kids from obesity. Cy-fair has excellent teachers and tons of money, but is too big to work. taxes to cyfair and pay tuition, and if the economy turns again
Submitted by parent on March 12, 2010

I have 2 children that go to ownes elementary. This school does seem harsh when it comes to punishing children for minor things and spends a great deal of time on preparing them for the tasks test. They also do not allow the children to bring cupcakes on their birthday for their class or valentines day candy to pass out. I find this unacceptable because everyother school district allows it. Also, my husband is on the enrollment paperwork as my sons stepfather (the only father he knows) and the emergency contact. They have called him in the past to pick up my son but today when my husband went to pick him up from school early they would not release him. Crazy! Why would he be on the enrollment and emergency contact if you cant releade him to him.
Submitted by parent on August 30, 2007

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Submitted by parent on February 26, 2007

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