Roberta Wright Rylander Elementary School

24831 Westheimer Parkway

School District

Katy Independent
Grade

PK, K-5
Teacher/Student Ratio

1:14
Type

public

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Reviews

Submitted by parent on May 16, 2023

This school is really horrible, the administration is totally unprofessional and rude, bullies and racists, covering up one for another. The classes are overcrowded, teachers don't respond to the parents concerns about the kids, kids are loosing interest to learning... I have been at this school as a parent for over 10 years, it's getting worse each year.
Submitted by parent on February 24, 2022

This school is horrible. Lots of teachers and staffs are rude and unprofessional. They couldn't handle the problems and I saw the teachers yelling so many times when I visited the school. My kid learned all bad things from worst environmental since pre-k. I am so happy that my kid get out this horrible school.
Submitted by parent on October 21, 2021

this school is very bad because it doesn't treat students equally and teachers don't do anything about bullying
Submitted by parent on July 14, 2020

I have 3 kids with ages of 21,19 and 10. They have been in Rylander since pre-k and kindergarten. This school is great and the teachers are amazing.
Submitted by parent on August 22, 2019

I have my daughter since last year and the experience has been incredible. Experienced and kind teachers that really do care about their students having a great communication with parents and calling you to inform about any behavior you must be informed and involved to help students improve and sucess.
Submitted by parent on June 05, 2019

Horrible. They care more about their ratings than the kids themselves. On a positive note we did have some excellent teachers, but many cannot handle situations that arise.
Submitted by parent on June 05, 2019

Rylander is an excellent school with awesome teachers. We were here for over 2 1/2 years and sadly we just moved 2 hours away. We will definitely miss this school.
Submitted by parent on January 27, 2018

Unsatisfactory. Both teachers and staff need to learn to be tactful and professional. Not all, but some.
Submitted by parent on June 27, 2017

it is a big school with lots of classrooms but teachers seems to handle well kids and number of kids in each classroom seems fine.
Submitted by other on January 14, 2016

There are too many students disrupting classroom instruction. All comes from lack of parenting, except for students with legitimate handicaps and/or learning disabilities.. Then it is up to the school and they can't fix it when the parents won't help. If the parents who have kids who want to learn had a look in these classrooms, they'd be yanking them out of there.
Submitted by parent on June 06, 2014

When other teachers gave up on my son, there was one teacher at Rylander who did not. My son was lucky to be in Mrs. Schulz's class. He was challenged, motivated and learned more than I could have ever imagined. Thanks Mrs. Schulz! We are forever in your debt.
Submitted by parent on February 09, 2014

This school used to be great, but there are now over 1300 kids in the school. Do not send your kids to this school unless you want to indoctrinate them to jailhouse life or military school. They are barely allowed to whisper at lunch, recess has been cut, and then the teachers wonder why the kids are getting marks every day. We've sent three kids through this school. It was great for the older two, but I thank goodness my youngest is in fifth grade and we will no longer have to deal with this insanity. And Katy ISD has no plans to rezone anyone to help with the overcrowding. I feel for the families that have years left. Why is this school at 130% of capacity and the adjacent school at 80%? The district hasn't answered that question for us yet, though we've asked repeatedly.
Submitted by parent on January 22, 2014

We have had some great teachers at Rylander, and met some great parents. However, the size is ridiculous, and I don't believe the district has any plans to relieve this campus. The traffic situation for example is out-of-control, completely disorganized and with people not following the prescribed directions whatsoever! Not to mention traffic on Westheimer Pkwy zooms through there with no regard for school speeds, likewise no regard for a herd of young children walking along the sidewalk, not two feet away from the road, traveling to the fire station. I'm also concerned that when going off campus on field trips etc., adults are not asked to Raptor in (the security/background scan), even though they are with students all day. And the back of the school is really unsecured, with no gates to be locked or even closed, so that the multiple portable buildings, kids going to recess and so forth are not secured. The portables are slightly awful anyway, virtually un-climatized, and then students have to take a key and a buddy to travel to the main (locked and secured) building every time they need to use the restroom. Supposed-to-be-temporary buildings are a poor long-term "fix."
Submitted by parent on October 10, 2013

We move frequently (through multiple states) and Rylander has been by far the best school my children have attended. The teaching staff is amazing, along with their administration. One of my children has multiple learning disabilities and at other schools she was shunned by teachers and labeled a trouble maker, at Rylander she was loved, and flurished.
Submitted by parent on June 09, 2013

My experience at Rylander has been quite different from the other reviews. I volunteered there all year and saw things that really call for change. First of all, the school is overcrowded, which I understand is unavoidable at this time, but because of it's large size the school is run military style. The kids are to be seen and not heard. When I joined my son for lunch it was tough to watch kids being scolded non-stop for every little thing. The front desk staff is rude, unhelpful and I witnessed them berate children. Remember where you work and that you have an impact on these kids. Learn some patience and respect. Lastly, 15-20 minutes of recess is unacceptable, especially when you expect children to be calm and quiet all day. I've come up with a few different solutions to the playground dilemma, so there is no excuse. The one positive was my sons teacher. She was great and made the year bearable.
Submitted by other on March 05, 2012

I went to Rylander from 2005-2009, K-4th (switched to homeschooling), and was an amazing school. Most of my teachers were kind and all of them were well trained. I did very well (exculding Kindergarden) and loved it. The lunches were great. Now, like any school, it comes with some social problems and proto-cliques, but all schools do. The staff have made sure that bullying is not a problem, and were only a few unkind kids. Best school i've ever been to.
Submitted by parent on August 14, 2011

Rylander can not be beat-- right from the start it was GREAT. My daughter was in the first Kndergarten class and my son is going into 5th grade this year. All of their teachers have been wonderful and have instilled in them the love of learning.