Benefield Elementary School

1221 Old Norcross Road

School District

Gwinnett County
Grade

PK, K-5
Teacher/Student Ratio

1:14
Type

public

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Reviews

Submitted by parent on November 21, 2024

Loving and passionate staff members, very helpful and knowledgeable in children care and support; the education system is very good that you will notice the improvement in your kids. Safety is paramount in this school and am very confident in the safety of my kids. Clean environment, clean cafeteria, large library, indoor and outdoor playgrounds, and most importantly school clinic. The Principal, staff, head teachers, and educators are all friendly, supportive, knowledgeable and respectful. God bless them all for all their efforts and dedication to every single kid in Benefield Elementary School .
Submitted by parent on October 04, 2023

I have spoken to several students and have hear complaints from the about how certain teachers yell at the students. Some of the parents of these kids that I've spoken to have said the same thing. They don't like the the attitudes of some of the teachers and never got replies when asking about their children. I myself have not gotten responses from some teachers so I've escalated to the principle who has only swept mi issued under the rug and NEVER responded back about my concerns. I would NOT recommend anyone put their child in this school if they can help it. Better hope your kids don't have any issues with the teachers or other students.
Submitted by parent on January 31, 2020

My children been at the school for nine years. It's a Wonderful school when it come to there learning. The only problem that I have is how rude the staff can be towards the parents. I think some of the staff in the school should be retrained how to deal with the parents and the children.
Submitted by parent on February 01, 2019

Terrible leadership and teachers, I am glad I no long have children in the school.
Submitted by other on August 19, 2018

I've now had two of my kids have Ms. Swisher as their fifth-grade teacher. The way she brings her students together as a family is remarkable. And she instills in her kids the value of hard work and good character. She stays in touch with her former students, too. We've seen her at band concerts and plays at the middle school and graduation last year of some of her kids she taught in writing years ago. She invests in her students and they know she cares for them for more than just the school year. We consider her family.
Submitted by parent on July 26, 2017

My experience is good is our 3th year at this school and kids just love it.
Submitted by parent on February 17, 2017

M y review was deleted from their facebook page so here it is again. I just called the front desk to ask about the sweetheart ball that is going on tonight. The lady at the front desk told me that there is no dance going on tonight (She said there was a dance on the 3rd. not true) There are signs all over the school advertising it as well as on the website. I have no idea why the lady at the front desk doesn't know anything about it. I still have no details about it. The teacher hasn't sent home any information. This is NOT the first or second time I've had issues with them being so unprofessional. This school does not have their act together and it shows.
Submitted by parent on October 24, 2014

Benefield elementary is a great school with wonderful resources to help parents prepare their children for future successes. Mr. Knight is one of the best resources this school has. He is one of many engaged administrative personnel who put the time, effort and energy toward initiating the generation of the world's future leaders. The only criticism I have is that parent involvement is apathetic. This school is a great school, the teachers and students do their part, but parents don't seem to have a vested interest consistently. For example, parents will show up for awards night but not for curriculum night. This school could do so much more if parents were consistently involved. If you are considering this area to move to and have young children, thoroughly consider the area and commit to helping our school be the best school in the county and state. BES is a place where magic happens. Get involved.... Thanks RS
Submitted by parent on June 11, 2014

the best school in gwinnet county.I mosty like everything my child has been there for 7 years now and liked all those years
Submitted by parent on February 28, 2014

My son has been attending Benefield Elementary for two years now. The teachers and administration are great. We love the school. They definitely support advanced kids...with adjusting appropriate reading and math levels. We are happy to have our son complete elementary grades at this school.
Submitted by parent on February 11, 2014

i highly recomend benefield elementary school great teachers,principal,the nurse is such a sweetheart takes good care of the kids when they are sick my kids love it also the front desk personnel make you feel welcomed..
Submitted by parent on February 09, 2014

I can truly say Benefield Elementary has been by far the best school that my son has been to. The staff is great but what I love about this school the most is the assistance that my son has received is amazing. His current 5th grade teacher Mrs. Myer as well as the other 5th grade staff has been working with him to help increase his grades in his weak areas. And he has improved tremendously, if you are in the Gwinett area and is not happy with your child current school I recommend you to look into this school for next school year.
Submitted by parent on October 29, 2013

My son and daughter have been at this school for 2 years now and I am very impressed with the progress they have made. We relocated here from TN and I must admit, the core curriculum is more advanced and I enjoy the feedback from the teachers.
Submitted by parent on July 23, 2013

I love this school. The teachers are awesome!!! They use many different programs that helps the children.
Submitted by parent on June 03, 2013

The teachers are amazing - most of them. They go above and beyond to ensure students are successfull. Howeverm The administration is horrible, which I believe causes lots of problems. I have watched concerned teachers told to keep quiet and do as they are told. I've witnessed the principal refuse to disapline a child that was brought to the office for fighting. He was actually given a candy if he promised to behave and sent back to the room. All I could think was omg if this student was in my child's room the teacher must feel helpless. This was the 5th year we have been at the school and you can feel the poor moral when you walk in. Over the last several years teachers appear unhappy and over worked. You use to walk in and everyone was smiling and happy - genuine. Now is all seems fake.
Submitted by parent on September 18, 2012

This is our second year at Benefield and we love it! I have two children who attend and have thoroughly enjoyed both the teachers and the administration at the school. We were involved with the summer reading program which received national spotlight for teachers who are willing to donate their summers to improving their students' reading abilities. I am a parent volunteer for the classroom and see many of the classes when other parents do not. The students are engaged and enthusiastic about learning (which is not as easy as you think)!!! This is a wonderful school community and I believe my children are blessed to have such amazing teachers!
Submitted by other on October 16, 2011

Omg, Really? Is it really the schools fault that your son don't know how listen when told to? If the school has to keep changing your sons homeroom teacher beacuse he's not listening, and constantly being bad everyday to the point where teachers/staff can't even deal with him then, YOU must be doing something wrong at home. It is not the schools responsibilly to get your child in check, no that happens at home. Yes your child is the schools responsibility for the time being that he is in school, but your kids is acting up on the daily bases everyday, then the school does not have to put up with his behavoir. That is something you need to control, because Benefield is awsome school, it has so much going for the children. So no just because the school doesnt know how to handle your child and his behavior then no it is not their fault. You need better control over your child. If your son doesn't want to listen what lunch assistants have to say if they constantly tekll him to be quite and stop fooling on the daily bases, that is your problem not theirs. I love benefield my brother goes there with last year, he has been there since the 1st grade he is now in 5th. GOOD JOB BENEFIELD(:
Submitted by parent on May 27, 2011

This is one of the WORST elementary schools in Gwinnett Cty. Very few teachers there take the steps necessary to deal with children that have behavior issues like the previous parent stated. Towards the end of the year, my childs teacher took leave and in a 3wk time span, my child's teacher was changed 3x and because none of the teachers wanted to deal with him, he was constantly passed off from teacher to teacher and was mistreated by them because of his behavior. My child walked into his classroom one morning and was immediately (without doing anything wrong) was told by his teacher to go to another room because it was friday and she didnt feel like dealing with him. Yet they wondered why he was continually giving them a hard time. They even tried to suspend him in the last week of school for not doing all of his work, then the day before school ended, they called me stating they were suspending him from the last day of school because he was talking in the cafeteria and was asked several times to stop talking and playing around. I have called the superintendants office and left several messages and to this day, have yet to receive a call back. Benefield is the absolute worse.