New Providence Elementary School

1118 Old Cherokee Road

School District

Lexington 01
Grade

K-5
Teacher/Student Ratio

1:13
Type

public

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Reviews

Submitted by parent on April 22, 2022

Our experience with the teachers and administrators of New Providence so far has been nothing short of terrific. They communciate well via multiple means with anything that transpires, are engaged in the students lives and community, offer extra curricular options, participate in fundraising, and most importantly, teach and prepare the kids for the future and not just for tests. The 2 negatives would be how many days are off causing inconsistent schedules each month, and if they are able to challenge different levels of kids in each grade appropriately based on if they may be ahead or behind the mean. However, we are thrilled to be in this district with many years still to go.
Submitted by parent on January 16, 2021

Very highly ranked. The best elementary school in Lexington One.
Submitted by parent on November 20, 2014

The teachers as a whole are great but can only do so much because of a micromanaging administration who doesn't spend time with the kids. If you care only about test scores and how things look on paper, it's a great school. However, if you'd like your child to have some autonomy and be treated as an idividulal, there are other schools in the district that are better (Midway, Rocky Creek, Pleasant Hill). The amount of homework this school requires of the kids is insane and most of it is not developmentally appropriate. This school is not suitable for children with special needs, learning disablilities, or IEP's. Our needs were not met and we felt like the school was always working against us. We ended up pulling our children out (after 3 yrs. of struggling with NPE administration/guidance/psychologist/OT...and watching our oldest with a learning disability drop from 70%tile to 3%tile) and putting them in private schools after being awarded scholarships for special needs kids. It is frustrating to have moved to the area after being told it was the best fit for our needs only to find out they only care about scores and fed funding.
Submitted by parent on September 10, 2012

NPE has great teachers who sincerely care about their students. They will go above and beyond to ensure each student is learning the material and succeeding in school.