Murphy Candler Elementary School

6775 S Goddard Rd

School District

Dekalb County
Grade

PK, K-5
Teacher/Student Ratio

1:14
Type

public

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Submitted by parent on January 23, 2023

UPDATE 1/24/2023: DO NOT SEND YOUR CHILD HEREHORRIBLE OFFICE STAFF AND PRINCIPAL SPEARS AFRAID TO TALK TO PARENTS AT HER OWN SCHOOL.I recieved a letter regarding my daughter attendance, so the below that was stated was never addressed. But I am being persecuted, treated like a second class citizen and almost arrested because I happened to wake up a few minutes late taking my daughter to school. So my daughter can be bullied, osctracized and picked on and nothing gets addressed. BUT AS SOON AS SHE HAVE MORE THAN 10 UNEXCUSED ABSENCES THAT WERE NOT EVEN DOCUMENTED CORRECTLY, I AM IN TROUBLE AS A SINGLE PARENT DOING IT ALL BY HERSELF.THIS SYSTEM IS BROKEN AND I PRAY IT GET BETTER.My child start going here August 2022, And when I had to jump through hoops to get her enrolled I should have known it was downhill from there and to be honest it shows the disconnect between parents and the school. My daughter was being bullied nothing was done about it. My daughter was written up, I wasn't told anything about it and only found out because I came to parent teacher conference one night. I addressed this issue with theTeacher, Assistant Principal and Principal even made note of it to superintendent office.Still to this day nothing is done. I made the decision to teach my child myself through virtual learning and encourage any parent with the ability to teach their kids, I would suggest you to do so. Unless your child is somewhat robotic they will not thrive in an environment DeKalb County Schools are creating for the children in this school.
Submitted by parent on September 15, 2016

My daughter went to this school for one year until I was able to try for another school via School Choice. Her 2nd grade teacher Ms. Robinson was wonderful. Even Principal Smith was wonderful. However, the amount of behaviors in my child's class and the school period caused my child emotional problems. She is an A+ student, but hated going to school, and cried every day because of bullying and students that had the wrong placement. There were a few teachers and staff that were very professional and wonderful, however, I've seen teacher yell and scream at the children and even yank their arms. I see what the principal is trying to do, but if the children had proper placement in the classrooms, and it weren't overcrowded ( there were 38 students in my child's class with 2 teachers) it has the potential to improve.
Submitted by other on September 26, 2015

The Teachers and Staff are great to their students! Everyday is a new day to learn something new:)
Submitted by parent on September 17, 2011

My son attended this school for two years in a row, 2nd and 3rd grade. I completely agree with the other parent when he/she that the school is over crowded and the teachers are over worked. My son had some problems with comprehension, and the teacher assured me at the beginning of the school year that she could help him with them. Come January, the same problems she said she could help him with, turned out to be problems that she put him out of her class for. My sons class had 26 students in it, in which only 5 were girls. I must say the way that the school handles children who need extra help is a disgrace. If the child does not perform to their expectations, than he/she is deemed as a child with behavioral issues. There is no in between at Murphy Candler.Out of the two years my soon was at that school I met with the school counselor several times to obtain information on outside help, and to get a copy of the curriculum. The counselor was never helpful, and she never followed up with any of the things she said she would do. Pulling my son out of that school was the best thing I've done. If your child needs extra help, for your child's sake, please explore some other options.