Manteo Elementary School

701 Highway 64/264 South

School District

Dare County
Grade

PK, K-5
Teacher/Student Ratio

1:10
Type

public

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Reviews

Submitted by parent on May 11, 2014

Our child loves the school. Communication is usually good and the course work is challenging. Current teacher is not as good as last years. A younger teacher this year who seems a bit snippy and dramatic. I see the lack of maturity in a younger teacher as the issue here. Overall, it's a wonderful school that continues to grow. They are even building onto it now. It's a really good school.
Submitted by parent on August 02, 2012

The principal and most staff are excellent, committed and caring. Facilities are good quality, but crowded. There is a subset of staff who have no business teaching, is "just a job" to them, but thankfully, they seem to be a minority. I wish they would raise standards across the board. The extreme comment below is suspicious, note that she has been in several schools. Overall, I'll give MES a solid three and with their good leadership, I see them growing to 4-5.
Submitted by parent on August 18, 2010

This school used to have a poor rating. For the past two years, it has made AYP, even with challenges such as spanish speaking students and a high percentage of kids with special needs. The teachers care and the principals listen. They are a lot more professional than they used to be. I don't know what that bad review is about, maybe her children were a problem. I love Manteo Elementary School and I'm glad my kids go there.
Submitted by parent on June 22, 2010

Horrible School!!!!!!! It may have been great, at one time, but as of now .it's NOT the place you want your kids to be! The school is full of sad, negative, angry, stressed out staff members. They are always yelling and ordering the kids around. They have NO respect for the children, so the children have no respect for them. The cafeteria is crazy, chaotic, loud, and stressful! I often see kids crying during lunch how sad! The crazy thing is, the teachers think this is normal behavior! My kids have been to several schools, and I've NEVER seen a school like this before! I pulled my kids out before the year was over and put them in a new school .TOTAL DIFFERENCE!!!! I talked to MANY parents that 100% agreed with me, but could not leave the area - do it - get your kids out of that toxic, underperforming school!