Ogle Elementary School

4200 Big Fork Trail

School District

Frisco Independent
Grade

K-5
Teacher/Student Ratio

1:17
Type

public

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Reviews

Submitted by parent on February 11, 2025

The school lacks community and leadership, with high turnover of wonderful teachers
Submitted by parent on February 06, 2025

Before covid, our experience at this school was great and the staff was amazing across the board. The previous prinicipal, Mrs. Pope, was phenomenal and worked so well with both the staff and kids. When Covid hit, the school did the best they could to keep things moving along as well as communicating with the families. As things went back to normal, the school started to unravel, and the final nail in the coffin was when Mrs. Pope left. Ogle has significant turnover, structure and organization is highly lacking in many of the classrooms, communication is often non existent or vague, the morning arrival and afternoon dismissal process has become a circus, and disciplinary actions are not handled appropriately. I often notice that the majority of staff seems unhappy and miserable when I observe them at or around the school. In my experience and interactions, the current principal and vice principal do not come across as good leaders. One has no idea what is going on, and the other has a bias even though I am not sure they recognize they do. Neither one of them is great at communicating with parents as they both avoid giving you direct or full information in conversation or try to use their authority on you if they don't like what you have to say. You will end up with emails that tell a whole different story than what they discussed with you in person or on the phone. I don't feel like I can trust either one of them to have the best interest for my children. The only redeeming qualities left at this school are the school counselor and the handful of wonderful teachers and staff. Hopefully, Frisco ISD can figure out how to get Ogle in line with the rest of the district and area soon. Kids deserve more from their education and experience at school, and honestly, the staff deserves more from their leadership. In the meantime, I would suggest a transfer to another local, charter, or private school before I would recommend Ogle.
Submitted by parent on December 06, 2023

We moved to this neighborhood 6 years ago because of the 9 rated school Ogle used to be. Since then, this school has progressively declined every year with a VERY high turnover of staff, some of whom were at the school for over a decade. The new principle doesn't seem as engaged with the community and bullying has only gotten worse with little to no consequences for students who are aggressors.
Submitted by parent on May 19, 2021

I am the Principal and Director of Curriculum and Instruction for a private school for children with learning differences not far from Ogle Elementary. I understand how difficult it is to develop and nurture a constructive and inclusive educational environment that makes all of its shareholders feel as though they are part of the fabric of the school. Ms. Pope and her staff of teachers and support personnel have done an excellent job of weaving the beginnings of that fabric. It is not complete, but as a busy and often unable to connect father of a kindergartener, I still feel part of operations. Mrs. Darrough, my daughter's teacher, manages to provide personal feedback and relate my daughter's kinder journey to my wife and I in a way that breaks through the noise of my own daily educational clambering. I can count on the fact that they will seek me out and inform me if needed, and I know that they will look out for my daughter's academic, social, and emotional well-being while she navigates this most difficult first year of school that, arguably, any group of children has endured in the past 75 years. I appreciate their dedication, hard work, and selflessness. I know from personal experience that this year has been hard. While we haven't been storming beaches against withering fire, it has sometimes felt so. To maintain a sense of service to young people with love and a smile on your face deserves unending admiration.
Submitted by parent on April 26, 2021

I hate this school they can choke
Submitted by parent on April 27, 2020

My daughter started elementary in Ogle and now she will be going to second grade. She is always excited to go to school and loves her teacher. Her elementary teacher was very good and 1st grade teacher not bad either. My son is starting his kinder this year and I am glad they are going to Ogle
Submitted by parent on March 09, 2020

We have to move, and we'll miss Ogle. We liked everything, the staff, the Principal, the community.
Submitted by parent on December 01, 2018

Since moving to Texas, we have had a great experience at Ogle. Even when we have considered moving houses, our one constraint is that we do not want to leave Ogle. We feel it is a good community of caring parents, along with school staff and administration. I can’t pretend it’s perfect. There are glitches along the way ... but by far, I am pleased. At the end of the day, we feel our kids are safe, are learning, and are happy, when they are at Ogle.
Submitted by parent on April 08, 2018

Okay. Not stellar, not poor. Probably lower compared to neigborhood schools.
Submitted by parent on January 06, 2016

We moved from the East Coast where I was a Home-School Mom determined to avoid public school at all cost until we heard about Ogle and decided to give it a chance(and me a break)! So glad we did! I have one child in the GT program and one who is not, and It's been a wonderful school with excellent leadership. The Principal is very kind and it's not uncommon to see her at car pool, helping special ed students, even at the cross walk! The Vice-principal is very sweet as well, and if there are concerns I believe they take them seriously. Of course there will be teachers that are better at their job than others, but that's at EVERY school; that's why it's important to stay in communication with your child's teacher, visit at lunch time when possible. Ridiculous to rate this school based on your experience as a room parent and if your child has missed too many days of school! Just FYI, Ogle follows Frisco ISD Truancy policies!
Submitted by parent on December 18, 2015

It's awful as a new parent to the school. I stepped up to be the room parent because no one else did. The parents are so rude, they rolled their eyes and treated me so rudely. Not a good environment.
Submitted by parent on January 26, 2015

We read the '10' rating and that was part of our decision to move here. What a disaster. This rating is for the 2013-2015 school years. Administration is very shifty with genuine concerns. Teachers seem hired to just put bodies in classrooms and then are defended vehemently by the school officials when students struggle or the teacher's exhibit bad behavior. We've witnessed yelling, public shaming and autocratic tendencies by the teachers from all grades above 1st. Health concerns fall on deaf ears here. Don't get sick. Send your students to school with the flu or a fever rather than have to deal with the truancy board. And no, Dr's excuses don't cut it at Ogle Elementary. This school has lost the vision on what it is supposed to do. Stay away at all costs.
Submitted by parent on June 22, 2014

Both my kids attend this school and we are happy and please with the learning environment at Ogle. In all my years seeing principals in action, I've never seen a principal that is so easily accessible. The teachers are great for the most part. You will never find the perfect teachers for each parent liking; it's just not practical or realistic. However, they genuinely want our kids to succeed. The attention and care the teachers give these students is not only visible but palpable. My husband and I believe that in order to make any school successful/succeed, we should start with our own kids at home. Ogle Elementary is a great school, it's not perfect but no school is perfect.
Submitted by parent on May 13, 2014

My kids went to this school about a year and a half ago. We had always been in the McKinney ISD area and frankly this school is one of the reasons we moved back to McKinney ISD. The people were kind to a certain degree, but the McKinney schools had a much better hospitality, and my children don't complain about their new schools.
Submitted by parent on April 30, 2014

This is our first year at Ogle Elementary and my family and I have been quite impressed with the individual attention we've received. Not just from the homeroom teacher but also the other teachers, substitutes, crossing guards, office staff and even the Principal herself! We came from a private school and wondered if we'd just be a number in a large public school. Not at Ogle Elementary! Each student really matters as they strive for excellence everyday.
Submitted by parent on September 10, 2013

Our School is Ogle Elementary. We moved to McKinney this summer after 10 years in Frisco and it was very important to us to stay in the Frisco ISD because of how great the school system is. The Ogle staff has made this transition very smooth and hassle free. We are able to enroll our two children without issue. My husband went to the school prior to enrolling and meet the principle, she since then has recognized him several times after that! Meet the teacher day was stress free and fun! I must say the crazy car pool lanes took some getting used to. Our last school allowed students to be dropped off anywhere in line. I did try to figure out how I would have designed it and I couldn't come up with a better system. Goes to show they do know what they are doing. My son broke his arm (at home) the second week of school. His teacher was very concerned and made sure he would be able play at recess while being safe. All in all Ogle and its staff has already exceeded our expectations and we are looking forward to several wonderful years! Thanks, The Wood Family!
Submitted by parent on December 18, 2012

Love this school, especially my son's kindergarten teacher. I really appreciate how quickly the teachers respond to you when you have a question or concern.
Submitted by teacher on April 25, 2012

Sounds like the poster below may have not been asked to return to Ogle? Mrs. Tinsley provides lots of chances to teachers. But she expects teachers to provide the best for their students. When I worked at Ogle I was proud of the strong teachers and administration. Mrs. Tinsley reallly works on developing her teachers. It may seem like turnover, but actually three teachers were selected by the district to be instructional coaches and another teacher will be a school counselor next year. I believe more teachers were taken from Ogle than any other school in the district to be instructional coaches. It is unfortunate, but amongst all the great teachers at Ogle...mediocre teachers stick out like a sore thumb! Sounds like the poster may have fallen into that category. Great school that works hard for kids!
Submitted by teacher on April 24, 2012

This school does not have a leader, it has a dictator who belittles the teachers, and never offers positive feedback or constructive criticism. Every year, teachers try to leave by applying for transfers. The 16 available positions should speak for themselves this year. This is normal, as each year there is a high turnover. I have taught in previous districts and never seen anything like this. There is a school building full of teachers that believe in the success of the kids and providing a quality education but are not allowed to follow gut instincts because of the lack of leadership and the military way the school is run. I also have concern because they work to bring up the lower students, but the average or above average students are not challenged. I would not recommend this school, nor would I allow my own children to attend this school. We should expect better of our schools. I hope the parents and teachers begin to stand up more for what they believe is important in the education of these students.