Eakin Elementary School

2500 Fairfax Avenue

School District

Davidson County
Grade

K-5
Teacher/Student Ratio

1:14
Type

public

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Reviews

Submitted by parent on March 20, 2024

Horrific administration. Untrained and only concerned with behavior. Administration knows very little about children with disabilities and causes so much trauma. There are no checks & balances and administration is not held accountable for their inappropriate choices & actions for neurotypical and neurodiverse students. Would never send children there unless under new administration. Some staff is appropriately trained, but a lot of them are also very unhappy with administration as well and this affects interactions with students & families and hinders how they can and cannot help students appropriately. So many unethical things taking place within administration and staff. School board has ever growing list of complaints about this leadership team; in particular the principal. PLEASE DO CURRENT RESEARCH before choosing Eakin for your student!!!
Submitted by parent on May 03, 2023

Great elementary school! I went there a few years ago and I want to tell yall how good it was. The school has great support for special education kids. It has a huge, big library for kids to enjoy. And nicely cleaned bathrooms. Teachers actually care about students and their learning. My only complaint is how small it is and it has to fit 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, AND 5th.
Submitted by parent on August 15, 2022

We have loved having our child at this school and feel it’s been a wonderful fit for him. We love the diversity of the student body and the wonderful tea. Principal Hartfelder is doing a great job.
Submitted by parent on June 03, 2022

The community(parents and community ) evolvement is Beautiful. The teachers are not able to accommodate African American Boys with energy. The teachers complain and blame these kind of children instead of making school fun for them and trying to find a way to make them excited about the learning process. I felt a lack of respect from the teacher. This was the worst 2 years.
Submitted by parent on August 03, 2018

dis school is a bunch of bs
Submitted by other on May 20, 2017

Great because the teachers really help the students learn.
Submitted by other on May 10, 2017

We have loved this school- the teachers were fabulous, the classes and music and language all well organized. Lots of parental involvement. We have been so happy with Eakin.
Submitted by principal on November 06, 2016

Greetings! I am Tim Drinkwine, the honored principal of Eakin School. We really do appreciate all of the positive and encouraging words left on this review page. We, as a faculty and staff, give our very best each day for ALL kids and for ALL families. Although. we do not do it perfectly, we are relentless in our pursuit to get it right. If your experience has been great, then please continue to give us this feedback as to why your experience has been good for you. If you have specific concerns, please never hesitate to contact me. If you feel as if you have been mistreated in any way no matter your background, please contact me. Thank you all for your tireless support and efforts so we can give ALL of our students the VERY BEST education.
Submitted by parent on May 09, 2016

As a person of color I felt I am not welcome in school. Staff at the entrance are mean most of the time. It's rare that any staff members to smile back at you or start a conversation.
Submitted by other on May 07, 2016

Eakin has a fantastic school curriculum and I am very impressed with their after-school clubs. Chess, Mine-craft, soccer, softball, engineering! My daughter had a plethora of choices and very much enjoyed her time at the school. She's ending her kindergarten year here and we are moving in the fall, however I have no regrets for sending my girl here using the lottery scholarship. Mr. Sekeres and the car-rider team are fantastic in getting the children to their cars after school and I'm rarely in line for more than 5-10 minutes (if I get there early enough!) Her teach, Mrs. Wiedman, has been wonderful in responding to any email I have had and the opportunities for parental involvement are endless! Special shout-out to the PTO.
Submitted by parent on November 18, 2015

My daughter has blossomed while attending Eakin Elementary. The IB curriculum really empowers her, while the administration and staff make her feel loved, supported, and safe to grow and learn.
Submitted by other on November 13, 2015

Some of the lunch ladies are super mean and a lot of the kids act up
Submitted by parent on November 12, 2015

Eakin is a wonderful school. My daughter is in kindergarten there, and she loves it and is thriving. I love seeing her so happy and excited about school, and I especially love the fact that I am able to save so much more for college by sending her to a free public school. I am very lucky to have Eakin as our neighborhood school. I would encourage everyone in the neighborhood to consider sending your kids to Eakin. I have never known such a sense of community before. It is also such a nice way to start the day by walking with your child to school in our beautiful neighborhood! .
Submitted by parent on November 12, 2015

I simply cannot express in words how much the community, teachers & admin have helped my now 4th grader absolutely THRIVE over the last 5 years. She is a gifted learner who has been challenged academically, who has grown socially and who has absolutely transformed from a shy, guarded kindergartner into an amazing learner, risk-taker, and caring global citizen who I am proud to know. In her time here she has become fluent in sign-lanuage and has developed close friendships with a deaf girl who is so much different from herself. This is just how Eakin is - children finding common ground and forming deep relationships with diverse friends. It is more powerful than you can know until you are here and feel the rich tapestry of this community. In her time here she has had a spark of learning lit under her. She loves to read, craves science knowledge and shines in the independent projects she works on. As a gifted student, she is in Encore weekly, gets Genius Time to work on projects of interest plus gets 45 minutes a week in Maker Space with other high-level peers. Encore is learning about DNA and Space on an 8th grade level. At breakfast she asked about quantum physics and wants to be an astro-biologist to study life on other planets. I cannot imagine being more thrilled with the quality of academics.Eakin is just the whole package. A place where all kids can succeed and be loved. Plus, its totally FREE. Eakin is proof about how public school can work. Eakin gives me hope every day that diverse families can live, work, learn and serve together. Eakin gives me hope for the future. Honestly. I love this place.
Submitted by parent on October 29, 2015

We are new in this city and Eakin gave us the feeling of being a family. My daughter loves every day at her school and cannot wait the next day. She loves her teacher, clubs, new friends, and learning Chinese. I cannot imagine better school for her. We know that if any one of us would ever need a help, the Eakin family is there for us. The PTO and principal are doing wonderful job making this school a place you want to be. Go Eagles!
Submitted by parent on October 13, 2015

Our child is now in his 5th year (4th grade) at Eakin and we have been happy with every single teacher. The Eakin community is welcoming and inclusive, and teachers, staff and administrators have worked with us as a family to help our child thrive in school. The parents are very engaged and there are so many enrichment activities -- including a long list of after school clubs including sports -- to choose from. We are proud to be an Eakin family!
Submitted by other on August 13, 2015

Love, love the teachers, the school community and how it's ONE big family... Lots of knowledge sharing, respect & care for our kids
Submitted by other on August 12, 2015

We love Eakin. This is our second year there, with two kids attending. All of the teachers at the school are engaged, organized, demanding, loving, and, most importantly, desperately committed to all of the children. We have been nothing but pleased with the school administration, staff, and PTO. It is truly a wonderful community school, and we have never questioned or second-guessed our decision to send our children to Eakin instead of a local private school.
Submitted by other on August 11, 2015

Eakin has wonderful qualified teachers and faculty who care about students. The diverse student body, the caring community and awesome PTO only add to the excellent education our daughter is receiving. I honestly feel like Eakin can compete with any private school.
Submitted by parent on May 19, 2015

We love this school! We have a soon to be 2nd grader and in coming Kindergartener and we are so glad we made the choice to lottery into Eakin.