Needville Elementary School

3600 Margaret Street

School District

Needville Independent
Grade

PK, K-3
Teacher/Student Ratio

1:16
Type

public

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Reviews

Submitted by parent on March 04, 2024

This school is amazing. Yes they still spank kids. Yes they have strict policies and dress codes. I love that. It is preparing our kids to enter the world and not be fragile snowflakes. My biggest complaint is how as parents we don't get a ton of opportunities to be involved in the school.
Submitted by parent on June 29, 2022

I have two children currently at NES and we started there 3 years ago. It is very structured and disciplined, and my children have succeeded in their academic progress. The teachers have been wonderful. Covid made things very difficult but communication, organization, and kindness were displayed through teachers and staff. My son gets teacher notes home when his hair is too long. This angered me but my husband loves it because he knows if they are being strict on that, they are on much more important matters also. My only complain is they still haven’t opened the doors to parents for lunch and events since the day Covid shutdown.
Submitted by parent on November 15, 2018

I love this school and the way they discipline. Some parents might not agree but just compare the ratings. They're there for a reason!
Submitted by other on November 08, 2017

Awful. After having high hopes for moving to a small town it was nothing but disappointments. The teachers and support staff do not receive the right training. Nobody holds teachers accountable if they dont follow common let one learning plans etc. If your children go here keep a CLOSE eye on them. Good luck
Submitted by other on January 20, 2017

My daughter loves Needville Elementary and she is in 3rd grade and been there since Kindergarten. The school does follow strict old school small town values and that's why I wanted her there because in my opinion that's how all children should be raised. We are not originally from Needville but from just up the road and yes the staff and parents (mostly mothers) at Needville Elementary are cliquish but once you become involved in other stuff in the community and meet people that is not an issue. If you don't want your child educated with discipline then the school is not for you. I think a lot of people's negative experiences comes from individual teachers a child may have had and there are a lot of new young teachers coming in now with new ways of teaching which helps mix it up a little.
Submitted by parent on June 03, 2013

If you believe your five year old needs to go to a military school then this school might be an option for you. I found this school was the absolute worst thing that I could have done to my son. He was a very sweet, playful and quite boy. Then we moved and sent him to kindergarten at needville elementary. He was so scared he would forget something he needed and get yelled at in school. All the faculty is just plan mean. My son cried all the time. This school would have to be the capital for bullying tought by the parents and teachers in this town. It is true if you are not one of them you will not be treated well at all.
Submitted by parent on November 27, 2012

Our family did not grow up here and we have never felt like an outsider in this school. Our son has had two great years so far. We've done our best to stay connected by volunteering and communicating with his teacher when necessary. He has never had a discipline problem. We respect the strictness of the school and that children are expected to show respect to their teachers and peers.
Submitted by parent on September 22, 2011

First off if you are not from this town and didn't grow up here, I would not recommend placing your child here. My daughter is in first grade and has been here since Kindergarten and I have had nothing but problems with her teachers. I personally am a strict parent, I was raised military and I believe in being stern with your children when needed, but here they treat my daughter as if she is some kind of wild child when if fact she is just being a "child". They are more concerned if she hummed or made a peep than her learning abilities. The teachers are mostly a bunch of "desperate housewives" that are unhappy at home and they constantly gossip...I have seen this first hand on more than one occasion. Now I'm not saying they are all this way, because there are some great teachers that are wonderful people, but the bad take over the good by a loooong shot.
Submitted by parent on July 28, 2011

Needville Elementary is a really good school. Parents who complain can not accept that students are held accountable for their actions. The teachers are great. The cheap shots taken at them are uncalled for. If you do not like a good education with old school values,then Needville is not the place for you,please go somewhere else.
Submitted by parent on May 22, 2011

The teachers were definitely in their own little *buddy* group. The children of teachers and other teachers and friends were treated far better than the regular students. Individual attention for students was not given fairly. The TAKS was much more important than regular learning. They hand out detentions like candy and give dress code policy like prison wardens. It's a terrible place for a child to have any individuality. Just like the child who was Indian and was forced to cut his hair at this school. It's a poor excuse for a school. It's just a fraternity and sorority for teachers to consort and gossip and not educate.nor do they treat students properly. So sad. I got my daughter out of this school faster than you can imagine! She is ten thousand times happier where we are now.