Hammett Bowen Jr. Elementary School

4397 Southwest 95th Street

School District

Marion
Grade

PK, K-5
Teacher/Student Ratio

1:14
Type

public

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Reviews

Submitted by parent on December 21, 2024

My child love the school. We move from Winter Garden, FL to Ocala, FL. Since day one our child love this school
Submitted by parent on September 12, 2024

Our family had an excellent experience at HBE!
Submitted by parent on September 06, 2024

The worst Principal Ms. Crawford ever, who is ignoring the parents' complaints, and she is not helpful at all. I have many examples of her doing a very poor job. She is not professional, and she is not cooperating well with parents. For her, it is unknown to say "I understand, I am sorry, I apologize etc." because she enjoys opposing every single request.
Submitted by parent on August 22, 2024

It's a good school and seems like children are learning a lot. Teachers are doing a wonderful job. But in the evening I do not understand why kindergarten class is not buckled up in their car seats. They are just placed in the car and not buckled in the car seat. Parents are not allowed to get out of the car so they cannot buckle them up in the back seat it has to be done by whoever is putting them in the car and it is not being done. Isn't it the law that they're supposed to be buckled up in a car seat? Other than this I would say it's a good school.
Submitted by parent on August 20, 2023

This is a very underrated school. After putting 3 kids in Ocala schools this is the best we have come across. We enjoy the staff, school police officer, and other students. The downside is the pick up line!! Ugh! But overall a really A+ school.
Submitted by parent on August 14, 2022

Both off my children are in this school. Teachers have worked hard helping my children get to the academic level they are in.
Submitted by parent on March 21, 2021

I have a special needs son that was visibly struggling. I was available 110% for anything they needed including leaving work to assist or pick him up. Rather than try to help after numerous request emergency meetings and placement the principal kicked him out of school violating numerous FAPE/IDEA. When I didn't concede to her demands she than began to bully me and my child. The principal discriminates against Kids like my son because they don't fit her"perfect model". She suspended him 5 times than reported me for attendance, the front desk/attendance staff are rude and nasty. My child is afraid of school now because he's "a bad kid" as they have made him feel. I would never reccomend this school to any one that has a child with any needs whatsoever. They are more concerned with appearance than actually helping.
Submitted by parent on June 11, 2020

Over all we have had no problems with the school. Every teacher my children have had were great. The teachers were amazing when it came to the covid-19 shut down. All of them went out of their way to make sure my children were understanding what they had to do at home and working with them when they had issues with an assignment.
Submitted by parent on June 14, 2018

Difficulty, unfair, more support on bullying and on bus problems
Submitted by parent on April 23, 2015

I would recommend this school to anyone is the best school. I have a son who is a special needs child and I can not say one bad thing about this school. The teachers are committed and wonderful. The school is well run organized, the children are respectful due to the kindness and understanding exhibited by the teachers and administration.They go above and beyond to help the children learn and strive to succeed. The school is always clean. The teachers always dressed nice. Love the fact that they wear shirts to support Autism. They do a lot of things for the children like Spring Fling.
Submitted by other on October 24, 2013

My school Hammett Bowen is a school that helps kids understand the meaning help,and what it is like in a bad situation.