Waugh Chapel Elementary School

840 Sunflower Drive

School District

Anne Arundel County Public Schools
Grade

PK, K-5
Teacher/Student Ratio

1:15
Type

public

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Reviews

Submitted by parent on April 08, 2024

This School has been an Absolute Nightmare for my Special Needs Child. RUN the other way!! If you need special accommodations this school will NOT provide it!! They are understaffed, they can’t provide 1:1 support for our most vulnerable special needs kids. They will take another child’s 1:1 and assign 2 other students, making it a 1:3. Save yourself the pain and heartache and find another school!!
Submitted by parent on August 09, 2023

My son has been here since Kindergarten, he is going into the 3rd grade, I could not possibly have more nice things to say about this school. The staff is top tier. My son struggled with his reading his second grade teacher saw this and got him the help he needed.
Submitted by parent on January 22, 2022

The children at this school are impressive and diverse. The leadership and faculty seem to care about the students. Traffic can be a bit of a hassle, but it is a small price to pay for the quality.
Submitted by parent on August 10, 2021

This school is a nightmare. Please avoid this school at all cost especially if you have a special needs child. The assistant principal has NO clue how to handle an education plan for those children. Furthermore I thankfully got my son away from there and asked for the transfer packet. Secretary had just returned from vacation and "just didn't know " if she could get to it. Almost 2 weeks she still hasn't sent it and the worst part is I advised the first day of school for us was today. Honestly RUN find another school.
Submitted by parent on June 25, 2021

Moved here from Rockville (Montgomery County) which is known for having some of the best schools in the state, and this school is very comparable to those schools in quality. Great and innovative education, but the equity rating of this school is concerning.
Submitted by parent on March 09, 2021

Lack of support, flexibility and compassion in the special education space. Everything is a fight!
Submitted by parent on March 03, 2021

My oldest child attended this school. The school has problematic areas when it comes to equity and diversity. My child was identified as Gifted and Talented in second grade. Yet, there was not advanced worked or classes. My daughter always finished all assignments quickly and was given "busy work" to pass the time. Also, my daughter would wear black pride shirts to school and some kids called my child a racist. I asked the guidance counselor about the incident and she said, "it is a teaching moment". Yet, did not say anything to the kids in order to teach them what racism actually is. This job does not do a good job at all in equity or equality.
Submitted by other on June 27, 2020

Great community feel while maintaining strong academics.
Submitted by parent on June 27, 2020

We have been in Waugh Chapel for 4 years and have 2 children there. The teachers and administration are absolutely the best! They care about developing their students academically as well as developing their character. It feels like a small community because the teachers and administrators really know the students and the families and are always willing to go above and beyond. We also love that the school is an IB school which opens up a whole new level of learning and experiences for their students. This school is wonderful!!
Submitted by parent on June 27, 2020

We've had children at WCES since 2017. Being a military family from elsewhere, we looked at schools a lot before moving to this area. We love the teachers and the staff. The way our oldest was prepared for middle school was amazing. Very happy with our experience so far!
Submitted by parent on April 28, 2019

Excellent. Definitely the best school in the Arundel cluster. Wouldn’t send my children anywhere else!
Submitted by parent on April 11, 2019

Very disappointing after becoming an IB school and they stop tracking students which they still do an under Arundel middle school.
Submitted by parent on April 16, 2018

We have been very happy with this school, having moved from Howard County right before my child was to start kindergarten we were very apprehensive about the school system. Every fear we had has been extinguished. My daughter LOVES school, she looks forward to it everyday. I love the "Cougar with Character" program, and the reward systems. Looking forward to 4 fantastic more years!
Submitted by other on September 24, 2017

I think this school is great cause my child comes home with a constant growth mind set.
Submitted by parent on April 19, 2017

Since the school has changed to IB in 2016, the school has gone down. No homework, very few projects, no communication from teachers. My oldest daughter has made honor roll every quarter of every year of attendance. My oldest daughter has been identified as "gifted". Yet, no increase or challenging assignments have been given. Before it was IB, prior to 2016 with the old principal, it was fine. I was told by a teacher that the new principal does not believe in homework! -a parent
Submitted by parent on December 15, 2015

My children are very happy here. Both are doing really well with their grades. Homework is very parent involved. Always getting notes sent home and emails and text messages so it hard to ever forget any event or homework and field trip or signed forms that are due in. My children have very good teachers and we are happy with the school and teachers so far. I would recommend this school :)
Submitted by parent on January 28, 2015

This school has been amazing. We are a military family and move around quite a bit. When my oldest child arrived at the school she was about half a grade behind in reading. Now two years later she is doing extremely well and reading a bit ahead. I attribute 90% of this change directly to the teachers she has had. Even when they were not teaching her directly they were allowing her to use personal interests to drive herself.
Submitted by parent on August 25, 2014

This school is phenomenal. I've had two children attend Waugh Chapel and they both loved the school, teachers and the staff. My oldest son just started middle school enrolled in advanced classes and is consistently achieving honor roll. I've had the pleasure of meeting with Ms. Edmonds (Principal) and Ms. Earby (vice principal) on numerous occasions and they are always a pleasure to work with. My son had some issues in Kindergarten and they were both phenomenal with taking the time to get to know him and providing time and patience to assist him and find solutions to help him accel.
Submitted by other on April 28, 2014

This school has GREAT teachers who truly care about their students, however the principal and assistant principal have a lot to learn. Easy to see they don't care about their own staff and as far as their students, that's questionable too.
Submitted by parent on August 21, 2012

The teachers are great. Principal Mrs. Sims was an exceptional principal. Staff is friendly and helpful. There is at lot of parents involvement in the PTA. Nothing negative to say. Great school!