Country Meadows Elementary School

8409 North 111th Avenue

School District

Peoria Unified
Grade

PK, K-8
Teacher/Student Ratio

1:18
Type

public

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Reviews

Submitted by parent on December 14, 2023

The change that this school has made in the past year and a half is truly wonderful! I appreciate the dedicated staff and the welcoming feeling that I get from this community. It is my new home!
Submitted by teacher on December 13, 2023

I have taught here for 17 years. The teachers are very dedicated and helpful.
Submitted by teacher on December 13, 2023

In the last.couple yeats this school has made a significant improvement in engaging the kids and families. Many extra curricular activities as well as a strong support team. We have a book.vending machine!
Submitted by parent on December 07, 2023

Country Meadows Elementary has many family engagement events, from STEAM night to Trunk or Treat to family reading/math events. The teachers and staff are so friendly. The administration staff are wonderful and have worked with my son's teachers and me to find ways to support him in school best so he can succeed. The teachers and administration work hard to build that partnership between school and home to help students be successful.
Submitted by teacher on December 07, 2023

Country Meadows is a school for the community. From the family events to the team oriented communication amongst parents and teachers and valued student to teacher relationships you can rest assured your student is being cared for while learning. At Country Meadows the goal is to support your students growth and help them work at their highest potential.
Submitted by teacher on November 29, 2023

Country Meadows is an amazing school with teachers who truly care about their students. As a teacher, I can confidently share that all teachers and support staff work incredibly hard to better their students academically. In addition, Country Meadows works diligently to build relationships with students because we know children learn best in a friendly and loving environment.
Submitted by parent on November 17, 2023

My kids are well taken care of at this school. The teachers and staff recognize them as their own. When issues arise, administration is quick to support however they can. With the new administration starting last year, the family engagement has been up and the campus activities have been amazing. Very grateful for the positive changes!
Submitted by parent on November 17, 2023

My children have attended this school for eight years, while there has been a lot of turnover in staff and a couple of bumpy years, these last two years have seen a very positive change. My kids are very clearly loved by all the teachers and staff and well taken care of. I would not have them attend any other school.
Submitted by parent on October 24, 2023

When my kid went to this school, he would get bullied all the time and barely knew anything so we took him out and put him in a different school. WOULD NOT RECOMEND!
Submitted by parent on October 24, 2023

7years ago 4stars, the last few years zero stars. The bullying, lack of staff, and lack of family engagement. This school really needs new higher ups who know what they are doing.
Submitted by parent on November 02, 2022

My son has been going to Country Meadows since last October. He is currently in 7th grade. The bullying here has only gotten worse and the offenses are now criminal as well. The staff is very slow to react (if they do at all) and it seems like it’s always being pushed off on to another person’s plate as far as who is responsible for handling such matters. My son has shared these occurrences with me; bullies take your food at lunch, lunch boxes are being stolen, they go through other kids’ backpacks, kids get shoved, hit in the face and head, and NOW….my son was photo/video-graphed by a couple 8th graders while he was on the toilet. My son had punched another kid in the face to defend himself and I was called immediately and their view was that my son was the aggressor, but when he was hit in the back of the head and photographed on the toilet, I didn’t get a call. I had to call them! It’s criminal at this point! I have gotten papers with the correct action plans pushed in my face but those don’t mean anything if it’s not being enforced. Students are required to SIGN an agreement at the beginning of the year for agreeing to appropriate conduct…. But it’s not upheld either. The assistant principal used the long in-school learning break (Covid) as the excuse that kids are acting this way. That may be a part of it and so is TikTok and kids thinking this behavior is funny….but DISCIPLINE AT HOME AND AT SCHOOL IS STILL NECESSARY. Covid didn’t do this…..lack of action and discipline and teaching kids that their actions have consequences is why. Schools need to nip the behavior in the bud AS SOON AS IT HAPPENS or the kids won’t really think you’re serious when you tell them they need to stop. And stop saying that “you can only do so much”….. get creative! My son’s old school had me on the phone and leaving work the moment they caught him on his phone! And Country Meadows doesn’t even call me when he gets hit or photographed on the toilet….. where’s the action here? This isn’t something to take lightly or to take your time on….these kids need to learn TODAY!!!
Submitted by parent on January 04, 2022

I give this school ZERO STARS!!! The protects bullies!! Want you child to be bully go here!!! Even the administrators are bullies that makes them so low like their test scores such a shame!!
Submitted by parent on April 07, 2021

I have told my child to call 911 if she is being bullied at school because the teachers and administrators don’t do anything to protect the kids from the bullying. They dismiss it completely or turn it around on the victim. My child was bullied by a teacher at this school!!! I had to file an injunction against harassment in an effort to keep my child safe. Avoid this school if possible, save your child from the years of recovery that it will take if exposed to this school.
Submitted by teacher on July 02, 2020

Absolutely awful. Can’t believe anyone would send their kid here.
Submitted by student on June 01, 2017

There are some nice students here. But nobody is really real and most teachers are very mean. And a few just slack around and let there kids do nothing all day.
Submitted by parent on January 11, 2017

My son had an IEP before attending this school, but the teacher was convinced he needed more services, in spite of what the special needs team told her. In just under 3 months, I pulled my son out of that school. He was bullied by kids and teachers. There is something wrong when I get my son to see bruises on his face, but for the staff and teacher to act like it is nothing. His teacher singled out the white boys in the class as being bad, throwing my son in with that, because he looks white. During a meeting, before pulling him out of the school, the teacher got after me for my son being more advanced than the other kids in the class, under the impression that I pushed him to do too much, even though now he is in another school and considered being behind, for the same grade. The school building may be nice and a few of the students are amazing, but a majority of the staff and students are just rotten.
Submitted by parent on January 06, 2017

Amazing school. My kids have excelled in all areas.
Submitted by parent on April 19, 2016

Horrible school. Horrible students. Horrible staff. Teachers and principle(s) could care less if your student is having any kind of issues. Principle is always unavailable. So happy to get my child out of this school. We are running and not looking back! Safety of student's is the least on this schools mind.
Submitted by parent on February 19, 2016

I am a parent of three children who attend or attended Country Meadows Elementary. My oldest is now a sophomore in high school and originally started at Country Meadows in first grade. My youngest two are still there. The staff at the school are very friendly and geniunely concerned about their students well-being and learning. I have witnessed the teachers greeting each of their students in the morning as they come into class. I receive regular communication from the teachers on my children's progress by email or note. The principals and office staff are also a welcoming and friendly presence. Any time I have had a concern, it has been addressed politely and effectively by teachers and office staff. In addition, my children feel safe at this school and enjoy going. We have had the opportunity to move in the last year and have made a family decision to remain because our children are thriving and doing well in this school. I highly recommend Country Meadows.
Submitted by parent on February 18, 2016

The staff and administration seem to truly care about the success of their students and do everything they can to help a student make improvements when needed. This is a consistently excellent school!