Borchardt Elementary School

4300 Waskom Drive

School District

Frisco Independent
Grade

K-5
Teacher/Student Ratio

1:17
Type

public

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Reviews

Submitted by parent on May 16, 2023

We are new to Texas, I feel my family lucked up with this school. His 3rd-grade teacher was responsive, caring, and worked hard to help him adjust. I do feel like the class has too high of a teacher-student ratio more like 23:1. Overall good school, kids are friendly, the assistant principal was responsive. My son loves it. Great diversity and inclusion. Equity is low but they really worked to keep my son up to speed.
Submitted by parent on April 11, 2023

We have been here since kindergarten and can not wait until next year when we are done with this school. I wish I could find many positives but just can’t.
Submitted by parent on May 03, 2022

My son transferred from a renowned private school in Dallas to Borchardt Elementary a couple years ago. His last school was extremely discriminatory and racist. There is none of that at Borchardt. This school welcomed him with open arms and the teachers have been wonderful. The teachers show they care about him and are very inclusive when interacting with the various families. They expect academic excellence, but also work with the children to achieve their highest level. My son gets excited for school each day and feels his teachers are supportive. I wish I had transferred my children into Frisco ISD much sooner.
Submitted by parent on April 12, 2022

Compared to what it used to be before the pandemic, Borchardt has really gone downhill in terms of the professionalism of the teachers. I often visit the school to join my child for lunch and noticed several teachers aggressively scolding the students in the cafeteria in front of other students and parents. I understand that elementary kids can be a handful and misbehave often; however as a parent, I am actually appalled to see teachers treat students with no respect. The new principal is not as kind and as inviting to the students as the previous one, and sadly I think some teachers have the same characteristics as the current principal. This school is very strong in academics because of the demographic, but the nurturing and the caring atmosphere it once had is now disappeared.
Submitted by parent on March 07, 2022

My kids doing good after joining this school. Teachers are friendly and nice..
Submitted by parent on May 05, 2020

an amazing school and very caring people and teachers
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Submitted by parent on April 11, 2018

The parents community is good if you like being in High School and dealing with cliques. Some teachers are amazing but the one's that aren't deplete the children's love of learning. Principal has a "We're so great" attitude that she doesn't face the facts about her teachers or that some kids are struggling.
Submitted by parent on December 16, 2016

The community here is the best. Caring parents, great teachers and good students. There are bad ones anywhere you go, but they should not define us. Borcharchdt is a good school. Our eldest just finished three years here to go on to fowler middle school. We have one still in Borchardt with another entering Kindergarten soon. While I believe the academics do not prepare them properly for the rigors of middle school, it is a good safe environment for young students. I know most of the teachers here and, as with any up and coming school, there is a high turnover rate, but overall the teachers are energetic and care about the students. I do agree with other reviewers that the previous principal was better than the new one. Never the less, Borchardt is still a great school because the parents and students make it great.
Submitted by parent on September 18, 2015

My child has been in this school from kinder and is now in 5th grade. We love Borchardt!! I see some negative reviews, and sadly bad experiences can happen anywhere. Often we take time to leave a review when we feel strongly about something.We have had wonderful experiences with the teachers, nurse, counsellor, office staff and the principal. There is personalized spontaneous care. The school is abreast with technological updates. Parents are given enough information. I have seen a lot of turnover though with experienced teachers moving to new FISD schools.Kids here are smart and competitive. It is also true that since most of the parents are well educated, there is a lot of support given at home. So the wonderful test scores are a result hard- working students, good teachers and tiger parents .
Submitted by parent on July 10, 2015

There is no proper supervision during those 20 min that walkers are held back. Bmany discipline issuesvhappen during those 20 minutes and therenis no accountability from the staff. The principal is hard to reach almost impossible, even with this kind of issues.
Submitted by parent on May 04, 2015

Borchrdt is so conducive and so much fun involved learning atmosphere that I can compare with some other exemplary school in plano school district. My elder daughter went in PISD in fade-K & 1 while younger one in FISD. Younger one has learned so much academically as well as behaviorally that I rate it better than many other exemplary schools.
Submitted by parent on October 15, 2014

Borchardt was a great school until this year. The principle from last year retired. We sure do miss her! She was great. She made a point to be kind and friendly to everyone. She appreciated the volunteers. She valued their time and hard work and made sure that everyone knew this. This year volunteers are feeling under appreciated . Maybe the new principle will realize the importance of volunteers when everyone stops volunteering due to her bad attitude. I will continue to volunteer for my children's classrooms but that is it. No one wants to feel like they have wasted their time and efforts when they go unnoticed and unthanked.
Submitted by parent on October 15, 2014

We have been here for several years. This school has gone down hill. This year being the worst. Most of the teachers are okay. The administrative staff/principle could use some education on manners. They are rude and make parents feel unwelcome to be there. I'm very disappointed.
Submitted by parent on September 15, 2014

There is nothing this school is doing to students more than any other nearby FISD school. Its the parents that are making students achieve high scores by enrolling kids in extra education outside. Its too early to comment on new principal but what I noticed so far in my 3 visits to school - she does not greet every parent who passes her but only smile/greet few parents.
Submitted by parent on September 15, 2014

TERRIBLE. Please parents be aware. This school should be shut down forever. The worst experience my child has ever had.
Submitted by parent on September 12, 2014

I don't agree with the negative comments I see about this school, my two kids had great experiences at this school with caring teachers and friendly staff. I'm glad my sons go to this great public school. They are in first and second grade right now.
Submitted by parent on September 10, 2014

This was a great school until a new principle came in this year. She seems to be on a mission to show everyone who is in charge and making a lot of unnecessary changes (for the worse). Last year was a wonderful year and my child loved going to school. Everyone was like family, teachers, staff, parents and kids. This year the new office staff is rude and unwelcoming as well as the principle. My child does not look forward to going to school anymore and seems so down. I don't even like stepping foot in the school anymore. I know a lot of parents feel the same as I do over the new principle and office staff.
Submitted by parent on August 20, 2014

TERRIBLE TERRIBLE TERRIBLE MISTAKE I MADE... After researching all schools in Plano, Frisco, Allen before we relocated to TX, I thought this school would have been the perfect choice... WRONG... I have no idea where the super high test grades come from, when the freshly, inexperienced just out of college teachers do not teach the children the proper spelling of words and reading is not emphasized at all, homework inexistent, and no follow up either. Not only academically weak, my five year old daughter was taunted and bullied by a peer under the teacher's supervision and approval of the behavior , since the perpetrator was the teacher's pet and the parents who also condoned the behavior, were always present at the school campus and when made aware of the situation, stated their daughter's behavior was perfect and didn't need any concern. When the issue was brought to the now retired principal, she was too busy planning her retirement party, to do anything about the issue. I DO NOT recommend this school to anyone, unless bullying is an action you condone. The mentioned teacher is no longer on Campus. VERY DISAPPOINTED
Submitted by parent on August 06, 2014

One of the best schools my son has been to. The teachers worked with his pitfalls to help him beyond his grade-level.