Daniel Pratt Elementary School

420 Harvest Loop

School District

Autauga County
Grade

1-6
Teacher/Student Ratio

1:18
Type

public

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Reviews

Submitted by parent on May 25, 2022

this school is great .my daughter love her 2 year at this school.she love her teacher.the school system is very safe and good.too bad we have to move because of my job.
Submitted by parent on April 11, 2019

Really good. We’re a military family and my daughter has adjusted well.
Submitted by parent on August 28, 2018

I don't like this school. My children use to love school until we moved here.
Submitted by parent on March 12, 2018

A plus for everthing. We love it here
Submitted by parent on December 04, 2017

The new GT teacher is fabulous! My daughter loves going to GT each week!
Submitted by parent on April 26, 2017

I was at field day today and the principals are very rude. They don't speak to parents. I don't feel welcomed at this school at all. They are not friendly and welcoming. The vice principals look you straight in the eyes and don't speak. So rude!!! Teachers and students bully and nothing happens.
Submitted by parent on October 30, 2016

Principal is not visible, teaching methods are not super effective, mudic only 30 minutes once per week, art only once per week, as a parent I don't feel welcome in the school. It is difficult to get school to help a student that struggles.
Submitted by parent on October 26, 2016

This school is horrible. They will punish the students and put office referrals in their records but they won't do anything to teachers who bully children. I don't agree with that. Teachers should be punished just like the students. My child was bullied by his teachers and I had to put him in therapy because of it. Nothing happened to the teachers and they laugh in your face like it's funny. No respect at this school.
Submitted by parent on May 04, 2016

We have been a part of the DPES family since my daughter was in 1st grade. No run in with principal n vp r nice front desk lady Sarah. first recommend Horton now Johnson i think 3rd defintly mrs stewrat n 5th byard n myers ms harp is good too other teachers well good luck
Submitted by other on August 05, 2015

I have had two grandchildren attend DPES and have met all their teachers and participated in many of their events. Both grandchildren have done outstanding and continue to lead in their peer groups. The teachers have all been outstanding in their training, preparation and presentation of subject material. The children enjoy going to school for the learning experience. I can't think of any other school I would rather have my grandchildren attend.
Submitted by parent on April 23, 2015

This is a school with some phenomenal teachers but the attendance policies are a bit ridiculous! The students are allowed three unexused tardies or three unexcused absences (there's a 3 day grace period to turn in an excused note) until they are given detention, even the first graders are included in this policy. This doesn't seem like much until you factor in that a parents written excuse doesn't necessarily excuse a tardy/an absence. This school requires notes from doctors appointments which is easy to do if you know about this policy before you get a letter a month later from the tardy officer.
Submitted by parent on April 14, 2015

After reading all of the reviews about Daniel Pratt ES, we had a hard time deciding if we should rent a home zoned for this school for our 10 month stay in Alabama. We decided it couldn't be that bad for one year. Well, it's been one the most stressful years in our life! We have family members in the teaching profession and have always been huge teacher supporters! At this school, yes, you will find a handful of wonderful teachers trying the very best with what they have to work with at this school. If your child gets these teachers feel very very blessed! Both of our children who attended are good students, very well behaved, and are teacher pleasers. The daily hostile environment at this school turned one of our children into an emotional wreck; she now hates school and tears up at the very thought of going into the classroom to survive another day! Our older child is better able to roll with the punches and, although she didn't struggle as much, she has been able to give us a very good idea of what goes on at this school to create such a hostile environment. I could honestly write a book on the examples! Avoid if possible!!!
Submitted by parent on February 24, 2015

Look no further, military families or new families to Prattville! This school deserves 5 stars! Daniel Pratt is an excellent school!! The teachers my children have had are fantastic! One of my children has special needs and we have been very happy with the staff and specialists who have taken such good care of our son. The staff is very loving. The school is very safe. The front office staff is fabulous. Laurie, the receptionist, always has a smile. I wish we were staying longer so that our children could continue attending this great school!
Submitted by parent on January 11, 2015

Our child has been a student at DPES for 2 years and we have had no problems. Her teachers have all been fantastic. My main concern is with the lack of extracurricular classes. ie weekly art, music, technology & structured PE
Submitted by parent on December 14, 2014

I would not recommend this school because of the principal. He treats the parents very badly and threatens to have parents banned from the school if they have a disagreement with him. The vice principals are his little puppets. He has them trained well. The punishment is very cruel for 6,7, and 8 year olds. They assign them to in school suspension for small things. I feel like you can talk to children about some things the first time so that they can understand it was a bad choice. The school doesn't allow parents to do much at the school. I was able to go to my son old school whenever as long as I checked in at the front office.
Submitted by parent on October 27, 2014

We moved here from a small town in Ohio where my son had gone to school with the same kids since kindergarten. He entered the 6th grade when we moved here and he's happier than he's ever been! It's a fantastic school and I love how they encourage parent evolvement but don't force it down your throat. You're welcome to come eat lunch with your child everyday. There is a 0% tolerance for bullying. The teachers and staff are phenominal! We couldn't be happier.
Submitted by parent on October 14, 2014

This school has great teachers who do the best with the resources they're given, however they seem to be stressed beyond their limits. I am up there occasionally and I've overheard some of the teachers' concerns about teaching 4 classes. This 4 class change is new for the upper grades this year. The teachers' mentioned that they felt as if they weren't meeting their students' needs because of the shorter class periods, too much paperwork, and lack of rapport with their students. This is heartbreaking to hear as a parent. In the near future, my child will be in the upper grades. I worry if my child will be provided the best education with the demands of this type of schedule. It seems like the school is trying to run a junior high-type schedule in an elementary school setting. I really hope the administration of this school will consider some of their teachers' and parents' concerns in making future plans for our children's education and success. This is a great school. I definitely don't want to pull my child from it, but when it comes to your children, you want to do what's best for them.
Submitted by parent on August 18, 2014

We are millitary one parrent active one retired. This tour to Maxwell started with AWC. We have been here for three years. We have a 1st grader and a 6th grader this year. Previous school was in Greenville NC. First there are 1200 students at this school. 6th grade class size will be just over 30 students this year. As with any school, the learning environment for the child is teacher/parent dependent. Teachers do not have time to focus on each child. They do a good job of presenting the material in standard way, and the parent will need to help thier child with any issues. This was the same with our last school. The constant fund raising is anoying to parents and distracting to students but necessary to do with budget cuts. I've had very little interaction with the administration, but they seem cordial enough. The lacking arts programs are standard in all disticts that have to choose between comon core and "extra" courses. Recent rankings put Alabama 48th. If you are comming from the North East, or the Mid west you may be dissapointed, but as compared to other schools in the south then Daniel Pratt does an excellent job.
Submitted by parent on June 18, 2014

During this past year 2013/2014 school year, my daughter has had the best experience ever at DPES. My daughter struggled in previous years at the school and had teachers who did not take time out to help her when she needed help. This past year in fifth grade, my daughter had the teacher by the name of, Ms. Myers who taught (math, science and history) and she was God sent to my daughter. She took time out to make sure that not only was my daughter getting the information but that ALL of her peers were getting it. I have another child who will be entering fifth grade next year and we were hoping that he would have Ms. Myers as well but we heard from other disappointed parents that she was moved to special education for some "co-teaching" thing the school has decided to do this 2014/2015 school year. This is very disappointing to see wonderful classroom teachers to be taken away from children who are average students just as my daughter and son. We are a military family and we have now decided to homeschool our children for the simple reasons of DPES is always changing too much (teachers being moved and inconsistence of administration).
Submitted by parent on May 21, 2014

My kids didn't learn ANYTHING new until Dec and have been watching movies since ACTs. Mediocre teachers co-teach with yellers or someone who refuses to answer students' questions, replying, "I already explained that! Go sit down!" This sort of duo is common here. DPES front doors remain unlocked with no buzz-in system. Office staff (generally parent volunteers not at the desk, who NEVER answer the phone) can't SEE the doors, so anyone can walk into the building. Meanwhile, kids are ALWAYS in lock-down in their classrooms. Volunteering, unless it's to make $ for the PTA, is discouraged. A military wife was asked to correct papers in the hallway when she insisted on coming in. School is cancelled constantly after the superintendent leaves frantic-sounding messages saying they won't endanger the lives of students. You won't change your child's ride-home option without a hassle on such days! Teacher emails are ignored. "No child left behind" means faster- and slower-moving groups elsewhere, but here everyone is held back, even after grasping the info. It's been the throw-away year everyone told us it would be when we moved to AL! We're getting out of the Prattville ISD!