Orange Grove Elementary School

10300 65th Avenue North

School District

Pinellas
Grade

PK, K-5
Teacher/Student Ratio

1:11
Type

public

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Reviews

Submitted by parent on June 04, 2024

My daughter has always attended a private school and let me tell you private does not mean its a better school. I am so grateful that my school zone was Orange Grove Elementary. The teachers offer extra help to students before school who may need extra help on a lesson or an assignment. The communication at this school is awesome. They use class dojo app and they send text messages when needed as well. So if my daughter don't bring home paper communication the teacher always follow up. The PTA at this school is well engage and always open for ideas. You can not have a better parent engagement at a school, because when there is an event or something with parent engagement there is no where to park. My daughter and I LOVE it here!
Submitted by parent on June 22, 2022

Quite possibly… THE BEST SCHOOL EVER.Small setting—neighborhood school Beautiful buildings and landscape Rigorous Education. HUGE EMPHASIS on reading Loving Staff and TeachersChildren live The Orange Grove Way: Doing what is RIGHT is what is cool and accepted!!!Incredible and Inclusive PTA. Love when many are involved in their child’s FUN and enriching experiences with the school!!
Submitted by parent on August 21, 2021

We are so lucky to have a school like this in our neighborhood. He loves it. Yes, he went to school last year, 2020. 2021 is here and he still loves it. He is in the new building and it is very nice. Mrs Wilson, you are loved.
Submitted by parent on August 15, 2018

THIS GEM OF ASCHOOL IS TUCKED AWAY IN MY NEIGHBORHOOD, TEACHERS ARE GREAT, MY DAUGHTER HAS BEEN HERE K-3 & WILL FINISH THROUGH 5TH.
Submitted by parent on December 21, 2017

This school has exceeded every expectation that I have for my children’s education! The teachers are loving and kind and soooo caring of the students personally and academically. If my children were not here, they would for sure be in a private school!
Submitted by parent on January 26, 2015

Great little school. I can't find a thing that isn't good, the teachers, staff, principle, organization, goals, standards, homework assignments - all very professional. I am myself a well-educated professional with two master degrees and I see no reason not to send my children to this public school. I have one boy in 1st grade and soon my other in kindergarden. I will write a more detailed review next school year, after having observed lessons here, at other schools nearby and internationally.
Submitted by parent on October 15, 2013

My son graduated from Orange Grove and he couldn't even sign his name. I'm not kidding. So understand that an A rating in Florida is about a C or less everywhere else. In Florida you get what you pay for, and we have the lowest paid public school teachers and lie within the lowest national ranks for public education for a reason. It took a lot of years of bureaucratic sabotage to get education this cheap, and you can spot class distinction clearly now which is probably what was intended. How? Just have a teenager fill out and sign an application. I'll give Orange Grove a C rating because there are a couple good teachers there (if their still there), but that's it. Otherwise I'd give it a D. I'll give an example as to why: I once had an IEP conference and my son's teacher sat there chewing gum, rolling her eyes to the ceiling, and saying "Ummm" to every question she was submitted to for my son's evaluation. Like she wasn't even sure who my son was. She wasn't even the worst. It's a lot of weight for the few good ones to carry, and at least two of the best ones are gone.
Submitted by other on April 04, 2012

I used to be a stucent at Orange Grove and I loved it. I am actually going to visit my old teachers soon. The teachers there are so nice! I miss it alot! I went there from K-5 and loved it!! To prove it's greatness, I am now in 8th grade with all honors classes. I also met my best friend there in 2nd grade and we are still best friends. This school is an overall great school with great kids and excellent teachers!!