Sunnyside Elementary School

123 Rabbit Chase Lane

Smyrna, DE 19977

School District

Smyrna
Grade

K-4
Teacher/Student Ratio

1:16
Type

public

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Reviews

Submitted by parent on October 09, 2017

I'm surprised and a bit disappointed to see this school get a 10 score, it's honestly, NOT. A 5/6 AT BEST! My daughter has been attending this school since 2nd grade, she is now in 5th, the teachers are decent at best. They just do their job children are all numbers to them, no above and beyond. --Granted it's in a decent area so it has the pretty bells and whistles but definitely academic wise such a let down. The extra curriculum at this school consists of PE gym, Art, chorus and what they consider 'tech' which is having your kid sit at a computer playing games for an hour. Luckily my daughter has an IT dad, who has taught her and continues to teach her about TECHNOLOGY and software to get her familiarized. It's honestly mind numbing work, my daughter dislikes it, if you're not a wino mom that contributes heavily to this school, you're unimportant to their tight knit PTO committee, further more your child is unimportant! Don't be fooled by the "pretty" and 10 rating, the children ALL have open book tests and it seems they state test ALL YEAR LONG! What happened to educating our children? Not test them to numbness! Testing is all OPEN BOOK so that of course they get great grades and state funding stays in tact. Trust this review, I'm a mother of travel and I am very invested in my daughters HIGHER education but trust, you won't get that here! SHOP AROUND!!
Submitted by parent on February 24, 2014

Sunnyside is a wonderful school. They help give our children values and character in our children. The teachers and staff are wonderful.
Submitted by parent on February 23, 2014

This school IS warm, professional, and exceeds all expectations academically. They have a very active character building and anti- bullying campaign. People are voting with their very presence, the school has grown from 300 students to nearly 600 in just 5 years. Expect a rigorous common core curriculum serving a very diverse student population. My children have made great friends and are eager to learn.
Submitted by parent on March 27, 2013

The teachers are very unprofessional. Especially the younger ones. God forbid if you want to be involved with your children. They will ignore you and give you the cold shoulder. Can't wait to sell my house and get out of this school.
Submitted by parent on February 15, 2013

This school is horrible. I am so glad my child won't be going there next year. My childs self esteem has reduced considerably since going to this school. They dread going on a daily basis because the teacher shows blatant favoritisim toward certain students and they have a double standard when it comes to school rules. If your part of their click you can do what ever you want and nothing is said. If you are not in the click then they point out every rule possible to you like you're stupid.