Mack Benn Junior Elementary School

1253 Nansemond Parkway

School District

Suffolk City Public Schools
Grade

PK, K-5
Teacher/Student Ratio

1:13
Type

public

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Reviews

Submitted by parent on March 07, 2024

The school is not that bad! What do you expect it is a title 1 school. The students live in the hood, and have not so educated parents with bad attitudes. The apple doesn’t fall that far from the tree.
Submitted by parent on December 14, 2023

This school has caused my kids to regress and have significantly more issues with school. They haven’t learned much of anything. The dean of student affairs would rather send a kid home than help a child cope and return to class. They preach no child left behind yet my kids constantly get left behind and don’t give and equal education. They loose legal binding documents and refuse IEP meetings to help children this is by far the worst school I’ve ever seen.
Submitted by parent on August 30, 2023

There are so many negative things I have to say about this school. I have a 4-year-old who attended preschool at Mac Ben, and he regressed drastically due to his teacher not being accommodating to sensory or knowing how to help. She also had such a dull personality that isn't made for teaching preschoolers The Special Education teachers in his class kept leaving so learning for him appeared to be minimal. He went from being excited to go to school to not wanting to at all for the first time since he started attending here. Also, within the 4 months, he attended this school, a student brought a bullet, and another student was lost for about an hour and no parents were notified, Luckily, he will not be going here this upcoming school year.
Submitted by parent on September 30, 2021

I have two kids who are in Mack Benn and they love it. The teachers were awesome last year during virtual learning and kept my kids engaged. New leadership has put MB on the right track to success.
Submitted by parent on May 06, 2021

My kids have attended this school virtually and in person and I have not had any problems. The teachers are engaged and care about student success.
Submitted by parent on May 04, 2020

The school has turned around since we have a new principal. I was considering withdrawing my children. The teachers care and give it their all. Mack Benn Does not get the credit it deserves.
Submitted by parent on January 30, 2015

I have three children that have been at this school since 2005. I've seen first hand this school go through some administration changes but haven't experienced anything negative with my children and their teachers. My children have been involved in almost all extra curricular activities that are available at the school and have been happy children. Their state exam test scores have always passed above average. I am particularly fond of the new dynamic principles that have teamed up with positive changes in the school. Mr. LaFevre and Mrs.Pichot.
Submitted by parent on December 17, 2013

Mack Benn, horrible learning. The teachers are moving at a fast paced the kids aren't giving the opportunity to grasp it. Every student doesn't learn at the same pace. All I hear is we have a lesson plan to cover....forget the lesson plan make sure the kids understand what they are learning.What about the students. How can a teacher have a test but doesn't send study guides home
Submitted by parent on March 27, 2013

This school is HORRIBLE!!!!!!! My children attend this school, and like most of these parents say the Admin is very RUDE!!!! The teachers don't take one on one with the students. My children will not go there next year.