Taneytown Elementary School

100 Kings Drive

School District

Carroll County Public Schools
Grade

PK, K-5
Teacher/Student Ratio

1:9
Type

public

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Reviews

Submitted by parent on December 15, 2016

I am a father of two girls attending Taneytown. I admit when my girls were born we did NOT want them going here due to all the negative scores online. In fact, we bought land outside the area to build on once they got closer in age. Then the market crashed. We were stuck facing this Title-1 low-scoring school that had many negative reviews even from parents. Nervous was an understatement. With no other choice we started Kindergarten, then first, then second, then third, and again Kindergarten then first with our 2nd child. As time passed our narrow views expanded vastly. The Title-1 status actually provided unforeseen benefits for everyone. The school had access to additional State money (that no other school had) that paid for additional teachers per class, advancements in technology, free morning breakfast for all, and sponsored academic afterschool events. Although true that seemingly only the same parents participate, during the day no one was at a disadvantage. The staff quickly identifies learning gaps and effectively tailors lessons in a very enthusiastic and energetic way, just as you’d expect a young staff to do. Even the students that excel are further challenged to demonstrate their understanding by teaching or reading to younger grade students, in affect building leadership and communication skills. I found the way the common core math is taught here is very different and VERY challenging to understand. However, I also acknowledge this is actually the way I do math in my head. Therefore, if grades need to suffer now to make it easier for these students later, I am all in support of the difficult way math is taught here. The kids here are fantastic and very much still just children learning the world. They don’t understand social status, dis/advantage, races, or hatred. Just like everyone else they only want to be understood. Yes, some parents might not care so grades can slip further but their KIDS are great and very much ready to be taught. Taneytown Elementary does a great job of caring for them, listening to them, and teaching them the educational foundation they need. Thank you to all of the staff for giving it your all every day. It's been noticed.
Submitted by other on January 13, 2016

Bullying there seems to be ok with them, There has been No Action taken on the children hitting my grandchild now he doesnt want to come to school
Submitted by parent on October 24, 2015

There is always room for improvement, no one is perfect. I also work as an assistant at this school. I love the staff. I was very skeptical at first but I've come to like the school.
Submitted by parent on March 08, 2015

It's is awesome with its reading and writing skills. The students focus greatly on those two Subjects
Submitted by parent on August 22, 2012

I can't say enough good things about this school, the administration, support staff and teachers. I now only have one child left in the school, but we started with 3, one of which had lots of issues at his previous schools. While our interaction with the administration wasn't always for good reasons, the way each situation was handled was superb.