J L Hensey Elementary School

304 East Almond Drive

School District

District 50 Schools
Grade

PK, K-3
Teacher/Student Ratio

1:12
Type

public

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Reviews

Submitted by parent on March 17, 2024

Small school which allows teachers to focus on students individual needs. Promotes positive learning environment. Plenty of school activities for families to participate in.
Submitted by parent on July 16, 2019

A great place to raise a family!
Submitted by parent on April 14, 2018

I love this school. Both of my children have attended. This school gets an 8 in my book.
Submitted by parent on August 18, 2015

The staff has been great. Never a complaint. My kids have had a great experience.
Submitted by parent on April 30, 2015

Tetrible teaching methods. Push the kids so hard they hate school. Teachers are rude and disrespectful to the kids. Terrible they are making these kids hate school. Its a shame. If I had a chance at sending my child to another school. I would in a heartbeat!
Submitted by parent on March 24, 2013

They have removed teacher's aids out of the kindergarden classrooms and the effects are showing. Rick Sharp is not a great principal, he is condescending. The education of the students is second to "handing out" teaching jobs to his kids. He has given up and is just waiting to start collecting his retirement from our tax dollars.
Submitted by parent on January 03, 2013

Overall this is a pretty decent school. I think they push the kids a little too hard a lot of times. I understand that they now have common core standards but I think it's the way that it's being taught just makes the kids not want to go to school.
Submitted by other on October 15, 2011

I sort of disagree with these comments. There were a couple of teachers who were great and very patient, but others made it feel more like a chore. I understand learning isn't supposed to be all about fun and games, but does it really need to feel like a chore? I don't know what happened to Mrs. Sperry, but at least she's not teaching at this school anymore: she would yell at students for just being kids and was so scary that she even scared my parents, which is sad because neither of my parents get scared easily.