Worthington Estates Elementary School

6760 Rieber Street

School District

Worthington City
Grade

K-5
Teacher/Student Ratio

1:19
Type

public

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Reviews

Submitted by parent on October 30, 2018

Like the reviews below, I believe the school does a sub par job. We chose the Worthington School District because it is believed to be a superior school district in Central Ohio, while this may be the case for their high schools, it is not the case for this particular elementary school. While my son attending Kindergarten there, the teacher did not have a very professional approach and was more interested in disciplining than she was to teach. The teacher went as far as to call him a 'liar' when he was trying to explain an incident in front of me. She interrupted him without giving him a chance to make his point all while I was standing there. At that point, I began to question what goes on inside the classroom as my son would say that as punishment she would take 3 minutes from his recess but this was never discussed with me. Bullying was also a slight problem in this school as my son would come home every night and cry himself to sleep, which prompted me to ask if he would say anything to the staff which he would say he would, but it would go ignored or unnoticed. When they had their annual fundraiser he ran on a 90+ degree day and when he asked for water, he was denied the water even though it was extremely hot this particular day. My son was behind even though we read nightly, our decision was to remove him from this school. Once he was removed from this school, he has been nothing but thriving. He caught up right away and his progress was specifically noted to me from an intake of his knowledge that he brought from this school. He is now a 1st grader reading at a 2nd grade level and all by taking him out of this school. Looking back at all of this, it has been the best decision ever taken to remove him from this school district, I am not speaking on behalf of the district as a whole, but this school specifically.
Submitted by parent on May 23, 2018

Mediocre at best. I originally moved into the district because I believed Worthington to be one of the better districts. Boy was I wrong! I want to start off by saying that I really don't understand how these kids learn anything. My child was in Kindergarten. The go about 2 hrs and 45 min. However, someone thought it was a good idea to try to fit everything from art to p.e. into this day. The amount of time they spend learning is ridiculous. My child barely learned anything. The teacher decided to advise me that he was behind but instead of creating a REAL improvement plan. The advice I got was to move to another school. I gave them exactly what they wanted. Now my child is excelling at the new school which is 10x better than this one. My advice is if you want your kid to actually learn and not color all day then maybe try another district.
Submitted by parent on April 30, 2018

Average until my sons 6 grade year....then poor. Teachers can’t even grade tests correctly. Not to mention that you might as well keep your kid at home the last because they do nothing but good off. They’re going to the pool one day. Really!? God forbid the teachers work an entire month.
Submitted by parent on January 02, 2018

Our experience at WES has been nothing short of exceptional. The teachers and staff have been great, but the culture and sense of community at the school are truly amazing. It has kindled an enjoyment of learning in our son, and helped prepare him not just for future, higher tiers of education, but for life. It is a great school.
Submitted by parent on December 04, 2017

excellent school and staff works very hard on students . happy to send my kids to school .
Submitted by parent on June 09, 2011

My son has been through kindergarten and 1st grade and we've had a wonderful experience. His 1st grade teacher recognized his strong ability in math and responded by giving him the 2nd grade math homework. The music program is top notch. A new principal has just started and I'm hoping he has the leadership skills to continue the WES tradition of excellence!