I have a first grade child attending CHEMS. I am a teacher myself, and am mindful of everything I see in my child's classroom. As my child entered 1st grade I was/am absolutely AMAZED at the amount of worksheets the children are expected to complete. I remember the 'old' way of teaching when 6-7 worksheets
... Read more a day were the norm. Things have changed. No, things have 'evolved' since then. No longer do theorists believe students need 'busy work' to achieve in literacy or math. It's a different world and Crystal Hill is lacking in meeting that evolution. I hope they will broaden their mindset and begin to see instruction as life-long learning. NOT test scores and worksheets! My friends have taken students out of CHEMS, but I plan on sticking around in hope of being an advocate for children. I am not known to be quiet when it comes to education. Read less
Posted by a parent on 12/23/08
I am so proud of our school and the staff. This year has been a year of adversity, first losing teachers due to lower enroolment and then the children had to be relocated so repairs could be made to the building. Our teachers and administrators as well as support staff handled this transition so well,
... Read more it was seamless. My son and his peers have continued learning and achieving at the same high level and this impressed me very much. it is obvious that the well being and education of our children is top priority and I commend all that work in this school. Read less
Posted by a parent on 12/18/08
I had two children at Crystal Hill last year. I ended up pulling both of them from the school due to a serious lack of real learning. Everything was a memorizing type of learning. There were never ever any type of school projects that went along with the lessons that they were learning. There wasn't
... Read more any tutoring available from the school, only from individual teachers that wanted to be paid to remain after school. The administration seemed to only want to please their supervisors, instead of having a real connection with the parents. My youngest child on the other hand had a great teacher who ended up leaving to another school. There are not any extra curricular activities or organizations that the children could engage in. I do not reccomend this school. An elementary school has to be more than just about test scores. Read less
Posted by a parent on 11/13/08
Have you looked at the test scores this year for CHEMS? They are awesome!!! Our daughter is a 2nd grader and we love it. It's not perfect but what school is. I have friends that have pulled their kids out of private school for kids picking on them,etc. My point is that kids will be kids. I like
... Read more the fact that CHEMS is a diverse school. There are children from all types of families. I like the idea that my children will go to school with all types of kids just like the real world. I want my kids to be exposed to kids who know how to act and also to kids that aren't always going to be nice. We live in a world where there are lots of people that aren't always nice and friendly. My children need to realize that there are all kinds of people and they need to be able to interact with everyone. Read less
Posted by a parent on 11/07/08
my children used to go to CHEMS i didn't like it at all. Most of the students although not all of them are misbehaving... there are children who is really mean and starting saying bad words...and when i learned that my two kids are in honor roll at first i was happy but when i attended the award ceremony
... Read more all the kids in class are in honor roll... i was surprised as well as in every classroom....... and the curriculum not that great either... So my kids just stay for a year and i transffered them to a different school. Read less
Posted by a parent on 10/08/08
2 out of 3 of my kids have went to CHEMS.. i love this school.. we moved off and have now moved back.. i will do everything i can to get them in this school.. i am also in school to get my teaching cert. I have been a subsitute teacher there and other schools- this one is the best!
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Posted by a parent on 05/20/08
Crystal Hill provided a wonderful start to my son's schooling. K-2 were very positive years, full of challenges, intellectual stimulation, and nurturing for younger learners. In Kindergarten, he read on a 2+ level and his teachers were able to accomodate his need to push ahead for the first three years
... Read more there. However, as he matured intellectually and began to march to a different beat, the school seemed unable to keep him challenged. He became bored and frustrated, resentful of the system's way of teaching to the bottom of the class. His artistic talents sat idle, his sharp sense of humor was often misunderstood, and his poor teachers had their hands so full with overcrowding, misbehavior, and low achievers that he and his kind fell through the cracks. CHEMS faces the same socio-economic and political obstacles all public schools face these days, but they could do more for high achievers. Read less
Posted by a parent on 01/03/08
Although my Children were Honor students at Crystal Hill Elementary Magnet School (CHEMS), they were damaged by the school. In 2006/2007 this Communications and Technology Magnet school lacked both communication and technology teachers. The general teaching standards were lacking, and there was no attempt
... Read more to challenge bright students. My Children s Teachers typically yelled at students and/or went out of their way to embarrass them in from of their peers. Recess was largely unsupervised and unsafe. Parent involvement is waning, because their complaints were routinely ignored. The Principal promised solutions, and provided none. This school appears to be run for the benefit of the teachers, and blatantly shirked its responsibilities to help these children develop emotionally or expand intellectually. My children no longer attend CHEMS, and I recommend that you avoid this school if possible. Read less
Posted by a parent on 10/22/07
We LOVE CHEMS! Our son is now a second grader here. So far all of his teachers have been excellent. And the school WatchDog program enhances my feelings of safety for my child!
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* In 2007-2008 Arkansas used the Benchmark Exam to test students in grades 3 through 8 and 11 in literacy and grades 3 through 8 in math. The Benchmark Exam is a standards-based test, which means it measures specific skills defined for each grade by the state of Arkansas. The goal is for all students to score at or above the proficient level.
Student enrollment:
794
Students per teacher:
15
Full-time teachers:
54
Number of classrooms:
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North Little Rock schools — Crystal Hill Magnet School is located at 5001 Northshore Dr, North Little Rock AR 72118. 5001 Northshore Dr is in the 72118 ZIP code in North Little Rock, AR The school district for Crystal Hill Magnet School is the Pulaski County Special School District. Crystal Hill Magnet School is a Public school that serves grade levels PK - 6.
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