We are unhappy with this school. The front office staff wasn't informative or welcoming. The teachers my daughter has dealt with have unfairly reprimanded her or didn't meet the needs of my daughter. I agree with the other post, they seem to focus more on discipline than teaching. Silent lunches
... Read more are one of the ways the children are punished. Both of our kids will not be attending this school after the year is up. Read less
Posted by a parent on 03/13/09
Hmmm, where to begin. I have been involved with this school for one year. The school leadership is weak which creates many problems. The office staff are a barrier denying access to the principal or other potentially helpful administrators. As previously mentioned, they treat parents as if we are
... Read more ignorant or bothersome. The two teachers my daughter has had have been great. I see and hear of many wonderful and dedicated teachers. I definitely get the feeling that keeping the kids 'under control' is a huge focus here. The school has had several principal changes in the past few years and is in the process again at this time. The entire school system reassigns kids every year. The sum total of all of this constant change is a weak school with a remnant of a PTA that struggles to recreate itself every year. Read less
Posted by a parent on 02/18/09
This is a good school. My child is happy and is in with a good group of kids. The teachers and administration work hard to meet the needs of everyone.
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Posted by a parent on 11/11/08
This school is so overcrowded! Its ridiculous! Most of the time is spent reprimanding kids rather than learning! My kids will not be going back next year. I'm putting them in private school. I think its sad that in order for our kids to get a good education we have to pay for private school on top of
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Posted by a parent on 10/21/08
I am very unhappy with the school. The principal and administration very unhelpful. Had questions for principal will only respond in e-mail. My children always loved school and now hate going. We are looking into pulling them out this year and putting them into private school.
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Posted by a parent on 09/19/08
The school does not have a sense of community....maybe it's a track issue, I'm not sure. But it is lacking that. Also, the teachers seem more concerned with kids talking than with teaching. The curriculum seems ok...but the teacher delivery is not. This school needs quality teachers who actually
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Posted by a parent on 09/18/08
My children like the school and are progressing well. Most of the teacher's are great. We find some of the administrative staff to be rather cold. When we've had questions or concerns, we feel as if they perceive us to be ignorant and/or unimportant. We think the school would have better parent participation
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Posted by a parent on 09/02/08
Teachers are great but stability is an issue. We were on track one but now are being forced to more to track three. There is nothing we can do about it, and were told next year we could be switched to a different track if needed. We are looking into others schools.
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Posted by a parent on 06/07/08
We will be completing our 1st year at WLES and it has been a great experience. Our teachers try to really get the parents involved as much as they can in the classroom and we are well informed on what's happening, with old and new curriculum.
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Posted by a parent on 04/30/08
Very disappointed. We are moving to a new district. Nice principal, bad learning environment. I do not like the curriculum here at all.
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* In 2007-2008 North Carolina used End-of-Grade (EOG) tests to assess students in grades 3 through 8 in reading and math. The EOG tests are standards-based, which means they measure how well students are mastering specific skills defined for each grade by the state of North Carolina. The goal is for all students to score at or above the proficient level on the tests.
Student enrollment:
1,031
Students per teacher:
19
Full-time teachers:
54
Number of classrooms:
50
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Apex schools — West Lake Elementary School is located at 4500 W Lake Rd, Apex NC 27539. 4500 W Lake Rd is in the 27539 ZIP code in Apex, NC The school district for West Lake Elementary School is the Wake County School District. West Lake Elementary School is a Public school that serves grade levels PK - 5.
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