This is a wonderful school with a very hard-working, friend principal, very professional and competent teachers, and the friendliest staff in the EL Paso School District. The PTA is very active. My children have thrived here and their adjustment after moving from GA, has been terrific, thanks to this
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Posted by a parent on 12/18/08
Tippin is an excellent school. The teachers are very dedicated and know how to teach all children. My children have been in several elementary schools in Houston and Dallas, and Tippin is definitely the best. The superintendent Lorenzo Garcia is making a great difference!
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Posted by a parent on 04/22/08
Tippin is a wonderful school! I feel that administration is very support of staff and creates a very positive environment! I think the principal has been wonderful at offering support to parents and students. The PTA is very active and do many wonderful activities. Teh school isovercrowded but
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Posted by a parent on 10/30/07
At the surface the school seems organized, clean and most of the teachers are qualified and helpful. If you dig a little deeper though you get the sense that all is not quite right. The teachers seem afraid of administration and when a problem at school arises, administration is not quick to respond.
... Read more Their response time and effectiveness in handling parent concerns is extremely poor, and very unprofessional. I will never ask the principal for assistance in handling a concern again, I will go straight to the EPISD Superintendent. Read less
Posted by a parent on 05/02/07
All my 3 children go to Tippin and I have nothing but good experience there. The principal, the teachers and the staffs are all WONDERFUL! The PTA is amazing too. I've never been to a school where the parents are so involved with the school.
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Posted by a parent on 11/27/06
My son who is in 1st Grade has settled very well in his class. He enjoyed going to school and the lessons. Many parents are involved in PTA which is very active. I do feel that there is a slack in discipline among the kids and the Vice Principal is always 'just standng there'. There are some parents
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Posted by a parent on 11/01/06
This is the third year that Tippin has been open and my son has been there all three years. There are actually over 800 students. It does seem that the school is understaffed for the number of students. The vast majority of teachers are competent and caring. The office staff is outstanding and supportive.
... Read more The school is clean and seems well maintained. The GT program for all grades and the teachers for the program is wonderful. The PTA is very active and good for the school. Safety concerns and discipline are handled quickly and I'm impressed with the support by staff and parents to assist in parking and traffic issues. Some of the parents are snobby and beileve that they don't need to follow the rules and guidance from the school. They are the worst aspect of the school. Read less
Posted by a parent on 10/04/06
This is my son's first year at Tippin as a 5th grader. Being military we are used to moving a lot and have seen many schools. When we enrolled our son in this school we were surprised to see how crowded this school was. Our son has 32 kids in his class, that is extremely unacceptable! This school is
... Read more tremendously over crowded, and with all the new housing development going up, I am concerned with the value of education the children will receive. We also noticed many parents with Mexico Tags, that is very disturbing. Is this legal? Many students fall behind when there are too many in the class, causing individual student progress to be interrupted. Teachers are great and the staff is wonderful, and we have had great help from everyone. I'm curious to see how the El Paso Independent School district is going to fix the overcrowding. Read less
Posted by a parent on 08/23/06
we moved from another big city in texas, and noticed that the academic level of the class is not as good. i have not been very happy with the class teacher. she is very disorganized, which effects her performance in class.
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Posted by a parent on 01/28/06
This is a school in its 2nd year and already OVERCROWDED! EPISD is the WORST school district I have ever been involved with and am VERY disappointed with administration. The principal works for EPISD and treats the school as a business; not as a 'school' for the students. The Assistant Principal lacks
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El Paso schools — Tippin Elementary School is located at 6541 Bear Ridge Rd, El Paso TX 79912. 6541 Bear Ridge Rd is in the Kohlberg neighborhood and 79912 ZIP code in El Paso, TX The school district for Tippin Elementary School is the El Paso Independent School District. Tippin Elementary School is a Public school that serves grade levels K - 5.
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