10149 Cherry Tree Dr
Dallas, TX 75243

this school is terrible, people are getting into fights and smoking drugs during school dances 24/7. and some of the teachers could not care less about what happens to their students.

Kids are seating on the floor to learn. The phone pouches are ineffective. Just a bad school now.

You know that you are going to experience a team of excellence from the moment you walk through the doors at Aikin. The office staff that greet you take professionalism to a whole new level. I think they know every child & parent individually. The teaching staff are second to none. Each child is given a hug & words of encouragement multiple times per day by the teachers. Teachers provide structure, guidance, & compassion consistently. They bring new & innovative techniques/approaches into the class. I’m incredibly grateful for the job they’re doing teaching my son.The Administration are equally progressive & compassionate. They seem to be supportive of the staff & want great things for the children. The goal is to touch every child in a meaningful way in order to help them grow into healthy & productive future generations. The blood, sweat, & tears shed by all staff at Aikin will accomplish that.Aikin is a beautiful melting pot. There are children from all over the globe. Many of these children have limited formal education & English skills. Many of these children are in a completely foreign & scary place, which makes the reassurances that are provided by school staff so imperative. Unfortunately, I don’t think Aikin receives the amount of support they truly need in order to help these children progress as quickly as they need to progress in order to be successful on their educational journey. That is NO fault of the exemplary staff at Aikin, but is the failure of Richardson ISD in the provision of the necessary services to schools with this population of students. This school needs extra resources to help these children compete in the modern educational system & the workforce of tomorrow. Aikin is providing THE BEST foundation that’s humanly possible to provide. I believe that it is this reason that the school scores are low. The children simply need more intensive service than the staff are capable of providing. I know every staff member wants to provide that degree of educational service, but it’s just is not humanly possible when they have 20+ students that need that same level of services.If you send your child to Aikin, rest easy, because they’re in GREAT hands. Your child will be uplifted by exceptional staff, & have the amazing learning experience. Don’t let those scores scare you.