12905 Broadmeade Ave
Austin, TX 78729

1. Communication between the Academic and Administration teams is ZERO. None of the records or information is correct. 2. A lot of emails were sent to the school, but I didn't receive any reply from anyone in these emails. 3. The administration stuff need a lot of training and considering the special needs and accommodation for the students

LOE has excellent teachers, however their administrative team (the principal and assistant principal) are terrible. They expect the teachers to handle all discipline issues and will not support them when it needs to be escalated. Due to this, the teachers have to spend so much time handling the children who are misbehaving at the children who want to learn expense. They protect the children who are rude and non-compliant. The principal actually stated to me, "I don't believe in punishment...look at the recidivism rate of prisoners". They do not have spelling (this is intentional as they don't want to limit the words children use during free writing) and they do not grade their free writing for grammar or punctuation. Phonics and diagraming of sentences is not taught. Classic literature is not introduced, however, your 5th grader will read an article regarding a transgender girl that you won't be made aware of unless your child tells you after the fact. If you want to meet in person, sorry, that will not happen either. It is diverse (which is wonderful), but is losing amazing families and teachers in droves.

I had heard mixed things about Deerpark prior to attending, but so far we have been extremely pleased with our 6th grader’s experience. We are so impressed with her teachers- they are organized, communicate well, and are truly invested in their students. She is learning and has some wonderful friends. The TAG program has helped her learn at a pace that is well-suited for her. The principal is warm and seems to be focused on creating a supportive learning environment for this developmental stage.