W Aliana trace Dr
Richmond, TX

This school has multiple problems stating with the teachers, they don’t actually teach, they just hand out multiple assignments. If you’re struggling, they don’t help. I’ve reached out to several teachers, attended tutorials, and asked for extra help, but they never provided any real support. I even went to both my counselor and assistant principal about these issues, wrote two or three statements explaining the problem, and still nobody did anything. Every year it’s the same situation. Most teachers grade based on whether they like you or not. I had two male teachers who were extremely sexist and showed obvious favoritism toward certain students .The lunches here are also disgusting. They have no nutrients, are usually cold, and don’t look cooked at all. Burgers, pizza, and popcorn chicken are not proper meals. The portions are very small, and there is no diversity for students who are vegetarian or vegan. My little sister ate lunch here once and got food poisoning so badly she missed a week and a half of school .Most of the time, staff members care more about checking IDs or policing what students are wearing than fixing the real problems at this school. GoGuardian is another huge issue. Because of the new law in Texas, we can’t use personal devices, and GoGuardian blocks almost everything except Schoology and a few other apps that students rarely use. This generation relies on technology to learn, but GoGuardian has prevented me from studying properly. Even school-related resources are blocked. Teachers can literally close our tabs without us knowing. One of my teachers shut down my work, thinking it wasn’t school related, and all my progress was lost. I had to stay up all night redoing everything. From the years I’ve been here, all I’ve really done is waste my time. I haven’t learned anything meaningful. Most of my time is spent finishing packets that teachers don’t even bother to explain. !! I AM SO HAPPY IM GOING TO GRADUAT NEXT YEAR!!!

If u send ur kids here… consider getting em an outside therapist bc the counselors dgaf. Least they didn’t with me.

Malala Elementary is WONDERFUL. We miss it so much. Both my son and daughter attended. The teachers, counselors, staff, everyone - kind and caring and genuine. Amazing community - better than even some private schools.