North Montgomery

E.D. Nixon is a great school with a Great principal and staff. I enjoy working at Nixon.We just need more positive parental involvement.

Lacks knowledgeable leadership, questionable certification of teachers and administrative leaders. Poor up-keep of the environment,no principle- parent engagement.

This school is great for k4 through 1st grade. It's ok for 2nd and 3rd, but the teaching of both classes (together) seems to be unorganized and confusing. If consideration were made to split the classes, maybe it would improve the quality of education for those children (maybe changes have been made - not sure). Unfortunately, after about the 3rd grade, social interactions, athletic opportunities, and general technology used in everyday school settings elsewhere may become a hinderance to the student; thus, classes fall off significantly after 3rd grade (often 5 or less students through about 6th grade and 1-2 students in upper grades; general class sizes for k4-3rd are about 4-9 students). The school's teachers and administration do firmly believe in God, and they do a great job communicating the Christian faith to the children, and that is a great thing, especially in the day and age where public schools will not attempt it. Make sure to talk with current and past parents and students to get their perspectives (as you should with any school you consider) because each school has it's paticular stengths and weaknesses, or peculiarities, you'll want to know about.

This school has been in operation for many years and has an excellent reputation. The children who attend develop excellent oral communication skills. They become well-rounded citizens. My son was a student there and he is now 26 years old. My granddaughter, who is 6, attends kindergarten there and is an excellent reader. I like the fact that it is a caring, nurturing, safe environment with the advantages of the activities and resources of the university. Like many other agencies, it has fiscal challenges. I wish that it had adequate funding, so that the threat of closing would not be a factor each year. This is not healthy for the students, faculty, or staff.