Deep Run Park

Good school overall. With the new learning methods to satisfy the common core curriculum, in affect since 2013 when my child started kindergarten, it has been a sometimes difficult learning curve. However, the teachers have found ways to help each child be as successful as they can be in my opinion. There's always activities for the children and many allow the family to participate as well. I'd recommend the school to anyone.

The GreatSchools rankings need to be taken with a grain of salt sometimes. Our son attended K-5 at Phelps Luck, after spending two years of PreK at Waterloo. I am so glad we lived in the Phelps Luck neighborhood. The school is extremely diverse, but the teachers are incredibly caring and build a wonderful culture of respect and empathy among the students. Our son was challenged and allowed to excel at math, and we found that on the whole they were very good about providing an education that challenged all students, while recognizing that in some cases there were learning challenges, external stresses (family moving frequently, etc), or other issues. One of the most striking things to me is how they provided the opportunities for each student to find something they love. Whether it is chorus, orchestra, band, or art, they allowed students to find an outlet beyond academic, where they could excel. Though our son is now in middle school, we will do whatever we can to keep supporting PLES as local residents.

They lack diversity and integrity. Every review that isn’t appealing is always deleted. It’s all wrong.

Bellows Spring has the most disorganized and ineffective special education program. It lacks structure, adequate staffing and resources to implement IEPs. If you have a special needs child with an IEP, I would not recommend Bellows Spring.

Deep Run Elementary school is a really new and beautiful school!

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Overall, the children in this program seem to thrive. All of the classes that my child has been in has had teachers who genuinely seem to care about teaching and loving the kids. I could not be happier with the experience that my family has had at this school.