Central Heights

WORST SCHOOL in the county!!! My 9 yrs. old son was is scared of the teachers and staff! Two teachers came on his bus at the end of the day and wrongfully accuses him of stealing a phone. In front of a packed bus they searched him and his book bag. The misplaced phone was found right after he was searched and the two teachers who wrongfully searched him never even gave an apology. Both the assistant principal and head principal told me on the phone they would address the issue. Nothing has been done. I went to my son school to talk face to face and Mr. Yelverton sees me and walked out the school, gets in his car and leave without even saying one word to me! Education scores at this school are SCARY LOW. Educators who obviously can’t educate. BEWARE!!!

So we moved here from San Antonio, Tx. We tried coming to Goldsboro just like anywhere else with a positive outlook. The most disappointing thing was the schools that both our children attended for the time we were stationed here. Being a military family or one that moves around a lot due to a parents job makes it even harder to find the right fit for your children. I will say we got spoiled in San Antonio but in a good way. At Tommy's road they don't seem to have anything that makes children want to be at school. We are strict on our children, they are raised like we were to respect your elders etc. However if you want to join the military then please do when you are of age but not in Kinder-5th grade. The office staff was what I avoided at all cost except for one lady who always spoke and seemed to love her job even if she didn't want to be there. I wish I could say the same for others. They don't check id's to make sure the right student is going with the right parent. It would be nice to have room moms and more parent involvement, special events for pta members, field day was horrible in my opinion. I love laying out and sitting out in the sun, but at the beach or pool not in 80 something degrees for two hours while each grade for that day does what they signed up for. What happened to everyone doing something all at the same time and rotating it out. With all that said I could say so much more that I was unpleased about. Very disappointing all around with both schools that our two attended the few years we were here. Beyond excited to be moving. Good luck to whomever checks out this school and your children attend.

To support our daughters learning, it was important to find the safest environment, allowing individual pace, learning through experiences and play, outdoor time, and respectful discipline. Some changes I would appreciate seeing would include: more organization with calendar events, smaller classrooms for the younger age group, more funds to go towards teacher supplies in the classroom including basic appliances and individual teacher items to give them more opportunity to teach without limit, children's bathrooms to allow more privacy as the are in the classroom, better portioned whole food snacks and less sugar. For children with disabilities or learning differences I am not sure the school is equipped to help prepare them and offer support if needed. Allows regular parental and family involvement. Within the area it is one of the better schools to consider. My daughter loves going to school.