Minters Chapel

Diversity was important for us, as well as special focus on dyslexia. Lakewood has gone above and beyond for our family. I highly recommend this school.

My two oldest kids have been here since kinder they're are now in middle school. My youngest is now in second. They live the Kurds like family.

Let me start with it appreciating Mrs. Magaña's efforts to uplift the school community, as it’s clear she genuinely cares about the students’ wellbeing. During my son’s first year, his teacher was exceptionally active and engaged, fostering a positive atmosphere, and communication was strong, keeping parents informed. However, over the past few years, I've noticed a decline in staff morale— many teachers seem disinterested, and when I try to engage with them, their responses often feel passive aggressive or dismissive. This has made it challenging to participate in the PTA, as involvement should be mutually beneficial, yet the current environment feels unwelcoming. Having conversations with other parents suggest that I am not alone in these concerns, I hope they can figure out the need for the school to address these issues to create a more positive atmosphere for everyone involved.

My child Is gifted and also has some learning differences. This school has let my child fall between the cracks. The teachers my child has had have been hit or miss. Their first year here the teacher was great. First grade teacher was not good. She was very strict and had my 1st grade ADHD child sit out from recess to finish their work... She's an older teacher in the school and seems to be burned out. Then 2nd grade; Miss Fortune was the absolute best! You could tell she loved being a teacher, put her heart into it and truly cared about her students. Unfortunately she's since left to teach elsewhere. Fifth grade started out great, then as the second half of the year rolled around my students grades dropped drastically to failing. It now seems as though they are annoyed with my child so much so that my child told me "my teachers think I'm lazy and stupid." (clearly not the case, as they test in the top 95% of their peers.) They are just not engaged my kid... While in meetings the VP either lied to me or is unaware of TEA laws. Teachers and administration all use different forms of communication and it's extremely difficult to keep up with everything because of it. If you have a neuro-diverse child stay away!