165 Hickory Ridge Way
Summerville, SC 29483

Principal is very fake. I don’t believe she genuinely cares about the children. The teachers are hit or miss, some great, a lot not so great. Front office staff is rude. My 2nd grader missed his bus home one afternoon , and they blamed him for not being where he was supposed to be, when the real issue was a teacher not calling out his bus number. Front staff was extremely rude about it. Another time, my son was sent to the library to learn “virtually” all day because he took his mask off when he couldn’t breathe. The pandemic has shown the true colors of the school, and sadly, they’re lacking. I asked for physical worksheets to be sent home for my 2nd grader (who spent most of 1st grade virtual) so he could physically work on his handwriting. The teacher’s response was that they don’t do that. So I had to order my own worksheets. They rely way too much on technology to teach kids, rather than building fine motor coordination with pencils, paper, glue, and scissors. Overall they’re going downhill from where they were a few years ago when my children first attended KES (2019).

School spirit is wonderful among students & staff! My child wishes there were lockers so badly due to amount of things for each class & never wants to be absent for fear of falling behind. One teacher sends weekly updates on agenda. PTA is awesome & volunteers go the extra mile to make events memorable for everyone. My child says it would be nice if more teachers cared but still has most favorites & those teachers help make school & learning fun. Every school will have its pros and cons. There are areas for improvement but overall it’s a nice environment.

my daughter learned alot, teachers were there for her, never bullied and had fun

I've had two kids go through DuBose and both had a good experience.