J E Turner Elementary School
Grades: PK-5
Students: 532
Type: Public
GreatSchools Rating
Student-Teacher
Ratio: 16:1
Student-Counselor
Ratio: 547:1
Certified Teachers: 97%
8361 Lott Road
Wilmer, AL 36587
Wilmer, AL 36587
(251) 221-1285
Additional GreatSchools Ratings
6/10
6/10
NA
Academic ProgressNA
College Readiness10/10
Read what parents are saying about J E Turner Elementary School
Absolutely love this school especially compared to semmes and mgm. It was a big selling point in buying our first home. I've only had issues with one teacher but i was not the only one. However the entire staff have been wonderful. From The office ladies, nurse and teachers, they have always been po
Posted by a parent on 1/6/2025I have had 2 children go from kindergarten to 5th grade at Turner Elementary and it has been the best experience I could ask for. The teachers care, the principal is involved, it is safe and it’s given them such a strong foundation to continue to build on.
Posted by a parent on 2/27/2024I have been at this school for 6 years now with my children. This has been a wonderful school until this year. The principal has come into a school that was great and turned it upside down. She has taken teachers out of there rooms and had "meetings" with them and the teachers come back to class cry
Posted by a parent on 6/3/2014My son has been attending this school since Kindergarten, he is now going into the third grade. We LOVED that school until the recent principal came along. We've never had a problem and now all we hear is turmoil. The teachers are being bullied by the principal, 20+ teachers are being fired/transfer
Posted by a parent on 6/2/2014My granddaughter attends J.E. Turner Elementary School. She is treated fair and is taught with respect. Each grade for her is a challenge in a good way, as it should be. The challenge to learn more and more. To teach young children with kindness and humor but yet straightforward is a gift. This bein
Posted by a community member on 4/2/2014