John W Thimmig Elementary School

We adore this school. The principal and staff are attentive and ready to help in any way possible. Feels like a real elementary school. They truly want to make elementary school a great experience for the kids. From the holiday fairs and celebrations, to the color run, to the fall festival, everything is so fun and down to earth. There is nothing pretentious about it and that is what makes it feel like home. It is just a good little school who puts the kids first always.

My kids have been coming here for a while, and the admin and teachers are extremely kind and helpful. I have not had any issues with anyone. I try to volunteer when I can because they do need more help. The biggest issues people may find here is that it’s in an ever changing area. Meaning kids come and go constantly. It’s not the schools fault. But this area is declining rapidly. Though there are some quality people in this area still, it’s turning into more ghetto too. But that could be anywhere. The school is clean, and do a good job with making it feel new. Every time I go it just feels happy. My kids like it too. The doors are locked for security. They use Grit for their motto and what they teach. I love that. It stands for Growth, resilience, integrity, & togetherness. I’m sure there could be bullies but I have not seen or experienced it. I think the teachers do a good job on trying to teach integrity so that helps. They have several counselors on board and a therapy dog too. But I wished there were more help with grief or support groups too. Some kids like mine had some struggles but we never felt like the counselor helped. They do have a lot of fun events scheduled for the parents and kids through out there year. So we try to attend and support the school the best we can. Meeting families can be harder. Like I said people move from this area constantly, and our kids have had a lot of friends never come back. Eventually we will be moving too. It’s not the schools fault. It’s just the area is not as quality anymore.