Martin Luther King Elementary School

Ok so heres the deal I went here for grades 1-5, I'm about to start 7th grade but I was at the top of my class in 6th grade, because of this school and the caring staff I'm one of the smartest people in my grade. I can say so much about this school most of them being good, but there are some flaws. I'll start with the good, My FSA scores were always high {4 on math 5 on reading} I've never once failed an important test, and the staff is amazing for the most part but some do play favorites, I had an amazing teacher for 2nd and 3rd grade {yes the same teacher, no I didnt stay back} she loved us so much and she played a big part in who I am today she even still keeps in touch with me and several of my friends to help us out but its not just her the, its the principals, the conselours, and even the lunch ladies. I even had the opportunity to be on the morning anouncments from grades 3-5 and that also helped me a lot with confidence, speaking, and finding out what I wanted to do with my life. Theres so much more to talk about with this school I made some really amazing friends, and although bullying does happen its rare and we all stand up for each other. The school is located in a dangerous area so there are many code reds and stuff but nothing serious ever rlly happens and you get used to it, also thats not a flaw of the school its a flaw of the NEIGHBORHOOD/AREA the school is in. Also I'm not just smart all of the people I know from here has never failed the FSA snd the lowest final grade theyve gotten was a C or F AT WORST cuz they were bad. Also I cant rlly speak on the special education. Another thing they have pretty good aftercares and in school programs. If you take anything away from this very long review take this its an amazing school and I couldnt have asked God for a better one.

I've had some bad experiences,but it's not with the teachers. It was more with the students. I've witnessed bullying between the students. My son was a new student of 3 months. And he was threatened to be maced, jumped after school. But me being a caring mother I made sure I was there everyday after school. The staff tries, but some of the kids are rude, disrespectful, and disruptive. The school needs more control of the students. Cause the kids make the school look bad. If they only go to school to learn they'll be fine. But Larkdale.is the best.

In my honest opinion the school has gone down quite a bit and the Principal needs to work on her people skills. My son started out at this school when he was 4-years-old ((7years) ago and they had a wonderful Principal. The Principal that they have now is more into her looks than being hands on with the students. My child has wonderful teachers this year and he's really enjoying school as opposed to last year. Some of the teachers that he had from Pre-K to 2nd grade are gone and the were wonderful teachers.There have been others in between that are still there but it's not the same since the other Principal and teachers left. I'm hearing about numerous students transferring out and I have never seen that happen at this rate. There's so much favoritism amongst some of the teachers and the bullying is also out of control. I'm glad that things seem to be different this year because my child loves his new teachers. The issues at this school are: Being more concerned about passing tests than actually working with the students to improve their grades, bullying amongst students and sometimes from the teachers that have no issues with embarrassing students in front of their peers, and the other staff members being so nasty towards the students ( especially the so-called cafeteria monitors or whatever they are called), and the serious issue with bullying needs to be taken care of asap. Once those things are done then you will see a serious turn around at that school.

The experience was bad and i did not like how many issues was not fix

I absolute appreciate and respect everyone at this school. They are all loving, caring, patient, kind and respectful towards the children and parents. I would definitely recommend to any interested parent. I hope my son will be selected to return for the next school year.