John Robert Lewis Elementary School

My child has been at this school since kindergarten. I definitely believe your experience can be teacher dependent because like with most things some care and some just don’t. We have yet to be blessed with a teacher that really values her role as a teacher. I understand that teachers DO NOT get paid enough and do not have enough support. My expectation is to collaborate in my child’s learning especially if in the classrooms there is a lack of support for the teacher. However, there is a huge communication in regard to all things but most importantly my child’s education. From what I heard this did use to be a great school. I tried to give grace initially because I heard that things had changed but at this point they have just not gotten better. There are activities for parent engagement but the notice you get maybe about 48hours or less. So far with my child I get no real communication or information on what he is doing in school or how I can reinforce it at home. It’s not for lack of trying I ask questions and typically get no response or some type of deflection. Also this site says ratios are 1:12 which is false, they are typically 1:25 min. no matter the classroom, traditional, traditional inclusion, or Montessori classroom.

CV is an incredible school. The 2 teacher model ensures everyone’s needs can be met. My kid loves learning and going to school. I love the schools commitment to the 3Rs- respect, responsibility and resourcefulness. Everyone is happy. For our family, it’s worth the investment.

The school is not a safe environment for young children. The staff has repeatedly lost my child and then taken steps to obfuscate communication. The last communication we had with the school was that they unenrolled him when we tried to escalate our concerns. The school itself is owned by a Private Equity firm, yep, that’s right, Wall Street comes to Main Street so hopefully that gives all the parents warm fuzzies. The school is more concerned with protecting their bottom line and reputation than the health and well-being of vulnerable youth.

Our family has been a part of the IHM community for a number of years - since our oldest started in K and is now a senior in High School. We also currently have multiple kids enrolled at the school in Middle and Elementary. This school has been a part of our family for so long now we really couldn't imagine them going to school anywhere else. We have been consistently happy with the supportive teaching staff and academic rigor that this school provides. We would definitely encourage anyone looking at schools in the area to choose this one - we love it!

The management is terrible, and there is clear discrimination against children based on race and ethnicity. I wouldn’t recommend it to anyone. We were searching for a Christian school in our area and found this one through Google, but it was a huge disappointment.