Lullwater School

I have two kids at Hawthorne -- 5th and 2nd grade. Both have been there since Pre-K. We absolutely LOVE Hawthorne! I sing its praises every chance I get. The small class size, caring teachers, and amazing principal make this school truly a special place. I am baffled by the review that said "good luck getting special services." Hawthorne is an inclusion school -- the only elementary school in DeKalb that follows this model! They know better than anyone how to support kids with special needs. Both of my kids receive 504 accommodations, and the entire process has been seamless. I'll be a bit sad when my 5th graders leaves Hawthorne next year, but at least we have a few more years with the younger one!

OGE is highly under rated. If you look at our test scores we are a 9 out of 10. Even though it is a Growth over Proficiency school. However this website includes other insignificant categories that drag the numbers down. My experience is that the staff is using solid learning tools and that they do care for all types of children. If you are worried about Covid, and you want your child to receive a great education, then OGE is the place to be. The distance learning model needed a few tweaks at first, but now it is humming along. I am typically a very critical parent. I rarely write a review. I have to say their performance as of late has really impressed me. They receive the highest marks I can give. Along with a few donation checks as well....Keep it up OGE

Love our experience thus far. First grader been in the school the past 2 years. New principal seems fantastic. Club offerings and activities are wonderful from garden club to kindness club. Daughter is looking forward to girls who game club when she is older. We have had 2 fantastic teachers. Overall we love our school.

Send your kids elsewhere until this principal is removed. I have pulled my kids and suggest others do the same. Read all the previous posts. It's really sad what has happened to the amazing teachers that felt they had to leave to be happy. What was once a little neighbor gem of a school is now a sad place with incompetent leaders.