Carmel Elementary School

Carmel Elementary has been a fantastic school so far for our 1st grade daughter. We were off put by the average scores that the school was rated at prior to last year; however, any low scores are highly unfounded. We love Carmel and couldn’t be happier. The school is beautiful, clean, and decorated with massive murals inside that I wish were on the walls of my elementary school when I grew up. It seems like almost monthly there are great activities (Movie nights, Art Classes, School Fairs and festivals with tons of games, etc…) nearly every month. The carpool line is quick in the mornings, the busses are easy and reliable, the school has a permanent School officer to keep kids safe, and the teachers and principal truly care about the kids (it’s not just a job to them). This year, Carmel received a prestigious state award for being in the Top 5% of the Best Schools in Georgia. Keep doing what your doing Carmel, because we’ve got another Daughter who’s 1.5yrs old now who’s coming in the next couple years too. :)

Both of my kids went to Carmel, the youngest is currently in 5th grade. The teachers, administrators and the principle are awesome and genuinely care about the kids. I can easily reach out to their teachers and they are very quick to reply. Kids are given plenty of support if needed Both of my kids had/have good experiences in there.

Carmel Elementary is the BEST school I have ever had the pleasure of working! The teachers are all passionate about educating and loving our students. Great things are happening here, and I am thankful to be apart of our amazing community! GO COLTS!

Carmel Elementary School is the best school that I have ever stepped foot into. The teachers are caring and truly work their butts off for the success of their students. The students are supported by faculty and admin from every direction. Carmel deserves 5 stars in every category!

This school was rated at a 7/10 before we moved to this new community. However, it seems it has now been rated 5/10 and I would wholly concur with that rating. This school is underperforming. It is below average. Meaningful communication between the administration and parents is non existent; even after multiple family members have reached out via email. Meaningful communication between my son’s 3rd grade teacher is nonexistent. We barely see work class work come home. There no opportunity to review common mistakes when nothing comes home. The homework is inadequate. We have had to pay for private tutoring in order for our son to get the extra instruction he needs. All of the tutors say how bright he is, but I fear an otherwise bright student will fall behind if we keep him in this school. In fact, the tutoring facility had a conference with his teacher and experienced the same lack of depth in communication and educational know how that we are seeing. Their only comment was that the teacher was nice. They couldn’t get much more than that even after attempting to lead the conversation. The applications, Canvas mainly, but also ParentSquare, that they use are inferior. The facilities are below average. I cannot wait until we move into our new home so that we can get my son out of this place. Cherokee County schools in general have been a disappointment. We were unable to get our child into the school that services the neighborhood our home is being built in because of some antiquated rules about zoning; even though our home is scheduled to be completed this month - well before the end of the school year. I have my suspicions that these rules have more to do with politics and income than serving the community. We are considering private school if this new school (Woodstock Elementary) doesn’t do better than Carmel. This has been the absolute worst educational experience for any of us, including my 21 year old daughter.