Dr Donald Wharton Elementary School

Best school in the area hands down. I see previous old reviews of principal not being good, well this current principal is great, nothing like the old reviews. Teachers are for the most part great and comunicate with parents effectively. Only had one person give issues but after addressed to the principal have had no further issues. More is being offered at the school regarding activities and early start to doors being open earlier. Overall great school with great people especially for a city school. Overall great staff at this school.

if you were looking to send a student into a school, I highly not suggest this school, the school is poorly underfunded, the maintenance is bad, the teachers criticize everything students do and treat them poorly. I hear reports of staff constantly yelling at younger students like 1st to 2nd grade, which that seems a bit abusive to yell at a younger kid! Schools building walls are severely damaged in some areas, and the paint is coming off the walls, school is also short on staff. They basically do repairs every like nine months. Also, some of the teachers in the school brag about how they get masters degree and can say that students shouldn’t complain about getting pushed too much when the teachers are literally pushing them too hard saying oh we’re just preparing you for high school. But they literally save us when you’re like in fifth six or seventh grade like you should at least get taught eighth grade skills at least not high school stuff until you’re an eighth grader. Press the last time I think someone ever got a job there was maybe like three years ago. insured this school is not a safe place for students to express feelings to others. Students constantly pick on others and staff does nothing about it. Graffiti is also everywhere in the school.

Went to school there. terrible principal she was and still is rude and condescending she definitely needs to be fired, told my family that my IEP and 504 was fake and that i didn’t need one let alone never used it when i got one (which schools are legally required to follow an IEP) had a therapist and psychiatrist come in to tell them that i definitely needed certain requirements and still never cared, a few rude teachers and translators that were there, had one teacher tell my mother that my family needed counseling and i was faking everything. the way they would talk to students should be talked about more. will never send my kids here and will always advocate how terrible this school really is.