J.S. Clark Magnet Elementary School

This is an awesome school! I have one that attended from Pre-K that is now a high school freshman. I have another child that is in 3rd grade, and one that will be attending next year as a pre-k student. This school is about nurturing each child and building character. This is the best environment that focuses on achieving and doing their very best and being the very best.

The teachers keep you involved in what's going on in your child's daily activities at school and The principal is up to date on all safety procedures concerning anything that could happen around the school. Therefore I feel safe with my son attending Barkdull Faulk Elementary School. They also help the community as well. They are trying to get new sidewalk so the kids will be safe walking back and forth from school. They are also trying to get more police patrol for the community. So the community will be safer for the kids. Over all they are teaching my son in a way that he love's school!

Do not send your children to this school if at all possible! Politically influenced by money and who the principal and teachers know. This school has a reputation and a legacy history for only caring about the parents income. Look at the school website! Email a random teacher and see if they respond (ha)! Technology challenged is an understatement (because scanning and attaching a homework worksheet is so hard). These are the people teaching our children. The new principal is worse than the last one, continuous nasty notes sent home every week harassing the parents about being one minute late. The administrative staff is a joke and it will take 15 minutes to check in your child if you are late due to traffic or any other unforeseen issue. Monroe City School Board needs to send in a David Claxton type to clean this school up. Lexington's principal will never be as good as David Claxton. Be thankful when your child moves on to Sallie Humble! David Claxton obviously reminded the Lexington teachers who transitioned to his school that they will love and care about their students - bottom line! SINGLE MOTHER'S BEWARE these teacher's despise and judge you...no matter what you do.

I can't say enough good things about this school. We were worried that our autistic grandson wouldn't do well when he started Prek. But from day one all the teachers and staff embraced him and made him feel like he was something special. They made all the children feel special. The secretary was always standing by the door in the mornings to greet each child by name and was there to say goodbye in the afternoon. I wish we were zoned for Crosley so he could have gone to Kindergarten there. Crosley spoiled us!

Grace is the best academic experience you are going to get in the area. The teachers are incredible and the level of attention that your children receive is unbeatable. It is also more diverse and inclusive than most other private schools in the area. We love our little school!