Hickory Elementary School

Our family moved to the area last year due to a military transfer from FL. Unfortunately, the educational system in FL is lacking and I found all four of my children were behind by MD standards. FLES welcomed my youngest two children with open arms and provided them with the necesary support to get them where they needed to be. They LOVE going to school here. They're safe, happy, making lots of friends and getting an excellent eduction at FLES!

Wonderful environment for learning and building friendships! Teachers and admin are wonderful!

My children did not feel supported at the school. They were both bullied terribly because they were not in the popular kid crowd. They self reported multiple times and while bullying in the lower school is somewhat addressed the middle school is a joke. My son’s feet were literally peed on under the bathroom door and the head of the school laughed it off. He did not feel supported in the school at all. My younger child had special learning needs so we left because she got more support in our public school. They do have lots of events to get parents in the school. They always ask for donations during these events. We were satisfied with the majority of the teachers but if you had to move up the chain of command, it was a waste of time. We were asked to sign an NDA when we left the school because of the ways my child was treated. We did not sign anything. They didn’t push it because they knew we had enough information to damage their reputation. We joined a group of 5 families and reported on ways neurodivergent kids are treated. It is my mission for people to really ask around before assuming kids with learning differences get better assistance in a private school.