Murphy Elementary School

Great principle, great school, great children and great location. 5 Stars!! This elementary school was not even in place until August of 2014 so any review prior to that is not relevant.

I pulled my daughter out of Donley two weeks in to the school year! I received a phone call from the automated system saying that my 6 year old was absent from school, but I put her on the bus my self that morning. I immediately called the school to make sure that it was a mistake, but found out that for the first 30 - 40 minutes of the school day her teacher did not know where she was.When I asked what happened, and if the buses were late getting to the school, her teacher told me nonchalantly that the buses were on time, and that she figured my daughter was just late because she was eating breakfast in the lunch room. The teacher proceeded to tell me that she sent my daughter back out of her kindergarten class with no adult supervision to get a tardy slip at the main office. She has two adult aids in her class, but chose to send her alone back into the hallway to find her way to the main office. When I asked her why she did not send my daughter to the office with supervision, she told me that my daughter is old enough to find her way around the school, and that kindergarten students are expected to know their way around by the second week. I later found out that my daughter was wandering the halls with an older girl, during the time that her teacher was not aware of her whereabouts. I picked her up immediately and switched her to Whitehills right away.

0/10 my son would fake sick so he wouldn't have to go

Horrible. There are so many excellent public schools in the area. My children were ill-prepared for the rigor of the schools once leaving this school. They missed out on so much opportunity and education while at this school. I wish that I had pulled them earlier. I could not be more happy with the public schools in the area. Very grateful we found them when we did.

My two kids are finishing their second year at Stepping Stones Montessori. I would highly recommend this school and am pleased that we found it. We came to this school after moving to Michigan and I was glad that my kids could continue their Montessori education without missing a beat. The teachers are wonderful and truly follow the Montessori method. I receive informative news letters about what my children are doing each week and have the opportunity to be involved in the school community.