Oxbow Creek Elementary School

Ok Elm Creek also has an issue with some kids with emotional disorders being allowed to go too far resulting in classroom distractions and some bullying incidents. 2 of my 3 kids were victims of physical bullying at that school while there, BUT the principal herself got involved to mediate and resolve it. One student got expelled, regardless of the IEP and she moved another student to a different class. I think that's why I would still recommend this school. The principal, front office and most of the teachers are excellent. The teachers try hard and are dedicated to trying to help kids learn, and the ones who don't are not around long. I would love to see this school figure out what to do with all these disruptive and poorly behaved kids, and then their testing results would be a lot better. Maybe this will change with the new elementary school and boundary changes in 2026.

Teachers don’t do anything about your problems; they just contact your parents with a whole different story about your problem.

Terrible, my kid was getting hurt by another kid in there class, so what a great parent would do was email the school, he said he would talk to them and he never did, the teachers are hard on kids like 9-11 year olds I’m talking, most teachers are nice but the office is a different story, they expect them to be little angels 24/7, and people were worried about things outside of school. If you send your kid here please only for K-3

This has been one of our best decisions to send our kids to this school. Throughout the Covid era, the school planned four different levels based on cases, that they would implement to stay open & in person. While kids across the street had 2hrs/day in front of a tablet, SVDP had the kids in person for the full day. The following year, the difference in learning was massive. The school does a great job communicating with parents. There are weekly emails from the teachers on the past week and what's coming up. Additionally, the school has further communication on events or all school learning, so you have a notice as a parent. You as a parent are in the know with what your kids are being taught. The principal knows most parents by name and is always open to having a conversation.They have done a good job with not tolerating bullying and making sure that the kids learn to get along with different people. The strong enforcement of "no phones/tech" (other than school items) has been huge in keeping this to a minimum.

I went to this school from 3rd-8th grade and the experience was absolutely awful. Do not go here.