Lockhart Elementary

My daughter was in the dual program from Kinder-5th grade. She loved the school, all of her teachers and the students in her classes. The staff is friendly, engaging and they work with families to ensure that the students have what they need to be successful. I highly recommend this school and the dual immersion program.

My child was bullied by a student and a teacher of a third grade class. The principal took months to do a so-called investigation where the conclusion was that my child did the same things to the bully that the bully did to them. The letter was back-dated to a month before it was actually sent to us meaning that sat on the letter that long. The teacher told the children at the beginning of the year not to taddle-tale on each other or they'd get in trouble. The teacher also isolated my child and moved them to a different class' table for lunch without consulting us when we reported the bullying.

My son has been a student at FRES since Kindergarten, and I have never seen a more dedicated and caring staff. As a former teacher, I've worked with a lot of people who are "just there for the paycheck", but every person I've interacted with at FRES goes above and beyond - they all deserve a raise! The staff are excellent with communication, and are just genuinely kind and personable people.

My son was a student here for 3 years and fell behind with many of the other students. The teachers barely meet the minimum curriculum needed for the age requirements of the state. Physical fights in classrooms and bullying are very common here. I removed my child from this school and he has been excelling academically, socially, and emotionally. This school will only hold your child’s potential back. I highly recommend not going here.

Thales Academy Knightdale consistently prioritizes administrative policies and internal goals over the actual success and development of its students. Rather than working with families and students to address challenges, the school enforces rigid rules that can completely derail a child’s education. Students can be removed from the program for exceeding 12 tardies in a single academic year, regardless of circumstances or academic performance. The most alarming part is how casually this is handled — the school will literally terminate a student’s enrollment and “wish you the best” in the same sentence, offering no meaningful support or transition plan. This approach feels less like an educational partnership and more like a system designed to protect policies instead of students.