Indian River Intermediate School

I heard the nothing but great things about this school and it must be true. The office staff is amazing. My son's teachers, Mr. Hebert and Mrs. Fowler are amazing! The atmosphere difference from Calcium Primary and this school is like night and day. I am looking forward to an awesome year. People truly do make all the difference.

We love this school, our child's teacher is magnificent and the curriculum is far superior to the previous states we have lived in. The school places a great deal of emphasis on character education. My kids have not been in a school that focuses so much on bullying before. We felt welcome from the time we entered the school and met with the office staff, the counselor, and the principals. My only issue is that this school is only for 4th and 5th grades, which means we only get to stay for one more year.

This is my daughter's 4th school in 5 years and is the worst one she has attending. The teachers fail to challenge the students that are more advanced. My daughter spends most of her time assisting the other students in her class. I don't send her to school to be a teacher's aide, I teach her learn.

This school is terribly behind. They are doing work that is at least 6 months to 1 year behind what my daughter was doing at her last public school. It wouldn't be so bad if they gave gifted children something to do, but after talking with the principal, the guidance counselor, and my daughter's teacher the only thing they have come up with is to give my daughter extra work (not anything further advanced than the other kids, just more worksheets of the same subject/level) to keep her busy. I showed them her SRA reading levels from her last school (9th grade reading level) and their answer to that was to put her at a 5th grade reading level instead of 4th grade - not much of a help. After interviewing at other schools in the area, we have decided to put her in Immaculate Heart Central (IHC) next year. They are the only school that seems to be happy to help children excel rather than just keep them busy. I am sorely disappointed in IRIS.

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