Sitton Elementary School

Unfortunately some teachers are burnt out here. More time is spent dealing with behaviors than learning, which is exhausting for everyone. A few teachers have established good community in their classrooms.

Our child came here from Montessori school. It was a huge learning curve as Holy Cross is more rigorous and demands a lot out of their children. We have seen huge growth in the areas most concerned with (reading and math), and these folks were ON IT in regards to the pandemic. Although a difficult time for all, they hired a consultant on remote learning to help direct how to effectively teach in this unprecedented time. As a family with two full time parents the school worked hard to provide balance between academic standards and demands being placed on parents. We are not Catholic, but happy that we had a community to support us and rally around all the kids to instill hope in a scary time. We are not lower income, but thrilled we put our child in a Title 1 supported school (we had no idea going in what this meant), as the "forced" tutoring ("we are notifying you that your child is behind in ____ and we have set up for them to receive tutoring / summer school"). We are not POC, but grateful our child is part of a school that fosters cultural diversity (NONE at her montessori school). For those concerned about affording this school, they provide various financial assistance and have a huge donation closet of uniforms. Principal and teachers don't mince words, so if you are a parent that needs sugar coating or reassuring your child is doing okay, it may be a tough adjustment. This is a small school who's heart extends way past the walls of their lovingly outdated building (no AC, but again, may be part of their character building program ;). Highly recommend you checking this school out for your child.