Fairmount Elementary School

This school is great for preparing the children for the real world, but I don't think they spend enough time on their studies. Some may disagree but education is just as important in the real world, and the children need to spend equal time on their studies due to time issues in schools children should be given more homework

My son has gone to Haynesfield for Kindergarten and started in first grade. We are moving out of state and hate to leave this school!!! It has been wonderful!!! 70% of the students are tuition students from out of the city zone. That alone says how much parents WANT their kids to go to this school. It is a conscious choice not one of geography. The teacher's, special are teachers and admin staff all genuinely care for each student. My only complaint is that we have to leave!!

Our family has never felt less welcome in an educational environment. I have the very strong impression that our children are considered sub-standard citizens because they are new to the school. They are great kids and also bright students. They have been talked down to and reprimanded including phone calls and emails home for things such as not standing with their hands at their sides in a school photo (his hands were behind his back instead) and sitting near a group of kids who were talking during a class visit to the counselor. In the phone call the counselor actually gave me a list of names our kids should and should not be friends with. These calls and emails are not only petty but unnecessary in a child’s first 5 school days. I can’t speak toward the academics at this point other than both kids were given poor grades for assignments they weren’t actually present for by 3 different teachers- these were or will be corrected after we brought this up. Again, not a welcoming environment by staff and a very sad start to what we hope will be a quality academic future in Bristol. One positive the students have all been very kind.

I love that school they were so kind

The ONLY thing I would hold against TACA is its geographical location. It's in a rougher part of Bristol and my daughter refuses to go to any other school so we are stuck living in an area we dont really want to so we can get her to school in a timely manner.