Dexter Elementary School

St. Ann has been a wonderful place for my child to go to school. From homerooms to specials, teachers and office workers have been doing a great job from home. They’ve made it easy, in a tough time. Says a lot about the school!

ILS is our home away from home for our grandchildren. Our granddaughters have attended since PK4 and PK3. They are now in 6th and 3rd grade. They are second generation as their father attended!The classes are small enough that they get the attention they need to be successful!I am blessed that they get to learn about Jesus and build their faith in a safe, loving environment!

The school is, on the whole, a good experience. The campus is beautiful and open, and the school has something for everyone. After school clubs and sports help students to be more well rounded and focus on their interests, while classes in school hammer down fundamentals of their class. However, it does suffer from a few problems, specifically in academics. It can feel at times like athletics are almost a priority, while academics sit on the backburner in most situations. As a middle schooler in honors classes, some classes haven’t been a challenge for me, even some of the honors classes. That isn’t to say that they’ve been easy, and I’ve been able to breeze past every class, but some specific classes don’t feel like they are giving an adequate amount of instruction for the grade level. Some positives are in the academics, such as the rotating schedule, which may be hard to grasp at first. However, it does help to combat feelings of repetition by changing the order of classes every day. The teachers seem to care about their work, and teachers help students that may be lost in the material and/or confused. No one should fail a class unless they are not putting in effort to the class. The headmaster, Braxton Brady, is the best headmaster I could ask for. He continually prioritizes the students wellbeing while still making sure that they are achieving in school. However, the school has continually proven to be run “loosely.” (Mr. Brady excluded) Events and important dates are constantly changing, and it can be hard to know what is happening at school, especially for parents. The school has no problem of serious bullying, and everyone will find at least one friend. There is no problem of physical violence if students act with more than one brain cell, and continued physical violence has not happened whatsoever in school. No teacher will ever turn a blind eye to bullying if they are aware that it is happening. I may have focused on the negatives, but that isn’t to say that the school is in shambles. I would recommend it to anyone whose children might be an average kid. It has plenty of opportunities outside of the base curriculum, and it helps students find and stoke their interests. 4/5

Amazing! They make you a part of a community that cares about each and every student

Great. The staff genuinely cares about the students as well as the entire family unit.

The principal is horrible. She doesn’t care about the students. She has the worse attitude. They are so unorganized during COVID. The teachers my child has had are great.