Scales Elementary School

Great school and staff Clean and safe

Franklin road has very inconsistent learning environments from one class to another. Teachers seem confused on policy and how and when to enforce it. The academics range from strict teaching where the teacher wants answers verbatim to fill in the blank child like note sheets for high school level. The maturity of the students is appalling. The school does not do a good job of communicating basic info or if your child is having any type of issues. The families are not welcoming toward each other. It’s a very scattered, chaotic, and toxic environment. It feels more like a poorly ran homeschool tutorial than a prestigious private school.

This is the best school I could find so far my kid loves has plenty of freinds

We have been at Salem since ribbon cutting. All three of our children have attended several years. One is now in high school, one in middle and our youngest is a current Salem Saint. We are dual zoned city and county. So we have a choice and chose Salem. We have been very happy with our experience. Our youngest has an IEP for medical issues and a reading disability. Her intervention teacher has been amazing. Our child had a two year regression of tested academic skills during Covid her kindergarten year due to a severe medical condition before diagnosis. We are very involved parents who have partnered with the school and the results have been amazing. In 4th grade she’s nearly completely on track in reading and earned all A’s. There is. A lot of parent involvement, the PTO is very active as well and there are a lot of fun clubs and activities for kids. They also offer ESP after school care (the county elementary schools do not). We love Salem!