Ellis Elementary School

This school is mostly Hispanic students, but there is too much emphasis on Mexican food and heritage. More emphasis should be placed on European, African diaspora and other Latin American countries. Celebrate the heritage of all students and educate them more about the world. Safety: Seems very safe. Food: poor quality especially the pizza. Many students complain of tummy aches after eating. Teachers: OK, some are great and others just show up for a paycheck. There are no sports here. There are a few clubs that meet early morning, but zero sports. What a waste of big playing field and basketball court. The students spend too much time sitting in classrooms and staring at screens. Teachers need to teach more and stop relying so heavily on YouTube videos. Dismissal procedures have improved, but they need to actively control the traffic on both ends of Carrier. The staff just cares about the cars on property.

Butler is a place that instills both educational and personal excellence in our children. My child has seen improvement year after year with benchmark scores well higher than students their age across the nation. My student from day one took the Butler way to heart, “do the right thing, even when no one is watching.” This incredible Butler staff is engaging, encouraging, and our facility is top in the district. We are fortunate to have an active group of parents within the PTA and Dad’s Club that cohesively works on supporting the student and staff experience. This is our home and happy place where a warm welcome as you walk through the doors is guaranteed! Decisions we make as parents are hard, but let me help you with this one, choose Arlington Independent School District and choose Butler Elementary!

I’m very new here and my daughter hasn’t been here not even a semester and the school is terrible at allowing kids to express themselves or even be heard the principal tries to avoid having to speak with parents and the environment is disappointing

Four star, I am happy with this school so far. But I will like to see more .

This school is amazing, especially if you’re able to support your child’s learning at home. There are quite a few assignments, but they’re meaningful and really help in the long run. My child enjoys going to school and has always liked studying, so the workload has been manageable for us. That said, it could feel a bit challenging at times depending on your child’s learning style. Overall, it’s a great school with strong programs.

I will absolutely never recommend this school to anyone. My son went there and he got a concussion by one of the students bullying him. I told the his teacher that they should make him and the bully apologize but they said they would handle it and they never did. The students there are so unlike the video and the schools so-called principled rules, absolutely no one follows them or cares about them. The school tricks parents into coming to it by the IB program and the principled rules. The teachers also don't know how to handle the children and conflict. This school is so sad and miserable, do not put your child in this place.