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The current STAAR rating for this school is an ""F." I was a teacher at this school for many years. I've had a lot of support from principals that were professional and had great leadership qualities. For there to be an improvement in the rating, there must be a change in the current principal at Pillow. The principal talks and treats teachers with disrespect. Teachers did not feel valued and were retaliated against. So for two years in a row there has been a HUGE turnover in the staff. This principal lacks the knowledge and leadership of how to run a school. Parents, teachers, and members of the community have voiced concerns with supervisors but she continues run the school into the ground. It is a shame to see how the school has changed for the worst.

Dedicated teachers, warm and welcoming classrooms and emphasis is on character and curriculum.

The teachers and staff at this school work very hard to make learning interesting and fun for the students. Every teacher I have encountered at Wooten has a passion for teaching young children. The school still does tend to put too much emphasis on the state tests--as most schools do. My children love this school!

Overall I feel that teachers need more experience/help or need less children in classrooms. I dislike the way teachers use students to help in the mornings during student drop off while they (the teachers) are on their cellphones or laptops not paying much attention to to student safety. This school does not fundraisers or even allow parents to bring their children cupcakes or a cake for their birthdays. There are a lot of things this school should change but I feel that overall I don't really recommend it.