R L Thornton Elementary School

Gateway has improve more and more and the teachers really care about the children.

I look back to the warnings which we tried to heed 3 years ago. Now the school has lost its accreditation and no longer employs any Montessori trained teachers. Everything myself, other parents, along with teachers and staff tried to do to save this school ultimately failed. And look what’s left. Look at the constantly decreasing great schools rankings and scores year over year. Great job DISD! You abandoned the best thing South Dallas had going for it.

Terrible that have left a mental scar on my grandson

As stated earlier in my review of this school, Pre-k thru 2nd, I would highly recommend this school, but when it comes to the upper levels (3rd-5th), the school has a lot of weaknesses. If some, not all, of the upper level teachers & leaders of the school could get along, (tension) wouldn't AFFECT the student's learning & growth environment, which it has, and their test score would probably improve significantly. In other words, do not let how you feel about one another spill over into the classroom and negatively impact the students. I'm sure most you went to college to have a positive impact in students' lives. I'm who I am today because of good, wholesome, old-school teachers and counselors who cared for my well-being. :)