C D Landolt Elementary School

We love McWhirter Elementary. Great staff and teachers. Our kids are always excited for school each day. Bus picks up and drops off down the street from our house which is convenient.

This school is highly recommended why many. But from my own experience (having 3 siblings go here) I would be happy to have my own children go to school here. The teachers are always positive! The staff is amazing! It’s a great school that my family loves.

My son was in special education from kinder and 1st there in general classroom setting. Putting him in this school was such a horrible experience. I couldn't move him to a school out of zone unless the other school approved and since my son is not average, of course no other school wanted to take him. We were stuck here until I finally had to move homes to get him in a different zone. The people in charge here might act nice to your face but anytime I brought up a problem the principal and assistant principal would get rude and get an attitude. They were not following recommendations of my son's IEP which is sad. They complain about the problems but then don't want to follow the recommendations from his evaluation of things he needed to help him succeed in school. They would lock him up in a room in the office sometimes for hours. All the parents were invited for Thanksgiving lunch, when I got there my son was not with his class, it took me a while to find out he was sitting in a separate desk by himself facing the wall during Thanksgiving lunch and the reason for him being there was ridiculous. They would make him eat lunch in the room in the office by himself, this is a kindergartener. He hated going to school he would cry, it was horrible. He was severely behind and all of his academics. They refuse to think it was a good idea to make a behavior intervention plan even though his behavior was putting them in the office all day and he would not be able to learn like that. Again dealing with the principles was a horrible experience and I am so glad that we are finally in a new school that is actually trying to help him and is catching him up now. If you have an average child this might be an okay school, if your child has any kind of special needs I do not recommend for you to go to the school. Just look at the info it says here on this page and it will show you.

You will have one good year following 2/3 bad years. No communication, no consistency.

Worst school I’ve ever had the displeasure of working with. The staff comes in when ever they feel like it having the parents and children wait on them and leave early, EXTREME ATTITUDE from the staff every one of them are white females whom look at you in disgust for waving hello? Had the front desk woman scold my 4 year old child because he didn’t know where his class was? Then scoffed and said “I guess I’ll have to take you” making my son feel very bad about himself. These people think they are so high and mighty and very pretentious when this is a regular neighborhood.. this isn’t Beverly Hills, get over yourself.another incident with my sons teacher being sarcastic and talking over me and my husband over a simply asking where my sons lunch box was? She looked annoyed and said “well you’re just going to have to wait until ALL the children go home for the day to get that back” ?? Weird response being there’s 5 other teachers and teachers helpers literally standing to the side doing absolutely the staff is low iq , no manners and takes no accountability. I can’t wait to put my child in a better school district Away from these weirdos

The teachers were kind and caring, and my daughter really enjoyed her time with them once she settled in. However, the experience with the front office staff was very disappointing. At first, they placed my daughter in the 2-year-old class, but later moved her to the 3-year-old class, saying it would help her learn better. I honestly felt it was more about making room in the 2-year-old class for new enrollments than about what was best for my child.Eventually, they removed my daughter from the program because she wasn’t learning at the level of the older 3-year-olds — even though she’s only 2 and a half. They said my daughter was delayed, so it wasn’t ideal for her to be at their school. But that’s exactly why I chose a private school — smaller classes, more teachers, and better support to help her grow and learn personal skills at her own pace. It felt like they only wanted students who already knew full self-care by 2.5 years old, which is unrealistic for many kids.My daughter cried during the first few days, which is completely normal for a child who’s never been to daycare or school before. According to her teacher, she adjusted quickly and was happy throughout the day. After the July 4th break, she returned and was fine on the first day, but then began crying heavily around nap time and even threw up. The front staff didn’t acknowledge anything might have gone wrong — they insisted she was just crying for no reason. When they called me to pick her up, all of her things were already packed before anyone told me what the decision was.It’s also worth noting that she was only enrolled for the summer, not the fall. I can’t help but feel like they were less patient with her because of that. The teacher herself was always sweet and supportive — she never complained about my daughter. It was only the front office staff who had a problem. I even brought donuts and pizza during the 4 weeks she was there to show appreciation, but sadly, the way things ended was disappointing.