Starrett Elementary School

They didn’t even have sports the principal had to get more teachers because they couldn’t handle the kids, A teacher would hit on a lot of kids and be cussing them out and I don’t like that so i took my child out of that school and i might sue. and the principals always believed the worst kids over the good kids.

I called inquiring about information and I believe the front desk staff named Janet was extremely disrespectful and rude. I am seriously going to be ending a lease that we just signed because of the rudeness that is allowed at this school. If your front desk staff if rude, disrespectful and disgusting then how can I expect anything less from anyone else at the school. This is completely and utterly unacceptable. You cannot answer 1 simple question if you are speaking over someone. How can you, “try to be nice this morning” and you don’t even let the person speak. Yeah I don’t care if I lose my deposit, I will not send my children to this school

With two children enrolled, one of whom has dyslexia and had to do speech therapy as well, I can tell you that the time and effort spent on each individual student to help them succeed is superior at Fitzgerald. Teachers from pre-k to 6th grade are phenomenal, and the communication and support they give meets parents far more than just halfway. We couldn't recommend Fitzgerald more.

Year 2025. Please take your child anywhere but West Elementary. The teachers engage in unfair grading practices and favoritism. For instance, they'll give your children grades on diagnostic tests . There is no uniform grading policy or best practices implemented. No accountability whatsoever. Teachers have high failure rates. There is no district initiative to solve this issue when it's lazy teachers submitting only 3-5 grades in the gradebook per term. God bless you if your child has any type of special needs because they will not be accommodated. The administration is lame at best and engages in willful indifference of students failing and bullying. They do nothing to curb and target thug-like behavior occurring that disrupts classes. The teachers won't communicate with you. When parents complain about issues mean spirited teachers which is very common; the administration will gaslight you and deny, deny, deny. There are nearby inner city schools with high populations of poverty and English Language Learners who are scoring higher than the kids at West Elementary due to the poor teaching practices. There are only two in class parties a year for the elementary kids. Most of the staff acts like they hate children. They tend to hire people with the same mentality yearly. Arlington ISD is going to the dogs. the board members do absolutely nothing but take pictures. Avoid Arlington ISD and particularly West like Covid 19. Our tax dollars are being wasted.