Harris J R Elementary School

This is the worst school ever they don't support kids when need help when kids get in trouble they dont discipline the kids when a kid is harassing other student the principle dont even do nothing they just ignore it also when a parent is yelling and screaming right in-front of the school the school dont do nothing about it when is on the property they should have a concern about other parent but the school dont they just let the parent yell and be disrespectful.They force teacher to work after school withouth pay and make them come certain day to school on a holiday withouth pay if its an activity is not even voluntary is by force. Also they reject people that apply do to discrimination also when teacher are doing their job as a teacher they be firing the teacher just because they send student to the office because they being bad in class so they fire the teacher fir doing their job

If possible, I would give this school 1 and a half stars. I substituted there today along with a few other people. The 5th graders from many classes behaved terribly, and that was with their teachers still in the building for training. I have been there to substitute before and overall student behavior has gotten worse. I've been there for other grades as well. I am not sure if it's because of administration or overall expectations for the students but the overall behavior in the class I covered and what I saw in other classes lets me know that there are definitely many areas that need improvement in the school.

I moved my two kids to this school because the ratings were great. After a not so good experience at another school my oldest child fell behind. We came in thinking it would take months for her to get where she needed to be. But, after entering De Zavala she was able to “catch up” in only a few weeks! Her reading improved incredibly! Her math knowledge grew and her overall confidence was boosted! My youngest who is in pre-k knows his numbers to 30, he knows his ABC’s and most of the letter sounds. It is October he’s learned this so quickly! I am truly amazed at their progress here. A few things I dislike is there is no after school programs. There used to be a YMCA but it is no longer offered. My work schedule varies and unfortunately getting to them by 2:50-3pm is a struggle for us. The school is also very small, when they did their holiday program we were all crammed in the cafeteria it was really uncomfortable. They’ve also attempted to do other events in the basketball courts, and it’s usually hot still crowded and short staffed. Wish they had more parking! Overall the great educational knowledge my kids have gained overshadows the negatives.

This school used to be a good school but now its not , it has changed a lot and lost a lot of good teachers, staff and principals along the way. They have added a new vice principal that shouldn't be there. Not friendly , the way she speaks to the students as well as the parents. When a situation arises she does not look at both sides of the story to see why such incident happened speaks loud to the kids and parents find her rude. They do not address situations that need to be addressed such as a child acting like a dog barking at the other kids , biting and licking them. This goes on as if nothing is wrong. This little girl has got some issues that need to be addressed and instead of the school helping it just allows her to act that way. Would not recommend this school to anyone while that Vice Principal is there.