Murchison Elementary School

My son attended kindergarten through fifth grade at Brookhollow. I had initially hesitated to put him in public school because he was identified as both gifted and special needs. We came to Brookhollow after a couple of failed attempts with small private schools that advertised themselves as supporting kids with ADHD and other learning differences. Unfortunately, we quickly learned that despite their marketing, small private schools don’t usually have staff who are properly trained with those conditions. Brookhollow was a godsend. The teachers were loving and attentive, and though the school struggled with being underresourced by the state, the administrators consistently were able to do a lot with a little. My son thrived at Brookhollow, which has a wonderful, cozy neighborhood culture. All the teachers seemed to know his name, and we were always dealt with warmly and supportively by all staff we engaged with. I would note that Brookhollow struggles with communicating promptly and consistently, although there are several different newsletters; the events that apply only to a single grade or class can easily get lost in the busyness, especially when the overstretched teachers are the ones responsible for communicating about them. I thought this was a small price to pay for access to such dedicated and experienced staff, though. My family feels extremely lucky to have experienced Brookhollow under Ms. Harris, the current principal. What a gift!

When I bought my house here, RL Elementary's rating was 9. In the early of 2025 it became 6! Why?? The headmaster sounds nice but not helpful. The teacher we had looks nice but kid doesn't feel love. The third day of K, when I pick up my kid, he came out stamping on his feet. I asked why, turned out he didn't get his turn to pee before going out to the playground. And at the playground, he asked to pee, the teacher said something like: "u had ur chance"... Anyway, I still hope RL Elementary could be better, the headmaster has to make big changes.

This school is focused 50% on Spanish emersion, they do not have funding because the majority of District being tier 1, the principal plays fair with the district and does not advocate for more funding and wants to play fair with the district. If your child has disabilities and needs SPED or a 504 support this is not the school for your child. I have been dealing with this for years.

We just didn't have a good experience. The learning expectations were extremely low, the teachers seemed burned out and no one really seemed to care. My child's classes apparently had loads of interruptions by a few troublemakers. She wasn't learning much, and she was becoming frustrated. We moved.