Richardson Terrace Elementary School

We love Jess Harben, the staff, and the administration. Lots of opportunities to get involved as a parent. Behavioral issues have been addressed swiftly. The teachers are warm and genuinely care for their students.

Overall, this school has not been great for us. The teaching quality is all over the place. Some great teachers, but some really bad teachers, too, that should not be anywhere near kids. Punitive, shaming approach in some classrooms, and unfortunately, very little real accountability from administration.

I attended this elementary school from Kindergarten through 4th grade. I am now in college, and to this day tell people about how thankful I am to have gone to Heights Elementary. This school has a wide range of diversity, that I didn't even realize was unordinary until I moved schools. Living my day to day life with people who were not of the same race, religion, economic status, or family dynamic as me has formed so much of who I am as a person. From my time at this school it is what lead me to study Social Work and pursue a career in education. Overall it has made me value differences among people. Which now, from leaving Richardson for college, I see that many people lack compassion, understanding, or even tolerance of people who differ from themselves. So I would highly recommend this school, because any standard elementary school will educate your child with state mandated information, but from attending this school they will inherit life skills that many adults are still failing to grasp.

I would give this school one of the lowest grades possible. The administration does next to nothing for the teachers, and that's the reason for an extremely high turnover rate. Some of the best teachers at that school are moving to other schools because there is no stability there. 4 principals in the last 3 years, and the administration constantly throws teachers under the bus.

My rate is hi.. I give 5star

Horrible! There is no community, most teachers are rude, my mental health has declined from going to this school, and (from what I see) the special education teachers are rude to the special education kids!