Irma Dru Hutchison Elementary School

My son loved school Kinder and Pre-K. This school changed that drastically came 1st and 2nd grade. This is not a safe space bullying is allowed and hidden. It it taken seriously based on what the school thinks you will do.They got rid of previous principal who was a God send to keep the truth and there stats low. I will be taking this to court. My son has shown exceptional excellent growth since I removed him and put him in a private school.

My son was sent to this school for his summer school. He was so excited to go to summer school. After, the first day, I ask him how his day went. He told me that "the principal said I am too expensive to be in summer school". I asked him why would the principal say that. His response was "I don't know, may be because I am the only student with a brown face in my class". There was a mix up in his summer school registration and he had to be with the principal for a while that first day, until things were sorted out. To say I was shocked was an understatement. Why a principal would make such statement to a child (he's PreK) baffles me. I followed up with that principal, she apologized and said she couldn't remember saying something like that to him. But he had a very nice experience with his teacher. When I asked about his teacher, he responded "My teacher is really nice and is not like my principal". He didn't want to go to the school the next day until I assured him that he wouldn't be with the principal again. Thankfully, he's not a regular student in that school and I can't wait for him to finish the summer school and leave the school

Excellent Kindergarten experience with Mrs. Pearce. She isamazing. enough said.

Mrs. Santana is the teacher of my son - 1st grade and she is wonderful! She loves the kids & very attentive with them. We love her! Thank you & keep going with all the great heart growing!

It’s a very loving school and my girls have really loved it! We moved and the girls adjusted perfectly fine and teacher made them feel welcomed

Fantastic school that has ‘saved’ my child. Shady Oak follows empirically validated literature on what is developmentally appropriate for child learners (unlike public schools which cater to funding$$$, and parochial schools which focus on religion, morals, policies). Excellent school. My child has improved reading dramatically here and is at ease. The environment is inclusive and structured, yet promotes independence. I wish more schools focused on the social/emotional development as much as they do academics. Our kids would be in a much better spot holistically speaking.

My daughter was enrolled last school year in PreK3, and our experience was very wonderful. Our daughter really looked forward to going to school every day to learn something new. She did not even want to go home because she loved interacting with her classmates and teachers. The extended daycare program was also incredibly fun for her as well. The supportive and nurturing of the Christian community was greatly felt by us. The classroom set up was comfortable. It had organized learning centers that were safe and clean. My daughter is also enrolled this school year. I highly recommend this school.