Forest Creek Elementary School

We love Gattis! It feels like such a good family. Weve had amazing teachers and aides that have enriched my children's learning experiences there.

I’ve been disappointed with the recent changes at DFT. The new principal, Lily, appears oblivious to the established culture of the school and the input of veteran teachers. Decisions feel arbitrary, and there is a sense that parent voices are being ignored. The school’s direction feels headed the wrong way, and the lack of receptiveness from the front office makes it difficult to feel confident in the current leadership. Hopefully a change will be made soon for the sake of the students. I'm still giving the school good rating because there really are some great teachers there. It's the admin that could use a lot of improvement

This school is honestly amazing! The parent support is like nothing I’ve seen before. The pta and homeroom parents support the teachers and staff. The teachers seem to actually enjoy their jobs and aren’t burnout. The staff is all so tenured. My second child is on year 4 and I have one that went kinder through 5th and I’ve never had a complaint. Any concern I had was always addressed and followed up with. It is truly an amazing school.

I enrolled my twin boys in the Spanish Immersion Kindergarten program, and unfortunately, our experience was deeply disappointing. Both of my children had a very difficult time, and their dissatisfaction with the program was evident early on.The classroom environment was not conducive to learning or communication. I made multiple efforts to engage with the teacher to better understand the curriculum and find ways to support my children at home. Unfortunately, my outreach was often met with resistance, lack of communication, and an overall unwillingness to collaborate.When I raised concerns with the assistant principal, I was disheartened by the lack of support. Both the teacher and assistant principal suggested that my children may have behavioral or learning challenges. Following their recommendation, I had my sons formally evaluated by the school, and the results confirmed that neither child had any such issues. This only reinforced my belief that the core issue lay in the quality of instruction and classroom management.I also spoke with other parents in the same class and found that many shared similar concerns about the teacher’s effectiveness and the overall learning environment. When I brought these concerns to the principal, I again received no meaningful support or resolution.Given this experience, I am in the process of transferring my children to a different school. I am extremely dissatisfied with the way this situation was handled by the school’s staff and administration. I cannot recommend this program based on our experience. In fact, I HIGHLY recommend putting your children in ANY other school!!

I can't say enough positive things about Highland Park Elementary. We have had a positive experience, and my daughter is performing just above grade level in all areas. She is in third grade and has been at this school since kindergarten.

This school is such a special place. To have people that truly love and take care of your kids while you are away from them is invaluable! The class sizes are small and yet they still seem to have a very healthy number of teachers. Everyone is friendly and kind. The school runs very smoothly from what I can tell. The communication from our teacher using the app and pictures is amazing and we love that part.

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.