New Bridge Elementary

In January 2024, my son arrived at St Joseph Catholic School from overseas, having previously been enrolled in an all-boys Catholic school. Nervous about the transition, he was warmly welcomed by the dedicated staff at all levels. I cannot praise them enough for going out of their way to ensure his importance and comfort.Within a few days, he formed a supportive group of friends who have been looking out for him. The school's impressive student-to-teacher ratio, in contrast to his previous experience of 1 teacher to 30+ students, has allowed for more personalized attention and care.The serene and quiet location of the school adds to our assurance that our son is in a safe environment. Despite being a Catholic school, it is heartening to note that students from various faiths attend, fostering unity, support, and mutual respect among diverse religious backgrounds.In summary, I have high regard for St Joseph Catholic School and wholeheartedly recommend it to others.

The principal at Gramercy elementary is very rude. Calls kids cry baby's and raises his voice. And when ever I tried to talk to him he shows no respect. And some of the teachers arts v the same way

The teacher's in this school try as hard as the can, but because years ago the school turned a blind eye to the behavioral problems with the students, it has grown to a level that seems impossible to combat. The students are allowed to swear at each other and at the teachers, if they knock another child down, or punch them in the stomach, they are told no no no we don't do that, and that's it. Elementary students have punched other kids in the face so hard the student started bleeding, the student that punched is still punching and bullying students. These students cuss and say racial slurs to other students, staff is exhausted, they can't discipline the students anymore or they would never be teaching. The parents need to be more involved in this school, the teachers need help. The principal at this school is hardly ever seen, I thought the vice principal was the principal, a lot of the kids also thought the vice was their principal since they never see the actual principal. At other schools we've been at, we knew who the principal was, the kids knew who the principal was, the principal was actively involved. These kids are good kids, but the school at it's core has fallen apart, lost sight of having pride in their school, showing pride in the kids, supporting the teachers, and just letting the kids do whatever. The school has said some of these kids can't be sent home due to home life, well they should have something else in place then, a special room with a behavioral therapist for some time to go over respect etc and then do classwork where they are given praise for doing good/listening. I really hope something changes, I do know it's going to take longer to fix this, then it did for it to start. These kids are worth it, please JMES help our students to thrive.