Hillpoint Elementary School

My first experience with EFES was attending an orientation with the then “new” principal and assistant principal. We shared enthusiasm and energy to a new relationship. The Pitchkettle community is packed caring people but I do not see that carrying through to the school. I met only two parents in my child’s class so far. I see the classroom environment vicariously through the eyes of the teacher, my child and the other students. According to your website EFES rates among the bottom 3 schools in this city. This rating is based on a variety of measures, including academic performance and equity. Question: Are the GreatSchools ratings official? Why is the gap so huge? What can the community do to close the gap?My evaluation below is based on their potential

My daughter and I absolutely love NPES. The faculty are engaging, authentic, and provide the utmost nurturing environment for the students. My daughter has had amazing kindergarten, first grade, and second grade teachers. Family engagement nights, spirit weeks, and field trips are well thought out and interactive. Overall, one of the best schools in the area.

The school is not that bad! What do you expect it is a title 1 school. The students live in the hood, and have not so educated parents with bad attitudes. The apple doesn’t fall that far from the tree.

As a Christian family, my parents and I chose this school with the sincere hope that it would offer a safe, respectful, and faith-based environment—something I didn’t experience in public school due to bullying and racism. Unfortunately, what we found was not better, but worse.Despite the school’s Christian foundation, the values of kindness, fairness, and inclusion that we expected were not reflected in the culture here. I will not name individuals or go into detail, but I have personally experienced repeated instances of being singled out and mistreated, including blatant racism from a staff member. I have documentation of these events and brought my concerns to the appropriate channels, but meaningful change did not follow.For African-American students and their families considering this school, I urge you to reconsider. Being one of very few Black students (often 1 in 15, rarely more than 3 in a class) already makes it difficult not to feel isolated. But what makes it worse is the lack of support and understanding from both peers and faculty.This experience has been deeply disappointing. No student should feel unsafe, unwelcome, or unworthy—especially in a place that claims to reflect the love of Christ.