Fruitland Elementary School

Mean teachers and zero accountability when a teacher missteps.

This school created nothing but problems for my son. He was so excited to start school and right out of the gate, he was meant with violence and inattention. He spent kindergarten there and part of first grade until I was approached by the school nurse (not his teacher who I spoke to) about how he needs to see a doctor for his attention span.Fast forward 1 MONTH and he's testing at a 3rd grade level for math and on track in every other subject in 1st grade.Shame on you Karshner. And also, thanks for throwing away his school supplies that I arranged to be picked up (because that was a long time ago. December! It's February 5th! Was I expected to take off work to pick them up?? Shame. On. You.

First, this school's teachers are absolutely amazing! Our kids went here for 5 years and didn't have a bad one in the bunch. That being said, last year we left and quite frankly we were one of many families we know who did. They are the reason for 2 stars not 1. I couldn't do that to them. There is a strong family feel to the school due to it being a walking only location. But, this can lead to clichés amongst parents and if you're not able to be involved your child tends to be overlooked. Our child had an IEP and once COVID hit and we went virtual we were able to finally see into the quality of "services" he was being provided. We were shocked at the lack of follow through on the agreed upon measures for him. We eventually pulled him out of the additional services as it was more work for us to enforce what was agreed upon than it was for him to get the actual services. We were one of many parents who did this. The final nail in the coffin for our family was the overtly political nature of the administration. From social media posts to the parents PTA FB page to hall displays during specific months to the principal's very office it is overwhelmingly weighed to one political side. In my opinion keep your politics out of our schools. Teach democracy, our political process and how to form your own opinions but please keep it neutral.

The teachers and staff at Wildwood go above and beyond for the students. My Daughter does a few extra curricular activities after school that are superb and only offered at Wildwood because of the awesome staff. We have been fortunate to have many great teachers here for both of my children ones that really connect with their students and strive to make learning fun and engaging for the kids.

This small school is why we as parents chose this place for our little one.This school demonstrates the love and integrity that a parent needs to feel when placing a child in school for the first time. All the staff is attentive knows your child well and you can trust that education here based in faith, family and academics.