Cragin Elementary School

It is a Poor school with poor teachers that makes poor students

My son just started preschool (pace program) all the staff have been helpful friendly & understanding (my child is ODD & ADHD) his teacher & aides are wonderful. He loves going. The lunch cashier knew my sons name after his first day. I have found the students to be kind & polite.

The staff is what ruins this school, their lack of care is so poor I can not fathom why it is still an acceptable school to enroll children in. We went on July 27th 2015 to enroll our child in kindergarten, we were told to come back Thursday because they were not ready. Fine, we accepted that and came back that Thursday and even tho we were able to enroll our child, the office staff was abrupt and indifferent. Following week, we went to the Meet and Greet. What a total disappointment! They did not even register our child, her application was not processed. 2nd day of school my daughter does not get off bus and when I call the office at 3:30, nobody is there to answer. I then proceed to call Transportation and they do not have my daughter's name on their roster for the bus she was suppose to be on. Long story short TPD was called and my daughter was located. Finally the following Monday when I went to drop off my child, I was told it was a rainy day and all students are to be dropped off in Cafeteria, I walk in and there is no clear understanding of where grades are to go. A second grader came up to me crying because she did not know where she was to go. It was devastating to see this child lost and in tears. Nontheless, the bell rang and all students started to leave to their classrooms. I ran into my child's teacher at the door and she informed me that they had a meeting that ran late pass the bell. The lack of organization within the staff is unbelievable. If this was a restaurant, it would get a F grade and have to shut down. I think this school is in desperate need of a overhaul.

My daughter was thrown into this magnet school due to a last minute move to the TUSD district. horrible choice! I have too much to mention but the biggest problem is the lack of care and sincere help from the admin and even the district higher ups. It is almost just a run down daycare. Maybe if she had better placement it might have been alright, however she wasn't and the experience is horrible. I highly recommend anyone to not put their kid(s) in this school. Waste of time.