Mango Elementary School

I did school choice for this school.....I'm glad we did. I like the school but the teachers I have came in contact with for my son has been "AWESOME". He is entering the 4th grade and I can't wait to see what this teacher has in store for my son and his parents.

The reason the school score so poorly is because the teacher are on their cell phones all the time and not teaching the children. My children come home daily telling me that they were not able to do a subject because the teacher was on the phone texting or on line. Teachers running into each other in the hall way because they were texting. This should not be. I experience this myself during my parent conference meeting. The teachers interrupted our meeting to take calls and answer text messages several times. It became so frequent I had to say enough. This confirmed what the children was telling me was true. There should be a no cell phone policy in the classrooms. It is not fair to the children and to the tax payers. Hillsborough County School should have a no cell phone policy. if there is an emergency the call should come into the main office and the office will call the teacher classroom. Our children are great we need to have dedicated teachers in the classroom teaching the kids and not on the phone. We will see better test scores.

Mango is an horrible school. My child was compared to Oak Park students behavior meaning teachers tolerate the children behavior more than Mango does. I'm highly offended. They act as if they have perfect children attending the school.

I love this school for my child, but I especially love the Headstart/VPK program! I love ALL the Headstart/VPK teachers! My niece went to this school two years ago and the program back then was good! My daughter goes now and it's gotten better! My daughter has a speech program so the speech department is doing an excellent job! She is talking more and interracting more, and I am so greatful! The principal is a wonderful principal. She's strick but she does it with care! Just a wonderful place to be all the way around.