Shakerag Elementary School

No doubt this is an amazing school in great location. This is adjacent to river trail middle school. I love the location. I feel it's the most safe place for kids . School is diverse and teachers are great . If you give preference to academics this is the best school in north Atlanta . Thou there are Sebe real upcoming schools is Forsyth I personally feel Fulton county school system is the best and mature with several gifted programs .

I am surprised to see why shakerag didn't receive 10 points . I would say this is the best school in north Fulton. Only issue I found is Asian population is quite high and emphasis on more on academics . Besides this feeds river trail , which is the best middle school in this region.

I feel like so much pressure is put on kids when they go to this school. Not necessarily by the teachers, but other students and their parents. Most of the kids go to Kumon etc. after school just so their parents can "be proud" and state how advanced their children are ("My son is 2 years above grade level in math etc). On the other hand when you see a 2nd grader not knowing how to ride a bicycle even with training wheels is sad! At one point I asked my child's friend about her 4 day weekend - all she was able to remember was "working on math sheets". Quite often, the advanced kids like to show off and put down the kids that are "just" on level. I am perfectly fine with my children being just where they should be. It is not that I don't want them to excel - I just want them to have good childhood. Playing sports, taking trips etc. School is important but being well rounded individual too. Overall I think the teachers are good. It is the parents of the students that are pushing the teachers. How many times I heard them complaining that their son/daughter is not being challenged etc. Look at it this way - if their kid completes all online study materials (IXL) for the upcoming year over summer break, no wonder teachers are having difficulties to accommodate every single kid and his/her parent. I think this school sets the standard high. Kids get good education at this school. However, the unhealthy competition among kids (starts at kindergarten) is not a good thing. We are not talking ab math prodigies here, we are talking ab kids that started going to Kumon at the age of 5 so they can rapidly advance (not so they can catch up, or keep up, but to intentionally get several grades ahead).

Best school ever! Great admin team, amazing teachers and wonderfully diverse students. They challenge students without focusing on test prep or worrying about test scores.