77 out of 10GreatSchools

Fountain Green Elementary School

Bel Air, MD
  • Public
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  • Grades K-5
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  • Enrollment: 500

Overview

Fountain Green Elementary School
517 South Fountain Green Road
Bel Air, MD 21015
(410) 638-4220
Fountain Green Elementary School is located in Bel Air, MD and serves grades K-5.It received a GreatSchool rating of 7 out of 10
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Student Diversity

Race

Percentage

Two or more races
4%
Hispanic
5%
Asian
6%
Black
6%
White
79%

Reviews13 Reviews

3.5
parent
A prison... children rarely go outside for recess (too cold, too wet, too busy, too bad) and at lunch the children are forced to be quiet. They have a cup rating system at lunch. If they are too loud a green cup on their table is switched with a red cup. In addition, every time a class leaves the cafeteria (and it is frequent), all of the students must raise their hand and be quiet. The students are not allowed to turn around and speak to children at other cafeteria tables. Lunch time should be a free period that reduces stress and builds bonds of friendship and community. Instead children are afraid to be yelled at. I volunteered in the cafeteria and the Principal reprimanded me for giving a child a high five. Parents are discouraged from visiting the school during the day for functions. There are evening functions that parents are invited to attend. Bottom line, there is no joy at this school, no sense of community and the administration is dour. I would encourage the administration to visit other elementary schools.
parent
While I do believe that FGES has a lot of potential, until the district removes the principal it will never be a positive school environment. We have two children in the district, our middle schooler went to PMES and had a phenomenal experience and superior academics. Sadly FGES does very little to create a friendly inspiring learning environment for the students. The principal has zero personality and doesn't interact with the students nor the parents. I'd be surprised if she even knows the names of 1/8 of her student body. It's sad that HCPS would even place an individual like this in an elementary school. Very sad bc there are so many highly capable leaders that would be more deserving of the position.
parent
Our family loves Fountain Green Elementary. We moved to Harford County as our DD was entering second grade. We had concerns regarding our DD's progress in K and 1st grade, but her previous school dismissed our concerns and her progress reports indicated no issues. Based on entry tests, FGES validated our concerns and immediately conducted additional testing that concluded our DD suffers from ADHD and dyslexia. An IEP was quickly put in place. Our DD's second grade year is drawing to a close and we have been very impressed with the interventions FGES implemented and the committed and experienced teachers that execute them. Most importantly, we're happy with the results we're seeing from our DD. We are disappointed to read negative comments about our principal, Dr. Gerringer, because we have been supremely impressed by her. She is professional, knowledgeable, assured, confident, and assertive all traits that make her a great leader in our opinion. We are also very impressed with the parent involvement and the strength of the PTA. FGES is truly a great school!
parent
Both our children attended FGES and it was a great school with very good teachers.
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