Francis T. Evans Elementary School

My experience as been pleasant. I do participate in the PTA and volunteer at the school as much as I can. I truly love the Grand Parents programs. Principal Gastons and her team are doing an amazing job

There are fist fights all the time. The students are not reprimanded at all. The principal is nice, but refuses to believe any negative complaints about the staff. She obviously cares more about covering things up instead of fixing issues. The grounds are awful and the school is dirty.

I went into this school to check it out since the school on post is a lottery. First of all, it reminded me of a jail. The outside of the school looks awful and the playground looks like a tetanus shot is required before recess. The school smelled bad, was dimley lit. Didn't feel or look like a happy, or safe enviorment. When I went in to ask about registration I was ignored for about 10 minutes. Then I was asked "what choo want?" By a women with really long nails, amd very few teeth. I asked about registration. She took one look at me and my son, and walked away. She was talking to someone down the hall and I heard her refer to my son as "white boy with glasses". I walked out of there. We homeschool now.

My children have attended F.T. Evans for four years. One has special needs and the other is in the school's Talented And Gifted program - they are on both sides of the spectrum. I only have GOOD THINGS to say about the staff, the principal and their care for my children. The current principal welcomes each child by name every morning. I volunteer several hours a year at the school helping with various programs so I have seen first hand how good & consistently the teachers and students handle themselves. The teachers are professional and the students know how to handle themselves and what is expected of them. The PTA is very active as are the hundreds of parents and volunteers from the base. The Andrew's base school liason is VERY active in the school and works great with school leadership and staff. My children had the opportunity to attend the Andrews charter school on base and we turned it down because of how great the F.T. Evans staff is. MOST of the below reviews are OUTDATED. If you're from a DoDDs school, keep in mind PG County doens't have that kind of budget, but that caliber of people. Every school has bullies, no matter what tutition you are paying..