Rachel Carson Elementary School

Average experience. Disappointed on the first day of this school two years ago I could not walk my child to his 1st grade classroom even though he was new. Only kindergarten children are allowed to have their parent walk them in the first day. There are over a thousand students flooding in the front door. Never seen my child so scared. His class was nice and the teacher was sweet. But there were 28 in his classroom and he definitely got lost in the shuffle. A number of parents were nice, but there’s also a lot of cliques. My child is white, but there seemed to be racial disparities in the school. Bullying unnoticed. Parents who live in the kentlands/lakelands seemed to get preferential treatment even though the principal truly tried to help with diversity and inclusion. Agree the front desk staff is grumpy.

This school is only good if you’re white. Otherwise bullying at recess and lunch is a HUGE issue and there are parent aides in charge who only look after their own kids. Principal is lazy and doesn’t care.

I rate this school 2 out of 5 because it is dirty and unorganized

This is the most disorganized school ever. From the PTA, to dismissal. Events are not efficiently communicated. Drop off line at the kiss and ride is a nightmare. Front desk administration always grumpy. Parent "aides" during lunch and recess are a joke - there have been too many bullying instances with no intervention, since the aides are volunteer and are merely there to watch their own child. Special education resources? Good luck with getting in touch with the counselor! It's shocking and disappointing to have a school like this within Montgomery County.