Poolesville Elementary School

This school has a wonderful principal and an excellent new assistant principal. They are effective, caring, responsive, and involved. They know the students and their families and work well together.The teaching staff is very good too. We only have experience with the third and fourth grades but have been very pleased.The PTA is active and parents are involved. There is a lot of school spirit and plenty of opportunities to engage. Overall, it’s a wonderful school with much to offer the students and their families.The only drawback is an older building facility but that does not seem to limit what the school offers.

Awesome great wonderful ..the best best staff .

My children attended PES, and I've been a volunteer at this school for 19 years. The school is led by a fantastic principal and dedicated teachers. The staff -- from building maintenance, lunch aides, and the school counselor to administration, special education, the media center, and entire faculty -- are committed to creating a culture where all students thrive. Your child is seen, known, and appreciated. Students are challenged and, therefore, shine not only academically, but also through their creativity, teamwork, kindness, and the ways they support each other. An active PTA provides numerous ways for parents to engage. A close relationship with the local high school (one of the best in Maryland) draws volunteers, internships and mentoring -- so inspiring.

Poolesville Elementary is gem nestled in the heart of Poolesville, MD. With 425 students, it is one of the smaller elementary schools in Montgomery County Public schools. There is *extensive* parental involvement in the school - it was one of the top winners of the MCPS 2013-2014 Outstanding Volunteer Program Award with nearly 9000 volunteer hours. There are a *wide* array of after-school activities - ranging from yoga, drawing, foreign language (Spanish), to engineering and computer coding activities. Horseback riding lessons [a.k.a. Saddle Club] (through Calleva - with Calleva providing bus transportation to/from the school) are also an option. Periodic "movie nights" and dances are also held. My daughter's teachers have been fabulous. The school has a fabulous positive behavior reinforcement program - kids receive "tiger tokens" (school mascot is a tiger), which they accumulate and then redeem for small toys or doing things like reading a book to one of the kindergarten classes, or having lunch with the principal. There is also a Reading Rewards program - kids get coupons for a free Poolesville McDonalds item after getting 25 days' worth of reading signoffs. FABULOUS school.