Jesse Wharton Elementary School

Five stars. Love the school and my daughter loves it too

My children attended JWES and they absolutely loved it, my son transferred to Cornerstone so they will be leaving but all in all we are huge fans. Go Giraffes!

This year was our first experience with Jesse Wharton. Our son started kindergarten this year and it has been a really great experience for us. He is excelling in reading and loves going to school every day. Couldn't ask for more!

Each year (we just finished 4th grade) we wonder if our run of extraordinary teachers will come to an end. Thankfully, this year has been the best yet. Our son, when asked how his day was, doesn't give the noncommittal "fine" - he says "awesome!" and he means it. Despite challenges, as a result of draconian state budgetary practices, Jess Wharton continues to make students feel "awesome" about school. That's practically magic. With regard to the "scores" - keep in mind the complete realignment of grading and measures that was handed down from Raleigh. It artificially represents some kind of knowledge/instructional drop off, which certainly has not occurred. Just an accounting blip. This is a neighborhood school energetically supported by its families, and one that manages, against the odds to graduate students who are well prepared, enthusiastic about learning and so happy to have been at Jesse Wharton.