Perez Elementary School

We have been very impressed with the dual language program and the energy and commitment of the teachers. Both our children love going to school here. The principal and teachers have created an excellent, supportive cultural.

Front seat and staff and teachers need to get together and have a meeting. Lady’s up front do not know what they are doing they seem lost all the time. You ask them a question my principal is not here ! Principal is never there to help with someone concern!

While some teachers at Perez care deeply about the success of all students, the administrators set a clear tone that test scores are the single most important factor at Perez Elementary. Students and teachers are treated drastically differently based on the way they perform on the STAAR exam. If your child is good at taking tests, he or she will be welcomed at Perez. On the other hand, if a student performs poorly for 1-2 years, they are often marginalized through cynical decisions by administrators and teachers to focus more attention on the students who they think have a better chance of passing the STAAR rather than those kids that need the most help. This helps the school have a higher overall passing rate on the STAAR, however students with lower scores routinely fall through the crack, getting ignored rather than receiving the remedial instruction they need to grow.

The office staff is the first impression you get when you walk into the school. They lack people skills. I'd advise the principal that this reflects on him and the school. Perhaps put them on a growth plan like teachers get to improve get someone who really is sincerely good with people. Those women drag the school down. First impression is everything.