Frank D Moates Elementary School

The worst close the school & fire entire staff

Awful! My child arrived after the school year had already begun and the teachers didn’t even try to include them. Just stuck them in a corner and turned a blind eye to blatant bullying. Grateful to be in a better school district!

Every teacher my son has had, we've actually not had any problems with. His current 4th grade teacher is awesome and always keeps me informed. However, its our experiences with other staff that concerns me. My son has had bullying issues his 3rd grade year (no one helped, they made it worse by telling the entire class not to pick on my son) so now hes known as a tattletale. Then they put him in the same class as the bully his 4th grade year. Classrooms are out of control noise wise. They are so loud and i think it has to do with silent lunches that the school implements. They need to implement silent classrooms not lunchrooms. Thats probably why they talk so much in class because they are getting into trouble at lunch time for talking. Another experience was with the asst princpl who told me she did not have time for me. Literally told me it wasn't her job to help me and that the receptionists could do it. My mind was blown as to how this woman thought it was appropriate to act this way with a parent. I hate to say the entire school is this way when they have many great and caring teachers and staff. The front desk is always so helpful and kind. But the bad ones are so bad that it overpowers the overall experience of the school. I really wish my son was in another school district because I feel like no one cares here! I've even reached out to Desoto ISD and the same, no one cares!

This School is absolutely great, staff are very professional and kind. Great with kids, classes are not over populated. Safety is fantastic. But you will hate pick up at the end of the day traffic is horrific, great part is that teachers walk the students directly to the car. How convenient.