Officer Leonard A Reed Elementary School

Amazing experience with my son and I am looking forward to my daughter attending.

My son goes to this school and he is doing great.so I am happy with this school

This is an incredible school, I've waited a full year to give my impressions but I can say that I cannot be happier about this place, the faculty and staff.Over the course of a year, we've had, science & math nights, running club, a carnival, a memorial race, book swaps and many more events that promote, not only education and a healthy lifestyle, but also family integration. The school philosophy revolves around the "Leader in Me" book, this is not something taken lightly, the 7 habits are posted everywhere inside the school and the kids have that mindset now embedded on them, this alone is great and I'm sure it will create successful adults.My kid is on the dual language program and is completely fluent in Spanish and English, both teachers are amazing, caring and compassionate.I am part of the Watch D.O.G.S program and I've seen first hand that there's always many parents involved and volunteering for events, reading, the library, etc. The PTA funded field trips and incredibly, shade structures for the 2 playgrounds of the school. Again, great community.Finally, the cherry on the pie is the diversity of the school's population, being part of the Austin metro area, this is somewhat expected, but the fact that from Pre-K to 5th grade, the kids interact, learn and play with kids from different backgrounds in life can't be anything but beneficial for them.I love the school, I am a proud Road Runner parent.

1) Unsafe - violence runs rampant with administration more concerned about sweeping things under the rug than effectively dealing with or curbing the violence.2) Socioeconomic demographic leans heavily to low income. Reed has one of the highest rates of economic disadvantaged in the district. This comes with a set of problems most parents don't or won't want to deal with at the elementary level.3) Awful results - the test scores and the # of people leaving every year speak for themselves.