99 out of 10GreatSchools

Kaufman Elementary School

Spring, TX
  • Public
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  • Grades PK-4
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  • Enrollment: 866

Overview

Kaufman Elementary School
2760 Northridge Forest Drive
Spring, TX 77386
(832) 592-5600
Kaufman Elementary School is located in Spring, TX and serves grades PK-4.It received a GreatSchool rating of 9 out of 10
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Student Diversity

Race

Percentage

Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander
0%
Native American
1%
Asian
3%
Two or more races
4%
Black
5%
Hispanic
19%
White
69%

Reviews23 Reviews

4.0
parent
Bullying and cliques are alive and well in this school. It wasn't until my child was physically assaulted on the bus that the principal finally did something. Competitive attitudes are encouraged and when I say this I mean the kind where feelings and self respect are hurt. They hand out an award for the kids that essentially are the teachers favorites (or who's mother has the time to be in the school "helping" everyday). I watched the same kids get this award all year long. This was also a nod to the aggressively competitive nature of the school. If you question a teacher get ready to never speak with that teacher again. This happened as well as if I actually did see the teacher they would ignore me all together. Not even eye contact was made. Children in this school are definitely seen and not heard. My child repeatedly spoke with the teacher about a child who was a horrible bully to her but since the teacher and the other childs mother were friends my child suffered and we were shunned for standing up for ourselves. Like I said it wasn't until my child got hurt that anything was done. The substitute teacher was told of the bus incident and did nothing. It wasn't until my child got home with marks on their face that anything was said. NO ONE DID OR SAID ANYTHING all day. This was the most unhappy time in my childs life. We understood that my child wasn't important and that unless we played ball, we were treated as though we weren't even there. I have a laundry list of issues with staff and the way student issues are ignored if they don't fit into the schools clique. We moved and left that terrible place. Kaufman is a horrible example of a school in Texas. I spoke to so many families who had similar experiences but didn't have to option to move so they put up with it. Speak out for your kids sake and safety. If you have a choice stay away from this terrible place.
parent
This is one of the best elementary schools around! Great teachers, support staff and environment. Great education, PTO and support from parents.
parent
After having had my son in private "school", we moved to the Spring area and enrolled him in Kaufman for Kindergarten. I am shocked at the "system". The greatest priority in this school is to keep the children quiet, sitting quietly, standing in line quietly or doing their work quietly. The classrooms are 22:1 which is the Texas legal limit. The teachers spend more time getting children to be quiet than in actual education. My perspective and experience is that the "system" is very broken and while Kaufman TEKS results puts them in the 10 rating, the experience is a 2 at best. Creative thinking is not part of the program (not even in art class). I could break each class down but it would only be a reiteration of how badly this school approaches education. However sad it is, this is the Texas School System and at Kaufman (Conroe Independent School District) they do not deviate. It is the same in the higher grades. Unfortunately, parents do not know how to advocate for better because most love the "appearance" of great and have no idea how we are setting up our children to fail in the future.
parent
NO! NO! unbelievable CRAZY.. Any parent that is actively involved in their child's education knows this school is NOT what it claims to be.(DO you read and check your child's work thoroughly, IF so your child would not be attending Kauffman) My daughter attended this school and came home consistently with errors on homework sheet and instructions provided by school, examples on test, It was so unbelievable at first that we chalked it up as a mistake but then again and again it happened and every time I asked about it...The staff admitted they made errors. I mean literacy out of control...I started using my cell to take pictures of the errors cause I knew if not seen for yourself it would be unbelievable....Errors included math problems don wrong and spelling and grammar errors in other subject. examples done wrong over and over such as fractions and other math problems when I brought it up to the staff all they could SAY is "we are glad to have parents like you that can point out these errors"...IT WAS AN Nightmare....They tried to minimize the effect and say it was only on HOMEWORK but I also found errors on test. Like several times a problem would have multiple choice no correct
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