Samuel W. Tucker Elementary School

Excellent. We came from a private and I feel we wasted our money sending our child to private school for early elementary when we could have attended Tucker.

In the 4 years that our children were enrolled at Tucker, we only had one teacher that we were not pleased with. While I felt that the teachers truly cared about their students, I did not feel that our children were challenged enough. Because many students in their classes were learning English as a second language, the teachers primary focus was on the kids who were falling below grade level. While kids performing at grade level were appreciated and praised by their teachers, the were not rewarded with the opportunity to learn more advanced concepts.

We only attended Tucker for Kinder and 1st because we then moved out of the neighborhood. In hindsight I wish we would have kept our children in through the rest of elementary school. The curriculum was challenging and the school was welcoming. We left to move to Fairfax to a school that is a 10 on this website. Ratings are deceiving. Our new school is way overcrowded with a much less challenging academic rigor. You will find great teachers everywhere. The other thing to note is that Tucker is a physically safe school, built in 1999 with a more modern safety protocol in mind. FCPS relies on reputation and income of families for its desirability. Tucker is a great, safe school and anyone reading this would do great sending your child there.

The school has a few great teachers but needs big improvement in some areas such as; better support/services for children with learning disabilities/differences. There is minimum communication and collaboration with parents. Would definitely consider a different school if your child is average or struggling due to learning disabilities.