Davis Elementary School in Irving, Texas

“I have just enrolled my son to davis elementary school and upon calling in 2 days later I have received mixed information which determines that there is no comunication whatsoever within the faculty and front office. The front office people were rude and disrespectful by hanging up on me and not fully answering my questions.”
This review was posted by a parent.

“I am fed up with this school, and I am seriously investigating what it will take to transfer my son out of Davis to another elementary school. Bullying is rampant, and tolerated. The administration claims to want parent involvement, then seems to take some sort of twisted glee in telling parents all the bad behavior of a child, but NEVER ONCE giving the parent any notice of what behaviors needs to be addressed and corrected. Several requests to speak with the principal have gone ignored.”
This review was posted by a parent.

“After several years of being involved in the school, I have noticed quiet a change. I can honestly say that I feel this school is going downhill fast. The school is over crowded. Not a good student/teacher ratio. Bullying is tolerated. PTA is out of control. There are some awesome board members, then there are some that think they are the rulers of the school. Because of this, those that want to vounteer, feel not so welcomed. If you want to volunteer, do so. Do it for the kids!”
This review was posted by a parent.

“The teacher turnover rate at this school is unbelievable. Some grades carried over none of the same teachers from last year. This interrupts the feeling of continuity and security for the children. Parents must constantly stay on top of things because bullying is tolerated too often at this school. There is a culture of ignoring problems and hoping they'll go away by some of the administration. There are some quality teachers, but as others have stated - it is the luck of the draw. After sending several children through the school, we have had the best teachers ever, but also the worst ones. There is parent involvement, but many good parents are turned away by an un-inclusive and clique-ish PTA.”
This review was posted by a parent.

“I honestly can not believe how some of these parents feel the principal and teachers do not encourage parent involvement! Maybe it is because they don't want to get involved! Have they volunteerd, shown up for pta meetings, brought their child into the gym in the morning instead of dropping them off, or had lunch with them? Every morning, every teacher and administrato, from the principle to Mr. Daniels, the school janitor greets every child with a smile and a verbal good morning! My wife and I have great peace of mind knowing our child is not only learning, (school stuff), but also good social skills, and sees friendly faces all the time!”
This review was posted by a parent.

“We've been pleasantly surprised in our first year at Davis. The administrators & staff are friendly and approachable. The support staff is outstanding, particularly the counselor, the librarian, and the nurse. Academics are the main focus at this school; I agree with this as much of the demographic for Davis could be considered at-risk, low income, and a huge number of students & parents speak limited or no English.”
This review was posted by a parent.

“transferred from out of state to find in k there is homework everynight, p.e. every other day, no school sponsored sports, mandatory tutoring [different curriculum] - meaning only recess 3 times a week, needless to say my child no longer enjoys school. I'm not recommending, seems to be more of a business than a school”
This review was posted by a parent.

“The Principal Lisa Williams and her staff do not care or encourage parent or student involvement. I do not recommend this school.”
This review was posted by a parent.

“The current principal of this school does not work with students or parents well. The academic programs available are good; however the quality varies widely depending on the specific teacher. Music and art are available but unimpressive. There is a low level of parental involvement due to a transient population.”
This review was posted by a parent.

“This is a great school. Parental envolvment is high.”
This review was posted by a parent.

“Parent involvement doesn't seem to be a priority, to the point that it seems that they don't welcome it. The teacher seems to be a procrastinator and then tries to make up for it. The teacher acknowledge my child might have dyslexia and didn't say anything 'til I mentioned it in February and then it still took a month for the testing teacher to contact me to start the process of testing and they aren't even certified and was unable to refer me out to someone certified (due to the fact that if she would have the District would have to pay for the testing, found this out by other teachers in other schools). The best interest of the child is not important in this matter. I have seeked outside certified Dr. for testing. The Nurse is the only person that seems to do her job and great job she does.”
This review was posted by a parent.