Centerville Elementary School

FROM WHAT MY EYES SAW..I WILL GIVE THEM UNDER A ZERO..NOT BEING BITTER..FOR WHAT MY EYES HAVE SEEN..SMILIMG FACES THEY DONT TELL THE TRUTH..ITS ABOUT THE KIDS LISTERN TO YOU KIDS PARENTS

I would give this school 2 stars. I want my children to be at a school where they aren't mistreated and bullying is taken seriously.

I have nothing but good things to say about this school. I purchased my home 6 years ago because of it's vicinity to this particular school. My son, who has ADHD, has been well taken care of by all of his teachers and the staff here. It is such a welcoming, fun environment for parents to be involved in all of the activities. I love being able to just show up whenever I get a chance and his teacher welcome me with open arms! The office staff know my son and I by name because I am so involved. The only thing I recommend improving would be communication between teachers/office staff and parents. I have missed a few due dates and events (nothing major) because I was not informed or never received paperwork.

my child has attended this school for 4 years now. Bullying has always been a problem and the school does little to nothing to control it. Often they focus on changing the child that is picked on and rarely address the bully or the parents of the bully. If I was able to I would pull my child but I can not travel to other schools. His teacher this year is awesome however the teachers in past years were nightmares. they care little to nothing of your child's well being. when you have meetings about bullying issues in a sense they bully you, they tell you it will be you an A.P. and the teacher and when you show up their is five people in the meeting and they all try to convince you that they are handling it accordingly. I moved to Gwinnett because this school had high ratings and Dekalb schools had become over crowded and trashy, I had high hopes that were quickly crushed. They need a new principle and Assistant Principles and certainly a new way of dealing with bullying. Horrible I would never recommend this school I know several people that have pulled student and with good reason. Lets not forget academics my child never learned cursive writing in fourth grade therefore scored horribly on one of the state required tests. Has had to have a tutor for the last two years ( my son is smart beyond his years he scored above average on all state tests in prior years and has several honor role awards from previous schools) they do not do a good job at making sure the children learn what they need too. Yes I know teachers have it hard with all the standardized testing lesson plans but his teacher this year actually cares and is teaching the previous years this has not been the case. It is time to re vamp the school. I purchased my home 4 years ago to make my sons education a priority and now I find myself looking into selling again.