I thought about sending my daughter to this school to finish her 4th grade year with her cousin (my niece) but that didn't happen because my niece kept getting bullied and the school didn't do shit! To the point where my niece had to defend herself and the crazy part was she's the one that got in trouble even though my sister kept telling the school about the bullying! Nothing was done and my niece was the one suspended smhh! She's doing much better at a different school but reading all these reviews just shows how much the school doesn't gaf about bullying! You have kids that went to this school making reviews about their own bullying experiences from years prior! read more

this school is a horrible school they never take bullying seriously when I was in 5th grade I told them plenty of times that i was being bullied and they did absolutely nothing the staff do not teach well what so ever and me and my child had bad grades the entire time we were there provid better service. read more

Here I am back in Jax with my autistic son. Special education has no other choice but this school for my child. The initial incident happened in March we left and returned back to Indiana now we are back in Jax. I was going to just send my child back to the school as this incompetent HUGE city has no other choice but this school. I was going to just send him back but I woke up out of my sleep with that principle heavy on my heart. I want to cry. They did me and my child so wrong and I doubt I was clear in my first review bc I was so upset and shocked. I'm not sending my child back there bc I don't have issues like this very often and it wasn't my fault. I feel disrespected belittled and bullied. I feel awful. I mean the older uncolored woman at the front desk NEVER even speaks to me when I would greet her every single morning and evening when dropping off and picking up my baby. I mentioned that to one of my son's teachers in and Brown's( I'm giving names and all I do not care) class and she said "get used to it that's how she do us " um excuse me, is? Lady I'm not playing these crazy country bumpkin games. I knew then what time it was. Now I'm not saying these ppl are flat out racists but they're selectively racist. that makes more sense. When that principle invited me in her office to hear my side of the story her reply was "well you're trespassing now and we don't want you here" I said I work for the federal gov why would I threaten someone at a school she immediately rolled her eyes in disgust like yea right . Lady don't get mad bc I work for the fed gov in a laboratory while you're turning into a prune stressed out working as a cheap principle. It may be a new year but I haven't forgotten... and I'm still mad as hell that this basket case principle with a permanent chip on her shoulder can throw her authority around and treat ppl anyway she feels. There has got to be something I can do. read more

Back when school was just starting after quarantine, I sign my son up to the school and straight off the bat. As soon as this kid came in there was a major bullying problem and I went to the principal about it and they wouldn't do crap. They need to up their game on stopping bullying. It just breaks my heart to see this happen every single day because I constantly see kids crying exiting the school because they're being bullied so hard. read more

I went here around 2020-2021 ish, which was my fifth grade year. I graduated then. Best 6 years of my life. I went their K-5, and I loved it. The principal is great, their staffing is great. And they have extraordinary teachers! read more

I have had a lot of experience with Abess Park Elementary and the teachers and administrators have always been helpful and sweet. They genuinely care about the well being of their student body. I remember being in the front office picking up my kid last March 2017 and seeing a parent threatening someone in the office. I wonder if it is the same lady who was writing bad reviews about the school because she was scary and unhinged. Hopefully she takes her kid elsewhere and doesn't physically threaten anyone else at that school! Some people are crazy! Florida promotes school choice and you can take your kid anywhere in Duval with a special assignment as long as you provide transportation. I don't see why anyone would though, because Abess Park is a wonderful school! read more