I went to this school it was the best the teachers a so nice the food there is so goodread more

Don't let Lakeside Elem. fool you, this is an excellent school! Top Title 1 school in VA, SOL…read morescores are extremely high at all levels and the teachers are top notch! The office staff is friendly and helpful. Most of all, the neighborhood community really does a great job being a part of the school. Both of my kids went K-5th there and still miss the teachers till this day.

This school is a mess, I don't know what to do about it, because I'm going back to this school, and…read moreI'm scared to go back because of the roaches and rats. There has been multiple times where there will be a roach in the girls bathroom toilet, the girls bathroom is so nasty. The girls will throw bloody pads all over the floor in the bathroom. The bathroom is also infested with bugs. And there has been many fights, and so much drama to the point I can't take it anymore. And one specific bad thing about this school is if you say anything about harming your self they will send you home or suspend you instead of sending you to the counseling office and suggesting your parents to sign you up for therapy. I don't think this is a good environment to be in, and parents, if you have the time to research about this school, please do before sending your kids to this school. Thank you.

I am back again with a update.. this school is very horrible 0/10 I do not recommend the kids at…read morethis school are honestly terrible and and very disrespectful.. they do sexually activities in the bathrooms./classrooms.. kids vape and smoke inside the bathroom... the girls bathrooms are disgusting and the girls don't properly throw away their used pads.. there are MANY water bugs/roaches and rats.. it's really nasty in that school and it always smells.. the Spanish teacher is VERY disrespectful.. and the principal are very rude and lie a lot to get them in trouble.. there's a lot of school shootings scares and that concerns me as a parent I want to send my child to a school that's safe and cares about kids education.. mr.London is a bad principal to .. many kids to sexual thing and the teachers/ principals never take action to help.. and many kids sell drugs and or other toxic products I hope all parents think twice before sending there children to this school goodbye..

I regret the 4 years my kids spent here for several reasons. They were bullied by students -- and…read moreteachers!!! -- and I went to Administration several times but my child was always to blame. A teacher once pulled one of my kids aside and called him a "snitch" because he informed us of some news regarding his high school application. That teacher was voted "Teacher of the Year" the same month. There was very little one on one instruction as promised and no room for varied learning styles. They were not well prepared for high school although they got all As and Bs, played several sports, were on Student Government, and in several Clubs. High School preparation was one of their big selling points.

It's hard to review a school, but when you see it from both the teacher's and parent's perspective,…read moreit's not hard. Johnson E.S. is a Title 1 school in Henrico County and has a high Spanish speaking population. The teachers work hard at what they do. When my wife was the Family Advocate, I got to see this first hand. Very passionate in what they do.

This review is directly related towards George Washington Carver elementary. This is the last…read moreFriday in September, meaning school has only been in session for 1 month. GW CARVER IS BY FAR THE WORST SCHOOL MY CHILD HAS BEEN TO. Do NOT try to get into this school zone just because great schools dot com rates it a 10 out of 10- because that's what I did. It has been a nightmare since day one. The face of GW Carver, Ms C. Plush, is the meanest woman with glasses I have ever had to interact with. She is not helpful and should not be the "face" of the school. She is rude and does not wish to be bothered with anything. She has the worst attitude I have ever seen in my life, so why she chose to deal with parents and children I will never understand. They serve garbage food like doughnuts every day. The bus has absolutely no consistency - some days my daughter is dropped off at 3:55pm, somedays she isn't dropped off til 4:30pm. So everyday day you are getting down there earlier and earlier and you start praying that nothing happened to your child when you see all these empty buses driving by. They allow the children to nap in class. They separate the boys and girls at the playground. I could go on and on but I think you see where I'm going with this. The school is a joke. This is a warning to stay out of this district if you want what's best for your child. Good luck!

hi. recent alum here. my best friend and i attended this school. the teachers and education were…read morepretty good, but the bullying and exclusion of my best friend and i was not helped at all. i remember students were called homophobic slurs here and i had many racial microaggresions directed at me, but every time i tried to bring this up to the head of school there, i was promptly dismissed and it felt like nothing changed at all. i take note of this because a student there was so easily expelled when a white student complained about her sending a death threat, but when my queer friend and i complained to the school multiple times about the bullying we experienced, there was little to no punishment to the bullies. i also should mention there was no school counselor for a majority of the time i was there. skip forward to my eighth grade year, my best friend committed suicide. while i do admit there were probably other factors contributing to this awful event, bullying was one of the main issues as they had told me before their tragic passing. the bullying was mainly due to the fact that they were queer. orchard house never really brought their attention to this obvious discrimination in their school. after their passing, i had to leave for a week or two for my mental health, and the head of school there told my class the details of what happened with me without my or my family's permission. this school is okay if your child is white and cishet, but otherwise, please save your money.

OHS has been an incredible environment for my middle schooler. It's such a tight knit and…read moresupportive community that values each child's individuality and encourages them to share their voice. There is very little social issues/conflicts at Orchard House, and faculty still makes a point to discuss social issues and make it known that the school is a safe place, and a sisterhood. My daughter asked me to add this: "I can't imagine how painful it'll be to leave next year."