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We just didn't have a good experience. The learning expectations were extremely low, the teachers seemed burned out and no one really seemed to care. My child's classes apparently had loads of interruptions by a few troublemakers. She wasn't learning much, and she was becoming frustrated. We moved.

"These reviews make zero sense. Dearing is not a ""great"" school. I'm shocked that so many think it is ""great."" The school looks nice, the building is on the newer side, but it ends there. It's ran terribly. The teachers range from okay to terrible. The admin couldn't care less, and the bullying that goes on is beyond heartbreaking. My child was being bullied for standing up for another child that was being bullied! They spoke to the bully, but nothing more. It got so bad that my child would come home and cry. This went on for weeks and the school did nothing. The bully didn't stop bullying. He apparently just moved on to a new target. It's awful. The teachers don't do enough teaching. Lots of worksheets, far too many movies, far too much fluff, etc. This all shows in the schools state test scores. Most of these kids are not grasping the material. My children are academically ahead (thanks to their previous school), so almost no attention is paid to them. I had to reach out to their teachers and request that they be given something to do when their worksheets are completed. They were just sitting there with nothing for large blocks of time throughout the day. The solution I was presented with? They both came up with the same: they can read a book. How about considering giving them more challenging work? Nope. No time for making specialized curriculum for any one student. What a joke. We are currently house shopping to get out of being zoned to Dearing. We love our house, but we can't stay here at the detriment of our children's education. Trust me, this is not a good school."

Great school really nothing to say just great

The school is great, and the staff is amazing. There have been some hiccups with a previous principal but that has changed. The school is engaging the families and community with the PTOs help with such events at Fall Festival and STEM Night. The start of COVID was a little rough but that was everywhere. Now the kids have gone on field trips and can do other activities they previously couldn't.