Fox Run Elementary School

Posted: December 10, 2024

This is the first year for my kids (3rd and 5th) and they are loving it! In my experience the teachers and the admin are all welcoming. They have had multiple events to engage the familles. I really wish my children would have attended this school sooner. I do wish they came home with simple study packets but my children are able to log into the online app to work on extra assignments. Both my students read at home. I also signed up to be apart of the PTA and everyone seems welcoming.
Overall I love this school and I’m really surprised to see negative comments.

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Posted: February 22, 2024

To give one star is all I can do based on the teachers are nice. I am sending my child to learn and as a NEISD school I am so disappointed and so fed up beyond words. The teachers and staff to include principal have really lack luster attitudes towards learning. Nothing is sent home. This is up to the teachers whom I find don’t want to take anything home such as papers to grade. Parents beware, most work is done online on computers. Studies show this screen time should be limited. No work, no spelling tests, no reading logs, basic stuff, nothing is sent home. Teachers here do the minimum. The only focus is the STAR tests. If you are a parent who cares about and wants to be involved in the learning process of your child, send them somewhere else. I thought being a NEISD school would be great but each year the same Ada yards of nothing. I have resulted in teaching my own child on the khanacademy.org. And we wonder why all these studies show our children are steadily declining in academics. I have reached out to the principal and to the superintendent but nothing. I am just one mom who actually wants to be involved in my child’s academics. Don’t send them here to Fox Run.
If you don’t care about your child having homework or reading or spelling, and don’t care what grades they make, then this is the school for you.
You decide.
Frustrated mom

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Posted: August 5, 2023

Has been a wonderful school an environment for our family. Beautiful effort out forth by all who teach and lead our students.

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Posted: April 10, 2023

My son enjoyed being a part of this school. i can't speak much because he's only been going here for 1 year. The only two things i have a problem with is that the bathroom for the kids smells horrible!!! The minute you walk in the school, the smell just smacks you in the face! They need to take care of that daily! it smells so unsanitary. Also, i think the school playground should be changed to foam instead. My son comes home everyday with white knees and dusty white shoes. Other than that, the school is fine.

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Posted: March 28, 2023

I have been with this school for 5 years now since my daughter started kindergarten. We live in the neighborhood and this is our designated school. The neighborhood is quiet. I have to say the teachers have seemed very nice and motivated, however I agree with the previous post. My daughter missed 2nd grade due to Covid, 3rd grade she received no homework or graded papers, and fourth grade has been a little bit better since demanding that something be sent home so that I know what my child is doing, what she needs to work on, and to build a foundation of good study habits for the future. Although some graded papers have been sent home, and communication is better with her teacher, it has been very disconcerting that I really am out of the loop as far as class work, projects, and events. It is almost April and she has had no homework other than a reading log. It seems there is very little organization. In speaking with the principle, it is the option of the teachers to give homework. I do like the school but I feel that they can do better to keep parents more informed, esp in regards to schoolwork.
I have noticed that there is a breakdown in behavior of many of the students in my child's class on a daily basis to include yelling, cursing, acting out and disrupting class, etc. I am not sure if these children live in the neighborhood or are using school of choice. It scares me to think what their behavior will be like when they get older.
As far as the safety of the school goes, I did see many improvements from parent suggestions such as keeping the students in school to be individually let out, rather than all sitting outside.
I have been with NEISD for many years and have 4 older children. This is the first time, I have been seriously contemplating homeschooling my child.

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I chose this school because of the good rating. This is our third year and it has gradually gotten worse. There is no communication about what the children are doing. The PTA sends nothing home to the parents. My son is always disappointed because I don't attend events. The only exception is fund raising. You will receive messages daily about fundraising. It's obvious where their priorities lie. I would never choose this school again. If you want to be involved or know what your child is doing, go somewhere else!

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Posted: August 20, 2018

How can you teach children about integrity or respect if you do not have any yourself. The principal and vice principal are little puppets being controlled by the central office.

Posted: August 20, 2018

If you mean the principal all the way down to the counselors. It has been down hill since the last two principals (2011) took office.These two womon have no idea how to run a school. When Mr. Hines left this school was done.

Posted: August 20, 2018

This is were our family comes into play. My youngest has some very rare problems and since they could not control him or keep him in class they would stick him in ISS or in front of a computer. Second grade and my second grader could not read. I with drew him from school and he learned to read with in weeks.

Posted: August 20, 2018

All I can say here is bullying has been going around since the time of Christ. The only reason it is so out there is because we have social media. Nothing has changed since any of you were in school. In stead of wasting money one bullying put it toward the teachers and students. This school does not deal with bullying any better than any school. You see the child being bulled usually does not say anything. I know because I found out so much once I withdrew my kids from school.

Posted: August 20, 2018

Since the last two principals are fine with the average child. But if your child needs special attention from mental to physical needs this is not your school. Find another school because this one is completly incompetent of helping you and your child.

The school is great as long as your child doesn't need any accommodations. If you feel your child might have learning disabilities then you can forget getting any help from that department. They are completely incompetent when it comes to doing their job. You will have to get them tested outside of the school and even then getting them into the programs they need is hopeless.

Posted: August 20, 2018

The staff does not understand mental illness. The school is more for the money it receives that it is the kids. You are correct that the test grades are high but that could be why everything else fails. The teachers are made to shove the test down the childrens through. Which means the teachers can't just teach.

Posted: August 20, 2018

There are many very good teachers at this school. If they were not made to shove the testing down the kids throuts.

Posted: May 17, 2017

The school is great as long as your child doesn't need any accommodations. If you feel your child might have learning disabilities then you can forget getting any help from that department. They are completely incompetent when it comes to doing their job. You will have to get them tested outside of the school and even then getting them into the programs they need is hopeless.

Posted: May 17, 2017

I have had no experience with bullying at this school

Posted: May 17, 2017

For 4yrs we kept trying to tell the intervention department that my step daughter had a learning disability and for 4yrs they dismissed our concerns and told us she was fine. For 3 of those years we requested that she be retained due to the amount of struggling she was doing every year just trying to keep up. They refused. Finally we were able to have her tested outside of the school and sure enough she had learning disability and very low I.Q. It was only then that they agreed with us that she had a learning disability.

Posted: May 17, 2017

This school fails it's students who are in need of accommodations

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some of the teachers are really great and have the best interests of the child in mind but a few of them will just do what they are told to do and just pass the child regardless of how much they struggle and are failing. If they are failing because they are struggling and are not actually learning the material then the teachers will have them redo the work for a grade of 70 so that they can pass.

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Posted: April 22, 2012

We chose our home when moving to San Antonio because of the reviews on Fox Run...we are NOT disappointed! I could not be happier with the staff, especially the leadership. John Hinds is an EXEMPLARY leader and I truly feel he runs his campus as a dad. His weekly emails to parents are something we look forward to each week. Our son has excelled academically, and we are pleased with his performance and the open communication with his teacher. Parent involvement is amazing, and there are plenty of opportunities available for parents who work full time but would still like to be involved :) our son loves attending "hoops with dad" on Saturday mornings! Fox Run has been a wonderful experience, and we could not be happier!

Posted: March 23, 2011

My son went to Stahl Elem. for Pre-K and now attends Fox Run Elem. for Kinder. I would never have know there could be such a complete difference from one Elementary to the next but I did notice almost immediately. Fox Run is exemplary. The entire staff has been nothing short of gracious and accomodating. The Principal stands in the front entrance of the school greeting all of the students upon entry. My son likes going to Fox Run. He feels important to his teacher and other staff members. We plan on moving within the next couple of years and one of my stipulations is that we must stay in the Fox Run District.

Posted: December 5, 2010

I love this school i would so recommend it fast.... The teachers are very good with the kids