Lee Hall Elementary School

Posted: June 11, 2020

Both, my daughter and son attended Lee Hall Elementary school from kindergarten through fifth grade and, every teacher they’ve had was fantastic. The teachers at this school are passionate (they don’t teach for recognition or a paycheck. This is obvious the moment you enter the school building). They are caring, attentive, helpful and dedicated, constantly displaying professionalism. They communicate with the parents and they truly care about the children. Administrators are also very helpful and engaged. I would say that the students’ input preceds the output and the results. I believe that rating a school by the test scores is not fair. With that being said, Lee Hall Elementary is a great school (in my humble opinion). Oh, and not to forget the awesome PTA that organized several amazing after-school events and supported students and their needs. It is hard to believe that the school year is over and my son will be moving up to middle school. We will miss this school very much.

Posted: November 13, 2019

I had a great experience at this school. The PTA is amazing and makes a difference with the students. Their goal is to have children enjoy their learning environment and I honestly believe they did so. The PTA is involved and everyone from staff, student, and parent benefits from their hard work.

Posted: November 13, 2019

My daughter was enrolled for Kindergarten and 1st grade. She was required simple tasks and work sheets to complete to help with reading. She was assigned to read every night for 20 minutes in 1st grade. My daughter was reading before the end of the 1st marking period in 1st grade.

Posted: November 13, 2019

Majority of the teachers I interacted with were great. She had a wonderful kindergarten teacher and !st grade teacher. The communicated well and were great working with parents.

Posted: November 13, 2019

The administers, teachers, other staff members were always seen helping students with character building. I would often walk my daughter to class or pick her up early and would see the staff speaking with all the children, expecting them to be respectful, follow the rules, and being pleasant with them.

Posted: November 13, 2019

My daughter was able to have small group learning sessions in her class. Don't know how her kindergarten teacher managed the children and had small group sessions but she was able to see how my daughter learned and completed work and was able to tailor her school day according to that.

Posted: November 13, 2019

My daughter had not had any major issues with bullying or mistreatment. The one time she did, the principal took immediate action and my daughter was able to attend school to learn and not have to be concerned about an other child who didn't behave as expected.

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My personal experience has been great. My oldest is in Kindergarten and has autism. His teachers have worked very hard to find an effective way to address HIS personal learning needs while still holding him to the same standard as his fellow classmates. Their patience seems never ending and the rest of the school staff have been nothing but kind and caring. No school is perfect and each families experience will vary, but we have been very pleased with this school.

Posted: August 3, 2016

My daughter had a great teacher Mrs. Gorde however my 1st graders teacher was awful and someone I think should go ahead and retire.

Posted: August 3, 2016

My kids would sit at the table for almost 3 hours after coming home trying to complete all the home work they were given. This common core math is also ridiculous and they love to give multiple worksheets with that on it.

Posted: August 3, 2016

This school has a no bullying rule, however they do not act on which has caused a supreme issue in the school. This school is not about integrity at all.

Posted: August 3, 2016

I had 3 children that went to this school and they all suffered from the way this school is managed. My two boys were bullied badly and instead of disciplining the bully they would give me a million excuses on why they couldn't. It got really bad and my boys lost interest in going to school and it became a headache trying to get them to go. I spoke to a few other parents about this and they said that they had similar run ins and that nothing was done for them either. I just think this school is awful. As far as the teachers my son who is in the 1st grade had a awful teacher. She withheld that she knew he had been being bullied for weeks but in that time she was sending us photos of our son off task and when he walked around the class with a sticker on his eye pretending to be a pirate she called in the school counselor and said he was suicidal. This school is the WORST.... If you can avoid it please do because you will regret sending your children here.

Posted: November 18, 2015

Lee Hall is a great school, with wonderful, dedicated, teachers who care about the students. Administrators are always willing to help with any problem. Any child would benefit from going to this school.

Posted: January 25, 2015

My family moved because of how awful this school was with my son and I have two more children who were approaching school age and was not going to allow them to step foot in this school. My son was picked on constantly. One day he went to the nurse and vice principals office and I never received a phone call. I contacted Wavy 10 about several issues. When we moved he was behind in his education. It took 6 months to get him up to the reading level he was supposed to be at. I tried to like the school and participate in school functions. I was always appalled at the events. There were carnivals and kids along with parents were so rude and pushy- cutting in lines, taking things without paying. Clearly the apple does not fall far from the tree. I once witnessed a man drive through the play area near the parking lot. The teacher outside acted like she did not see him speed and drive recklessly. I approached him and politely said that he should not have done that. He called me a "B****" and told me to call the cops. Nothing but problems. I could list several other flaws but even typing this I get sick to my stomach thinking about how terrible this school was for my son.

Posted: December 9, 2014

We LOVE Lee Hall! Our children are attending their third year here. The staff is amazing! Just walking the halls show how much they care. There are many new staff members that add to the already great atmosphere. The resource team goes beyond the normal "teaching" to allow our children to express themselves! Wether it is in the library where they are free to choose their own interests or music where they get to express themselves through singing and performing. The principal has an open door at all time to stop in and discuss your child and their experiences. We love every aspect of this school! Thank you Lee Hall for being so AWESOME!!!

Posted: February 21, 2014

My two children his have been going here for two years now and they love it! Their teachers have been awesome and the PTA staff is great. The new principle has been great and is very personable. I think it's great that parents can come and eat with their kids at lunch.

Posted: February 14, 2014

I LOVE this school! My kids have been at Lee Hall for a year and a half! The office staff is very helpful and super nice! The teachers are amazing! They are very approachable and willing to help! I LOVE Lee Hall!!!

Posted: November 21, 2013

My son attended kindergarten for 9 months in this school. The Special Ed. Lead teacher ignored my emails for a child study for 6 weeks. They are legally supposed to do it with in 60 days of the first request. The 504 Lead of the school district told the teacher that she did not have to follow it every day. My daughter attended kindergarten for a month. While visiting her at lunch I saw teachers holding the children's heads and holding forks up to their mouths and yelling,"Eat it! Or I will call your father!" I posed this to the Assistant Principal once via email and followed up with a phone call a week later because she did not respond. They make the children do "laps" around the playground to discipline them hours after they broke a rule. They also bully the students by writing their names on the board and use tally marks to keep track of their offences. They also yell at their 1st graders to "can their attitudes" and justify the means of correcting behavior as "assertive discipline". I have emailed the Superintendent in regards to this issue and military liaisons have taken the sides of the school employees.

Posted: September 16, 2013

This will be my daughter's fourth year attending Magruder. Prior to us moving here, I did reseach on schools in the surrounding areas and then visited a few during different hours of the day to get a feel for them vice just reading about them and the scores but Magruder stood out by far the Best! The staff at the front desk is very friendly and always willing to help. I love the sense of security because no one can just walk in the school. The teachers she's had thus far showed super interest in my child's learing. And the PTA is awesome.

Posted: April 25, 2013

Everything that has been said below about this school is true and then some. By no means would I send my child to attend school here. BE AWARE. My child has been threatened by a teacher , constant bullying , and craziness going on in the class room. Most of all when Newport News tells you oh this is a great school for kids with sped needs they could not be more wrong. My child has high functioning autism and the autism specialist did not even know he was there and was upset and found that was not supposed to be the case. Do yourself a favor don't send your children to this school. What Principal they have had three different ones that I know of. They cannot keep one.

Posted: October 22, 2012

My daughter is is 2nd grade and this is her 2nd year here. My son is in Kindergarten as well here at LHES. I have to say the majority of the staff is up to par. I have MAJOR issues with the students here. They run over the teachers and are incredibly harsh. The way they speak to the teacher and other students is completely unacceptable! My Daughter has picked up so many HORRIBLE habits from fellow students who are allowed to curse at the teachers and other kids in class. NOT to mention the physical fighting! And the administration has to keep these kids in my kids class where they are punished for being in the wrong place at the wrong time. The school would be an enjoyable place if parents taught there kids how to behave correctly. Or maybe punish them once in a while. I am currently looking into other school alternatives for my kids. This is just not the environment I want my kids nuturing from. The teachers are out numbered and mis treated with no way to fix it. Kids bully others and aren't reprimanded for there choices. There is no consequences for actions!

Posted: February 23, 2012

For the most part, the teachers at Lee Hall definitely are dedicated to their students. Yes, we have had some bad apples while attending there, one of which was a nightmare! However I feel you will find a few bad teachers in almost any public school. The office staff, school counselors, and nurse are top notch and truly wonderful, friendly, professional people. The administration however I cannot say much if anything good about. She plays favorites among the children and parents. She speaks ill of her staff and treats them poorly. In the few years she has been at the school we have watched many good teachers leave. I think if they would replace her, things would definitely improve. As for the assistant principals we have had in the last 2 years they have been top notch.

Posted: January 2, 2012

An observation: Parents giving Lee Hall a bad rating can't write a sentence without grammar and/or spelling errors. A few posts down someone said parents can't expect the school system to completely educate and raise your child. I couldn t agree more. My family has had a great experience with LHES. Based on personal interaction, the teachers, front office staff, and the nurse have been wonderful to me and my family. Anything lacking at LHES can be traced back to parents with unrealistic expectations of the school system. Some of these kids should be sent to boot camp. They won't learn anything in school until they learn how to act, and their disruptive behavior detracts from the education of the other children. With that being said, this very same issue exists in virtually every school, particularly elementary schools. We ve not come across too many troublemakers in our time here. We ve had our bumps along the road, but it s elementary school and it s silly to think those bumps wouldn t have happened in any other school.

Posted: July 23, 2011

My son went here for two years. He fails to learn necessary skills and/or retain them. The teachers at Lee Hall are unprofessional and do not care about their students. He would probably be in remedial classes if he went to a private school or a more "privaledged" one. We had to "re-study" fourth grade lessons that he is supposed to know. A trip to Barnes&Noble was needed. He would be better off working in workbooks than sit through the classes at Lee Hall and not learn anything, so we purchased workbooks. This school is a waste of taxes and should be re-evaluated. He will be in the 5th grade this upcoming Fall. Let us pray that they find better teachers and a better plan for our children and their education.

Posted: July 1, 2011

My daughter attended Lee Hall for one year...5th grade. She had attended previous school was also in NN News and struggle with her school work and behavior. I have to say her experience at LHES was her best school year ever. Her teacher was very strict but my daughter said she was fair. And also gave lots of encouragement and helped her learn. She stayed after-school to help not just my daughter but other kids too. She always communicated with me and answered all of my questions. My daughter went from C/D student to being a B/C student. The teacher respected my decision not to put my daughter on medication even though she had extreme ADHD. She had a lot of patience and went above and beyond to help my daughter be accepted by her peers. The teacher posted all of her homework assignments online so I never had any questions. My daughter excelled at Lee Hall because of the wonderful teacher she had. If you have a child going to the 5th grade, you wont go wrong.

Posted: February 28, 2011

My son attended school in Lee Hall for a year and a half. The teacher he had in 2nd grade was awful. She would not communicate with me nor would the principal. I sent several e-mails and notes to the staff with no feedback. There saying is " No child left behind" well.. mine was. He was failing and no one let me know till half the school year was over. He excelled in his other schools and was picked to be in the "magnet" program, only to be wait listed. The school was horrible, and his teacher was very unprofessional. There was ALOT of bullying and so many unruly children. I hope they get their act together because since we moved (on purpose to get my child out of that school) my son has brought his grades up to "A's" and his attitude has completely changed. I DO NOT recommend this school to anyone!

Posted: January 20, 2011

My son went to Lee Hall from K -5. The teachers were fabulous and my son excelled. Mr. Bradshaw the kindergarten teacher is the best I have ever seen.