Floris Elementary School

Posted: July 24, 2026

This school severely traumatized me. The teachers watched me get bullied in front of their faces and did NOTHING about it. I got cruel treatment and punishments from teachers and they would constantly accuse kids of lying for no reason other than to give out unnecessary punishments. I had perfect grades while going here with the cost of my mental health declining 1-4th grade. 5-6 grade teachers were amazing.

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Posted: November 18, 2025

i went here it sucked during the 6th grade play i got kicked out of it because they didint give me part of my costume
I don't recommend

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Posted: January 5, 2025

Amazing teachers! Floris Es is one of the best in the area.

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Posted: March 22, 2024

Spiteful and retaliatory behavior from senior leadership of this school. Deep rooted discrimination towards some unfortunate students and not all. If you are lucky your kid may come out unscathed else good luck visiting the therapist for the whole family!

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Posted: May 11, 2022

Their behavior and manner is friendly
I am happy that my daughter is in it

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Posted: August 29, 2018

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Posted: August 29, 2018

Poor. This is a substandard school. Communication is horrible.

Posted: August 29, 2018

They consistently send the wrong homework home from another class.

Posted: August 29, 2018

Communication is horrible. Parents don’t know what is going on.

Posted: May 30, 2017

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Posted: May 30, 2017

TWO WORDS : AMAZING AND EXCELLENT . .

Posted: May 30, 2017

We moved from Vienna to Discovery Square in 2015, we were little hesitant to move our kids to Floris Elementary school neighbourhood but now we feel moving to Discovery Square community and getting our kids enrolled in Floris School is the best decision we made.

BEING TOO GOOD IS BAD: Only concern we have now as resident is, Floris is so good and top rated that is getting over crowded now, on top of that we noticed some of the parents in the neighborhood are abusing the residency requirement by submitting falsified affidavits and letting neighboring school kids to attend Floris, we brought this up in our community meeting, posted in NextDoor App and thinking of bringing this to school management and Discovery square home owner association's attention also so that Floris rating does not go down due over crowding. We also requesting parents and future parents to keep a vigil and make sure your neighbors are not letting their cousins/friends abusing the school boundaries.

We have 2 kids one in 2nd grade and another in 4th grade, both have the best teachers, teachers are so welcoming and motivating, both our kids are challenged enough to unleash their potential. They are EXCELLENT.

BIG THANK YOU to all Floris teacher and principal for their dedication and excellent teaching, KEEP IT UP.

Posted: May 30, 2017

My both kids were given enough homework to challenge the brains and unleash their potential, which helped my second kid get into full time AAP.

Posted: August 9, 2016

Like everywhere - some excellent teachers who are very effective and some are effective. It also depends on the kids.

Posted: August 9, 2016

Teachers do their best to do a lot in the class. They give homework when necessary. Principal strongly believes that kids should build an all-around personality and hence wants to give enough time for kids to go for extra-curricular activities and not be bogged down by homework.

Posted: August 9, 2016

Posted: August 9, 2016

My kids has been at this school since 1st grade. Teachers by & large are excellent. Student population is very good and I have had very positive interactions with the Principal. PTA is strong and has excellent programs to support the education at the school. Has been winning "Governor’s Award for Educational Excellence: for quite a few years now.
My kid has had a healthy experience here.

Posted: August 29, 2014

Both my kids kindergarten teachers were amazing. I thought there was no way a teacher could be better than my son's kindergarten teacher who was retiring that year. But two years later my daughter went to kinder and got the replacement teacher, Mrs. Drake, who was the most attentive teacher. She used positive reinforcement to change my daughters behavior, who her pre-school teachers had been trying to but never succeeded. I was amazed at how much attention she gave my daughter but then I was even more amazed when I discovered that she had been doing the same for other students as well. All the parents I talk to only have good things to say about this school. I've never heard of any bullying issues, and the kids are academically challenged. Both my kids enjoy going to school each day because they like their classmates and their teachers.

Posted: December 29, 2013

Great school with excellent before/after school activities. Many programs offered. Some of them are Math Olympiad, Science Olympiad, Science Fair, Science Place, Chess, Odyssey of Mind, Lego League, after-school sports etc. Excellent mix of academic and non-academic activities. Great PTA. Nice enthusiastic teachers. The area and families feeding into this school are outstanding.

Posted: February 21, 2012

We moved to Herndon area last year and have been more than pleased with Floris school. Overall Fairfax county's curriculum itself is pretty solid. On top of that, the teachers that my kids have got so far have just been amazing!! The principal Ms. Porter is a very nice person to deal with and takes lot of interest in the school's activities. Every report card is personally signed by her with encouraging comments along with remarks for areas of improvement! I could not have been happier as they have great extracurricular activities like chess, science programs, Math Olympaid at such a large scale that, unlike other schools, almost no child is denied registration due to space issues. Moreover, the fees for these programs are also very reasonable. I would definitely recommend parents to consider this school as even the community has parents who are quite serious about academic achievements of their kids.

Posted: September 25, 2011

My kids went here for just a short time in 1999-2000. My son was in second grade, he was later diagnosed with asperger's syndrome. The teacher kept saying he wasn't writing his paragraphs. It turns out he couldn't even write a sentence let alone a paragraph. She would never let him eat his snack like the other children because he didn't do his work. I can't tell you how angry that makes me.

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