Joella Exley Elementary

I wish I could give this place zero stars, it is absolutely awful. Most of the students were so fake and the teachers didn't care about us AT ALL. This school treats their students like puppets to make themselves look better than they actually are. A lot of trauma and bullying in the halls happen and the administrators in there never did anything. The food does not meet the health expectations on any level. I had a friend who went through 4 years of bullying at Exley and they never did anything about it. We left this school 3 years ago, yet everything is still the same. One of my friend's brothers left Exley just last year he got bullied too. There was a substitute driver that forgot to pick up a set of kids and forced the kids on his bus to sit on the aisles, endangering themselves. They also forced some students to sit on top of each other to make room. During school assemblies, they forced the older kids to sing, even though some were very uncomfortable with the concept. Exley also shunned students and teachers with disabilities and mental disorders. They have an organization called "Safety Patrol" where they force 5th graders to keep the kindergarteners safe, a job that adults should do. One of my friend's teachers did not pay attention to my friend after she got a bug bite to something that she was allergic to because she was on a personal call. One time, a student got the flu during class and tried to tell the teacher, but they completely ignored it. The school nurse had absolutely zero care over anyone there, they just sent you back to class with an ice pack. There are a few good teachers who care about the students, however, there are not enough to make Exley better. The PE teachers expect you to regulate the class by yourself without caring what you do, while also having terrible attitudes. The art teacher, Ms. Ruzicka, favors students and never tried to hide it, discouraged artwork if they did not fit her definition of "perfection". None of the teachers pay attention to students, eating acorns, bugs, and whatever they could find on the playground. I would not recommend sending your child to this school, they can experience serious trauma and might develop mental problems later on as they grow up. PLEASE DO NOT SEND YOUR CHILD HERE!

My kids currently attend this school and it is wonderful. I have never seen a school so on top of things, its very impressive. All the teachers make time for each individual student and make sure the students have what they need. They make sure each parent knows exactly what goes on day to day by emails and automated messages.