St. Raymond Elementary School, Bronx NY

If you don’t have money they won’t care about you, teachers are rude and have a lot of favoritism going on, and the vice principal Ms. D’arco is very disrespectful and no-polar she screams way too much. Please save your kids the misery and save all the money you’ll be throwing away on tuition sending them here!

This school is okay but some teachers are very rude. If u do go then.
Ms. Gioia, Ms. Martinez, Mr. D, and Mrs. Dias, are really good teachers especially Ms. Martinez.

They give up on you easily. Very short temper. The principal is amazing. The kids are toxic. Hope you enjoy:).

All of the bad reviews are true and all the good reviews are teachers pets and their parents

Teachers yell and scream at kids. As a parent who had a child at this school and has seen how teachers do their work remotely, I am appalled at their behavior. Screaming at the kids for not understanding something is not acceptable. Yelling at the kids for not being capable of tracing or drawing something perfectly is not acceptable, especially when their hand muscles are still developing. Berating a kid when he/she froze while answering a question is unacceptable and just shows what type of hostile environment is fostered at this school when kids even freeze. Yelling and putting down children because they’re taking time while completing a task that is time consuming is not only unacceptable, but abusive. Yelling at a little child because he/she was distracted in a class that is not engaging where all they do is fill out worksheets, listen to muffled videos, and answer more worksheets is not acceptable. Yelling at a child that is still learning how to write their name because it’s taking him/her too long is appalling. As a parent, you want your child to be in a safe environment; an environment that is welcoming, nurturing, and that fosters respect. This was not the case I encountered while my child received remote instruction at St. Raymond’s. What is more appalling and worrisome is that this happened in front of other parents and caregivers. What happens inside the school when parents are not there? This type of behavior from the teacher and teacher assistant also happens in other classrooms. I have heard another teacher from a nearby classroom yelling at her little kids as well. There is absolutely NO reason why an “educator” needs to yell, berate, or scream at any student, let alone little ones constantly. This was an everyday occurrence. The teacher and teacher assistant always seemed peeved and annoyed. They didn’t seem to enjoy their work at all. Imagine being a small child spending 7-8 hours of your day in a hostile environment where you do not know if you are going to get yelled at for some arbitrary reason. In the midst of this terrible pandemic, I was somewhat thankful that my child was receiving remote instruction so that I, as well as other people in my family and my child’s caretaker, could see what goes on at this school. Unfortunately, the best the school administration can do is just change your child to another classroom. This is very telling. Teachers face no repercussions and clearly the administration does not care. Also, the teacher in my child’s classroom did not provide differentiation of instruction or offered other ways to explain the material. If the children did not get it, she would become exasperated and berated them. This is not teaching. It does not matter how many years these teachers have been working as educators, if you can’t foster a respectful, welcoming environment; if you can’t differentiate instruction; if you can’t explain new material in different ways so that everyone understands; if you are not capable of providing an engaging class, especially for little ones; if you “wing things” as the teacher has said herself during instruction; if all you do is fill out worksheet after worksheet, play videos that do the teaching for you; if you can’t behave professionally with parents; if you can’t regulate yourself as an adult in a classroom with little ones, then you are NOT a teacher and should not be in a classroom dealing with little ones. You are merely an actor regurgitating material and doing the bare minimum. In other words, you are a body collecting a check. As an educator, this type of teacher is an embarrassment to the profession. Fortunately for the school and the teacher, we can’t record them. Thus, they have full control while rendering the parents and the children powerless since teachers like this do not face any consequences. I am thankful I was able to find another school for my child.

My friends went to the school and the teachers are so rude if the students get something wrong they get mad at them and exaggerate. When the teachers give the students assignments they don't tell them what they have to do they have to solve it on their own which makes them overthink a lot they are not helping the students alot.

Love this school nice.has a nice basketball team (girls and boys, grades 3-4 and 5-6 and 7-8) Teachers are nice.organised, with this virus they are be social distance and follow the rules to be able to open the school correctly. All these bad reviews are wrong if they were true there were true they are from a long time ago. Now the school is very good. Best school in the Bronx

Honestly, I went to this school beginning in first grade. I graduated from there in 8th grade. From my experience the teachers are horrible. Most of them just speak and have conversations outside of the classrooms with other teachers. Most of the time, many students hear the teachers either speaking about them or even another student. Most teachers dont know how to respect a students personal information or even private events. The vice principal, Mrs. D’Arco; Is a horrible vice principal. She calls her bipolar reactions “discipline. ” In my opinion, she’s disrespecting the students around her. Once, I threw food in the trash and the juice from it got on the floor and tables. She yelled full out burst to tell me to clean it up. I told her I was going to ask for paper but she did not believe me. The teachers in this school always look on their side but not the students. Another topic I want to speak on, the principal. The principal, Mr. Scanlan is NEVER in school. He’s always absent and if he’s ever in school, he’s never in his office either. He’s never available for students either. The teachers are very bias, such as, always choosing their favorite students or even just choosing FEMALES in particular. Most of the teachers in middle school, usually “flirt” or get into really suspicious “friendships, ” I’ve noticed this myself as a use to be student. I really DISGUST the way this school takes place. The teachers are unorganized and rude. The tuition is very expensive. They give TOO MUCH homework. These teachers act like if we don't have a home to go to, like if we don't have nothing else important. Most of the kids in school work so hard that they truly become lonely during school because of the judgement. Now moving on to the students. Most of the students in this school are either, Caucasian, black, or even Hispanic. Most of the students love to bully one another, the teachers don’t do nothing based on that topic. Most students NOT ALL don't get in trouble for half the things that they do which is completely annoying. When I went to this school, I was bullied in the beginning of my school years. I went to my mother CRYING and said I’m being bullied in school. We had a meeting and I stated the kids names. Neither did my mother or the other kids parents have a meeting to discuss what was going on. The principal was not included either. Another of my experiences with this school was a problem I had with a teacher. I wont share her name for many privacy reasons based on myself. Many other kids came to her saying I was speaking about her family disrespectfully, in which I didn't even know who she was at the time. I got in trouble and I told my mother what had happened, we had a meeting discussing what happened and we spoke about how so unprofessional she talked about the situation. Also, how she yelled at me for assuming that I was speaking about her family. After a while, a lot of other parents complained about her and she got demoted. But in my opinion I believe she should get In way more trouble and should be fired. I don't recommend this school AT ALL. Neither is it even worth it to enroll your child in this hell of a place. 0/10.

The kids here seem way out of control. God knows what hell lays in the actual building. Avoid the surrounding areas of the school when the school days end.

I love this school! My daughter has been here since kindergarten. She is learning so much!