R C Longan Elementary School

I used to go here in 2006, it was pretty good back then the teacher I had was nice made a lot of friends there.nnMost recent views seems like the schools gone down hill in the last decade or so. I was in a diverse classroom, but the area is predominantly white.nnAnd I give this school 2 stars because they kicked me out because I didn’t live in the area and they were “overcrowded.”

Went here when I was a kid for a small period of time this was back in 2006 to 2007, it was okay it's was a mixed school back then. I was in third grade.nTeachers were alright, made a few friends here and wasn't bullied like I was at my other elementary school.nnI wonder how it is now.

Back in 2014 I visited this school to register my son for school. I wasn't greeted in a friendly manner by the office staff. As I was speaking to the receptionist I saw an Asian man go to a back office and could hear a woman's voice telling him that despite the fact that he was sick he can't miss a week of work and not come back without a doctor's note. We (me and the other vistors) could hear the man crying and pleading for his job. As if that wasn't uncomfortable enough the principal waddles out of that back room and without introducing herself or seeing what I already had handed me a paper of what I would need to register and told me to come back with those items. I got in my car and changed my mind about moving to this area. Time has past now and I decided to go ahead and make the move to the area to be closer to my job. Well my son is now in 1st grade and has had multiple incidents. The teachers don't pay attention to the students and once something happens they brush it off. The principal that I saw before is still there and still obnoxious and gives off a vibe that she doesn't like kids yet alone needs to be around them. Now I'm dealing with a nightmare and looking to move closer to shortpump elementary.

my sibling works at this school and she has been a teacher for at least 30 years she is very hard working and she overall is the hardest working person I know and the school in my experience is difficult to work at but she works past all the challenges and gets things done I went to that school in 2011 and it was awesome nice staff nice people and that's my review if you read this just try the school

The principal is HORRIBLE and it shows from her staff. The tone at the top is bad. Anyone writing a goos review of this school is lying or hasn't been exposed to good schools. The office staff look like they sit around rolling their eyes and complaining about the principal all day. The The outdoor campus is not safe for elementary age students. The school has a safe drop off zone but anyone can walk on campus. There are way better schools in the West End. Do not move here. This school really sucks. Compared to other schools in the West End, the principals and staff do their bare minimum.