Research Ocean Lakes Elementary School public Schools in Virginia Beach, Virginia

“I like the others find the staff to be quite harsh and even quite rude. I found that if you do have a problem it is extremely hardto get help let alone actual talk to the teachers. The school says they want parental involvement but upon speaking with staff you feel so alienated that you don't want to be at the school to help, which is very unfortunate. It is sad when you have a elementary student who cries because they have to go to school and cries when they come home from school every day. At this age they should all love school and it should be a great experience for them. All in all my opinion of OLES is very poor.”

“Parental involvement always needs to be the #1 key factor to your childs success at any activity they do. I do however disagree with the parents saying the 'security lady' is too harsh. My two children starting this year 1st and 2nd grades love her to pieces! She has a very important job of keeping all our childrens safe around the buses and around the school grounds. She needs to be sure that the children understand the importance of safety! I appreciate her sternness! My youngest child has a high functioning form of autism. Our school has offered many recources for us. Options I didn't know existed! My daughter has an anxiety issue, she is made to feel more than welcomed to the guidence office for comfort! Let yourself be known around the school and be known! Make friends with the staff,they are there for your kids!”

“I agree with the parent that said parental involvement will be the key to success at OLES, but I believe that to be the case with most all educational choices. I have two children currently attending and I feel the quality of the teachers is excellent. My boys are doing well and look forward to attending. I also agree with the parent who said that some of the staff is a bit harsh in how they deal with children. They are not 'mean', but they are a bit more stern than I would like to see (especially with the youngest kids who are just learning the ropes).”

“My 2 daughters (kindergarten and 4th grade) attended Ocean Lakes Elem. for 1 year. Kindergarten was fine but my 4th grader went from A's and B's in her other school to C's and D's at OLES. The staff was very rude and my children hated going to school.”

“This school leaves much to be desired. My 2 children attended for about 6 months (grades K and 3rd). Both of their teachers were wonderful caring and great at teaching the kids. Unfortunately the rest of the staff were not as great. The kids can't walk down the hall without being yelled at. They are greeting in the morning with a 'hurry up and get to class' (yelled very loudly) and they are yelled at all day long in the cafeteria, halls, library etc.! I was just amazed at how many of the adults at this school behaved this way. The security lady made my kindergarten daughter cry twice in a matter of 2 months. The office staff was hit or miss with some being so nice and others making you feel very unwelcome.”

“When we moved to Oklahoma my daughter was 2 years behind in English. I strongly recommend supplementary teaching of basic grammer. Also she had problems with a bully that was not addressed by school officials or the bus driver.”

“Ocean Lakes Elementary seems to be a great school however, some of the teachers seem to not be interested in the educational growth of particular children. I think parent envolvement is the key to the success of a child attending this school or any other school. I wish I was able to enter the classroom more than I did this year.”