Jacksonville Commons Elementary

Posted: June 7, 2025

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I tried so hard for this school to be a positive experience for my kindergartener and 4th grader when we moved here summer 2023. My 4th grader was ahead and loved math at the beginning of the year and at the end of the year he was emotionally drained, teacher used him as a helper to help other students who didn’t know how to read. He learned very little that year. My kindergartener had gone to two years of private preschool and knew how to write letters and numbers properly and was on her way to reading. She lost those abilities, never learned to read. She learned how to throw a huge fit, she learned to swear and scream when she was angry. I tried volunteering in both kids classrooms, I offered to come daily. I don’t think the teachers wanted me there to see first hand how bad it was. I met with the vice principal and principal multiple times. Had my youngest switched from one classroom to another. That helped slightly but not nearly enough to justify sending them there for another year.

The single biggest issue at this school is how admin has chosen to handle discipline. When other children misbehave they are pulled out of the class and taken to a counselor or principal and allowed to calm down, given a drink or a snack. They are not given a consequence and there is no reason to change the behavior, in fact I would say it’s encouraged. The kids who behave and are there to learn go unnoticed, fall through the cracks, and ultimately lose their love for learning.

It’s very sad.

Posted: June 17, 2020

Horrible! So very glad my children can move on to the middle school. I hope never to deal with this principal again.

Posted: June 17, 2020

I am unable to determine what homework my child has until it is too late to do anything about it.

Posted: June 17, 2020

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Posted: June 17, 2020

It's best I not share the things that have gone wrong here.

Posted: June 17, 2020

Posted: February 14, 2018

Horrible. The principal doesn’t listen to the parents at all regarding the children. She just does what she wants even when it doesn’t positively impact the child. Other teachers aren’t communicating with parents and instead of the principal handling the issue with the teacher she just moved this boy to another class. I have seen my child’s progress go backward since moving here. I pulled my child out and now have paid for a tutor, and a 500 dollar a month school since it’s almost the end of school year. At this time my child should be ahead of the game. Since her teacher doesn’t do much In class, most are behind and lack. Hence not doing math for 3 weeks. Honestly it blows my mind how this principal lets her teachers run their classrooms. Instead of handling the issues with the teachers. She ignores them. Do not send your child to this school!!! Beware

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Posted: March 1, 2017

Avoid this school like the plague. The new principal is never around. She has her assistant principal do everything. They treat our kids horrible, oh yeah and spelling words spelled properly,forget it, Ebonics is what's encouraged here. Kids are not aloud to play superhero on the playground, but reenacting call of duty that's fine. I've seen kids suspended for standing up for themselves when threatened but when some actually puts there hands on someone else they are rarely scolded. Seriously, when someone is being choked I believe that's grounds for suspension. Specific kids are aloud to do why they want and the good kids get punished for it. The teachers that do care are talking about leaving the school. Oh and they somehow lose students. They don't use a name system but a number system to call car riders. This system leaves people waiting on the road to get in to pick up a kid. My kids have been lost on several occasions I'll sit in line waiting for them until the very last person leaves and than they have found them. Who does this? The classrooms are over full no special ed classes so many of the troubled kids are in regular classrooms causing issues. It's horrible. Substitute teachers are smacking our kids but the school has not notified us or has done anything about it. JCE claims to care but only when your child is a local. My suggestion don't move to this area. Find somewhere anywhere else. If you child has a learning spark don't send them here they will tell something the will make them hate learning like you struggle with this or don't read that your not smart. This school is a joke.

Posted: March 1, 2017

Posted: March 1, 2017

They don't offer advanced skill programs, or programs for kids that should not be in a normal classroom. (Abusive kids) or translators for kids with language barriers.

Posted: March 1, 2017

Principal doesn't care let's everyone else do her work.

Posted: March 1, 2017

Local kids are aloud to abuse anyone and not suffer consequences.

Posted: March 1, 2017

Kid are aloud to do what they want.

Posted: March 1, 2017

Two hours of homework for any kid is awful

Posted: October 4, 2016

I have always liked JCE until school year 2016-2017. This year JCE got a new principle and she has decided our children are not worth learning their names. She has given our kids a number and they are called by their number instead of Jane Doe or John Doe. This discuss me. They use the number system in prison.
She has also taken away the kids free play. There is no more kids playing on the play ground or even playing with any type of balls. It's 10 min of walking, 10 min of jumping and then 10 min of free play. Again this discuss me. Again sounds like the way a prison is ran.
The teachers are not happy nor are the students. My child use to love to go to school and now ask if he or she can stay home because he or she needs a break. This is a elementary school that gives barely any down time. The kids use to use their imagination when playing on the play ground. They use to chase each other but not now because it's dangerous.
In the past I would have given this school a 5 star but giving it a 2 star is being gracious.
The PTO should be avoided like the plague. They have popcorn Friday, which was banned by the school district but they sneak it, and want parents to pay up front then decided which Friday they want to donit. So you will pay for a full year but they might not do it every Friday.
The positive about the school is there are some good teachers.

Posted: November 23, 2014

Even though I live in another school's district I choose to bring my children to JCE. The level of teaching talent is amazing. As an educator myself, I can honestly say this school has a very high concentration of outstanding teachers. Everyone here really cares about the children. I have heard of them buying clothes, shoes, presents on birthdays and other supports for children and their families. Every time I have needed one of my children's teachers I have had their personal cell phone number and they respond willingly. My older child is an AIG child in the top 2%. In her class her teacher works to meet her individual need and to move her at her on level ability. Even as a high student she shows remarkable growth.

Posted: September 23, 2014

Fantastic so far! We are new to the area. We had a terrible experience in a Delaware school.. This has been an awesome experience having caring teachers with communication skills!

Posted: November 26, 2013

My oldest daughter and fourth grader has been here since kindergarten and now her other siblings are in second grade and kindergarten. If I had any major issues with this school, I would have pulled her out a long time ago and wouldn't have let my other kids start here. But I love the staff and the school. I've been involved off and on with the PTO and it is not hard to get involved and be part of different aspects of the school. In fact, they warmly welcome it. Even though end of the year test scores can be better with the website only scoring it a 5, in comparison to other schools, it doesn't reflect negatively about the school as a whole. Because the school does a lot for the students and parents and make it a great environment.

Posted: May 13, 2013

This is our 1st year in this school, and my son is excited to go to school every day. We have the best teachers and principal's. They are all amazing. I can't say enough about this school. My husband and I feel very blessed to be a part of a wonderful school. We have never had any problems and I would strongly recommend this school to anyone looking for a school where the teachers genuinely care about their students.

Posted: March 21, 2013

Two of our children have been attending Jacksonville Commons Elementary School for the last 4 years and we have been very pleased with their progress . The principal and the staff (teachers, admin staff and janitors and cooks included) are all very welcoming and involved in the running of the school. We've been in this school from 1st grade through 5th and not once have we been disappointed with anyone. We were stationed overseas before coming to Jacksonville and one of our boys struggled with reading and math, as he had studied in a different language. He got excellent tutoring over his first summer and they have both been Honor Students since then. For more advanced students, there is an AIG Program and the school offers a lot of different activities throughout the year (chess club, battle of the book, speech contest, geography bee, odyssey of the mind, just to name a few). We are going to miss JCE as we are moving this summer. It really feels like being part of a family. We've seen kids grow, families get bigger, some left, some are new to the area. The rating on this site does not portray at all the capabilities or the potential of the school.

Posted: June 23, 2012

My daughter has attended Jacksonville Commons Elementary for her last four years of Elementary school. She has done exceptionally well. All the teachers are very kind and great role models for students. The staff in the front office is very polite and welcoming when entering the school. The new principle has made a lot of positive changes for the better. We love JCES and are going to miss everyone there,since we are on the move this summer. Thanks to all teachers and staff. We will never forget.

Posted: November 3, 2011

This is my son's second year at JCE. I have seen a dramatic improvement in this school from last year to this year. With a new principal came new life. He is much more involved with the students and I see his enthusiasm has sparked a renewed enthusiasm in the rest of the staff. My son started to show difficulties in reading last year in Kindergarten, and instead of telling me to wait it out they helped me get him evaluated and on an individualized education program that gives him extra attention to help him catch up with his peers before he fell to far behind. Thanks to the amazing teachers here my son is performing at grade level in reading, something I would never had guessed from where he was at mid-school yr 2010. The class sizes are also a bit smaller than many of the other school nearby since the commons is a more established neighborhood and isn't still being developed like Carolina Forest. My son as well as myself are going to miss JCE when we move in Dec. (JCE is also a title 1 school which all students whom are struggling in reading can take advantage of, this program was also a huge help for my son.)