Research Eakin Elementary School public Schools in Nashville, Tennessee

“No public school can be perfect, but Eakin is very, very good. The PTO is very involved; the teachers and staff are highly invested. The Positive Behavior Support program they implement was developed in part at Peabody College and it seems to be quite successful. I agree with the earlier comment regarding the food in the cafeteria (it's a shame that Eakin must serve what is provided throughout MNPS and cannot go their own way here), but we have had no issue with cafeteria staff either. They know our children by name and the children enjoy them.”

“I have my first and only daughter at Eakin in Kindergarten. I had heard wonderful things about the school and was very excited about her first year there. I have to say that I am very disappointed in some of the staff, how they treat the parents and how they speak to the children at pick up, in the hallway, at lunch, etc. Academically, my daughter is doing just fine, but as important to our family, is common courtesy and kindness. I do not feel that some of the staff at Eakin show this to these little growing minds. How do you teach the lesson of being kind when the very staff teaching these children cannot show it themselves.”

“My son is starting the second grade this year and loves going there. So far the quality of his teachers through his first two years has been very good, and the Encore Program for gifted students has him excited about subjects that are far above the norm for students at his grade level.”

“Overall, our family's experience at Eakin has been good. Our daughter is finishing Kindergarten this year and we have been very active. I was very impressed with parent involvement and the student body diversity. The quality of staff does vary but for the most part we have had a very good experience. She enjoys Chinese class, the Technology Lab and a great library. The worst for us was the horrible food and very rude staff in the cafeteria.”

“Some of the teachers are great at the school, others should not be in teaching. It just depends on who you get. The principal favors the lower socioeconomic class at the expense of average to higher achieving children. The office staff who are under the tutelage of the principal are the most disrespectul I have ever experienced. Way too political. The after care program is very good.”

“I agree that the principal and her staff are disrespectful; that has been the case at Eakin even under previous principals. The school does not make the effort to provide more challenging activities and work to high-achieving students. After moving to get into the Eakin school district, the school has been a major disappointment.”

“The teachers there really care about the students. I was amazed at the diversity in the school. My daughter loves going to school every day. The parent involvement in the school really makes an incredible difference. The school also has a program called 'love in a big world' that teaches kindness and respect. This is a wonderfuls school.”

“My son went to Eakin through the 4th grade and now my daughter is in her second year there. We have had a teriffic experience at Eakin. There is much parent involvement and ethnic diversity.”

“My daughter attends Eakin and has done very well. The teachers are very compasionate and want your children to learn!!”