WALNUT BEND ELEMENTARY SCHOOL Go back
10620 BRIAR FOREST DR
HOUSTON, TX 77042
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Phone: 713-917-3540
School Information
  • GreatSchools Rating: 3
  • Educational Climate: High
  • Technology Measure: Medium-high
  • Type: Public
  • Grades: Pre-kindergarten - 5th Grade
  • District: Houston Independent School District
  • Students/Teacher: 13
  • Students/Grade: 84.3
  • Number Students: 590
  • Number Teachers: 45
  • Number Classrooms: 36
  • Expense/Pupil: $5,100.00 - 5,299.99
  • Poverty Level: 16 - 29.9 PERCENT
  • Number Computers: 190
  • Number PCs: 175
  • Number Macs: 015
  • Principal: Ms Susan Shenker
  • CHARTER SCHOOL
  • GIFTED AND TALENTED PROGRAMS
  • ESL
  • SPECIAL EDUCATION
  • ADVANCED PLACEMENT
  • BEFORE AND AFTER SCHOOL PROGRAMS
  • ALTERNATIVE PROGRAMS
  • YEAR ROUND CLASSES
  • VOC-TECH
  • ADULT EDUCATION
  • NCLB SCHOOL
  • BLUE RIBBON SCHOOL
  • COALITION OF ESSENTIAL SCHOOLS
  • AYP SCHOOL
  • INTERNATIONAL BACCALAUREATE
  • MAGNET SCHOOL
School Ratings & Reviews

School Ratings (19 ratings)
Maximum Rating: 5




    School Reviews (13 Reviews)
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    Parent Review | Rating:
    Posted 2008-03-28
    "This school is phenomenal! The kids are blessed to have a brand new campus with loving and caring teachers. My daughter is in the 5th grade and she has two teachers, Mrs Pette and Mrs Corte. They are the best. They are very into thier students and improving them not just academically but in every way they can. I get updates from them almost daily and communicate with them by email all the time. They are always there to help me with any questions or concerns I might have. I am really going to miss them when my daughter goes to middle school next year and can only pray for teachers as good as them for her middle and high school years."
    Parent Review | Rating:
    Posted 2007-08-02
    "This is a great school with caring teachers. I am really distressed by some of the negative reviews, particularly about Katrina refugee students. The faculty and staff at this school enrolled over 200 students after Katrina - a huge burden and massive logistical nightmare. Many local schools refused these students at all! Overall Mrs. Doyle and the teachers did an outstanding job. The schools parents banded together to give the incoming students school supplies, backpacks and clothing. I am very sorry if some parents thought they were slighted. We have found the faculty and staff here to be highly qualified, caring and reliable."
    Parent Review | Rating:
    Posted 2007-08-02
    "My daughter, going in to 5th grade, has been at Walnut Bend since first grade. The quality of teaching and extracurricular activities is excellent. Even tho it is a large school (enrollment 650 - 800), there is a strong community feeling. Parent involvement is excellent; Because there are so many parent volunteers, there is a level of comfort from parents that are not able to be involved because of work or other commitments that they will be kept tuned to concerns. There is an excellent after-school program and many options for non-academic activities. My daughters favorites have been orchestra, chess club and art. Walnut Bend's TAKS ratings are not always the highest. There are a lot of non-English speaking students and low-income students who need remedial help. I am very proud that Walnut Bend provides a good education to these kids as well as the kids in the high-performing classrooms."
    Parent Review | Rating:
    Posted 2007-04-27
    "There are just no good caring teachers there, who can deal with children of all venues.."
    Parent Review | Rating:
    Posted 2005-11-15
    "I enrolled my child at Walnut Bend due to displacement of Hurricane Katrina. I did not have any time to do research on this school, and I made a big mistake by sending my child here. I don't recommend anyone send their child to this school. The staff was very rude and not welcoming. The curriculum was a joke!"
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