Dr. Nathan A. Pitts Ashburton Elementary/Middle

3935 Hilton Rd, Baltimore, MD 21215
Phone: (410) 396-0636
Level: PK-8

(May 2008)
The school is on its way to becoming one of the worst in Baltimore! The kids are so wild and disrespectful.There is a lack of good strong leadership and support for the teachers. The children come from all over the city so there are some problems with the gangs and neigborhoods getting along. They are stuck in the old way-they don't listen or want outside help. They can put on a good show for visitors when needed.

(May 2008)
It is so sad to see what is going on there.It is one of the worse I have seen. Luckily there is little actual hard core violance(guns,knives, ect).The Admin is so weak and in denial. They say it is not tooooo bad! They say there are are worst schools. There are five people but are they visiable or lending a hand? They should be in the hallways during the passing of classes and before and after school.There is lack of communication with teachers and/or parents from the admin. No dicipline rules are followed! The younger teachers are leaving as soon as they can-they can't handle it and get little support.They are burned out.They are stressed and frustrated at the lack of support.Many of the students need pysch and social services available and provided easily.Test scores are low and they do not meet AYP.

Not much learning takes place due to behavior and attitude problems. Parents roam and wander all around the building often disrupting classes, threating teachers or other students, hanging around. There is poor communication with teachers and parents from the admin. No dicipline rules are followed!

The children run wild! There are are so many bullies and lots of fighting.The gangs intimate the good kids. They do not seem interested in learning-it seems like fun time all the time. So many have no manners or respect for the teachers or subs.The school is in a good area but the students come from everywhere in the city. It could be a good school but it is not.The classes are too large for teachers to reach all the students.They continue to take everyone elses rejects ( those kicked out of elsewhere come to Ashburton).There is a lack of supplies for science projects and labs.I hope next year will be different but doubt it if the Admin remains the same.

(June 2005)
"My son has attended Ashburton Elementary for two years. It was my understanding that this was a very good school with strong teachers. I am very disappointed with what we have encountered in the last year here, and my son will be attending a new school in the fall. The leadership, beginning with the principal is poor. The majority of the teachers that showed a responsive attitude to the educational needs of students left either voluntarily, or were fired for reasons unknown to parents. Finally, the school, which is in a prosperous neighborhood, is being overun by the thugs in the middle school. It is not a positive or safe environment."