Lovejoy - Why Strong Negative Reactions? (Dallas, Plano: for sale, real estate, rent)

[AFJag]

I noticed that on the SAT thread, Lovejoy wasn't mentioned, though the score would put it right below Coppell's.

[DitsyD]

Originally Posted by AFJag

I noticed that on the SAT thread, Lovejoy wasn't mentioned, though the score would put it right below Coppell's.

Ya' know, you could add them to the thread. Why bring it up here?

[Philip T]

Originally Posted by Lovejoy_family

It's the same handful of naysayers every time. None of them live here.

Wow. This crap is still going, huh?

We did a year in Lovejoy, and the kids were So Thankful to get out.

For us, we were only renting, so it was easy to get in, and then after we figured things out . . . get back out.

Folks that seem to get really burned are the folks who buy, and then wind up sort of stuck.

[Citygirlw]

I am a mother of 5 children, 2 of them are enrolled in Lovejoy ISD and I could not be more pleased. My older 3 attended school in Rockwall . We also have had 4 of the 5 enrolled in private schools while transitioning districts. The education and one on one attention my children receive in Lovejoy is hands down far superior to what we received in Rockwall or the private school they attended. I have one son who has language processing disorders and receives services from the district. The other is being recommended for the gifted and talented program so I have seen the different aspects of those programs. The teachers are extremely helpful and attentive to my son who has the learning differences and they honestly go above and beyond what they are required to do in my opinion. I receive personal phone calls regularly updating me on his progress. My first grade son absolutely loves Lovejoy Elementary. The staff treats you like family and welcome suggestions and parental involvement.
As far as the comments of others not being in the district saying that we are small and that we should be more in line with Highland Park and Carroll, please do your research. Lovejoy is now raked 3rd in the state as you will find on Greatschools.net and School digger, both very reputable websites. Smaller doesn't always mean better. Several small districs are ranked very poorly in the state of Texas.
The superintendent, Ted Moore, is very personable and will contact you personally if you ever have a concern in the district.
I hope this helps.

[DitsyD]

Never heard of either Great Schools or School Digger. Went looking for info on them: According to one website, Great Schools deletes unfavorable reviews. Another website says that they edit every posting. Just sayin'
GreatSchools Reviews | Glassdoor
http://www.dcurbanmom.com/jforum/posts/list/210370.page

[Lovejoy_family]

Texas Public School Performance School District Rank

http://www.newsweek.com/2012/05/20/a...h-schools.html

Lovejoy ISD | The Texas Tribune

America

Lovejoy High School in LUCAS, TX | Best High Schools | US News

Here are a few more sources... They all can't be wrong.

[CMC_TX]

Originally Posted by Lovejoy_family

Texas Public School Performance School District Rank

http://www.newsweek.com/2012/05/20/a...h-schools.html

Lovejoy ISD | The Texas Tribune

America

Lovejoy High School in LUCAS, TX | Best High Schools | US News

Here are a few more sources... They all can't be wrong.

Good articles. Interesting Lovejoy's demographics almost mirror Carroll ISD exactly. I think a lot of the resentment is coming from people whose kids couldn't handle the rigor of the curriculum. My cousin went to Lovejoy back when they only had 2 elementaries & is about to finish a PhD in Neuroscience. Honestly, their secondary schools are just so new they will need a few more years to close the gap with the well-established schools they are compared with. But yeah, of course LISD is a tier above Frisco, Mckinney & many Plano schools already & will only get better as other schools could get worse in other districts in the wake of new challenges.

[EDS_]

Originally Posted by CMC_TX

Good articles. Interesting Lovejoy's demographics almost mirror Carroll ISD exactly. I think a lot of the resentment is coming from people whose kids couldn't handle the rigor of the curriculum. My cousin went to Lovejoy back when they only had 2 elementaries & is about to finish a PhD in Neuroscience. Honestly, their secondary schools are just so new they will need a few more years to close the gap with the well-established schools they are compared with. But yeah, of course LISD is a tier above Frisco, Mckinney & many Plano schools already & will only get better as other schools could get worse in other districts in the wake of new challenges.

That last bit is a bit much as it were.

SAT Scores 2013/14:

Plano West 1726
Plano Senior 1709
Lovejoy 1650
Plano East 1639

I'm not sure how that ranks LJ as a tier above many Plano schools. Via the best objective metric available LJ beats the "least-good" Plano school by a few points.

[Titleist]

We are currently in Highland Park ISD and love it. However, we need to move north so we've had several meetings with the HP district (staff, teachers, etc.), asking what ISD they could recommend for our family, that would best mimic HPISD. Their overwhelming answer was Lovejoy, hands down. FWIW..

[TurtleCreek80]

Originally Posted by Titleist

We are currently in Highland Park ISD and love it. However, we need to move north so we've had several meetings with the HP district (staff, teachers, etc.), asking what ISD they could recommend for our family, that would best mimic HPISD. Their overwhelming answer was Lovejoy, hands down. FWIW..

That's interesting, considering Lovejoy has not been able to achieve the same academic successes as HP. I can see why they'd recommend it because of the one-high school model (vs the mega schools in Allen, Plano, etc), but I'd be interested to know how it really compares to HPISD once you're there. I think a school like Westlake Academy is probably a better match to HP than Lovejoy, thought it's pretty far northwest.