Briarcliff Elementary School 1220 Pond Street, Cary, NC 27511

"This school deserves a gold star! They are family to me and my children. Great teachers and staff. Thank you all for being so good and loving what you do!"

"Nice school, friendly teachers and staff. My son loves it."

"If I could give it a lower star I would. I used to be a student at Briarcliff Elementary but now i'm a lot older. The reason why I hated the school is the main reason you bring your kids over to school... the education. I learned very little the years that I was there. In Cary High I learned a lot more things and even the middle school I was at I learned so much more that if I just started there I could've probably graduated when I was 14. If you want your kid just to have a great time it is not bad but you value education at a young age then don't even touch this school it is the worse."

"The school is very diverse, cozy, and welcoming. The staff and the PTA are amazing. We love this school!"

"This is such an outstanding school I'm not sure where to start. My oldest son is a first grader here and he is reading so well it is hard to believe. I tutored last year and I couldn't believe how hard the first grade challenge spelling tests words were. Words like February Cylinder, President and Principle that I just used spell check to make sure I had them correct. I thought wow, my son is in trouble but his AMAZING teacher has him spelling everything is site. Did I mention in his math group they are adding two 3 digit numbers and carrying already? Just a quick walk through the school during the day and you would be amazed at how good the discipline is -- 20 kids standing quietly in line with their hands to themselves. I can't do that with just my two kids. For those of you that are stuck on test scores look at Briarcliff's reading scores for English as a second language. Their scores are double that of the other Cary schools, I know why. Also note this diverse school is one of smallest in Wake Co."