principal ABSOLUTLY amazing . Great enviroment. Teachers are so amazing and kids love it here.

I wouldn't recommend Graceway Academy based on my god daughter's experience and what I've seen and heard from other families. The principal was consistently unpleasant and unapproachable, making communication very uncomfortable for both parents and students. What's even more concerning is that I've heard countless similar stories from other families who've dealt with the same treatment including being spoken to rudely or unfairly judged. It's unfortunate, because the school itself could have great potential, but leadership sets the tone and in this case, it's been far from positive. I truly hope the administration takes these ongoing concerns seriously and makes meaningful changes for the sake of the children and their families. read more

My son attended Graceway and now my granddaughter does. I loved it 15 years ago and it has just gotten better since then. He had a peanut allergy so they were amazing dealing with it. Very attentive and careful with everything so we had peace of mind. Now my Granddaughter goes there, She is so excited to go everyday. She loves each teacher and is learning so much even in her preschool class. read more

Your child's emotional health is worth more! Our child was physically abused by a TEACHER here and I wouldn't want another child hurt. This school supported this teacher and then the teacher vanished the following year mid-year! I wonder what happened again!? More children emotionally and physically abused. Before the name change this school was actually one of the good ones. The current administration isn't qualified with proper experience or training. Sheep in Wolves clothing. read more

The teacher turnover is awful here. They can't keep anyone and many families are leaving. We already made the decision not to return when we find out that they are now adding a guidance counselor next year who isn't qualified to be providing "clinical" counseling services in Florida with her degree. This place is so shady. Guarantee parents will be receiving an email asking families who stay to please boost their reviews after they see this one. That's what they did last time when they got a bad review. Pathetic to be begging parents for good reviews. We are so happy to be moving our girls to a more appropriate school. read more

This is such a wonderful school. I can't say enough about the teachers and staff here. We moved to Ocala in 2018 and my daughter started VPK when she was 4 then fast forward she is 6 and in first grade here and we love it! They have lots of fun extracurricular activities within the school, also lots of great special days they plan for the kids and you know they are taken care of! They also teach such great values in the Bible and have chapel for the kids every Friday ; ) I definitely recommend putting your child in their school read more

Graceway Academy - My daughter loves her school! - Private Schools Near Me - Ocala, Florida

This was important for me to write so that other parents can beware regarding this school and how they failed my son!!! My son is currently in 5th grade and was a student at Graceway since first grade. But in the last 2 yrs they have had so many staff and teacher turnovers that it is not shocking that so many students do not return the following year. My son has unique abilities ( SM, Anxiety Disorder, ADD) and the school enrolled my son knowing about his disabilities since they had all his medical records from his Doctor and Therapist. Last year I fought to get him a 504 plan because the new teacher they had hired was rude, condescending, and sarcastic. Not just with my son, but also with me. I had several meetings with her to see if we could solve the issue she had with my son, but she would always deny that she did anything and would put the blame on my son. At the end of the school year me and another parent had a meeting (also experiencing issues with this teacher) with the principal and told her our concerns regarding this teacher and how she was treating our children, and the principal just defended the teacher and brushed our concerns off. This principal had a target on my son because she was not pleased with me personally. I have never did anything wrong but to voice my concerns on how kids were not treated equally. But instead of them caring about my concerns, they kicked my son out with just a phone call. I did not get any warning, or written correspondence, very unprofessional and uncaring. My son was truant from being academically learning for 2 weeks until I found him another school. He was terminated for no apparent reason. But likely 1. The teacher did not want to accommodate my son's disability. 2. The principal was not fond of me wanting her to do her job and not judge my son or I because we are Latinos. There are "white privileges" going on in this school and I would not want any other ethnic families to go through what my son has and my family My son has been traumatized by this because he feels he did something wrong, when he didn't, the school failed him. read more

We have had five children at GraceWay over the last eight years, and we absolutely love it. Our oldest son started at GraceWay at 3 years old and is now in the 6th grade. We also have a daughter in second grade, a daughter in first grade, and a son and daughter in Kindergarten. As a multi-ethnic foster/adoptive family, it is important to us that our children's school be trauma-sensitive and culturally diverse. As a family that strongly values a Biblically-based education, it is equally important to us that our children's school be a place where they can learn and grow in their faith. GraceWay is all of the above. It is obvious that the teachers and staff truly love the children and their work environment. We are so thankful for the blessing that this school as been to us, and we recommend it to everyone who is looking for a great place for their kids to attend. read more