At age 18 the school officers, officer Rodriguez and officer Bevins, arrested me for playing my…read moremusic "too loud" in my car while leaving the school and off school premises. I had a stock sound system, nothing that was beyond the legal limit. I spent the night in jail and they ruined my start on life as a young adult, it was hard to get a job and I could no longer go to O'Connor events to see my younger siblings grow up and play sports for the school. These officers were tyrants and ruined many children's lives and futures, they should be ashamed. They even took me back to the school and handcuffed me to a chair in their office for 3 hours while my wrists bled & called in head coach Maleskey, who screamed and spit in my face. These individuals are a disgrace to the O'Connor name.

Teachers and staff are great. they work to support students who are ready for the challenge. They…read morecontacted me as a parent when they needed to let me know progress, and had conversations with me. Were supportive when needed, but backed off to allow the growing process for success. They provide tutoring and weekend work time for low students. They support students who need AP classes as well. Administration returns calls when requested. In a time where parents can be pretty demanding, I felt they were great and work hard. Much appreciated.

I thought I chose the best school I could. I think I was…read morewrong because there's a bully not being addressed right because after she attacked a girl she's back trying to fight my child and other girls. I was told someone in office knows her so but that shouldn't have her protected. I did call about the child but nothing happened good enough to stop her from fighting a child almost 2 months later. If the students can see a problem I believe the adults should be able to. Disappointed, please do better Folks Middle School.

just terrible my student has been bullied and called names but then when he finally stands up for…read morehimself he's the one who gets in trouble for it

As a student of this school honestly people give it too much hate. Yah it's a middle school there's…read moredrama, fights and a few bad teachers here and there, but overall this school is top of the line when it comes to public school academics. Teachers are for the most part amazing the the coaches make u feel like you belong. If your and nerd or js hate school any middle school can be tough but for someone who makes good grades and athletic this school is EZ and sooo much fun. The only reason to not like this school is if you don't like yourself.... Or the cafeteria food that is pretty awful but just bring a lunch and sit in the courtyard.

Most unprofessional environment, my child had serious mental issues multiple times at school and…read morenot once did anyone contact me or my husband. They don't care about families or children they only care about themselves. Don't send your children here.

I wanted to leave. Only thing I liked was a few people and spirit…read more .

The classrooms are amazing to beat the meat in the girls are mid but the teachers are fineread more

My daughter was part of the first graduating class at this school, and our experience has been very…read morepositive. She was involved in cheer, National Honor Society, and track, and the staff consistently supported her growth both academically and athletically. I've personally met with counselors, coaches, and teachers, and they have always been helpful, responsive, and invested in student success. My son currently attends and is active in both football and track. The school offers a wide range of extracurricular activities and creates plenty of opportunities for students to get involved. There are also strong academic options, including advanced classes and college prep pathways. The campus feels safe, well-managed, and focused on student development. A new NISD baseball and softball complex was recently built right behind the school, which is a great addition for student athletes. Overall, I highly recommend this school for both academics and extracurricular involvement. - Parent

Brand new NISD school with great campus, beautiful design and great staff. Inaugural year with…read moreFreshman, Sophomore and Junior classes.

Our kids love it here! From the facilitators, to the curriculum, and all of the hands on…read moreactivities. The teaching style is perfect for my children who love to know the why behind what they're learning. I love being somewhere where everyone knows our family on a first name basis!

has genuinely done irreversible harm to my self esteem and confidence as well as my ability to…read moreinteract with my peers and mentors. Some of the "facilitator" staff would yell and berate us verbally picking on personal attributes and private performance information with everybody listening out in open spaces. i can recall a moment when i was on my laptop and i was just playing a game on my free time and i laughed at a joke a teacher made not even provoking him. he then proceeded to announce and i quote "yeah and i laugh the same way when i look at your grades!". situations like that and the degrading treatments i endured linger on me still to this day and it feeds into my paranoia and depression. im genuinely afraid to talk to my professors at the college i attend now because i just have this subconcious fear that im taking up their time and that if they know that i dont understand everything that theyll think less of me and that ill be nothing more then a verbal punching bag in their eyes despite repeated reassurances by the college staff that that isnt how they think but regardless no matter how much they show that theyre happy and willing to help i just cant bring myself to ask them because i think about what would happen if i tried to seek help at afia and choose id rather not bother anybody. any time i see grades and any note left by professors even if positive i cant help but click out before i can read too much; my eyes water regardless of the message. this "school" is a cesspool of unprofessional behaviour and psychological torment and rather contrary to their motto i failed to "belong", i failed to "find joy" even going to the mental hospital to be diagnosed with depression mid school year, and i most certainly did not learn how to "be great" as im left a few months after graduation feeling anything but great and more something around the likes of defeated, irrationally afraid and depressed. on the psychological care side of things there is virtually nothing done to try to help those that are in a poor mental state theres no consideration for the depressed, theres no actions taken to help those overstimulated by struggles in life even if it had the potential to be a danger to oneselves. a unfortunate occurance regarding lack of mental health care and intervention i recall was one time after i came back from the mental hospital scared and barely holding myself together with the persistant and frightening subconcious thoughts, despite establishing the trust issues i had with them historically at the time, i went to the office of one of the administrative staff to maybe seek help and ask what to do as i was afraid to really talk to anyone about it and i was desperate for any lifeline that wouldnt immediately upset and cause turmoil amongst my family and close friends so i sat down in the office with tears falling from my eyes and asked what i should do in case i were to "dissappear", referring to the mental hospital, mentioning explicitly how i didnt feel good in my mind and that i was frightened of what may happen to me. and do you know what the response was? she handed me an agenda and basically told me that i should use it to organize my schedule and in direct response to my comment about myself disappearing said "okay lets not do that". and thats all she said before ushering me out. i conclude my review saying if i could i would leave a lower rating and the fact that they turned off and deleted google reviews is VERY telling. i would never wish to ever experience something like this again and seriously, if braination cares about what little positive reputation this school has left then they must take action now and intensively review the performance of administrative staff of afia. I believe the idea and intention is absolutely wonderful but it just doesnt live up to the promises and so im left traumatized into the start of the real world.

Okay this school is awful I have been bullied, getting death threats, harassed, been made fun of…read moreand the school administrators do absolutely nothing. They simply dont care about any except them getting money for our attendance. Atp dont go here just home school.

I graduated in 23' and if your child wants to do sports there PLEASE be careful. Specifically the…read moregirls coach's have such an immense favoritism that they would rather play a girl who's scared of the ball or can't dribble right up and down the field than someone who isn't. One of them (a coach) had told me once that they "didn't know where to put me" and when I would ask for advice to be better gave me half booty cheek answers. Refused to actually coach kids correctly or effectively. This coach in particular that I'm talking about was the head soccer coach my junior year of high school. I never talked back , always did what I thought they expected ,but yet was still not given the equal opportunity to play or be coached. She teared me down even more when I had bad days and never said anything when I did good. The day I decided to up and quit was when most of my team ganged up on me one morning just shouting horrible things at me making me even more de shuffled mentally. Not all of them did but most of the under class men female dogs did and I was nothing but nice and encouraging to them. Keep in mind, the coaches just stood there and WATCHED them tear me down, I walked off the field and went home. I'm not sure if the coaches there are just flat out miserable and enjoy breaking kids spirits but this clearly still affects me if I'm currently writing a review 2 years later. Also Mrs lane who's the attendance person or whatever she does there is trashy and unprofessional , I told her that my uncle took his life and she asked me why I wasn't really at school and when I told her I was depressed and rather be at work she flat out told me "why do you need money you have beats on your head" (the beats headphones). Which if you're reading this , I BOUGHT them with the money I worked for. She also attempted to embarrass me by trying to call me out saying I didn't want to graduate by asking other students in FRONT OF ME "do you want to graduate" and then proceeded to move onto the next person and ask them the same thing. She asked three or four other students near us when we were in the library to fix whatever we needed TOO graduate. There was about 20-30 kids in the library at the time of this event. I walked out in front of her because it doesn't matter who you are you're NOT going to try and tear down a student in front of their peers who's clearly trying to seek help. I was quite literally willing to risk not graduating because again, my uncle took his life and I had been previously depressed that whole year but yet she didn't care until it was the end of the school year and tried to embarrass me ? Many other students at the time agreed that what she did was wrong and that she's ALSO treated them that way or similar. And yes I do have depression, I have papers for it , my mental health was just not okay that year. It's one thing to give constructive criticism and I know for a fact that I CAN take constructive criticism but it's another when you're tearing down a minor to make yourself feel better. These are grown adults in their 40's or 50's like are you serious ? I hope no one ever has to endure the mental torture I have gone through not just there but in life period. This school needs to re-evaluate their whole coaching staff because their treatment just wasn't right. In no world will that ever be right.

LHS is a true, Christ-based, college preparatory school where the faculty is aligned with families…read more I have two children in attendance, and I couldn't be happier. I have one child that is about to graduate, and I know she is more than ready to excel in her studies at a premier university. Both of my children were able to grow at LHS not only through their education studies by a small teacher to student ratio, but also through amazing extracurricular activities including complete athletic programs and arts. The faculty at LHS is there because they care about the students and shows in their daily commitments. They over communicate to both the kids and the parents. They keep everyone involved in the process and welcome everyone into the LHS family. I will be sad when both of my children have graduated. I just might find a way to continue being a part of the LHS family!

Our daughter recently completed her fourth year at LHS. We are very pleased with the academic…read morepreparation for college she received while there. She has always been a straight A student and an athlete. She did quite well on her SAT's and was accepted directly into one of the top Engineering programs in country which was her first choice of schools. One of the reasons we wanted her to attend a private Christian School was we thought the teachers would lead by example through their own conduct and standards. Most do, but certainly not all. It is my firm belief that any accolades and recognition for excellence received by students, should be based entirely on their own efforts and not who they are related to or for financial connections to the school. Examples of academic and athletic awards consistently going to student children of LHS employees and financial donors to LHS rather than student that actually performed the best, are many. Close examination of the facts will clearly reveal that both nepotism and favoritism are alive and well at LHS. When teaching students that honesty and hard work pay off, it is critical to walk one's talk. If hypocrisy rather than integrity is present in the actions of those in a trusted position of authority, than all the teaching of Christian values leadership and conduct is for naught. Examples of doing what is right, is what we hoped would be present, not situational ethics. Evidently, there is opportunity to learn about both. I cannot recommend a school where the underlying message is: "Do what I say, not what I do."

Good school overall. Does not offer P.E (physical education) to middle school…read more There is an open variety of clubs and electives for different topics. Has multiple sports available for middle and high school like volleyball and basket ball which are coached by the teachers themselves which helps add value to their respective for authority. The curriculum offers many group projects that help build Commeradacy. Overall 5 of 5 stars no real big issues.

This school does not let middle school have PE at least not eight grade, and not only this one but…read moreall of the SST schools obviously cater more towards the smaller kids, specifically elementary.

"Excuse me Merryweather but can you pass the Grey Poupon?"…read more Listen up Stone Oak and Alamo Heights. Comm Arts ranks 17th in Newsweek's 2009 poll of top 1500 public high schools in the nation. Look it up Poindexter! The only other local school to crack the top 100 was International School of the Americas at 92. Great job guys, now get your parents to brag about you. My understanding is that the basis of the poll is AP courses and exams as well as graduation rate and college enrollment. Now I'd like to think they actually base it on the charm, charisma and exceedingly good looks of the students' fathers but I digress. What do you expect when they allow you to roam the grounds with cameras and video cameras and have lunch in the quad like regular adults in college? It kind of makes you feel like a grown up. Can any of us say we were treated like grown ups in high school? I was still getting spanked as a junior to avoid detention on Saturday mornings all because of a few extra tardies! Hey those cigarettes weren't gonna smoke themselves. As parents if your kid is showing some maturity and promise in middle school it would be wise to check out the magnet schools for the high school level. The renewed interest could go a long way towards moving on to the college level. Oh, and by the way Stone Oak and Alamo Heights guy. Don't sweat it. You're like the Camp Northstar crew and all of the chicks will always go out with your boys 'cause they got all the money.