The worst school for kids with special needs. The staff are not trained to work with kids with…read moreAutism. My child was abused by a staff member and DCF had to open a case to get them to address it. Please don't send your child here. You will regret it.

This school is PERFECT for my son! He's starting his 3rd year there & LOVES it! He's never liked…read moreschool before & even went to the best elementary school. The small class sizes, individual attention and no assigned homework has made a HUGE difference in our family life. On the rare occasion he doesn't finish his work at school because of a doctor/dentist appointment, he comes home & immediately completes his work. He NEVER cared about his schoolwork & homework was ALWAYS a struggle until he started at Center Academy at St. John's Bluff. I am so thankful to have options such as this school because some kids just don't do well at large public schools and need different accommodations that other schools can't offer. Plus we have NEVER had a bullying issue or anything even close to that. I HIGHLY RECOMMEND Center Academy if your child has unique needs.

I am going to this school currently and personally, I do not like going here. The teachers, some of…read morethe people, in my personal opinion, suck! Like, not even in a mean way but in a more "truth hurts" kind of way. Clear or mesh backpacks is what I hate as well. It doesn't make sense to have one although they search your bag at the door anyways! And the front desk people don't listen to complaints about some students! I got to this school thinking it would be a good school, but in reality, it isn't a good school, as you can tell by the other words. Do better please

When I became a student at Sandalwood it was 7th - 12th grade. A decade later, my younger brother…read morewent there for 9th -12th. My youngest child is now in her second year (10th grade) there. Yes, there have been changes. It's nowhere near as bad as these reviews imply, though. It is definitely above average for a public high school in Duval County. For reference, I have 3 children in their 20's who have graduated from Terry Parker (2) and Paxton (1).

It's been 5+ years since I left this school, and I'm graduated from high school, yet I still have…read morerecurring nightmares about being forced to go back here for even one day. One time there were 2 rifles found in a car. No one found about this until 2 years after the incident. One time I received a failing grade for being in the hospital for a week. One time I was told I couldn't use the elevator while on crutches. One time I was kicked out of the library and written up for being disruptive when I was quietly recording a voiceover for a class presentation. One time I was sent to the principals office for being on my phone. I didn't not have a phone. Do not send your children here. It is hell.

I've heard a lot of great things about the school and have personal friends that went there and…read morenever had any of the complaints. I see in these yelp accounts. I'm not sure why people would be upset that their kids get a lot of homework. That's how you prepare a kid for life schools are so backwards and worry about feelings more than they worry about science Math and English school is a banner school and I really enjoy it!

Great school when I first went to the school I hated it but my son is going there now and he said…read morethe only hard thing is getting to your class overall great school

Culture at the school much better than it used to be. Not really any fights anymore. More advanced…read moreclasses and better teachers and students.

My daughter is in her third year of high school at Greenwood school in the Arlington area. This is…read morea school for special children who may learn differently and require closer, caring support. The classes are small. The curriculum is challenging. I'm very pleased with their new Principal. Their Music program is the best. It is a bit pricey... but worth it. Recommend!

After spending time in the public school system since Pre-K, along with a stint at a private school…read morewhich has since closed, my twin sons, now 22 years old, began attending Greenwood in the 6th grade. Both of my sons had completed an assessment for admission to Greenwood a couple of years prior, but did not meet the requirements at that time. I was disappointed, because I'd heard great things about Greenwood. Alas, Greenwood knew what they were doing. My boys just weren't ready yet. That's the kind of caring you will find at Greenwood! Any school could enroll students just to fill seats. But the head of school (Mrs Connell, now retired) at the time knew my sons would be in over their heads if they started Greenwood when we first applied. My mother was a teacher. So I've always been acutely aware of what teachers do and have nothing but respect for teachers! I certainly appreciate and wanted a good education for my sons, but trying to find and finance it as a single Mom was not easy. One day, though, the stars aligned, my boys were accepted at Greenwood, and with the help of the McKay Scholarship and financial aid through the generosity of others, my children were where they needed to be, to be their best. Of course, not every student will be a perfect fit at every school. But if your child has an IEP, has learning differences and could benefit from educators who understand that; as well as smaller class sizes - I urge you to check out Greenwood. I will forever be grateful to the faculty & staff at Greenwood... For treating my sons as individuals...for providing an optimum environment...for helping them grow in numerous aspects. I could go on! Greenwood is much more than just a private school. There is a difference at Greenwood. If you are searching for a positive change and a better situation for your child, please consider Greenwood.

If you want your kid to be miserable, this is a great candidate of a school to send them to! Some…read moreof the teachers can't teach or are horribly rude or both. For example, I tried teaching my class about a topic once and my classmates said they understood it more than the teacher's "lessons". The principal picks on kids and will not communicate with the gardening club student leader who can't even participate or leave in the club because they cut it without telling her. There's not many teachers I can name off of the top of the head that I know are good teachers but there are some, and the rest either suck or I don't know them or both. I don't know the dean that well but apparently she said "if you get touched inappropriately that's your fault" at one of the behaviour assemblies, but I wasn't there so I can't confirm. There's a lot of kids who think they're cool for being rude and disruptive, but if I was one of their teachers I would want to kill myself, and they do not punish those kids enough. A lot of the staff care more about a good student having their phone out once or being slightly mean to them more than student bullying or assault or mental health. The health teacher who still works here skipped over the mental health unit because it's "not important" and talked mostly about how you should diet as a teen because being skinny good and is the only way to be healthy and drugs being bad. The test scores suck because most of the teachers can't teach or the kids are just bad. The principal horribly mishandled a lock-out by not checking the news before doing a fire drill where we go outside. When there was a threat OUTSIDE of the school, they labelled it as a lockdown (this means the threat is inside of the school) instead of a lock-out (the threat is outside the school but nearby). There were kids in the halls who were locked out of classes and safety basically waiting to die. They don't unlock the bathrooms and tell us to go during transition period or lunch even if our classes are across the whole school and/or we need to eat. This school isn't even safe. There's so many fights here that it's not even shocking to hear there was a fight anymore. I would not recommend this school even if it was to my worst enemy. I wish the good staff better schools to work at, because this school is NOT it.

This is such a bad school don't send your child here!! infested with roaches, horrible 8th grade…read moredean so rude and gives you issp and detention for the smallest stuff, the janitors work as the lunch ladies and rarely wear hair caps where i have seen hair in the food. The staff is also rude have no respect for the students whatsoever, teachers will rarely let you use the bathroom, mrs crisp is horrible, rarely clean the bathrooms pee all on the floor and toilet seats, horrible teaching skills for most of the teachers, dean baker grabbed my arm so hard she left a red mark, one of the male teachers also put hands on me and also left a red mark, my mom went up to the school and they did absolutely nothing about it. This school is legit a joke ‍