The high school has approximately 1,500 students. Events are fun to attend. The staff and…read morevolunteers are invested in the success of the school. The annual Rock and Roll revival play was a blast.

worst school. i was bullies multiple times and the principal didn't do anythingabout it.read more

Paint branch is a nice school and clean the bathrooms don't smell like nasty roach butt. It's aight…read moretho they should give out snacks in the morning and more food options and trucks.the kids that walk around in the JROTC class seem cool and fun.

My three kids are each very different from eachother and each are thriving at Sandy Spring Friends…read moreschool. Teachers care SO much, we love the focus on deep thinking and individual contributions.

From the owner: At Sandy Spring Friends School, our motto is "Let Your Lives Speak." This motto expresses our…read morephilosophy of educating all aspects of a person so that their life--in all of its facets--can reveal the unique strengths within. As a Quaker School, underlying all that we do is a commitment to the Quaker values of simplicity, equality, honesty, respect, peaceful resolution of conflict, and community involvement. Our values-based education, paired with our strong academic program, allows our students to take what they learn and apply it in useful and meaningful ways.

I recently graduated from this school after 7 years attending. The education and college…read morepreparation aspects are top tier. The student is held at a much higher standard, causing there to be many restrictions, even in the higher grades. Most teachers care not only about what they teach, but the students themselves. While this school excells in teaching work habits, it seems somewhat lacking in teaching social habits. You will most likely not have the same social-life experience that most high schools offer. Relationships between students seem strictly taboo similarly to relationships with coworkers. Despite this, I found my best friend here, and had a wonderful experience I will never forget. You will not regret going here in the slightest. ps give Mrs. Wilgenburg a raise she works too hard and bring Abbot and my boi Jeremy back thanks

Excellent School with a loving faculty who work closely with Parents. The school has a very large…read morecampus and grew significantly in the past year by over 80 students. I wish I lived closer so I could send my kids here.

good school,great teachers, my son was in 8th grade last year and said that the english teachers…read morewere a great help with his reading problems. WOULD RECOMMEND FOR YOUR KIDS

Kids do not come here, Parents don't send your kids here, first off the teachers don't seem to care…read moreabout the kid because they expect to know everything instantly, next up they also put underperforming or failing students who have very low grades in higher classes to make them "know everything" but it instead makes them frustrated or more if they already were and I don't blame them, also the good teachers seem to be leaving this school which is just terrible but don't blame them the kids in this school are absolutely idiotic and foolish they get mad over the simplest things ever, and they are hypocritical they say this school sucks even though they contributing to it by acting childish. Even though most of the reason why this school sucks is because of the kids just a lot the teachers also suck the academics are bad and I'm just sitting in class watching my classmates be disrespectful and me just wanting to learn and wanting to leave this school so badly, I hope I can switch schools one day so I never have to step a foot into this building ever again.

After going to good counsel, I can say it's the worst catholic high school to send your child to…read more The "deans" are some of the rudest and careless people you will ever meet and i think everyone at the school would agree. There were times I would say hi to them, and instead of being nice, they would respond rudely or try to find something I was doing wrong. Yes, it is their job, but you can be decent about it. The rules are extremely strict, which caused me to feel anxious just walking into the school, scared I'd mess one thing up. They don't allow you to be on your phone, no matter what time of the school day it is. I received a detention (which is on Saturday mornings) because my mom was texting me about my grandmothers health, updating me on her surgery. They don't care what the reason is, even if it's something understandable. They block cell service throughout the school to prevent this, which is honestly scary if something were to ever happen in the building. The deans make it there lifes goal to shit on every student no matter when or where. Some teachers are very good at good counsel, but many are careless. I had teachers not grade my work for multiple weeks, which caused me to be stressed about my grade the whole quarter. Another thing is that the food is horrible. They make it seem so good during shadow visits, tours, etc. The food is of poor quality, and there were times it wasn't even warm. The school throws problems under the rug that involve staff that affect the students who go there, lying to everyone about the true reasons things happen to make the school seem better. Lying in public announcements and not valuing the catholic values is something good counsel does really well. Sure, they offer mass daily, but the staff lacks in truly keeping the values. The school supports homosexuality to a point where it seems more drastic than public schools. Supporting that as a school is something that should be implied, but the way good counsel does it is too much, which makes students feel uncomfortable. From hearing the staff is seriously considering gender nutural bathrooms and that they have pride flags in rooms within the school is something I do not think a catholic school should promote as much as they do. The future of this school does not look good if you are trying to send your child to a school to avoid these things, which is a reason I went there because they made it seem so different than it is during shadow days and tours.

Good school academically but it is a very elitist and cliquey school. The rules are very strict and…read moreI did not have a great experience as a student there.

We love and trust Mater Amoris Montessori School! The huge wooded campus combined with the…read moreexceptionally practiced AMI Montessori education cannot be beat. Hiking trails, a creek, child-tended gardens, chickens, rolling hills for sledding, multiple playgrounds, and fresh air from being out in the countryside! Knowledgeable, passionate, hardworking, and kind educators who are experts in their craft in warm and inspiring classroom spaces filled with natural light. You could not find a more nurturing, stimulating, or respectful place for your child to grow. Alumni all over the DMV truly become misty-eyed when recalling their formative years at this school. We are in our fifth year at Mater Amoris, with children at the primary and elementary levels. As a mom of three and an AMI-trained Montessori guide, I am delighted that our family has found our place. We are excited and grateful about many more years to come at Mater Amoris Montessori School and in their wholesome and engaging school community!

If you think something is fishy, it's because it is…read more Buyer beware: do not evaluate Mater Amoris solely by its beautiful grounds, polished messaging, or carefully crafted philosophy statements. Speak with current families. Speak with former families. Speak with former staff. Ask what happens when concerns are raised. Ask how incidents are documented. Ask how behavioral patterns are tracked. Ask what standards govern intervention. Ask whether difficult questions are welcomed or merely tolerated. Ask academic questions, too. Ask for specifics. Ask how reading progress is measured. Ask how parents know benchmarks have been met. Ask how classroom disruptions affect learning. Ask about staffing levels, turnover, support for guides, and the frequency of school closures, staff workdays, and other interruptions to instructional time. Ask whether the educational experience being delivered consistently reflects the tuition being charged. Most importantly, ask yourself a simple question: if a school cannot clearly explain how it protects children, measures academic progress, documents incidents, responds to legitimate concerns from parents, and delivers consistent instructional time, what exactly are you paying for? I ignored that one bad review about bullying and safety a few years ago when we enrolled. Thinking it would not be our experience, and here I am writing this review today.

CMIT South Elementary school looks like a great school from the outside, however we had a terrible…read moreexperience. Our son's teacher resigned after the first week of school, but the school continued to tell us she was sick for two months. Our son came home with a letter informing us that his teacher resigned, we were informed that a substitute had been in the class along with a teacher aid. Our son was assaulted by another student stabbed in the eye with a pencil. The school failed to notify us of this incident. My husband was informed of this incident when he arrived to pick our son up from school, he was directed to the nurse's office without any explanation. The student assaulted six other children in the kindergarten class before being transferred to another class, where he continued assaulting other children. Our son came home and informed me another student took her scissors and placed them on his neck and threatened to cut his throat. I took my son to school the next day and requested a meeting with his teacher, whom didn't seem concerned nor did she have any type of plan of corrective action. My husband and I withdrew our son and enrolled him in a private school. I returned to the school to collect his supplies and belongings, the substitute teacher advised me that the teacher who resigned took all the children's school supplies when she left. I was only given one pack of pencils, and four boxes of crayons. We spent at least $60.00 on school supplies. I also noticed the kids were just coloring pictures when I was collecting my sons school supplies. Our son attended this school for two months and never came home with homework. When we would ask him how his day was, he always said he didn't do anything. We understand now why he wasn't learning anything. This is a huge disservice to our children and to the parents who trust Prince George's County Public Schools to educate our children.

CMIT North cluster schools are amazing. My son's love for technology is highlighted in the ITEC…read moreprogram. My daughter's love for STEM has flourished through STEM class and STEM clubs. Way to level the educational playing field!