My son went to Burnett Middle School and when he went there he said that it was the best experience…read moreand he learned so much.He never got into any fights and he passed with straight A's all through his 3 years there.All of the teachers were nothing but nice and helpful. I would recommend that school to anyone.I love this school.

This is the most horrible school in tampa it does not even deserve 1 star it deserves half a star…read more And the school stole my kids fidget spinner and did not give them back my son asked for the fidget spinner and the teacher said wait till the end of the day no kid gonna be thinking about a fidget spinner at the end of the there gonna be thinking about getting out of that horrible place you guys call school and there have been lots people fighting and my son took a video of roaches crawling all over a teachers desk the teachers also want to get your kids in trouble they call for the dumbest reasons its like what you want me to do ground you because you were late to a class thats across the other side of the school no way and there are people always stealing someone stole my kids phone twice i had buy him two phones this year and the teachers are like "well your kid shouldnt leave it in your back pack and always keep it close to you" but i dont how because the teachers tell you to take your bookbag off and place it behind your seat im so glad my kids not going there for 8th grade im switching his schools and its going to not be broke to were it cant even afford cameras so if a kid gets in trouble the teachers just believe the one that has a better record which i think is bull my sons friend had a recording of someone one messing with him so he pushed him back off of him and then that that leaded to a fight so the other kid that was messing with him did not get in trouble because his record was better my kid had to beg me not to go to school with him to beat the crap of that kid so in final conclusion this school sucks.

IB program is amazing. Probably wouldn't send my kid here otherwise. School is relatively new but I…read moredon't like that teachers don't lock classroom doors. I'm all about security. Guy that directs traffic before and after class, is clueless.

I don't know about the previous poster, sounds like he might be biased and needs to go back for a…read morerefresher in English. It's spelled RUDE, not ROOD. No wonder you don't like the school, they probably tried to correct you a few times & you got angry. I've had nothing but good experiences with Benito, the students, staff, and faculty are great. Anybody considering placing your child here I highly recommend it. It's a great school your children will love and always remember fondly, like mine do.

Probably the worst decision I've made as a parent was putting my daughter in this school. Please…read moreparents, if you're thinking of this school, don't. They would be better off getting their education in public school. The sports? Bad. Clubs? Bad. Teachers? The turn around is insane. No reason a kid should have multiple teachers in all in one year. Started the year off meeting and learning the styles of a few teachers and ended up with complete different ones before the 2nd semester even started. Kids? Not nice. Teacher response? Completely non-existent.

Heaven help your child if they are being bullied. I have had COUNTLESS emails/phone…read morecalls/conferences throughout the years and NOTHING has changed. They don't have a guidance counselor for kids to go to, they don't have a designated nurse either. I don't think anyone has called me or emailed me ever about something happening TO my child but they sure do reach out if she does something wrong. They go through teachers like crazy! In one year my child had 4 DIFFERENT math teachers! 4!!!! How is my child supposed to thrive like this?! They don't have an indoor lunch room for the children either! Try to get an understanding of what the kids are learning? Good luck! No agendas, no weekly communication, nothing. My child has tried harming herself and had to be put in therapy because of the bullying she has received at this school! I am fed up. Please, please if you love your children DO NOT PUT THEM IN THIS SCHOOL.

As a former teacher and substitute teacher I must say that I am not impressed with this school…read more Beginning with the very disorganized new student orientation right down to the lack of information on their website. The greatest amount of information is devoted to fundraising activities. The designers of the physical plant created a building more fortress-like than school-like. The classrooms, the office, the computer lab, and the media center are all undersized and the whole building is claustrophobic. The playground and field are too small for the population. Perhaps the worst part is the location on a very busy street between two businesses. The parking lot is cramped. Since there is no transportation provided, all students must be picked up in the afternoon making the car line a nightmare while leaving the campus is extremely inhibited because of traffic. The only light in this scenario is the gentleman who directs traffic into and out of the campus. He does a wonderful job. The rules at the academy are arbitrary and lack common sense. For example; when it is raining parents must park and collect their children from the cafeteria where they are being held. On dry days if a parent happens to be a couple of minutes late and doesn't make it "behind the gate" even though the car line is not finished, they are required to park and proceed to the crowded office where their children are then summoned from the cafeteria. This exchange could be accomplished the same way as for rainy days, but that wouldn't punish parents enough for not making it behind the gate apparently. I find that much of the staff is aloof and unfriendly and a large percentage have little experience. I would not recommend this school to anyone.

Love this school!! Both my children are challenged daily, great teacher communication too! So…read morethankful that my kids are getting an awesome education!

I am a student of the school, and i can guarantee you just because they say the staff is…read moreunderstanding and patient and gentle, that does NOT mean they are telling the truth. i'm glad for the students who have had a lovely experience at center. it's my 2nd year here and progressively it's only gotten worse. Mass loss of students, complaints about the former principal: lopez. I wish it was happy and safe and secure but i want to be honest, if i can save another kid from having the distracting, unwillingness to help, OR be gentle with kids with autism i would'nt run to this "special education system" for help. thank you. Ms jenkins, WE LOVE YOU.

Phenomenal educational and support staff.They are caring and responsive to my child's needs.read more

I disagree with the only other person who reviewed this school. Though as we all know, these are…read moreour opinions so the only way to know better than what we state, is to look into it for yourself. This is a great school, the principle (Mrs. French) is AMAZING-knows most all of the students by name, even the 6th graders. My child is a good girl-her average yearly GPA is a 3.9. I think that being separated from boys is a great idea because the girls can focus on their studies rather than on the boys (don't act like you can't relate, or did you forget how it is to be a teen with raging hormones?). In my opinion, they need to create an all girls high school as well-but the county won't, nor those parents who think their 2 cents is needed (if you don't support single gender schools and have no intentions of enrolling your child in one-keep your opinion to yourself-this obviously doesn't apply to you and we don't need your voice heard in regards to this matter). At any rate, the area does kinda suck but having a magnet school in the area is just a tactic to bring/clean up the surrounding neighborhood, or so I assume. The school is old, obviously not the employees faults but not filthy. I believe the maintenance/cleaning crew has won an award for 2 yrs in a row now for their team/performance. The curriculum is challenging-but maybe that's because my daughter is in all advanced courses-yes, every last one (yes-I am a proud mother, but I am sure you get that by all I've said thus far). I have no complaints of the staff. The teachers communicate well, and the office staff are courteous. The HOST program is great and the HOST staff...well I couldn't ask for better. My daughter has been on the school's soccer team and also in band and I'll be adding Golf Academy to the list for this upcoming school year. Overall, this has been an excellent experience. I drive 20 mins. out of my way (taking Expressway of course, and tack on another 15 mins. to get to my job), but it is worth it to me. We fully intend on finishing out her middle school experience at Ferrell. My daughter loves the school and if she loves it, then I love it too. But a lot of the girls love the school and make good grades (of course not all)-so that should speak for something! Oh-and they do have school dances where the boys from the all boys prep school (Franklin I believe) come to attend. The girls also play their sports right before the all boys prep so there's a chance to mingle there for a few...and also in the summer HOST program, it is co-ed. So see? Not JUST all girls-they so get some boy interaction, it's just not on a daily which is fine by me! Besides, most girls in this age group would rather be around girls...this is the age range where they start to blossom. Oh, this is an Apple certified school, so each girl is assigned an iPad to carry throughout the day. Check it out-only you can decide what you believe is best for your daughter. I only see benefits for mine. This is an A rated school. It is new, I believe only 3 yrs old, but trust me, your child can reap more benefits by attending this school than a co-ed or traditional school. Go see for yourself :) Oh, and this review is not up for debate. I'm not interested in hearing the confrontational parent who wants to argue single gender schools, this is just my review on my daughters school, that we so love.

well,I have went to this school for my 6th grade experience and now going to the 7th grade!! I…read morewould say that some of the teachers here are nice like ms.Garcia and ms.Tidwell and so on but the substitute principal(?),shes kinda rude and I don't really like her but the principal, himself? Don't even make him mad cause he yelled loudly when someone cursed, but overall he's a pretty sweet dude idk if they are still gonna be here for the old 6th graders that are going to 7th grade but who knows but i will say that the breakfast they serve are so good but if your allergic, I feel bad cause wydm I can't eat bread but uhhh anyways, 4/10 from my experience but I'll do 6/10 cause I made a lot of friends there that peak my interests so ye

When you have a hole in the wall inside of a school building you have to admit something is wrong…read more The school is a mess with a bad staff, horrible school spirit, and it is just horrible. Go somewhere else for high school.

TBT was good to me for the 4 years I was there. Wish I could go back lol. The magnet programs are…read morevery good.

Best school In hills borough they have very good teachers and are the best at sports I'm in the…read moresoccer team and everyone has amazing vibes