This is a really bad school! I do not recommend this school. the teachers and administrators are…read morereally petty and the environment is really bad. They say they prevent bullying but in reality they don't do anything.

Attended my nephews music concert a few weeks ago on a Friday evening…read more The school administrators never informed the parents & concert-goers ahead of time, that a mandatory entrance fee was being imposed, such as $5 for adults & $2 for children. As far as I knew it was normally a donation based fee. To do such underhanded act is disgusting of a school administration. To top it off, they also charged for beverages, candy & popcorn; why? You already charged a mandatory fee to all visitors, therefore why do such a sneaky underhanded act? It is in the school administrations best interest to inform all parents ahead of time, when any future concerts are held of any fees imposed. I overheard many people complain because some did not have cash handy. If you want parents & families to pay, have a credit/debit card machine to also facilitate those who do not carry cash. I've never seen such tackiness of any school administration & I've visited several in different states.

Montverde is a great school, these bad reviews are pretty bogus. One guy saying you don't learn…read more'social activities' like spitting...?? Ehh stick to public school buddy. Other bad reviews seem like kids who are mad they got in trouble and were forced to do manual labor for once in their lives...aka brats. Very small town where upper school students are allowed 'off campus', seems like a good into to college.

My daughter attended Montverde Academy for 3 years and was an A student. Though the school is…read moreconsidered "nice" by most parents, most of them will probably agree that there is nothing special about Montverde Academy as far as education goes. The school allows retakes of important tests which may increase the students' total grades. The parents may feel "preppy" about their kids getting dressed in purple and yellow but most of the parents would agree that Montverde Academy is not worth $20,000 a year plus other hidden funds the school is attempting to get out of the parents throughout the year. Real life social skills (like arguing, debating, spitting, etc.) are difficult to learn in Montverde Academy when everything is so protective and the kids study in a "cotton ball" environment.

This is one of the best schools I ever went to as a teenager, but its going to be torn down later…read morein 2021. Which is going to be a crazy thing because I went here as a teenager.

New student enrollment was absolutely atrocious. From the staff being beyond unprofessional, rude,…read moreand completely nasty to students and parents alike, to the staff clearly not being prepared for the year kickoff. My family was completely flabbergasted on how the process is and how we were treated. We thank God that we are only here for 1 year as I can't imagine being treated this way or having my children under the charge of a staff that clearly doesn't have a caring or compassionate bone in their body.

The school is very average.The lunch isn't great so I suggest you pack a lunch.Some teachers are a…read morelittle odd and not necessarily great at their job.But others are amazing and go above and beyond to make the experience for students much better.This school is beautiful and looks amazing.Overall it's Lowkey mid af.It can be a lot of fun though!!!!

The schools absolute shit, The ceilings falling in the…read moreteachers don't care about your education and all they do is pile up and pile up and pile up stress upon you. I almost killed myself multiple times at the school. Kids like to bomb threat a lot I would not recommend it bullying is a big problem too I'm one of the bullies so I know

It's sucks East Ridge High School wants to protect their image and look like a a good school. When…read morekids report something that's wrong they flip the script and they make the kid a bad guy. Administration there some that cooperate but there's some that they are completely know it alls and they say inappropriate comments about others students are involve when the situation is more of a conflicted situation . There's been multiple cases about multiple teachers and the administrator don't do anything. When you report a teacher they use it against you instead of helping you. If your son or daughter is going to report a teacher please be there, by there side because they will use everything against you. What im trying to say is look out for everything cause this school is stricter about mostly everything.

I have two children at the school. No school is perfect and every child's experience will be…read moredifferent. My kids were both born in Florida, and our family has moved around quite a bit, so we've seen different school environments. That said, Windermere Prep has been much more than just a school for our family it has truly been an experience. The campus is beautiful. The classrooms and teachers are nurturing, and the school offers strong academic programs, including the IB curriculum. My children have also had opportunities to participate in international trips and other experiences that helped them grow beyond the classroom. At the same time, like any school, students still need to take responsibility for their own studying and effort. I've found several administrators and teachers including Mr. Villatico, Dr Fouche, Mr Muenker, Ms. Gemma very supportive and easy to work with. When concerns are raised, the school does respond and work toward solutions. We are proud to be Lakers.

This is a horrible school. Take my advice stay away. The bullying by students and teachers . Is…read moreabsolutely disgusting . If you're a foreign student stay where you are . The bullying there is over the top. The school does nothing . Have you ever had a teacher tell you not to try out . I wish they would say that to me . I'd make them feel super small when I was finished with them. Also they are way behind public school in classes it's just crazy don't waste the money . Absolutely horrible school . My advice to anyone is stay away .

Attended the state choral this past weekend and it was really well done. Great job Ms Kema! Let's…read morehope windy gets someone to represent them

Great school. Have your kids come here and have a great time. Make sure you give them a blue shirt…read moreand walk into building three boys bathroom.

I'm absolutely appalled by the behavior of this school. I believe they discriminated against my son…read moreand targeted him with unfair punishments. They also failed to challenge him academically and his test scores plummeted before we pulled him. When my son started going to this school (age 5), he was bright and energetic. He had been reading since before preschool. He was assigned an amazing kindergarten teacher who was very loving and said she was impressed that he was a fluent reader and very good at math. He tested in the 90+ percentile on all the beginning of the year testing. In December, he tested in the 0th. The school broke him. The worst thing they did was punish him for attending therapy. I spoke with the front office, the nurse, and his teacher before the school year started to inform them that he goes to weekly therapy. All said it was fine and he would have no issues. After a few weeks I noticed they had been marking him unexcused for each appointment, even though I provided a note from his therapist each week. I began emailing the attendance secretary each week to remind her that the tardies were excused. A couple months in, we received a note that said he had accumulated too many tardies (all for his appointments) and they would be issuing him a referral if they continued. At this point I reached out to the dean of students. She said we would need to provide new doctors notes for each tardy. So we did. The very next day, she assigned my son detention for spitting at another student on the playground. This was the very first time we had ever heard a complaint from any staff at the school about my son's behavior. Although I believe that detention is a harsh and ineffective punishment for a 5 year old, especially for a first offense, I sent him to his detention a week later. From that point on, it became a fight to get my son to go to school. When we arrived in the car line he would refuse to go in, so I would park and carry him, screaming and crying, into the school. He almost got hit by a car in car line one day trying to avoid going to school. Sometime around this point in time I received another email from the dean of students explaining that she had spoken with the principal and we would need to submit a letter from my son's therapist explaining his goals in therapy and timeline of care. This is where I drew a line. My son did not want me to share this information, and his diagnoses were not affecting his performance at school. Throughout the school year, the car line staff had been pressuring me to drive away before my son was buckled. We were not holding up the line, but the car line staff are very aggressive about getting the line to move. I kept telling them I wasn't comfortable driving with him unbuckled and would move as soon as he was. We did everything we could to get him to buckle quickly. One day, the school resource officer started yelling at my father when he went to pick up my son and ordered him to drive away with my son unbuckled. At this point I emailed the principal and the parent liaison at Academica about my concerns with the car line and with the invasion of my son's privacy in therapy. I sent the email in December and still haven't heard back from the principal. The response from Academica was that they could call CPS because my son had missed too much school (referring to the tardies for his therapy appointments). I informed them that since he was 5, there are no mandatory attendance laws applicable for him, but if they wanted to report me to CPS for sending my son to therapy they could go ahead. The response was "well, if you don't have to send him, why do you?" I guess they just don't understand a parent wanting her son to get a good education. I withdrew him from school and began homeschooling him starting in January. Since then he has been learning at a much faster pace and is much happier. I regret ever sending my son here.