Coming from a private school - very different. I transferred to Sumner my sophomore year and I'll…read morebe honest - it was VERY DIFFERENT However I learned so much about the teenage girl I was growing into a woman... I learned to be proud of my struggle, use my voice, never dull my shine. Plus, my favorite singer graduated from there / TINA TURNER so I knew I was destined for greatness.

If you care about your kid(s) and don't want to waste your hard earned money. Don't send your kids…read moreto this school. Staff is predominantly white and could care less about our black kids. There's no school safety and anyone can just walk into that school. This is just a waste of a private school. Should've followed my first mind based on the education review online and never sent my child to this school. Waste of money!!!!!!

This school is a gem that has been around for many years. It has its own legacy and is a great…read moreoption with a friendly and encouraging environment for your child. The values are respect and quality academics. My child is a freshman and he loves it. The staff and students were welcoming and sold our family to invest here in his education.

the food is horrible it was cold when I ate it save the cafeteria was so bad like ewww wthread more

If I could give this school negative stars I would. I have sent 2 children through wydown and it…read morewas an absolute shit show. The assistant principal cate pautch is a bitch. She picks on students who she doesn't like and blames them for things that students she does like did. And the head principal Jamie Jordan isn't any better she's just fucking useless. While wydown might be ranked highly as far as middle schools in Missouri go I would never in a million years send another child here. I can't stress enough how awful it is. As with any school there is a few wonderful staff members but it's a needle in a haystack type of situation.

Clayton School District is reputed to be one of the best in the country. Our experience hasn't been…read moreas impressive as rankings might suggest. The school district has a LOT of work to do with its students of color. In addition, school leadership repeatedly refuses to take these concerns seriously or make significant changes. I think this school is excellent for the average privileged nonminority child - it takes a child set up for success and helps them succeed. I continue to question their methods with children of color, including the curriculum and literature that is taught, and the frequent insertion of conservative politics into the classes by various teachers. There are few staff members there that I enjoy. I don't think I would recommend it to others.

Even though I do not have human kids of my own,.... this would be the place for them to be educated…read moreat. They learn through uncommon ways, such as,...if your kid loves music,....they learn through that venue along with dance and theatre. So, the child is excited to learn! What a fantastic way for kids to be excited to go to school! Plus,,...they welcome all lifestyles to the school, gay, bisexual, etc. This school is very welcoming to any and all that comes through the doors. I hope that all that visit here, falls in love with what they experience. Brooke

I gave this school my most prized possession, my 4 year old daughter. I wanted for her to have the…read moresame summer experience I had when I attended New City School as a kid. I can tell you now that it's not the same. I dropped her off Monday morning at 8:45 to a playground with 100 kids. I didn't get to meet her camp counselor, and I was not able to enter the school due to Covid. I was okay with that, and nervous at the same time but again, I had attended there as a kid for several summers and my daughter has been in school since she was 2yo. She is friendly and delightful child so I thought I was making the right decision. By 9:30 am I was getting a call while at work. The director called me and told me that my daughter was having a rough morning, and trying to adjust. We picked her up early. The next day I called around 1pm and they said "they hadn't heard anything, so she must be fine." Thursday morning we dropped her off at 8:45, before my husband could make it to work, we were receiving a call saying that she was crying, and we need to pick her up right away and that this would HAVE to be her last day. The director told me that she didn't have the staff or the time to accommodate my child. They had 3 teachers to several 3 & 4 year olds. As a mother I was distraught. I couldn't believe that they had through my thrown my 4 yo out of summer camp. I wrote this to say that I am very disappointed in what this school has become. Also, I feel as if they didn't have the staff, why would they take on more than they could handle? So if your child needs special accommodations, or more attention than the average child. This is not the school because they clearly don't have the time. If I could have given zero stars I would have. I sent my daughter here with the intentions of her attending the school for kindergarten, but that won't happen. They made my child feel little, and they made me feel horrible as a parent.