In leiu of a review, I am placing the open letter I sent to the governing council of Alma. The…read moreprincipal has made the school unbearable for students. This is a shame, because myself, my junior, and my deceased sophomore this year has LOVED the school until this year. This year, my students HATE going. Esteemed Governing Council Members; I am the mother of Malachi DeLanoy, the Sophomore who hanged himself in his closet on August 19 of this year. I told Cecilia Romero about bullying that contributed to Malachi's suicide. A student there named Alex (she has the emotional support dog Wonder) was the ringleader. Ms Romero assured me the student was dealt with and no longer attended the school pursuant to Dr. Amador's new ZERO-tolerance bullying stance. I found out that not only was she not expelled, she had NO disciplinary action taken at all. Additionally, Dr. Amador fired the vast majority of the certified teachers, leaving our core classes, math, science and possibly language arts without a certified teacher at all. Often the students watch movies in the cafeteria. Math has been like this since BEFORE Malachi hanged himself eight weeks ago! I asked for a meeting, and Dr. Amador HID from me, refused to take or return calls or see me face-to-face. I believe this was due to my telling other administrators I was going to report the lack to the State Board of Education. When I raised enough of a scene, he reluctantly saw me BEHIND CLOSED DOORS, with no witnesses for MYSELF, and told me, "You just want to be coddled" when I told him something like "Students come here for a different, gentler environment. It's the main thing Alma d' Arte had to offer. You need to be gentler." Malachi had been dead 54 days. This guy doesn't belong in a school aimed at artists. This is the same individual who told parents that we were not allowed to bring lunch to our children because we were going to "Sneak fentanyl in" for our kids. Seriously? THIS is the man we want watching our children? When I posted the above about being "coddled" on the Facebook page, I was BLOCKED. I am a PARENT of a student there still. I was told by Dr. Amador that he wanted parental involvement, but he obviously does not unless it supports HIS militant line. So much for controlling bullying, school transparency and parental communication. Sincerely, Cindy DeLanoy

Las Cruces Academy was by far my favorite schooling experience…read more I attended kindergarten through 5th grade. Throughout those six years, I worked on becoming trilingual, studied advanced science, and cultivated a strong foundation in all other subjects. After my time at LCA I preformed above my grade level throughout middle and high school. Now, I am a college freshman, studying to be a teacher. I hope I can be a teacher as great as the teachers here. I volunteer at LCA now, and my time here is still teaching me things, even if I am no longer a student.

My grandson has been going there since kindergarten and he loves it. The classes are smaller than…read moreat a public school, the curriculum is challenging, and the staff are great.

Terrible experience, I almost never write yelp reviews but after coming here I just have to write…read moreone. When I came here I left a different man. This place can change you. 0/10 would not recommend! Pros: Location Cons: Location Old Ugly

We love it there. The staff are engaged and the parents are involved. My kids are in dual language…read moreand already understand Spanish! The school just got the TEA's A Rating again they beat out Lundy and the afterschool programs are affordable and fun! I'm part of the PTA and volunteer a lot. We have a diverse group of kiddos from all cultures and the leaders believe in play along with learning since childhood comes only once, so we have a lot of fun events like Bike day, Kite day, Field day, etc... we're hosting a Welcome back picnic next week. :)

Great School! It is one of the best primary schools in EPISD. It has a bilingual classroom option…read more What happens is you learn material in both languages. It was very impactful on my education and I would 10/10 recommend. The teachers are wonderful. The general organization of the school is top tier. It also has fun events such as Book Fair and Movie Night(Rated G). There is also Bike Day and Field Day. Youcan even take Orchestra in 5th Grade! It's Physical Education is run excellently. In the 4th(Optional) and 5th(Standard), Tippin gets you ready for middle school by having students be taught by 2 teachers. One for ELA and one for Science and Math. The school is clean and the bathrooms are also very clean. This campus is a great place to receive your primary Pre-K through 5th Grade Education. I'm almost in high school now, but Tippin had made me a successful student. It is an A ranked school and is top ranked out of ALL elementary school in El Paso. It is a diverse school and many military kids go there.