I always thought boarding school is where you deposit snotty, spoiled, incorrigible kiddies when…read moreyou have a pile of cash and nothing more worthy to do with it. Storm King is NOT such a place. Set on manicured grounds in the shadow of Storm King Mountain and just down the road from West Point, SKS is an educational community with an impressive 150 year history (see: https://sks.org). My nephew teaches here. He lives here, with his charges and family. He is an extraordinary educator and reflects the sensibilities of this place. His colleagues are just like him. SKS is exclusive in the sense of expense and rigor (hence not for everyone) but it is not your stereotypical UK snobatorium -- flush with secret handshakes and trust fund teens. It is elite, sure -- but in a good way -- like Yelp; with a Bohemian vibe. Were I in the market for a prep school that boards their students, SKS would be high on my list.

2 years ago my children struggled in public school. Today, marks another milestone for them. Since…read moretheir first Storm King report 2 years ago till today, they have been on Honors and Highest Honors and maintain a 3.7 plus GPA. Great teachers, a caring administration and an even greater student body have helped forge the character and discipline my three girls will need to compete in college and beyond,. Thank you Storm King

I was scrolling past and I saw the review about the kids who were expelled from Burke and the nasty…read morereview. I think Burke should get high marks for ditching pot smokers! A parent who says their kid is a " good kid" while the kid is using drugs is not a desirable parent. They have rules they enforce. That's awesome. As for moving on to another private school, isn't it appropriate to ask why these students aren't in public school? They are going to encounter competitive acceptance at highly rated universities and their smoking etc isn't going to get them a space. Sadly, pot smoking is associated with a lack of ambition. As for Burke students, a friends daughter did extremely well at Burke recently and was accepted at the university which was her first choice and is doing exceptionally well there also. Her friend we met also is attending a top school. So, pot smokers aren't that welcome in that peer group. I'd say the time to be parenting that issue is gone. You might have the " failure to launch" problem in another few years as many can't pass the drug testing to get a job even now despite legal pot.

How can you review a high-school with out bias? I liked the 4 years I spent here. I enjoyed my…read morefellow students for the most part, the teachers I had were pleasant enough, and I liked being in the programs I belonged to. Now that my ten year is nearly upon me I am feeling nostalgic. I'm remembering why I want to see everyone again. This was a small school. Everyone knew everyone. We loved each other even if we did not show it all the time. Well at least my class was good to each other. I'm glad I got to go to this school. My other option was the public high school a town over. It was huge. I would have been lost in that crowd. I think I would not have done as well as I did. Over all a pleasant but typical high school experience. Just with uniforms and a small campus.

You know it's really really really funny how most of the reviews are from teachers in northern…read moreacademy and parents, maybe you should consider asking your children about how their experiences were its a shitty school 1/10 do not recommend

It's intriguing to me (an educator) that Northern Academy of the Arts offers a program in which…read morestudents can do real, actual science, in partnership with NASA. Students won an award for their science work. Northern is a fascinating example of STEAM--science, technology, arts, music. Northern offers ballet, classical music, and classical Chinese dance, along with the humanities and science programs. We visited an arts studio on campus, too, with student's skillful work displayed. A parent spoke of how flexibly the faculty designed course work for his sons--one was extremely good at math, and they let him advance into a much higher grade to do challenging work. Another was extremely poor at Chinese, and the school found two others who were novices and created an ultra-beginner class just for them. If only all schools could do such things! It's good to see a school restoring and using the abandoned Beaux Arts buildings that had become so blighted. Glad they preserved the graceful proportions and aged brick of the old buildings, while making it modern and bright inside.

I graduated from EHS in 2017 and I can say that my experience was wonderful. There are so many…read moreamazing teachers and staff at Ellenville in the High, Middle and Elementary schools. In addition to this, the student body was incredibly diverse and definitely made my experience 100% more wonderful. Working with teachers/staff and other students who come from such a variety of backgrounds is incredibly valuable and I will truly cherish the experience forever.

This school does NOT take care of any serious issue, that goes on in either the elementary, middle…read moreschool, or high school. they downplay every serious situation that happens just for a better look on themselves. I do not reccomend.

Bat lightning McQueen in the photos is my best friend. He's also my gym teacher. I admire him very…read moremuch.

This school is great! I have learned quite a lot here. The teachers are great, especially when they…read morehave no criminal charges against them. The extra curricular activities are outstanding. Personally, I think if Steve Ryan, former principal of West Morris Central High School, were running this school, the profit increase would be absolutely mad. I have overall had a great time here albeit that is difficult to do when not on something. I would strongly recommend sending your children here and Long Live Jahseh!

Equality is one of the best Charter schools in not only the Bronx but in NYC. It's also a…read morewonderful place to work, best staff ever!

The football field looks great. The school can be a little confusing for a visitor (multiple…read morecampuses). Was here for a swim meet and the pool was average. Some of the building looks old and may have seen better days. Middletown's high-school blows this one out of the watet, though.

this school was the best experience and the staff are great except for a few.... very diverse and a…read moregreat learning environment.

Not a military school at all. "Cadets" aren't disciplined at all, the Headmaster was very rude, and…read morethe school is falling apart. Half of the buildings are abandoned, the people fixing the property are doing a terrible job, and the grounds aren't maintained. I would not send my child there ever again.

Beware this is not a military school. There is no commandant, and there is no JROTC program. This…read moreis a "camp" for kids that can't be home. There really some foreign exchange kids, and those are the only ones getting help to take the AP courses. The other kids are just there to stay away from Juvenile detention. The campus is open, which presents a major safety issue. The facilities are falling apart. This entire school is a sham and should be shut down. They are preying on parents that are trying to help their children find structure and discipline, but the reality is sending your kids her is sending them to the lion's den. Your child will not recover, they will only get worse an pick up worse habits like drugs, stealing, or not even going to class since nobody is actually monitoring these kids.

I attended a Business Expo this weekend at the Monroe Woodbury High School. I hadn't been there…read moresince my son graduated there in 200? I entered the building with mixed emotions. The school was built in the mid 2000's as a response to the burgeoning student population at the time. Only to have 20 odd, more classrooms added two years later... Graduating classes of 550+ are commonplace, it's no small place. Though it has beautiful views of the mountains and malls. In the 1980's & 90's, people were moving to Monroe Woodbury as if lemmings were scurrying to the sea. The school is a massive sprawling structure built with endlessly maze-like hallways and the number of classrooms, office & labs boggle the mind. A parent, unaccustomed to this challenge would be doomed to go missing for weeks on end in this faceless place, populated by noncommittal clerks and "administrators". I move cautiously, remembering landmarks of my children's high school experiences (student riots, peer confrontations and benign sporting events). I suppose for a school it's bright and cheery and I then think how it's populated by coaches and drivers ed teachers. The infinite hallways finally bring me to my destination, a cafeteria doubling as my expo... Happy Man... Happy, Happy Man