An incredible school, great use of Montessori. I wish it continued through high school. When I…read moremoved, I was light years ahead of my peers in reading and math, even at other very good private schools. The staff is very warm. During a summer I was there, there was a flash flood. The custodian saw the water coming in, and all the students were taken to higher ground in a safe and calm manner.

I give this place three stars for their kick-butt preschool, and minus two for the rest. At least…read morethey make everyone learn German really young. I had no idea that I was learning German, I just knew we went and sat with this crazy lady for a while twice a week. I asked my parents to take me out of this school because I didn't like it when I was in kindergarden. Don't ask me why, I don't know.

Wonderful preschool - 12 school on a gorgeous campus with a diverse and inclusive student body.read more

It's an okay school. Went here for three years, and it matched my religion which is why my parents…read morewanted me to go. Some feedback- the dining hall needs to be a lot better. I've had several friends find raw meat, hairs, and even one found an acrylic nail in their food. I personally have gotten food poisoning a few times and got sick from raw chicken once. The discipline system needs to be better. So many kids here that just do a lot of mischief and the teachers can't handle it all, I hope they get more support there. I had many issues with the discipline system here that I won't get into, but a lot of the time I didn't feel very loved here. Only a few adults really ever tried to help me become better or help with the situations at hand but it didn't solve the problems either for a very long time or ever. Some good things- the majority of teachers here are very sweet, love to teach, and have great teaching models. They really try to make sure every student is succeeding in their classes and put out good ideas and encourage learning, even though not all students respect that and abuse it. The trips are fantastic, especially the Israel and Class trips, Israel trip personally changed my outlook on life a lot and I loved it. If you're a Christian Scientist they actively put a lot of CS material into the curriculum and everyday life. If you're not a Christian Scientist, might not be so great. They also just built a huge new sports complex that's awesome. But overall, school is okay, doing better. Hopefully the new management can steer it in the right direction.

I have two kids with the experience of Mason Ridge with another to start this fall and I couldn't…read morebe more happy with the staff, the PTO and everyone involved in shaping the children's education. My son left for middle school and is still talking about how much he misses Mason Ridge.

This school's secretary has serious problems when dealing with minorities. I truly believe that…read moreschool secretary, Ms.Mary Marston need training with diversity and inclusion. Other families also have the same issue with this secretary. Ms.Mary need to let go of hatred. we all are humans and have similar needs. At this point, we are so hopeless, buying home in other district is not easy. we just pray that either Ms.Mary gets retired (honorably with all the perks, so she gets good retirement life) or somehow Lord changes her heart. we want to let her Know that we love her as fellow human. She treats minorities like trash. I can only hope that Dr.D or Ms.Gerberding will talk to her and teach her some love. We don't want bad for her but the way she treats parents and student of color - is very painful. On positive note, Ms.Mary Marston did teach me a lesson on how NOT to treat other people. I pray to my lord to change her heart and help her let go of her hatred towards minorities.

If you, like me, grow up in Meramec School District, all you will hear throughout your entire…read moreeducation is how much better off you'd be if you just lived a few miles over. Oh, Rockwood, with your new shiny schools and your blue ribbon awards! Who knows how far I'd be in life if only my parents had settled a few miles eastward.

This is the most wonderful school! The educators, sports, religion and Camaraderie that you will…read morefind at the school is excellent!

I do not recommend this school. My 2 girls attended and both left. Villa does not follow through on…read moretheir end of the contract once they have your money. My daughter is a type 1 diabetic and a 501 health plan was never put into effect. I was told all teachers would be educated on diabetic emergency and know where the glucagon pen would be. It was never done. My daughter was belittled by teachers for checking her blood sugar in class and eating a snack for a low blood sugar. The WORST part from this school happened when our son passed away. We removed our daughter from the school. We had already signed a contact for the next year before we found out about the lack of a safety plan for our daughter. Even though a replacement student came in we paid the tuition in full the summer before school started. Half way through the school year we receive a letter from an attorney asking for the tuition in full with attorney and legal fees. This came on what should have been our sons 30th birthday. Since we had paid them in full we had to contact our bank , get copies of our cancelled checks and have our lawyer submit proof of our payments. We never received a sympathy card or anything saying how sorry they were for our sons death. They only care about the money. My other daughter was bullied to the point she did not attend the 8 th grade camping trip and almost her graduation.

Harper School is the best choice my husband and I made for our kids' preschool education!! Our…read moredaughters began when they were 3- and 4 year old respectively and despite English is not their first language, we are impressed how quickly our kids learned their alphabets, counting forward and backward, and holding a pencil! Our 4 year old daughter learned to write her name within 2-3 weeks starting at Harper! Our 3 year old daughter resisted our attempts to teach her how to properly hold a pencil at home but Harper was able to accomplish this! Harper serves a lot of physician and health care professional families working nearby at MoBap and Mercy, so they are less likely to cancel school days (for snow) compared to the local public schools. The heads of school surprisingly know the students very well, they are both very involved in all the classrooms with all the students and teachers, and also have a personal connection with the families, which contributes to an inclusive, warm, welcoming, and nurturing environment. Even though English is not our children's first language, Harper miraculously over came their language barrier to help our daughters feel loved and included and drops off became happier and less tearful. Harper undoubtedly has a strong and successful academic curriculum but most impressive is their cohesive and nurturing environment because our kids feel safe, loved, and seen. Thank you Harper!!

We send our 3 year old here and I am very grateful for the teachers and head of school. They are…read moreprofessional and have a sincere love for kids. They are also interested in making sure your kids are learning. I was at first hesitant to transfer schools due to his food allergies but they have kept him all safe!!!