I go to the school and it's great every teacher there is very sweet and nice. If u ever need help…read morethey're there. I definitely do think it's one of the better schools in the district maybe the best. The lunch's are not bad so thats good too. Also we are really good at sports very athletic school and parents are very involved as well. We do have a newer principal, Mr. Ramirez and he's very good.

Most the time the food was expired and tasted bad. Which caused most the boys to start mixing it…read morewith chocolate milk and everything they had on their tray. Than usually they would dare one another to drink it or eat it for $5. Sometimes the teachers favorite one gender more than the other which causes thee other gender to get mad. Sometimes the teachers will get you in trouble even if you had nothing to do with the situation. Honestly I didn't enjoy it as much. Only reason it's not one star is cause I mad some good friends there.

I attended this school for six years, and while there were some positives, my overall experience…read morewas far from ideal. The positives first: there were a handful of teachers who genuinely cared about their students and went above and beyond to provide a meaningful education. Their classes were engaging, and in those rare rooms, you felt like your effort mattered. Unfortunately, they were the exception rather than the rule. The main issues: the environment was rigid and stifling, with a greater focus on enforcing a narrow interpretation of faith than on nurturing students as individuals. As a Christian myself, I expected a Christ-centered education rooted in grace, empathy, and truth. Instead, I often found myself pressured into assignments where I had to argue against my own beliefs in order to receive a good grade. If you do not belong to the Reformed denomination, be prepared to compromise your convictions and align with their doctrine just to succeed academically. I was even marked down on assignments for raising honest questions or making comments that didn't align closely enough with their views. On top of this, students struggling with mental health were rarely met with understanding. Instead of empathy or real support, they were often patronized and treated like children. Speaking up about personal struggles typically resulted in Bible verses being handed down without compassion or meaningful help. While Scripture is powerful, when it's used as a substitute for genuine care, it feels more like a weapon than a source of comfort. If you are considering this school, think carefully about the kind of environment you need. If you thrive in a strict, reformed framework, it may be a fit. But if you value empathy, critical thinking, and an atmosphere of authentic Christian love, this is NOT the right place for you. I can say without a shadow of a doubt that my time at this school was the worst time in my life. Even with (some) amazing teachers that I had, my overall experience was not at all good. From being treated like a child whenever I made a slight mistake instead of being met with forgiveness to the "hollier than thou" mindset of a lot of the teachers, I wouldn't recommend this school to anyone.

Amazing school my boys attended since preschool most of the teachers are great some need to learn…read morelittle more on how to improve , only have a few issues but so far is been good .

i went there years ago. it was so bad i was only there for 2 years. my 2nd grade teacher had told…read morestories about students poisioning their teachers coffee which you could imagine at such young age scared me. my 3rd grade teacher had cause me to heatstroke because she would not let me take off my jackect in the middle of may because she said my tank top straps were two small even though it met the 2 finger wide rule. other than that its was just a bunch of snobby rich kids.

They did not honor my daughter's 504 plan. Her entire 3rd grade year was a wash because of this &…read moreshe's been playing "catchup" ever since. She's in 6th grade now, homeschooled, and finally almost fully caught up. Her charter honors her 504 plan and works with her when needed. A million times better than our experience with CCA. She was with CCA for her 2nd grade (2020-21) & 3rd grade (2021-22) years. She had audio buttons that would read the information to her for 2nd grade, but removed them for 3rd grade, when they changed their entire curriculum. Despite my many requests, they refused to add any audio back, even though she wasn't able to read yet and her 504 plan included "text to speech" accessibility. You couldn't get anyone to reply to your emails outside the teacher (whose hands were tied). My 3rd grader had TWENTY ONE paragraphs of reading to do for social studies and another NINETEEN paragraphs for science that was expected to be read in ONE DAY. I didn't count them every day, but they were consistently high. Her Language Arts & Math courses at least had lots of videos to supplement, but I couldn't commit to sitting and reading that to her every day for Social Studios & Science, as I work from home & that's not what was advertised when we signed up for the school. But all other schools were filled because CCA's school year didn't begin till late September, so we were stuck. Even after we left, I had emailed for my daughter's transcripts/grades for the 2 years we were there & never got any response. They're just impossible to work with. I also have 2 acquaintances that had their kids enrolled at CCA (one middle school & one high school). They each lasted 1-2 years at the school before pulling their kids as well due to similar nonsense.

I am a parent and home schooled my child for 3.5 years. It is a wonderful school, in my opinion…read more There are supportive staff and resources, and the curriculum is second to none. Very structured and challenging too. My child's 2 former teachers were wonderful, they encouraged my child and understood children learn in their own way. Also I like that the teachers are assigned their specific grade like the brick and mortar school. They, have many educational field trips, so one is actually learning by actually seeing and doing. I like the back to school, mid year and end of year picnics. It is nice to see one's teacher and the children who are in my child's class. The reason we left Connections, because my child was getting bored. Part of it was not engaging in extracurricular activities. I think with connections, the administration should encourage some of the educational funding for extracurricular (enrichment) activities for their students. Overall, we have no complaints. I looooove this school. Really, miss them.

My middle child, a 4.0 gpa student, took honors and AP classes and when basketball didn't work out…read moreshe joined track. However, she was required for an assignment to attend a very serious, extremely emotional and heartbreaking Ripon District Board meeting regarding the cell tower and how Weston High students were diagnosed with cancer. After the meeting she wrote a letter that I presented to the district in an email. The email stated it wasn't just about facts being presented and whether those parties agreed or disagreed, it was about parents not feeling comfortable with the cell tower. Ripon came together that day at that board meeting and the board removed the cell tower citing that they want Ripon parents to feel comfortable. My daughter left the cell tower board meeting traumatized by the horrifying testimony that Ripon's children have endured. This triggered OCD symptoms that never went away. It worsened during Covid. She barely made it through her senior year. She was a 4.0 student athlete who could barely function in her last year of high school. My youngest left Parkview Elementary with an injured jaw and a continuing concussion. The soccer ball that a boy kicked at high velocity at my daughter while she was walking to line up for class slammed into the side of her head causing her to hit the ground unconscious. She never fully recovered from that head injury. I then transferred her to Ripon Elementary. You ever watch those movies of small town folks not being what you expected and the end turning out to be some sick sacrificial lottery or the church people end up doing the witch hunt and burning someone at the stake? Ripon Elementary reminded me a lot of those people. When a school has this much power the sky is their limit and one parent's complaint can trigger retaliation like no one could imagine along with an everlasting traumatic experience that could last a student's lifetime. And it has. It's against the law to retaliate out of a complaint, but this school got away with it for so long and it all continued out in the open. Through emails, and testimony to the district. Faculty gossiping to parents across the street about students as those same students watched. It all became one huge nightmare of an experience and they retaliated and harassed my daughter all year and used policies to keep her out of dances and followed her around with a whistle not allowing her to talk or communicate with anyone. I had heard about this from other parents, but it's hard to fathom until you experience it. Her grades dropped from a 3.0 gpa to all Fs. My only choice was to home school her. No other district would take a student with Fs. She was still recovering from her concussion and now from the trauma this school was causing. She endured accusation after accusation and had to spend up to an hour being interrogated by the principal, investigators because she was accused of holding a boy's hand under the cafeteria table where no hands could be seen on this overcrowded bench and later by police called in for her "safety" and had all of her friends interrogated like it was a murder investigation all because faculty made up a rumor that a student touched her chest. Principal Phelps called it in saying she was in danger of having intercourse and screen shot all her friends phones. I had finally caught on to them however and kept my daughter's phone at home. My daughter was later diagnosed with Von Willebrand disease that was triggered that day at Ripon Elementary and years later we are still dealing with this nightmare. Fatigue, paleness, and worry all remind us of Ripon Elementary. So to get back to Ripon Elementary teachers. If a teacher is going to send an email to a parent and testify to the District that a student was trying to cheat in her class and in other classes THAT DAY they should probably make up an imaginary date that the whole grade wasn't on a field trip on. Also if a boy likes your daughter and a teacher's daughter likes that same boy that is a recipe for disaster. Nothing like a student coming back from medical leave and seeing the boy, that she was accused of holding hands with and interrogated for for almost an hour by a hired investigator, cuddling and holding hands with the Ripon High Principal's daughter in the Ripon Elementary school yard. Last but most important, don't ever leave your backpack alone anywhere. Anything can slip in or out of your backpack. By retaliating students and some retaliating teachers. All bad. I transferred two of my girls to another district.

This school was amazing. All of the teachers are so helpful and nice. I learned exactly what I…read moreneeded so quickly. There isn't too much people so it isn't super crowded. Everything about this school when I went here was amazing. I graduated from here and I will always remember this school.

I absolutely love this school . My children have gone from pre-school till high school. The school…read morehas gone through some changes but that's ok. I never thought that I would send my kids to a private school because of the stigma of them. My children have excelled academically and spiritually. They have built long lasting friendships . Mc may not be for everyone but it sure has been good for us. I was once told by someone why do you want your kids to be sheltered , I said I'm not sheltering them but I'm simply protecting them . Look out into our world and see how much are children are up against . Come and give MC a try .