We searched for positive or negative reviews prior to enrolling but didn't find anything to give us…read moreguidance. We hope this will help someone. The Wilson Academy is actually located at 2360 Covington Hwy Sw Conyers, GA they used to be located in Lithonia. Our 1st impression of the school for our 2 children was largely positive all because we meet with the wonderful Mrs. Smith (a phenomenal k-3 grade teacher) in our 1st in-person meeting. She was everything we could ask for an more in a elementary school teacher. The school seemed to be perfect and we couldn't understand why it wasn't packed with more students and a abundance of teachers/staff. We where given the speech about the owner/principal Mr. Byron and the success that he had with his own daughter that graduated at the age of 14 and attended Spellman College. After enrolling in the 2025/26 school year we where 3 months in and found out why the school wasn't talked about or had an overwhelming support from the community. It was a normal drop off morning as we were dropping off our kids to school when they were meet by a security officer that had a clip board which was of children names that hadn't paid by the due date of the 1st......so 3 days later kids were being turned away at the door that came dressed and ready for school but was being denied an education and sent back home. It was like the kids were going into a nightclub and they where being denied entry because they were on this list. You really had to be there to see this awful site. The owner wasn't there and security loudly told us that we needed to call him to get clarification. We were instructed to pull over and park and call, we called and called with our kids patiently waiting for a call back for 30 min, we finally spoke with him and told him we had planned to pay on the following day and his response was that's fine the kids can miss 1 day and it was this act of insensitivity that he portrayed that gave a perception that he was not about the kids but about the money. He was basically saying that because you were 3 days late your child can no longer be educated by his school until full payment was done. We did make the payment the same day but the damage had been done. We scrambled to get the funds and sent it by Zelle and were extremely inconvenience. According to the information that is given out when enrolling it states that after 30 days you child maybe denied entry for late and unpaid accounts. This was not our case here. We also initially asked for payments to be on a certain day but was told that we had to pay on the 1st by way of automatic debit site. If we had gotten a phone call of this prior to bringing the kids to school it would have been better than this scenario which seemed inhumane, and please understand that many kids where turned away for the same reasons (I pray their families where able to get payments in). Based off the amount we where paying and how we where treated that day we made our decision to leave. Yes there where other issues that lead up to this that we saw in the school but we overlooked to try and work with a black owner. If the head of an organization believes this is ok then we have to believe that this operation of belief sets up a horrible system that we don't want to be apart of.

As a former teacher of The Academy of Scholars for several years, I am saddened to read some of the…read morenegative and false reviews of the school and their current Chief Learning Officer, Ms. Stacy Lambert-Johnson. As a veteran teacher of the school, I know that the entire administration treats all of their employees with nothing but kindness and respect. The school provides an outstanding education for families in Atlanta's surrounding communities. Like most private schools, they hold their staff to very high standards, but nonetheless standards that are achievable for teachers who are passionate, present, hardworking, and truly want to teach. From what I have witnessed, they believe teachers should educate their students because it is their passion. I can imagine that as a prospective parent, you would want nothing less. Ms. Lambert-Johnson and the rest of the administration work harder than any other team I have had the privilege of working with. They take pride in the school and believe that all of their children deserve a quality education. They are genuinely involved with their staff's well-being and want nothing but the best for all of the individuals that they connect with each day. Ms. Lambert- Johnson and the administration take the time and effort to get to know each employee and honor their beliefs, philosophies, and interests. If teachers have a suggestion, they are receptive and respectful to their ideas. If they have been stern with an employee or given a consequence, it is because that employee's actions were not in the best interest of the child. Like all great places of work, the administration's prerogative is simple - do your job well because the families we work for deserve it. I believe that these negative reviews are a reflection of one disgruntled employee's feelings, and it is so disappointing that an educator would feel the need to degrade someone who gives their heart and soul to the school and all of the people who belong to it. I am proud to be a former teacher of the Academy of Scholars and would highly recommend it to fellow educators and families. I pray that if you have seen a negative review, you look beyond it and get to know The Academy of Scholars and the administration for who they truly are- a community of educators who are interested in nothing but educating children to their fullest potential in the most nurturing and supportive environment possible.

I waited a few years after leaving this school to write this review. My daughter attended Pre-K,…read moreKindergarten and 1st grade before we decided that we had to move on. Our initial decision to send her there was because we wanted a full Pre-K program and the children were exposed to coding, Spanish, bible class, etc. Pre-K was pretty good for us and our family. Kindergarten is the time that my daughter started experiencing some academic problems. It became very test and assessment heavy. However, her teacher was pretty good and we got through it with only a few hiccups. However, there were recommendations of what to do over the summer. However, we had her in Kumon all school year and even started with an additional in-person tutor. 1st grade was a disaster for various reasons. The expectations of the "scholars" became increased and elevated. My daughter seemed to be falling behind even though she was assessed and put in the advanced groups. 1st the ELA teacher for my daughter never showed back up to work a couple weeks into school. Her Kindergarten teacher (who had left) came back temporarily and things were going pretty well. Then at the end of the semester she left for good and multiple switches and transition with staff (not teachers) and teachers made it complicated. I met with teachers, head teachers and even the principal. I was not alone and several other parents did the same thing for their children. Nothing was done and no efforts were made to address any concerns. It was very stressful! The amount and levels of work the students had to do were way too much. At one point, there were four tests/quizzes a week on top of projects. Well once we got out of the school for 2nd grade, her ELA teacher immediately recognized that our daughter was having a harder time and recommmended we get her evaluated for learning differences. It turns out our daughter was dyslexic and it accounted for a lot of the issues we had encountered. It is not AOS' fault that our daughter was dyslexic, but I do hold the "educators" accountable for not being knowledgeable enough (with all the testing and work) to identify that may be a possibility. My honest suggestion is that if you have a gifted child that will thrive in any environment, this may be the school for you. However, if you want an environment with appropriate grade level work, knowledgeable educators and faculty and administrators that care about all students not just the top 10% of all children, choose a different school. My daughter was sad to leave because they do become like family. Loved that the staff knew her by name, smiled when she walked in and even gave hugs as she walked into the classrooms. This was the part I missed as a parent. However, she LOVES her new school and we are working on remediating her ELA skills with outside help as well as the protections of special education in public schools. I just wonder how her educational trajectory would have been different, if the educators at AOS would have been more knowledgeable about learning differences. I would have had to move her regardless, but she would have had less need for remediation with the right help at the beginning. Almost every parent/family we went to school there with have left for different reasons. I do not know if it is true, but some former parents believe the owners are only interested in the financial gains and not truly the education and cultivating a great educational staff. Oh and make sure you read the fine print about unenrolling! I know a family currently in litigation about having to pay a full year of tutition because they did not unenroll by the deadline, although their kids do not attend the school anymore.

At first I was hesitant on writing this review but if I can save another child from going through…read morewhat my 5th grade son went through at this school, its worth writing about. If i could give this school a negative 5 stars I surely would. On the first day of registration the woman in the office was rude and nonchalant. She was bothered by me asking questions, especially about me being reluctant to sign a permission slip for RANDOM visits to a "science center" that we wont be notified of in advanced. I don't think she realize she is the first representation of the school and that should have been a RED FLAG. But ok...now to the teachers. My son's homeroom teacher MR. BARNER was NEVER in control of his classroom. There was a couple incidents where he was CURSING AT THE CHILDREN. I don't curse at my son and IT IS NOT OK FOR HIS TEACHER TO CURSE AT THEM EITHER...My son was ATTACKED on his first day of school and MR BARNER NEVER NOTIFIED ME!!! There has been several students bullying my child . There was an incident were my child was JUMPED BY 2 KIDS. The kid was putting food in his chair...Each time I've gone up only because my son had to come home and tell me. I would have to come in and fill out an incident report where the Principal and/assistant principal "investigates" the reports.There "investigation" is at times more of a coercion for stories to be recanted to make light of a BULLYING INCIDENT. I've had several conversations with PRINCIPAL BURT in person and on the phone about these BULLYING PROBLEMS and I was told "back in his day it was called joneing" to once again make light of the BULLYING PROBLEM withing the school. Back in his day CHILDREN were not committing SUICIDE at AN ALARMING RATE either. Times have clearly changed. My father has spoken to him and was able to tell immediately he DOES NOT CARE. A friend of mine came in for a meeting with me and said the exact same thing.I wish I could rewind and not send my son there. He is in counseling now because of the anxiety and PTSD from the MULTIPLE BULLYING INCIDENTS. Needless to say I withdrew my son from the school. He was NOT SAFE, nor was he able to get PROPER classroom instruction so he could have a fair chance to excel. FARINGTON is basically a free but dangerous babysitter for 8 hrs. You've been warned.

Shame on the PE Teacher at Fairington Elementary. She had us purchased a field day t - shirt and…read morethe PRE-K students had limited participation. I complained to the PE (she said "Oh well I don't teach PRE-K.When myself and other PRE-K Parents told him he said the PE Teacher is running this.

Bullying is not dealt with properly by the school and whomever in charge of that department. Kids…read moredo whatever they want and no repercussions for their actions. They rather jump to conclusions before even looking into the matter accordingly . Multiple complaints have been made while all the people who are supposed to protect your kids while in their care turns a blind eye without any concern. Today a fight erupted at the school bus stop which ended with my nephew in the hospital. Now the school justified the action and did not have any kind of empathy on the injured child. Everything is shoved under the rug while they go about their day!

Not sure what to say about this school because of the new principal. Apparently, the previous years…read morehave been disastrous with building & grounds upkeep, education expectations, school programs, and more. I learned a lot from the other parents at the first parent/principal meeting of the year. Since my boyfriend's son began attending here, I've noticed there have been A/C problems, shortages of bus drivers (meaning there have been doubled routes), and other slight inconsistencies that concern most parents... myself included. However, all of these concerns were addressed at the parent/principal meetings I have attended. Seems the parents who have children that attended there the previous years have been extremely dissatisfied with the previous principal and the lack of interest for any of the parents' concerns about the children fighting, electric problems and whatnot. Now that there is a new principal and she seems genuinely concerned with all these things, it seems the parents are a lot more satisfied with the way the school is now being run. There is still a bus driver shortage and the parking lot gravel is still horrible, but at the moment those issues are out of her control.

This school is terrible one of the teachers cussed at my daughter and they sell horrible food. She…read morefound a worm in her apple.

My daughter has been at this school since kindergarten she is now going to the 4th grade. The…read moreteachers here are great and I mean that literally. I've loved all her teachers. The thing that concerns me is the actual facility and the secretary at the front desk Ms. Barnes. First of all there is no reason why I should smell urine walking down the halls. That is absolutely disgusting. When you go into the bathrooms they don't even have soap. I volunteered one day and I watched as the teacher gave them sanitizer as they were walking out of the bathroom. Just sanitizer on those germy little hands leaving out of a bathroom that already smells like pee that's been sitting for years. Now Ms. Barnes , without going into full detail her attitude sucks. If your not happy at the front desk someone else will love your job, move on and save some of us parents the despair of having to see your face or speak to you. My daughter will not be finishing at Marbut, despite being a theme school I believe there should be more clubs for kids k-3 as well. They got a new principle so hopefully he will make the necessary changes. Really this review deserves 2 stars but because I love the teachers which is most important I will give 3 stars since I am the first to review. UPDATE- The new principal did make many changes at the school. My daughter is no longer there and I did see changes in the front desks professionalism.