St. Ambrose Academy is a premier Classical Catholic Academy. Their mission in this day and age is…read morecritical to fostering a community that teaches our children not what to think, but how to think. Its teachers are caring, staff are outgoing, and my four students love attending. I don't believe it possible to ask for a much better Catholic environment that focuses on fostering a relationship with Christ, and stimulating the intellect in a developmental manner that will help our kids succeed in this world while living for the next.

First of all, google the lawsuit against this school. I was a student at St Ambrose for 5 years…read more Teachers had favorite students based on their grades and ties to their families who ran the school or were friends with those families. They expect all of their students to be religious in the Catholic community and if not they treat them differently. They expect children to be on the academic level of a college student, over loading them with a ridiculous amount of work. When it was my time to graduate I had no idea what my options were and I had no help looking for college. And I was made fun of what I picked by the other students. They try to push religious vocations on you for a career. There is ZERO diversity in the school and no culture is taught. Options for extra curricular is slim to none. No lunchroom, gym, library, music room... they don't even own their own building. Considering how much money it is to send your children to private school I don't know where all this money is going towards. I feel very unfulfilled with my high school experience and I feel like I was set up for failure. I know way too many kids who have graduated with PTSD from going to this school and the amount of Catholic guilt they feel on a daily basis. It's unbelievable how much brainwashing these people are doing to these kids. And they don't even have a student counselor for how much stress they are putting on these students. Everyone I know who graduated from the school needs therapy. If you have a child at St.Ambrose or are considering sending them to this school please give your child an option. I would never send my children to a school like this. Even though Dane county is requiring masks for students during COVID-19 masks are not required at all currently at the school.

The staff at this school did not necessarily respect individuals with disabilities when I was a…read morestudent there (and I doubt any staff at that school ever would in general because school administrators are rarely mature enough to do what is best for them and other people). I would more than agree with whomever did not like Special Ed at this school by giving the school a -1,000,000,000 stars if I could!

I have been to Madison West for a number of athletic and non-athletic events. The school is older,…read morebut is clean and tidy inside. They have managed to get quite a few classrooms, media and other activity rooms into such a small urban footprint. We were there for a varsity basketball game and had a lot of fun. It was $5/adult for the game and they offered a variety of snacks at the concession stand throughout the event. The concessions were reasonably priced for everyone to enjoy. There was plenty of bleacher seating for the game. Home team and guest team were able to sit in designated areas. The cheer leading squads from both teams were entertaining to watch and lifted the spirits of their respective crowds. Reggie the mascot was not in attendance for West High and that was a little bit of a bummer. The kids like to see Reggie and get their photo taken. This high school offers top notch classes with great instructors. They have quite a variety of non-academic opportunities for our students too. Lots of clubs and athletic activities to get involved in. The graduation rate is high and the rate of students who go (and complete college level academics) is also very high.

This schools food is perfect. They have delicious main courses with entree to die for the chicken…read moresandy just melts in your mouth and the burgers are heated to perfection. I eat here 5 times a week.

my experience with east high school was fun, but this school got some problems. People in the area…read morewill usually bring up the topic of fights, but all the rumors aren't necessarily true. Fights at east are easy to avoid, and if you are a student at east, or an incoming student, I'd recommend staying out of that crap because the fights usually suck to watch, and you should spend your time doing something productive. Honestly a lot of kids at this school are annoying and loud in the classroom, And there is some people with way to big of an ego and l'm exited to see those people not graduate. The school provides the basic American education system shit, and is a npc school in terms of the history and subjects they teach. Ww2, Poverty, conflicts, you know run of the mill social studies topics. The biggest problem with this school is the people. (Big shock) some people just have no chill and can't just be a nice person. I had a group of about 5-10 friends I hung out with everyday, and they were nice and having nice supportive friends are important, but also having mischievous friends is good too for fun. So in conclusion, the east experience is somewhat hostile, so I recommend surrounding yourself you find are kind, and fit your interests. Don't be a dick.

This school is amazing. The teachers (especially 8th grade teachers) are super nice and they are…read morealways there to support you. The 8th grade here is so fun it's like a party. Electives (aka encores) here are amazing. I'd definitely recommend Kromrey over Glacier Creek, any day of the week to those considering it.