Love this school, teachers and staff. It is challenging academically but they have been very…read moresupportive of our kids learning style and providing accommodation's.

We like Judge the best of local HS options. We think the school is solid in some areas, yet worry…read morethat it veers into style-over-substance elsewhere. We see room for reflection and continuous improvement. At an authentically Catholic school, Catholic beliefs and doctrines, as well as Catholic prayer and worship, comprise the cornerstone of mission and identity. Judge is Catholic-lite. Only 50-60% of the student body is of the flock, most of whom are cafeteria Catholics. Each year a swath of students matriculate from non-Catholic middle schools, including McGillis (identitarian and politically left) and Carden (informally LDS). There's lots of secularism. Judge is not going to make the Cardinal Newman Honor Roll. (More traditional families within the diocese, feeling marginalized, have broken off to open a Chesterton Academy.) Our family esteems fostering an expansive worldview. We don't believe this gets accomplished by creating colorful flyers or curating photo ops to pat oneself on the back for appearing woke. We worry that the school gets so preoccupied with the buzz immediacy of virtue signaling that other facets of mission that steward school success become obscured and neglected. Judge eagerly advertises that it is "diverse and inclusive" on every marketing material it produces. Meanwhile, the school remains comparatively quiet about a legacy of academic excellence, opportunities for discovery and exploration of subject matter, helping students develop effective tools of critical inquiry, instilling habits of mind that position pupils on a path of life-long learning, threads of spiritual life, mature behavior, or intellectual honesty. We would like to see Judge redouble efforts to incorporate the latest research findings into a carefully calibrated sequence of classes, programs, and activities. We'd like to see students read Plato, Aristotle, St. Thomas of Aquinas, sharpen their logic and rhetoric, and understand seminal developments in Western civilizations as a wellspring of modern human progress. We'd like a laser focus on the best opportunities in math and science. Judge excels at making students individually known, seen, acknowledged. No one is left to wilting anonymity. This is a strength of the school. That said, there is hand-holding. Sometimes too much, particularly with certain families. We wholeheartedly wish admissions policies were more stringent. As Judge endeavors to get a firm handle on issues that have plagued the school for years (drugs, declining enrollment), more and more talented 8th graders from the top 2 Catholic schools are rerouting to West and Skyline. Judge could do so much to mitigate this by checking certain problems before they ever enter the door! Judge has a solid population of high flyers but we are blown away by how unambitious a chunk of the student body is. Why in the world would parents pay over $10K/year for HS in order to have their student go on to Salt Lake Community College? This gobstopping scenario is not as uncommon as one might imagine. We'd like less emphasis on football and don't think any HS sport needs to hold conditioning earlier than 7:00 a.m. Just not healthy for teens. The physical space of Judge is a ticking time bomb--dated, financially insolvent to fix, not enough acreage. The diocese aspires to sell the property and embark on a new campus at St. Ann's. If this project is moving forward (hopefully it is but a bit shrouded in mystery), it's doing so at a snail's pace. The diocese regards teaching as a vocation and pays teachers hideously low wages. It is so egregious that as of 2016 they longer publish their educator salary schedule in the public domain. Diocesean schools rely on hiring unlicensed. No one is National Board Certified. Judge can't offer an IB program. In spite of this, there are tremendous educators on the faculty. As these stalwarts gray, the school needs to have a plan to hire and retain quality replacements. Ultimately Judge does offer a debonair social network. Akin to a giant fraternity/sorority. Families remain connected to Judge for across generations. The more wealth and generosity you bring to the table, the more access and leeway you receive in return.

This is an amazing school! If you are looking for a school that can rival an east coast school,…read morethis is the one! Don't be swayed by other schools which may have a bigger campus. If you can get your child into Rowland Hall, you are very lucky!

We couldn't be happier at Rowland Hall! We have 3 kids at the school and feel very fortunate to…read morehave such a wonderful school for them. Our kids have been there since they were little and we can't imagine sending them anywhere else. We are constantly impressed by the talented teachers who inspire our kids everyday. It is amazing how well the teachers know my children and their individual strengths and weaknesses. We love the small class sizes and individualized attention. It is a very supportive community. Anytime I have ever had a question or concern, I felt listened to and valued as a parent. My kids love all the specialty classes that are offered. All three kids love going to school, they literally run into the building each morning. What more could a parent ask for!

Waterford was great for us in one way. My daughter became mysteriously ill pretty much for an…read moreamount of time in junior/senior year. It affected her cognitive abilities and she was forced to miss a good amount of school as well as special events of senior year. The kind, discreet response of the teachers and administrative staff blew us all away. They were fiercely protective of her. My daughter is pretty private but the students and their parents who knew were equally as amazing! Character was high with the kids (they didn't gossip much like you might find at another school, held her confidences and, as a result, feel like the school will forever be in my heart. The only issue that holds me back is that I feel it can be very rules heavy, a bit punitive (kids were expelled and punished for little). It lacks a vibrant social scene, can be a bit provincial in its academic and enriching offerings and can tend to mute students from sharing thoughts and expressing themselves. The last thing is that students don't really head committees or initiatives in junior or senior year... they really should and parents should be nowhere to be found. High school is the time to try new things and fail. Prom committee, the school store, a real school newspaper...They really aren't encouraged to as the parent body leads all. This proved tougher when my daughter went off to high school. Other than that, great school with great classes and teachers, special kids and- for the most part- a wonderful, warm parent body. Thank you Waterford!

After 4 years of sending our kids here, we have learned enough about the ultra-private and…read moreconservative ways in which the Board of Directors, and the Head of School run the school. It is so far reaching that kids can be expelled because of their parents behavior (reference the Waterford Code of Conduct). We are seriously thinking of moving our kids to Rowland Hall.

This is a great high school and they are in the middle of rebuilding the school. It will be even…read morebetter once that is completed. The school is known for good athletics. They have beautiful tennis courts nearby the school.

I am a student at this beautiful school and the teachers are for the most part super nice I love it…read morehere

Small school creating a real community feeling for children and parents. On our second year of our…read morechild attending and couldn't be happier with the advanced curriculum, awesome faculty and the 'it takes a village' mentality. Friends with kids in public schools in Sandy and WJ are always surprised how 'advanced' the curriculum is however my child doesn't seem to be aware she's 'advanced' since it's what all kids are doing at her school. Surprised by how many non-Catholic families attend but understand since this school provides a nurturing and healthy environment for all kids, those parents don't seem to mind the classes daily prayer and required school Mass their children attend every Wednesday. Loving, supportive and safe environment that provides a child an above public school education with focus on whole child, not just how to pass tests. What's not to love?

Visiting Utah for my daughters bball game and we had to do it lol had to stop by to take pics of…read morethe legendary school for my HSM fan girl!

The school is nasty, its slathered in grime and it smells like shit. The food is nasty and a large…read moreamount of teachers are bad and do not care about students.

The worst school my kid could ever experience, they do a thing called card moves to discipline your…read morekid for no reason you also have to move a card to use the bathroom during class!! They don't even have a cafeteria for the kids to eat in instead they have to eat inside a filthy classroom. If you order a school lunch they give you frozen cold lunch one time they gave my kid had moldy cheese pizza, so I would recommend bringing home lunch. They also have a very strict uniform policy which sucks!!! The school only lets you have 10 absence and your kid have to make up all the homework from the days they were absent and usually the homework takes a hour or more to do. One time they let a kidnapper in the school without even noticing!!! So the kids saw the police coming in to look for the kidnapper, the worst part is they didn't even have a lock down!! So this school is not safe at all! We probably won't be coming back!

Governor-rated SAFEST SCHOOL in the state, and it feels secure and well-watched-over anytime I'm on…read morecampus. Amazing teachers, amazing energy, my son is above grade level in every category, as are all of his friends. My son never wants to leave, actually- whenever I talk about buying a home somewhere else, his first question is if he could still go to APA

This is the oldest public charter school in the state of Utah. It's for grades 5-8 and focuses on…read moreintegrating art into the academic curriculum, as well as at least one art (drama, dance, visual, music) class each day. All three of my boys attended grades 5-8 at SLArts and have gone on to excel in high school and college. Although it's a school with a big focus on the arts, it's also academically rigorous. SLArts has been teaching CPM (college prep math) for years and the SLC School District barely started to mandate this approach last year. SLArts prepares students to think critically. It fosters a supportive environment where being different doesn't mean bad. Your best shot to get in is entering the lottery in 4th grade for the following 5th grade year (100 spots available). You can still get spots in 6th-8th but there are much fewer because of the advancing grades and low attrition. The lottery usually closes in early February (check the website for details). They also have information nights where you and your student can come check out the school, ask questions and get a feel for this one-on-a-kind urban school.

I went here and it is a great school with lots of splendid teachers. Also great principle.read more