Queen of All Saints School

pros:
1. pretty nice/​safe neighborhood
2. only 1 class per grade. every yr the same students are in class together. this gives them the opportunity to develop lifelong bonds.
3. staff pretty much knows each student in the school on a 1^st name basis.
4. the majority of the school staff are pleasent.
5. within the past yr, the availability of extracurricular activities has improved drastically. the students have the opportunity to enroll in activities (for an affordable fee) such as chess, basketball, double dutch, yoga, piano, lego engineering, & s.t.e.m. robotics
6. safe environment, with a no tolenrance to bullying atmosphere.
7. the principal starts the morning by giving warm words of encouragement, along with a prayer (over the loud speaker)
cons:
1. the quality of education is average. children aren’t challenged enough. especially since the tuition is a little less than $ 500/​month. third grade work looks like first grade work, fourth grade work looks like second grade work & fifth grade work looks like third grade work. this is if you are comparing the quality of education to highly rated public schools. my child brings home a’s on pretty much every test, project, etc, so my child is far from failing. however, the work is so basic, and lacks challenge that a’s are all that i expect.
2. although the majority of school staff are extremely courteous to both parents and children, there are a couple of new staff (teachers), that are not as nice/​approachable to the children.
3. it’s a revolving door with teachers. teachers come, and then they leave within 1 – 2 years after beginning (whether they quit or were released is another story).
4. there are a few surrounding public schools (even a blue ribbon school) who’s progress reports, & reported test grades are way above average.
i personally know about 7 parents that removed their child from QAS (for various reasons). Four out of the seven parents revealed that their child was not meeting academic standards within their grade, when they started a new school. Their children were a full grade behind.
there aren’t alot of cons. however, the cons listed are the extremely important to consider when picking out a school for your child. this will be my child’s last yr attending qas. i’m switching my child to school where the quality of education/​educators are well above average.
qas students are taught to «just pass,» not excel.

I don’t know where to start except to say that this is by far the worst school I have ever encountered. My child attended this school for 2 ½ years. The reason for the half a year was simply because I had to pull my child out mid year. Kindergarten year was fine he had Ms Rosa who was an absolute pleasure. His second year he had Ms Casale who was ok. Then came the nightmare year when he had a teacher by the name of Ms Yoingco. She was verbally abusive to the children. She once threw my sons book on the floor when she was frustrated. There were too many other things to write in this review. Needless to say I spoke to this teacher on three occasions then went to the principal after she continued her behavior and stated to my child «now go back and tell your parents that I yelled at you». During the conversation with the principal she said she had other complaints and would look into it and the states to me that the reason for this teachers behavior is because the teacher is «old school». In the end she did nothing to discipline or resolve the situation. I was also told by another parent that when she complained the principal’s response to her was «what do you expect? Do you see how inexpensive this school is? This parent also asked to start a PTA and the principal said «absolutely not «. The school secretary was also super rude to the children. I had watched her talk down to children and be completely dismissive of the children. Parents where allowed to step in as substitute teachers at times. Lastly my son did not get his bus pass one year and when I inquired about it after another parent told me she had seen his pass in an envelope, I was told by the school secretary there was no pass for him but miraculously after I told her I was going to call MTA to find out about this she gave me a pass that apparently was intended for another student with the students name on the pass whited out. It’s a mystery what happened to my son’s pass? After I spent months stressing about my sons emotional and physical safety I decided to take him out of that school. I did my research and found St Saviour Catholic Academy. This school is an amazing school. The principal is very professional, kind, respectful to parents and children alike. I could not be happier. Teachers and staff are great. I have peace of mind that my child will be challenged academically and can feel safe. Do not waste your money or time. This was 4years ago so I don’t know what if anything has changed but please look into this school further before putting your child in a very bad situation