Almondale Academy

I was so disappointed in this school. It’s such a quaint, lovely looking school, I thought it would be perfect. With only 9 students, it seems like they would get a great education. But after enrolling my son, I found out how it is run, and that they don’t seem to know what they are doing. The teachers are not certified, and they don’t have much of a curriculum. They take in a lot of children with problems but have no training in how to teach them, and don’t seem interested in learning. I realized that it was not a good fit for my child and he wouldn’t get the kind of education there that he needed. While we were there 5 students (including mine) enrolled and 5 students (including mine) left. And this was in a 3 month period. The last I heard there were only 5 students left. I don’t know if they’ve gotten more or not. If you’re looking for a good education for your child, don’t put them here!

It’s infortunate that just anyone can leave a review.. whether founded or not. I suggest anyone reading reports here, disregard the negative … go tour the school.. sit in. .witness first hand how excited the children are to learn … not just academics.. but how they interact. work together. and explore the world around them by asking questions and finding answers.
Don’t disadvantage your child by believing what some «friend» of a former instructor posts. Gossip and speculation are no longer welcome here.
What is fortunate is the fact that this school NOW has top notch teachers who fully engage in what they are paid to do. TEACH THE CHILDREN. The amazing academic improvement in the students and their smiling faces epitomize the stellar accomplishments and qualifications of the highly professional educators.
I would give this school 1000 stars if possible. Seeing the complete turn around this school year has brought about. along with the nurturing environment.. I highly recommend Almondale Academy to anyone with students looking for a stable.. diversified… well rounded and safe learning experience.

We’re near the halfway point of this school year and my son has learned SO much! He went from doing «review» in math most of last year to being well ahead of where he should be! All of the kids are doing great this year. My son has been at this school with many of the other students for 2 full years (this is his 3^rd year there and by far the best year yet). I can’t wait to see where he is at, educationally, by the end of this year!

This place is family run and though the family is nice, the unprofessional hired staff is sub par. The Principal uses her personal life experience to compare & minimize situations. She is brash and unprofessional. She excused the actions of another parents dishonesty and inapproriate behavior. Forbid your child who has executive functions ever forget an item at school because they don’t go out of their way to help them but will allow another student to «borrow» items by taking them home for weeks without asking if it belongs to another student. The quality of education considering the low student ratio is not adequate, especially given they mix grades/​ages. The children are mixed together with kids having different medical conditions/​backgrounds. The fact is that the owners and their family who run the school were aware of ALL the issues and did absolutely nothing. It was as if they did not exist when it came to serious concerns and issues. It does not matter if they are good people outside of running the school because that is not what we were promised, nor paid for. The year my child spent there was a waste but we had no choice to stay there after another private school closed, unexpectedly. My child is much better with public school and resources in special education.