My son has been a student at Newman for five years. After the first year I was so happy with the…read moreschool and the caring environment, I applied for a teaching position and was lucky enough to get the opportunity to work at Newman. The class sizes are smaller, the curriculum is amazing, my son is an honor student and is excelling not only academically, but at life. I love working at Newman. We have the greatest staff and teachers that truly care about their students. There is genuine love for students and their families at Newman and it is a very safe and beautiful environment as well! The reviews below made me so sad. I am sure that caring parents reading the reviews will be able to read between the lines and understand that for whatever reason the reviews were written by people that were upset with the school for enforcing policies, behavior expectations, and school rules that are outlined in the Student Handbook - which every parent and student receives and then signs an acknowledgement of receipt and understanding. of the contents. Students are allowed to wear any jacket outside, the Newman approved school jackets are for inside. Newman does enforce the dress code and I am glad. If I am following the rules and providing the proper uniform for my child, I expect other parents to do the same. Newman is a school that follows the rules and policies. As a parent of a student here, and an employee, I am so happy. I have a good student that does his job and behaves well. If that is the type of student you have, or want your child to be, this is the place for you! Try it - you will love it here!

I currently go to this school and I can tell you that this school is utterly unacceptable for a…read moreschool for I will get into trouble for petty little reason wether school has begun or not as well as the fact that there are various bugs and animals such as frogs and spiders that is often spotted by fellow students is a pretty big problem especially for those with allergies.The rules and policies is complete bullshit for they attempt to enforce rules before and after school hours wich is complete bullshit as well as the school uniform for wether you have a non newman jacket you can get either an infraction or iss(in school suspension)wich happens a lot for as the weather changes kids are getting in trouble for wearing there jacket in a cold classroom and I refuse to include other things for that would take a lot of time wich i do not have unfortunately.

Bishop Dunne Catholic School receives one star for several reasons. I can't believe they consider…read morethis institution a religious, private school, but have only demonstrated greed, evil, unrighteousness, unfair practices, and absolutely no empathy. Although, this high school has an amazing rigorous academic program, which as a parent that's what we strive for our children to immerse in. On the contrary, there are many other entities that a school should provide to a student and especially a great academic student and athlete. These students work extremely hard on many different levels and through adversity just to be treated as a dollar sign instead of a child trying to further their future and become a useful adult citizen. Every child enrolled should be treated as an asset instead of a check. However, as soon as a hardship arises they show no empathy and lack concern. They are even willing to stop instruction immediately and hold transcripts hostage if the outstanding balance is not paid in full. Even after pleading to possibly set up a payment plan, this school rejected the idea and offered no alternatives or resolution for the unforeseen, unfortunate circumstance. There was no mercy nor grace, and to me, that is a very false representation of what a school like this should stand for. There are plenty of other outstanding schools in the area, DO NOT SEND YOUR CHILDREN HERE!

Not worth it. Simply not worth it. I wanted my kids to have a great Catholic School education, but…read moreour experience was miserable, hateful, and I didn't want that for my children.

Advantage Academy in Grand Prairie now goes by Village Tech Odyssey since they desperately needed…read moreto over haul their image and low performing stats. This school is one campus so now all grades are at 955 Freetown Rd. I would not recommend this school at all for anyone. Not all but most of the staff are dishonest, manipulative and petty. This school treats parents and kids like they are nobody. If your kid is one of the good ones, this school will not foster an environment for them.

From the owner: The 300 W. Pioneer Pkwy campus in Grand Prairie is our 9-12 High School campus. Advantage Academy…read moreis a tuition-free PK-12 public charter school based in the Dallas/Ft. Worth, Texas metroplex. Our Vision For every student to live with Wisdom, Purpose and Victory by instilling Americas founding principles of knowledge, character and leadership. Our Mission To prepare each student for the global society by meeting their unique needs - mind, body and spirit, through: A safe, healthy, nurturing and faith-friendly environment Active and personalized learning Family and community engagement Character, servant leadership and personal responsibility Truth in American history, civic virtue and service. Our Motto Building Champions with a Future and a Hope Seven Pillars of Character & Leadership Integrity, Humility, Authority, Stability, Community, Prosperity, Victory.

Grades: Prekindergarten-12 Students: 920 students…read moreStudent:Teacher Ratio: 19:1 Minority Enrollment: 72% Overall School Rank: Bottom 50% in TX Math Proficiency: 22% (Btm 50%) Reading Proficiency: 37% (Btm 50% The school is not a good school for you child to attend. The principal Mrs. Mays hold person grudges against your child and she is not very friendly. This schools densest have enough teachers to meet the needs of their students. They claim they work with students to make them successful but that is not true. Mrs. Mays should be fired because she likes compassion or concern for her students. She say that she is a mom but I guess her compassion is only for her kids. She is very disconnected from her feelings when is comes to others. She told me to just give up on my son. But his frustration was because they fired several of his teachers without provided him with another teacher. The learning environment is not a stable one. ***DONT ENROLL YOUR KIDS HERE PLEASE****

If you're looking for a great school for your kids - this is the one! We enrolled our kids here…read moreafter a not so great start in the public schools and the transformation in my kids has been phenomenal! They actually like school now, they love their teachers, they love that they are challenged, they love that the learning environment is not the public school standard! I would recommend this school to everyone! It's the best!