By sending your child here, to Lake Castle, you are setting them up for self-esteem issues…read more Although the selling point is academics, you most probably have a child that is very smart to begin with. The teachers here will break them down, and not in a good way. My child as a first time preschool student was experiencing bullying from teachers starting on her first day, from no introduction, constant yelling and belittling. They do not get recesses, only sometimes a PE class. Neither the small kids nor the bigger kids can talk in class, at all. There is no social time excluding a small lunch. The teachers will smile in your face and act as if they're family, but once you leave their kids with them it's more of cult like culture behind closed doors. You are not allowed to enter the classrooms after the meet and greet. For small kids that cannot communicate well, it's even more difficult for them to tell you how their day was. They can't express just how terrible it is for their mental health and character to not be able to have a outlet all day. Even if you see the older kids in the morning, you can tell how meek and scared they seem. The teachers get a joy out of talking down to the kids starting from the first day. I'm so glad I pulled my child out before she could experience psychological issues at such a young age. My child was able to go on to a local preschool, and is thriving. The same assignments that were given there are given at this school. The programs they use, you can very well use at home, and your child will still thrive. The teachers are much nicer, my child is much happier. Think twice before sending your child here.

Wonderful school! I graduated in 2005. My sister in 2010. My younger brother still attends. Such a…read morefamily oriented place. High school prep. High scores on national academic tests. Discipline at its best. Can not get much better than this!

I worked harder here than I ever have in college. And that includes my current studies in nursing…read moreschool, though they're very nearly tied in beating me senseless with paperwork. The kids were fantastic. Anyone with the brains to get in can and will fit in here. The faculty is great. The administration was such a problem that I can't give more than three stars. In fact, the administration is what I attribute my pure hatred for high school. Unfortunately there's a school board that oversees the principal. So even though there are huge problems with the current (not personal experience with this one, just from having spoken to several members of the faculty) and previous (good riddance!) principal, it's next to impossible to convince the board that there needs to be a change. If the principal is allowed to pick on teachers he or she doesn't like, it affects how the teachers treat each other and thus how the teachers treat the students. This is a very liberal school. I wish the dress code were less strict. The point of going to Franklin was supposed to be having the ability to be yourself, and to learn who you are. Why can't kids in high school shave a mo-hawk or dye their hair blue if they want to?

This review is for the original Ben Franklin on Carrollton. We did not have Any sports teams at…read moreall, but we got a great education. It was before computers. U really cannot compare the two.

I love this school…read more Let me start out by saying my experience with this school has been purely on a volunteer/mentoring basis. From my experience at the school I really enjoy and admire the teacher/student involvement. They really want to see their students achieve and set up experiences, opportunities and resources to ensure their success. This includes, mock interviews, presentations, mentoring options and more. This school has done a great job creating an safe environment that's inclusive. Even from conversations with students on campus, specifically the ones deemed "different" they feel welcomed and accepted by their peers on this campus and it's one of the main reasons I love this school. The actual school is currently being built so they are in this professional hardcore trailers that are actually set up in such a way that created a pretty great educational environment.

As the theatre teacher at ASA, I am proud to work with some of the most passionate young artists…read morearound. They have truly amazed me as they began to direct their own shows, tour holiday shows to the elementary schools, host their own film festival, and create truly inspiring slam poetry. My coworkers care and always listen to feedback. The school leader has begun really listening to the alumni, including the several alumni who now work on staff.

Definitely a mediocre school that has more kids watching movies than school work during school…read morehours. A nonstop money grab of the Archdiocese. Moving to get away from the bar it sets on other schools in the area.

Love!! Highly recommend sending your child to this school! Such a supporting and amazing staff who…read moretruly takes your child's well-being seriously!! Very happy and thankful for all they have done and still continue to do for my daughter!!

I attended Hahnville High from 1978 to 1981. It was horrible. On the first day of school in the…read moretenth grade, I could have walked away from the school and never been missed. The incompetent fools that ran the school would not let me register for classes until the first day of school. I had relocated to Louisiana, through no will of my own, from another state. Unless you are from the area, which I was not, you are an outcast. The football coach at the time thought only his jock football players could use the weight room. My parents paid the taxes for that messed up school just like the jock parents! Everyone should have had access to that weight room. A lot of bullying went on in the restrooms as well. Since I can never have my high school years back, I refuse to believe in God for having left me to rot in Louisiana during high school. I was so glad that I went to the University of Florida and got out of Louisiana when I finished.

This is the High School I graduated from. I enjoyed my 4 years there. I feel like the atmosphere…read morethere was always great. The teachers for the most part were really good. It's been a long time since I've graduated, but it looks like there are updating the school and adding new security measures.

I came here to do some construction work and was just amazed at the people I encountered. Ms…read moreJinnifer was amazing. All the teachers were so nice and interacted with their pupils so wonderfully. All the kids were engaged with the lesson and discussions were very lively and productive from what I saw. If I lived in New Orleans I would definitely put my kids here!

I went here. I was bullied and laughed at constantly. One bully was a teacher. The other ones were…read morein the class.

I have two students currently at ICS. One is in first grade and the other in third, and this is…read moreour fourth year as part of the ICS family. I've been very pleased with this school on all fronts; the academics are first class, family support is outstanding, and perhaps most importantly, they believe in high standards in a loving, diverse and supportive environment. The kids are happy and engaged every day, and complain when I pick them up. There is low teacher turnover, and the administration is accessible and very in touch with each student as an individual, never a "number". I can't recommend this school enough, and am proud to be an ICS mom.

Amazing teachers & excellent staff. LOVE my VOL family!! I have the best coworkers ever!!read more

Its a Catholic private school, and from what I been told, one of the better/ cheaper ones on the…read morewestbank. I have my two daughters come here since pre K 3, they love it, and I like it. We know a lot of the other familys now that they been in the system for so long. So its a comfort thing. There is a new big gym lovingly called "The Deuce" because it is the second version of the bldg. Not cause it looks like a deuce. Like most private schools, it is busting at the seams with attendance. Every year the classes get bigger and the parking and pick up and drop off get crazier. This school's big fund raiser event is called Cajun Fest. Like other schools fairs, they will have a few local favorites like Chee Wees or Molly Ringwalds or Amanda Shaw along with the in-school in-parish band. Then there is all the cookie dough sales, the Worlds Finest Chocolate sale, endless Weekly Reader book fairs and something else I cant remember. Only thing they haven't done that I used to sell was fruit cakes. I actually liked them. But I digress. This school isn't really any better than others I have seen in the same grades, what I am paying for is better parents. Not teachers. Parents. Parent teacher nights here are waiting in line outside the classroom , parking lots are full. Parent teacher nights at a equivalent public school, those are typically empty. Better parents mean better students. Teachers are not supposed to raise your kids, only teach. That is why I break off $800 in my butt every month to ensure they get the best education without distraction, without fear of a crazy pajama wearing momma come in shooting because the teacher sent a note home that her child should take a bath and brush her teeth one day. I do enjoy this school and attending the church and all events like the annual fish fry during lent. Its a great opportunity to reconnect with those we only see in the gym and dropping off in the car pool line. All the teachers and the principal are very nice and somehow, know each of the students name. I seen it and I don't know how they do it. They do care here.