Happy first day of the 2018-2019 school year! We are a transplant family that recently moved from…read moreCincinnati Public Schools to Forest Hills. We purposely moved here for the schools, Turpin and Sherwood. This summer was full of preparation for our current Sophomore son. You start by doing all of the online registration and then drop off all the important paperwork at the district office (see my review for there, too). A few weeks before school started, we were invited in by the counselor to create a class schedule. The counselor was so kind and thorough, helping explain the in's and outs of the school to us. Fast forward to new parent orientation: the staff gave us a very detailed overview of Turpin and everything it has to offer. A few days later, our son went to the new student orientation where he learned how the schedules work, where to go on the first day and how to succeed at this school. We have been SO pleased with the staff from this school. A week before school started, there was an open house type event where you could tour the school from 8a-8p! It was so nice to be able to freely walk through the school and find lockers/classroom! This is a very busy campus! Lots of active students who have Turpin pride! On the first day of school, the teachers and staff were outside cheering for the students. It is so obvious that the staff at Turpin cares about their kids. I am so, so proud to be a Turpin mom and our family loves this school district so far. The principal went out of his way to give us his personal phone number so we could have one more walk through of the school over the weekend if we wanted it. Now that is someone who cares!!!!

We went from a private school in Anderson worried that we would have a lot of trouble going to a…read morepublic school after so many years and we were so wrong. Turpin has been amazing and my daughter finally feels like she has found some people like her. Her classes are wonderful and grades have remained good. She did have a lot of homework freshman year but it has seemed to settle down and be exactly the right amount of homework now. The teachers have always been on top of communication in regards to my daughter having ADD and any help she may require for tests and homework. In the three years here we have never had a bad teacher. The principal is amazing along with all the vice principals, they are top of any issues I may have in regards to testing or SAT or ACT questions or any other basic question. We are so happy here and the community is great.

My wife and I had never heard of Mother Teresa Catholic Elementary School until we started looking…read morefor private schools for our two boys. We liked a lot of the other private schools, but this school has a great STEM/STEAM program, is a National Blue Ribbon School of Excellence, forms the whole child (spiritually, academically, emotionally and physically), and the people there are like family. Since we decided to send our children there, we have been at peace, and we have only had great experiences. We also like the offerings that start as early as kindergarten like Cub Scouts, track, Latchkey etc.

was here for the archdiocesan assistant principal's meeting…read more the school is gorgeous, the kids were real polite to me and the faculty were very friendly and professional. if i lived way out here i would probably send my (non-existent) kids to this school.

Reading Middle School has serious issues that need to be addressed. The school lacks diversity and…read moredoes not provide a safe or supportive environment for all students. Bullying is a major problem and is often ignored by staff. My loved one has been called names, including comments about being Black and "messing up their white friend's shine." Watching them struggle with this kind of racial name-calling while nothing changes is heartbreaking and unacceptable. Instead of protecting the students being bullied, the school often punishes the ones who become frustrated after being pushed too far, while the bullies face little to no consequences. There also appears to be favoritism, especially in sports. Coaches allow only their favorite players to participate instead of giving fair playing time. Mental health support is lacking, and students who are bullied are often the ones blamed. This is not a safe environment. Bullying should be taken more seriously than fighting, as bullying can lead to long-term trauma and even suicide. The school needs to investigate these issues and make real changes.

I've have indeed eaten a few booty holes in my life time and this is awful. food here tastes like…read moreit came from an infectioned vagina. So fuck you.

Could not be happier! The best teachers and administration!!! They love our kids and have rocked…read morevirtual learning.

Very unprofessional. They don't return calls after calling NUMEROUS times about property damage…read morethat was THEIR fault.

I can't rate the school on it's education factor or anything of the like. This review is strictly…read morefor the building of the Mason High School itself. I went to watch a mock dance competition in the auditorium and WOW.. this school is huge, and amazing. I'm guessing if they put this much money into the school, the staff has to be top notch. It's a beautiful school with amazing and clean facilities. The auditorium was large and it felt as if I should be paying an admission to come and watch this event here. There was a swim meet going on the same day, and I couldn't believe they had a pool inside the school. It was packed upstairs so I can only imagine what that area looked like. If you are heading to the school for an event, I'd say you are in for a nice surprise.

You could say that I have a bias towards the Sycamore Community Schools, but a lot of what the…read moredistrict has achieved over the years academically can back things up. I made my way through the Sycamore district from kindergarten all the way through high school, so I've pretty much seen it all. The district has four K-4 elementary schools (two of which were rebuilt this decade), the E.H. Greene Intermediate School (grades 5 and 6), and the Sycamore Junior High School and Sycamore High School. The Sycamore district is located in Blue Ash, Montgomery, and Symmes Township, one of the best suburban areas in town, and it's a big attraction for many non-Cincinnatians especially who move to the Queen City. I had an internship earlier this summer and was told by two different people with young children that they were highly considering moving to the Sycamore Community Schools area. While all the lower level schools are equally important to the district, you see everything come around at the high school level, where SHS offers seven global languages and 21 different AP courses. Academically, I've always considered Sycamore the best public high school in the state of Ohio, but this past year its 31 National Merit Scholars ranked first overall in the entire state. Sycamore has received "Excellent" ratings every year by the Ohio Department of Education and continues to earn a perfect 30 out of 30 on the Ohio District Report Card. While its 89.6 percent college attendance rate can be topped by a few other schools in town, its 96 percent daily attendance rate is right up there at the top. Sycamore has 468 certified employees including 31 nationally certified teachers, while 72 percent of the district's teachers have more than 10 years of experience and 81.5 percent of the teaching staff has a master's and/or doctorate degree(s). Another great thing about Sycamore is the athletic program. Although athletes are now required to pay a participation fee, the boosters (who have raised nearly $1 million in the last 10 years) managed to save all the teams when the school underwent budget cuts four or five years ago. When I was at Sycamore just a few years ago, the Aviators' athletic department offered (and probably still does) more varsity teams and sports than any other school in the state. Outside of sports, there are a ton of great extracurricular activities including the award-winning drama department, while newspaper and choir classes are offered during the school day and have led to many national awards and college scholarships each year. Bias or not, there's no denying that the Sycamore Community Schools is an "excellent" district. I was a part of it for 13 years and enjoyed so much about it and will always be proud to call myself an Aviator.

Mercy McAuley lacks authenticity in its approach to education. Mercy McAuley does not embrace…read morediversity effectively and shows very limited to no knowledge of current technology and resources. Greater inclusion, updated resources and a stronger focus on modern skills and technology would have been beneficial.

Wonderful school and people. Top notch education. Shout it from the rooftops. Go wolves!read more