Attended for all of my secondary education. Small school, and not a huge budget, but a good one…read morenone the less. The teachers really do care about the students and the coaching staff is excellent (particularly football)

It's a good school but they have a lot of rules that don't make sense ,they had 10/10 rule , no…read moresweaters

It is a good school I don't like the teachers though one gave me a redirection for saying one word…read morebut it ok

Long has really come a "long" way in the past few years under local Lakewood-raised Dannielle Drury…read morePetters, the principal. International Baccalaureate curriculum has been offered since the school was approved as an IB candidate and should be accredited after a site visit from IBO in Geneva, Switzerland this fall. Long offers two sections of Mandarin Chinese and is the only middle school in Dallas where students can start on their high school language requirements. The high school, Woodrow Wilson, has been an IB World School since 2011. Long has always had strong math and science teams and beat St. Mark's several years ago in a regional competition. They did very well at state this year and one student placed tops in the state science fair (a separate competition). It's also known for its music program, which earns top scores in regional competition and produces its own original musical each year for almost 30 years running... The regional school for the deaf is here also, and although only a small part of the school, most students end up learning sign language. Where else can you do that? The building just received over six million in bond renovations. Many of the historic features were restored. It received a sixth grad wing in the last bond program in 2006. More could be done, but I'm sure the active Lakewood parents will see to that, they are renowned for their ability to get things done. Some parents seem to be a bit freaked that there is a large contingent of economically disadvantaged students (along with some very rich ones) but they usually adjust quickly and see that this is an important aspect of their child's education. In fall 2013, fewer disadvantaged children will be attending the school because of a boundary change. Let's hope it does not get too yuppie-fied as is most of East Dallas these days!

This school doesnt even help, Plus the prinipal ms cronin is too stricted always banning needohs…read moreand also theres too many people vapeing in the bathroom do not reccend.

I'm about to go to 5th grade at Hockaday. Although I'm new, I'm excited and know that It'll be…read moregood. I love the uniform and campus. Virtue through knowledge!

As a parent, I will be as honest as I can. We were deciding between Hockaday, Ursuline and a coed…read moreschool. Our daughter got into all three. We ultimately decided on Hockaday because of what we were told by the administration. They left out very important pieces. First, they are again looking for another Head of school. They have a leadership problem for sure. Secondly, the upper school parents are given actual grades only twice a year. Mid year (when it is too late to do anything about 25% of their grades) and the final grade at the end of the year. There is not computer access to test scores or even scheduled parent teacher conferences. You are expected to have your child do all of this with the help of their advisor. Their advisor is a teacher at the school who has to work with all the teachers that the girls do not like. The advisors tell the girls things like "whatever your teacher says, is the final decision." This is in regards to things like what class your child can take next year. If your child has amazing test scores from other schools and on all her standardized tests but this one teacher who has only known your child for months says your kid can't do the work, your child will be demoted. This is true for all Math classes, Science classes and Foreign language classes. The biggest kicker is we are paying over $35,000.00 a year for this school - not our daughter and not the teachers. Hockaday does not see to understand that we are the clients. The teacher shortage also means that the administration supports the teachers who should not be working at a top tier private school. Ask any girl and they will list 5 teachers who everyone dislikes. The administration doesn't care. In fact, they specifically say that the girls can ask for schedule changes for any reason except they don't want the teacher they are assigned. Seems odd they would ever have to put that if all the teachers were as good as they claim. The parents pay more tuition than state colleges but the girls are not allowed to pick their classes or teachers. Think about that for a minute. So how about that epic education? Nope, they have so many days off for holidays and random stuff that the classes are rushed and the girls are stressed more than the boys at their brother school St. Mark's. In fact, St.Marks continues to be in the top 5 for schools nationwide and Hockaday is about 150. I personally think it is because my child was an A student at her other schools but Hockaday is a completely different story. For the first time, my child gets c's. This is in classes like English, History and Spanish. The teachers first will give special privileges to lifer hockaday students because those girls "already know how we do things here at hockaday". Interesting because those are the girls who never score as high as the new students who have to actually have the scores and intelligence to get into Hockaday at High School. Everyone is accepted in Kindergarten - as long as you can pay. The English teachers feel you can only get an A if you see them every day and are their little pet. That is not possible if your child has extra curricular activities for the 3 hours required by coaches every single day. The kids make appointments during their breaks and rarely eat because they use lunch time as a conference time. Yes, all the teachers want you to be in their class constantly. A good teacher, teaches the complete lesson in the time allotted. It's called time management and consideration for other people. Spanish is ridiculously hard. Take Latin or French if you want an A. My best advice is don't be stupid like us and pay $35,000 a year (plus all of the fundraising requests) to a school that will cause your child to not get into an Ivy League or top tier school. Luckily, the college counselors who have never been accepted to an Ivy will give you suggestions like Gettysburg college. Also, they spend a huge portion of their money towards sports. We have all kinds of sports fields going in and not a single reason why we should not take our daughter out of school. Luckily, they have some random woman who requires the girls to spend hours doing things like pretending they are poor, talking about being privileged, and forced community service to whatever is the most humiliating. They have spoken to the girls for hours this month about being stressed. THEY ARE THE ONES STRESSING everyone out. The girls NEED their Y hours to visit teachers and do the 7 pages of homework on the internal organs in Spanish 2 not discussing how the counselors made really bad decisions they regret. Also, we buy the lap tops and everything else. Books are not included in tuition. So add another $600 a year. At this point, I think I will be in AA soon if my kid stays at this school.

This school is great and all but the principal is being very rude towards my daughter who has been…read morein a accident with one of her friends and my child is getting into trouble for something she didn't even do and I want her fired because this is unacceptable behavior for a woman who takes care of the students. My daughter came home from school saying she got into trouble and that she was about to cry also the principal is apparently taking the other girls side.

As a current parent at Irma Rangel, I have been pleased with academic standard and social…read moreopportunities for my daughter. The standards are high at Rangel and I am sure it would not be for everyone. However the girls that choose to attend and graduate have a 100% college acceptance rate. The work is hard but they learn to navigate waters they will face in college. Most importantly as research suggests many girls excel, especially in single gender schools, in math and science, so the opportunities are endless. As with most schools, it is not for everyone. Do your research, visit the school, if it's a good fit applications accepted each January.

We have been at PCCS since our daughter was in first grade, she is now in 8th and our son is in 1st…read moregrade. We love PCCS for many reasons, but consistently is one of the main reasons we love it. They continue to pour God into our children in every way, whether it be in the curriculum, or in chapel, or just going to a teacher to talk to. We appreciate the dedication that goes into choosing the right teachers to teach our children and choosing the right admin to run the school on a daily basis. We have many choices of schools to send our children too but PCCS is the only school I can be involved on a daily basis if I choose with the parent partner positions and where my opinion is heard and not ignored. We appreciate everything that PCCS is to our children and our family

This school was a game changer for my son and daughter. The teachers, staff, students, and fellow…read moreparents all care deeply for each student, their future, and their relationship with the Lord. Can't praise them highly enough! (My son attended his senior year here after K-10 homeschool, and 11th at a charter school. And my daughter attended here her sophomore year and will continue, after K-9 homeschool.)