Nice teachers, nice kids, nice principal. Besides the school goop they call "lunch" (aka why I…read morebring my own) this school has made an excellent comeback! I hope it doesn't change when the entire green central kids move over here.

Maranatha Christian Academy is a fantastic school! My kids have attended for the past 4 years, and…read moreI have really seen a change in their life and learning when they come home at night. They love to go to school, and are learning so much. I highly recommend MCA!

This is a wonderful pre-k through 12 school right off of 169 in Brooklyn Park located inside of…read moreLiving Word Christian Center. The administration is very professional and the teachers are courteous and so great to all of the students. If your looking for a school that will give your kids a definite advantage to their public school peers, check out MCA. The athletic department is excellent and they also have after school care as an option. This school lives up to their tag line: Academically Rigorous. Distinctly Christian.

Outstanding education. Benilde prepares students well for College/University. We've prioritized…read moretuition payments over other things in order to have the opportunity for a Catholic education

As far as academics, the subject matters seem right on track with other schools and maybe even a…read morebit more homework which we are fine with. However, there seems to be an excessive amount of subs. Currently out of 8 daily classes, one of my kids has 3 subs. 37% of her classes are taught by teachers who don't know the kids, are not respected by the kids, and cannot coax the best out of the kids. One earlier sub actually hit a child which was brought to the admin by students. Teachers often cross teach and sometimes not to much success. I am a better math teacher than one of my kids current teachers. However, in the high school there are some stellar teachers. All of the teachers could use lessons in human behavior. The goal is always to how do I teach to many different kids on many different levels, not just how do I get through the day? There are lots of sports and clubs to choose from but like all schools if your child wants to participate they can, if they want to get lost in the fray, they can get lost in the fray. The biggest issue we have had is unresponsiveness from the administration. I have several children at BSM and, like life, there have been issues. I always try to address them to the Jr. High principal but have ended up contacting parents directly because sadly, nothing gets done and you do not get the courtesy of a follow up call. Bad situations continue to be bad, get worse and then months later there you are calling parents directly anyway whereas if it was taken care of immediately perhaps the poor behavior could have been corrected immediately. All schools have their issues but I do not know if I would choose this school again. They are very supportive of the kids that will be successful wherever they go and because it's easy to support those kids. The kids that could use more support, encouragement, direction, mentoring, etc. are on their own. The combination of a parent/school support system can elevate kids who are short on confidence and if I could choose again I would interview all administration with a more objective eye and choose better.

I am not very fond of my child being at this school. He has said that the principle is very mean…read moreand quite peculiar. As for the teachers, most of them are nice but My son has said that he has had on-going problems with the TV productions teacher, Mr.Reiva. My son has said that Mr.Reiva has yelled at students in his class a lot. My beautiful baby boy also said that, that teacher Spilled someones water everywhere and then pretended that the student was the one to spill it.

This is the worst school I have ever attended. A very mean teacher there used to yell at students…read more The only good people here are my friends and a very small amount of teachers. A couple even show favoritism that affects people's grades. The school assignments get repetitive and they don't try to challenge you. I would not recommend this school!

I did not like this most kids are nice and some teachers are to but most teachers and some kids…read morejust these 30 percent are showing bad behavior and are ruining it for the rest and the bad teachers are punishing everybody most staff are just bad some are good but the bad staff are telling them what to do are being mean the least you can do is suspend one bad kid. Suspend those 15 percent bad and the other 15 percent punish them don't punish the rest of kids. then fire those bad teachers but you guys won't . You pay the good teachers very little so the government has it and they do nothing with it. The 70 percent good kids the 80 percent teachers and 15 percent good staff need to work in a place where they actually get respected and not in this failure place. I'm talking about green wood elementary . Don't go to greenwood go to a nice private school or move and go to a good public school where everyone is good and the bad kids and staff are fired. I'm only talking about green wood don't go to green wood

I like aspects except a few. I went to this school and graduated 3 years ago and something that…read morealways seemed to bother me was the extreme bullying, especially in kickball. It may normally be a bit rude but in kickball everyone is literally screaming at the top of their lungs and constantly arguing(for example if there is someone who they consider bad at kickball they will try to force them onto the other team.) But the thing that mainly bothers me in not just kickball but in all of the school is the structure. For example in kickball, the rule is that you are first to get in kicking line after your team switches to kicking instead of letting the person who was next in line after 3 outs in kicking kick next. Another example is in basketball. The basketball court on the school playground is designed with definitely some intent of making it interfere the kickball game. The court is right in front of the kickball turf and any far kicks or throws between 2nd and 3rd base would interrupt the basketball game by crossing the court. I also do not like the structure that teachers go through. I like that you do not have to move around with different teachers, but staying with that 1 teacher all the time kind of makes you super dependent on that teacher. Another thing I hate with the sports structure is the fact that no one plays as a team. The ball is almost always passed to only the same people who are considered good, those of which who completely forget about teamwork and try to show off instead of including others and completely screw up their team, such as chucking the kickball as hard as possible to try and show off by getting someone out instead of being safe, but those people often miss the ball versus others and screw up their entire team. A third thing I hate is the structure of the teachers. The teachers are nice and all but one major thing I see them fail to do is take action against bullies. Like the kickball bullies are people I understand because there would just be more and more conflict no matter how many you break up at the time. But there are other disagreements which people become overconfident of their side in and virtually take in nothing from the other person side and start fighting like hell. If a student tells a teacher of bullying or even fights between entire teams in certain sports then they are not going to take action and the nice and quiet people who want to say one thing or are considered bad at the sport will be completely bullied and excluded by all the kids. 1: I am credible in this insight such that I went to elementary school there and that I have been through all the years and have graduated elementary school there. Keep in mind that these people almost always end up becoming more inclusive, friendly, nice and mature in middle or maybe even high school/ 2: Please do not think of these people as forever being bad people. This is because many of the people I knew who were like this in elementary school ended up growing much nicer, friendlier, more inclusive and mature in life. Even some big elementary school bullies ended up becoming my friends in middle school.

The Best District! Worth Every Drive Back!"…read more We moved away, but we still find ourselves driving back to this district because it's simply the best! The schools are outstanding, with dedicated teachers who go above and beyond. The community is welcoming, and you can feel the warmth and support everywhere, from local events to everyday interactions. The facilities are top-notch, and the resources provided to students and families make a huge difference. We couldn't ask for a better place, and no other district comes close to the quality and experience here. Highly recommend!

I graduated from this "school"…read more Teachers - either really bad or really good. Ive had a substitute who made me get up and show him where Moscow is on the map. All because I wasn't taking notes. I was born in Russia. I asked him where Baikal was. He is still looking. I did have very good science, bio and chem teachers. Horrible PE "teachers" failed athletes - Ms. Johnson and Mr. Nelson. The building is ok. A bit confusing at first. Lockers are tiny. Cafeteria is a zoo. Dont forget to check out the pool on the fourth floor.

I hate this school. Are you looking for a school that will get your transcripts out slow, do only…read morethe bare minimum and keep teachers that don't know how to teach? This school is for you. I never felt safe there because of an occurrence with another student and the council it's don't really care how they feel. They only care about their paycheck. Not only that there are power outages at least three times a year. It's saying something when teachers have flash lights in their desks. Not only is it the logistics that are slow and bare minimum. Many of the teachers are terrible. In fact one teacher actually said to me "I get paid either way if you learns something". That's classy. Although I'm disappointed in my education at this school there were some really great times here. Mr. Maas was one of my favorite teachers and really got down to his students level to teach them things. My absolute favorite thing though. Is getting out of there. Has great potential to be a good school if (some, not all)teachers and staff really brought forth effort to understand students needs and wants.

my child was abused she came home with turtle bites and whip marks. She also was missing a leg and…read morehad food poisoning from the chicken tika masala

Minnetonka is world class. You can actually have a public school with updated technology, Chinese…read moreand Spanish immersion, great sports and arts and all you have to do is publicly and privately FUND it. Taxes in Minnetonka are high but this is why... world class education. We have lived in Boulder, Co where the schools are pretty sub-par and nobody seems to know it. We have lived in Singapore where you can pay 40k per year for an education that is comparable to this.