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This is my student's first year in high school at the Westwood School as a 9th grader. He wakes up…read moreevery day ready for school and rises to the challenges. That was definitely not me in high school - and I went to a great private Catholic high school. I love that they now have different levels of the IB program to fit each student's goals. The school continues to grow and expand - yet maintain what we love about a caring, smaller community. Yesterday a school in Allen accidentally called me saying that they had my son's phone but could not give me the child's name because there are almost 2k 9th graders, and she did not know. I can't imagine being somewhere that the office staff did not know my kid's name. Everyone at the Westwood School knows my student - and what would best serve him academically and emotionally - as they know what is "normal" or not normal in his every day interactions. I never worry about him during the day as I know he has the most caring community teaching, guiding, supporting, and looking out for him. We can't wait for the beautiful new campus. The tour last week just blew me away as to how amazing it will be for the kids - and I can't wait for our new gym! The teachers are phenomenal and like college level educators! There aren't enough stars for how much this school has made our son confident, caring, and ready for anything life hands him. I don't worry about his future. He believes he can do anything he wants to do in life - and I love everything about this school. There is nothing like it when I talk to all of my other parent friends around the nation - and I am so blessed we found it when he was small.

The Westwood School is truly a treasure that we are blessed to have found early in our school…read moresearch. Our son has been a student here since kindergarten and will soon be in high school. His experience has been what I had always wanted for him. A place where kids are encouraged to be their personal best - a place where they are encouraged to discover the answer rather than regurgitate it. Pam Butler - the founder - was inspired to start the school based on Martin Luther King Jr's "I have a dream" speech. It was her dream to have a school foundation based on the content of one's character in a supportive community with personal excellence as the goal. This school has empowered our son to be a confident and independent learner who feels like he can do anything. I highly recommend checking out Westwood for your family, as it is the best kept secret in Dallas.

This place is so much more than a school. While it no longer serves as an elementary school, it is…read morestill owned by the district and is utilized as a teacher training center and administrative office. But even in its newest capacity, it is still used for community meetings and community sports events, as well as other functions for the neighborhood. When it closed as a school, everybody in the neighborhood was happy that the district decided to make it into offices. We were also excited to see you at the district, made the decision to keep the playgrounds maintained for the children of the neighborhood.

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.

My kids have attended Cullins Lakepointe Elementary and are now in Williams Middle School and…read moreRockwall High School and their academic years have been nothing less than phenomenal!!!! The teachers are the best ever!!!! And the administration rocks too!!! I highly recommend RISD for your child's education!

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.

This school has horrible communications with teachers who apply to work here. They offered two…read morepeople one job and never communicated that they weren't going with a teacher. Administration is sloppy. The principal and president are unprofessional.

Best school in the DFW area for children with special needs!…read more My brother has been here for a long time and I can't believe how much he has grown and learned while being there.

My girl goes to this school and we love it there. school is spacious, well equiped with all the…read moreamenities, classes are great, it's clean, teachers are good, friendly and professional. I am waiting for my 3 year old to grow up and send it to the same school. I strongly recommend it to the families that leave nearby.