This is my children's first year at Magellan and it has been a wonderful experience. The school challenges them to think differently and to learn in non standard ways. I love that there are field trips that are scheduled that help them learn the material and reiterate what was taught in the classroom. Being a parent, we are all involved in our children's success, and I am happy to be there to help volunteer and meet my children's friends and teachers. My sons' teachers are very involved and communicate when they have weaknesses and strengths that we need to work on or continue to enhance. If every year continues to be like this year, I will be more then satisfied with what Magellan has done for my children. read more

Magellan is a wonderful school serving grades 3-8. You get in by lottery only, so your best chances for entry is 3rd grade. I have never experienced the kindness and genuine desire for your child to be the best like Magellan offers. The staff know who you are if you call. They know your child's name. They give the children incentives to do well in academics and behavior (they use a coupon system that gives them a reward day). They take many USEFUL, engaging field trips. They want the families involved....they have social gatherings for Magellan families frequently throughout the school year. I don't have anything negative to say about this school. My daughter attended a public school in Granville County prior to this, and before the public school, I was homeschooling her. Homeschooling was wonderful because I was able to focus on what she needed and do things at her pace. Public school didn't allow this. However, the staff at Magellan ensure that my child is learning what she should be learning, and they are careful to work with her if she needs extra help. The teachers communicate to parents via email frequently. The school is very clean, and kept very tidy. They have a wonderful system in place. I pray they get a K-2, and 9-12. I don't want my children going anywhere else. read more

My son has been attending since the 3rd grade. I am very impressed by the teachers going above and beyond to help him with his struggles with school. There is allot of hands on work and parent involvement. This school is a breath of fresh air. read more

On paper, this school seems like it is an amazing educational institution, so much so that we applied for the lottery for our rising 3rd grader. Our experience was terrible with the lottery as we were told we had been picked, twice confirmed, then told the school had made a mistake. I can say that after reading their belief statement on their webpage, writing a letter of grievance to the Board of Directors, I whole heartedly believed that the school would do the right thing and grant our child admission- as a chance to right their wrong. I was very disappointed in the whole process. Upon further investigating, it seems there is a huge problem with diversity at the school- to the point that the board has presented papers on it at their meetings. Perhaps knowing we were south Asian they decided perhaps they weren't quite ready for "others" yet. Super disappointed with and left questioning the integrity of the school, their lottery process, and the board members. read more