St. Francis is a wonderful school and I am happy to send my kids to school here. It's very strong…read moreacademically, with two Blue Ribbon designations within the past decade, and it's a welcoming, loving community. I especially appreciate the school's dedication to service -- a school-wide service day with all of the kids PreK4 through 8th Grade going off to volunteer is so unique and positive. The new principal who started this year also is fantastic. If you're considering Catholic schools in the area, SFX is a top choice. I'd encourage anyone who's interested in learning more about SFX to talk to current parents (rather than relying on some of the old reviews here) and reach out to the school for information and a tour.

We are so lucky to have this school as a part of our community. The family that is Saint Francis…read moreXavier is remarkable. I personally attended SFX and now have the privilege of sending my children there as well. It is apparent that the teachers and staff care about the families beyond academics. SFX is a family- they have a strong curriculum and build on it through the years as well as a strong base in faith and moral teachings. With such amazing schools in the area it is very competitive academically with a bonus of Catholic teachings.

​Best decision we made for our son, he has greatly improved his attitude and well being. He has…read morebeen more positive and excited to go to school.

My teen loves school finally!! Although she was in advanced classes in her public schools, she was…read moreriddled with anxiety, cried before school frequently and missed whenever she could. At Tallgrass she is thriving! She loves it! She is learning how to run a business, fundraising, learn about democracy, judicial system and more. She is exploring Art, socializing, learning to work as a team, and feels like she is part of a community. The school is mixed ages 5-18, they have a sliding scale depending on income and a flexible start time. Kids from all over the Chicago area attend. It's truly a special place!

Overall it's a pretty good school. Lots of offering and many opportunities for students. The…read moreadministration does actually care about student health and well-being as well as the faculty and staff. The school is packed with high quality educators, excelling in their field. I wish all schools were similar to this.

This review is for hosting the Rotary Club's Pilgrim Pacer... I 'vie ran the 2010 and 2011 race and…read moreboth were awesome. Well organized, very helpful staff and volunteers, and sponsors. The residents of the running course are always happy to see you and wave ans cheer you on. La Grange is one of my favorite runs! The swag bag we received this year was Oscar party worthy! The shirt for running was even better than last year's design. Great running event hosted by friendly people and sponsored by generous companies.

Teachers really care about your kid and not just if they are in honors or AP courses. They engage…read moreand teach. The administration so far has been outstanding and has worked with our student especially Chris Grosrenaud who is an amazing counselor. We look forward to the next four years with our youngest who starts in 2026. Really couldn't be happier with any public school our children have attended Des including private schools.

Both campuses are great. The staff care about the students. All of my sons teachers were amazing…read more They have a lot of stuff for tut students to pick from. The classes they offer can help the students with the education during and after high school.

RB was great for some things and bad for others. They had a great IEP team and great guidance…read morecounselors. They had a great chemistry teacher. However, the English teacher Thomas Dignan is probably the worst teacher in that subject ever. My AP kid said they read maybe 2 books ALL YEAR in Dignan's class. Not much college prep! Dignan has learned the art of blabbing without saying anything. And the French teacher Ms. Forberg may be a native speaker, but she doesn't know how to teach. She gave difficult grammar tests without teaching any grammar at all. Her class would kill GPAs for most students. (My kid has a steel trap memory, so he still got As, but no thanks to her.)

I was at RB for my grandsons football game. Their new football field is really nice. It was blazing…read morehot the day we were there with my 86 year old father-in-law, and the kindness and concern that everyone showed for him was very touching. Thank u everyone for showing concern and kindness for an 86 year old man.

Great option for Preschool to 12! I have 3 kids here and their teachers are caring, kind, and…read moreimpactful when it comes to increasing my kids test scores! It's a great choice if you are looking for a safe place for your kids!

This review is only their gym. I've been playing coed volleyball here with the Alumni's from this…read moreschool for many years. We rent the gym when we play after the students practices. The gym is a full basketball court that can hold 1 volleyball net. For spectators, there's room on the stage or they would go upstairs in the seating area. I'm guessing it can hold about 50-100 people... They recently refinished the gym floor so it looks nice and shiny. An average size parking lot that sometimes they allow public spectators whose kids are playing in the baseball fields next door to park if there's no more street parking. It's a typical private school, not really updated building/classrooms. It's better than driving into the city at another grade school gym and fight the traffic just to play volleyball.

I would like to explain the experience of being here at Acacia Academy. In Acacia Academy, I've…read moreexperienced difficulty with learning while dealing with PTSD, Anxiety, Depression, and ADHD mostly. While being here, I've struggled even more. The classes with these two specific teachers have made it even more difficult for me to learn and to work. The teachers will follow me to the bathroom due to the fact I've cried in the bathroom multiple times and it has been a '"concern" to the staff members. I would also like to mention that I've gotten panic attacks in the bathroom too-because of my PTSD, and also feeling like I am not good enough for anyone in this school (staff members, teachers, and students.) It has really made me uncomfortable from the fact that the administrator has instructed the teachers to follow me to the bathroom to monitor for me crying, panicking, or talking badly about myself even when I had stopped now. I would also like to mention that the administrator assumes that every problem with a student is either stress, or anxiety. There was a time when I was on the bathroom floor from having a panic attack and I felt weak, I've told the social worker that I had a PTSD flashback, yet they had put me in a room with an administrator to just eat my lunch and apparently "give me time" is what the social worker said and put me back in class. I understand that social workers have to talk to other kids in school, but what makes these "social workers" think that putting me back in class was a fine thing to do? Every time that I've talked to these "social workers," and discuss about how this school has made my mental state worse, yet they encourage me to keep going to this school. I've never felt more disgusted, hatred, and anger in my life from how a "social worker" would convince me that it is required to keep going here while my mental state is getting worse day by day while coming to this school. Keep in mind, I am really struggling with suicidal thoughts right now at the moment and I have to do an online hospitalization program. The teachers continue to stack up on work, while knowing that I will not be able to do some of these assignments at home because I have to do an online hospitalization program. I've never felt more pressured in my life than ever when wanting to have good grades, to get my work done, while I feel that the teachers and staff have absolutely NO awareness about the fact that I won't be able to have enough time to turn in all these assignments on time because of my online hospitalization program. Dealing with my mental health and education is absolutely exhausting, but yet-the teachers continue to give me stacks of work while I'm having to do the online hospitalization program at the same time. I've tried talking to the social workers here, but I've noticed that social workers tend to go straight to the negatives when it comes to certain talks, but never find the positivity in things that could happen if I made changes for coming to this school. Another thing is that a social worker was hoping for me to go to a partial hospitalization program *in-person*, but I told her that I was doing it *online* and she gave me a disappointed look and said, "I was hoping you would go in-person." I felt that it was completely unnecessary that she had to give a comment like that for the choices my parents make to try to help me. The social workers will always tell you, "I'm glad you came today!" Sure! You're glad that I came today to this school, but do I feel that I'm glad I came today? Absolutely not, in reality, I feel like I am forced to be in this school and suffer more each day as I continue to come here. Sometimes I don't even have a choice from whether I should come to school or not, my parents mostly make the decision to whether I can stay home or not. Attendance really matters here, because if you don't come to class for a certain amount of days, you will be held back. I feel even more pressured that I am *required* to come to this school every week without being able to give myself time to stabilize myself, yet I will have to continuously live a dreadful loop for coming here to this school and suffer even more. This school needs to have more awareness on how students feel and need to know what they're struggling with. This school may seem that it's "accommodating" and "helpful," but I feel that the school has barely accommodated anything for me as a student who wants to be successful. Oh! And also, this school told me to take my other rating down because they're afraid of people seeing the truth for what it's like to come here.

When I was sitting in an IEP meeting for my child in our normal school district I was gutted when…read morethey recommended placement out of district. I mean, how could this be? His diagnosis is manageable in public school. It happens everyday. I knew the teachers didn't understand him, and didn't care to. I knew they were mean to him but I fought to keep him in regular school because I wanted him to be with friends in the neighborhood and I didn't want the stigma attached to being sent out of district. His school district turned the screws and fought harder to get him out by destroying his self esteem. Ultimately I agreed to placement out of district to save my son's sanity. Enter Acacia. I was apprehensive at first. Everyone was so nice. I didn't think this could be real after everything we'd been through. But guess what? It IS amazing! My son loves going to school here. He feels valued as a human being and an individual. They teach him at the speed he's comfortable with. Every day that I ask him how his day was he says, "GREAT". I used to be scared to ask him how his day was. My stomach would flip when I saw an email from his school. Those days are over for us. Acacia is where it's at. Everyone knows what they're doing and I regret fighting our school district. He went from someone who was being shamed daily and punished for a neurological problem to someone who has his self esteem and happiness back. He has A's and B's and they LIKE him. I highly recommend Acacia. If you're checking reviews like I was, I know you're not in a good place right now. Hang in there moms and dads. Meet with Acacia as one of your options. You may be scared but everything will be ok - especially if this is where your child ends up.

They treat the kids bad and have food that does not follow the health standers. Would not…read morerecommended bring your kids here.

It gives us to much homework and I don't like it at all they also make us eat lunch really late in…read morethe day