Excellent school for smart kids that need help with reading, math or comprehension. The teachers…read morehave excellent training. The curriculum and academics are on point. My kids loved the art and music program. They came to Hillside School not able to read. They returned to public school with top grades and studying skills. They are all going to attend college. We couldn't have done it with out Hillside.

Hillside encourages experience, learning, and getting better at sports. Although Hilllside is a…read moresmall community, it opens up to people to allow them to prosper. Hillside looses a credit rating because of the way that food is made. The food comes from Sysco, the company that makes window washer, and that's exactly what the food tastes like. On the other hand, Hillside's sports program is just a bit off. The Hillside motto, is that they will teach you anything you want to learn, but that's untrue. I had to sit out, because no one though I was good enough to Junior Varsity basketball. So, I had to sit on a couch for the whole winter, with no sport, doing my homework. It was honestly the most obnoxious lie I've ever heard from a school, loss of two approval stars.

Extremely large campus and wide amount of courses that covers many topics most schools don't offer,…read morehas a total of 32 ap courses.

My step son attended here last year as a freshman. For him, it was one and done. This was based…read moremore on it not being a good fit then the quality of the education. I like the fact that the faculty was made available to both students and parents via email. I also like the fact that he could come in early or stay late for extra help. Then again, for the price of his education last year, there's no reason not to have this kind of access My only complaint is that for the high cost of tuition, text books should be included. Families should not have to go out and spend additional money for them.

I graduated from the nursing program this year. My experience was ok. Instructors were clear on…read moreinstructions. I passed my nclex on my first try. However, there is a VERY strong bully culture amongst the teachers which made the experience an absolute hell. The director of the program is classless and lacks morality. Which made the program so much more difficult to complete. I would really think 100 times before attending this program.

I have lived in Massachusetts my whole life and moved to Bolton for the schools they are the…read moreabsolute best! Florence Sawyer school is better than any private or public school around in my opinion.