All of my kids have attended Indian Rocks and have had a great experience. Teachers have really…read morepoured into my kids lives, Athletic offerings have expanded, and there have been significant updates to the overall facilities over the past couple of years. This school has been a big part of our lives and thankful my kids got to be a part of it.

I communicated with Ms. Woodbury by email regarding my daughter's enrollment. My experience was…read moredisappointing. I repeatedly requested information relating to my child, but was told the file was "confidential" and that the school would not provide. As my daughter's biological mother with parental rights, I felt excluded from decisions involving my own child while her father is currently overseas. I was particularly concerned after being informed that "all parties agreed" to the enrollment, as that did not reflect my experience. I expected greater transparency, communication, and respect for parental involvement, especially from a Christian school. Regardless of the legal issues between parents, I believe schools should strive to communicate openly with both parents. My experience left me feeling excluded rather than welcomed.

Teachers are kind, but the uniform and dress code is absurd. Every five seconds, there is a teacher…read morecommenting on your hair, uniform, or even face. Sometimes, it seems they care more about dress code than the students' education. You shouldn't feel insecure every time you wear the uniforms. No fake nails, no mascara unless you're in 8th grade, maximum of 3 braclets (including hair ties), and you are not allowed to have more than 1 ear piercing. Let girls be girls. It feels like there are rules just to have rules and to seem strict. They also banned perfume and strong cologne. You are only allowed to go to your locker 4 times a day (including before and after school). They don't allow bringing food into school for lunch or breakfast ( including drinks). Kids shouldn't feel sexualized every time they put on a school uniform. Kids are starting to stop dressing out because of how strict the dress code is. The only things you can wear are a 6 inch shorts, sweatpants, and baggy jeans. Another thing is that they have useless classes. Technology shouldn't be a comp class and a normal class as well. Kids shouldn't feel stressed out because of a class that won't matter to them in 5 years. The bathroom rules are also strict, 1 student at a time. The teachers force you to use a planner, and they have to sign it every time you use the restroom, and you have to sign out on a sheet by the door as well. I feel like that is kind of extra giving that the bathroom is down the hall. The bathrooms don't have feminine products in the lady's room, which I feel is necessary. They don't have dividers in between the urinals in the boys' restroom, which is an invasion of privacy. You are not allowed to change for PE. Your shirt has to be tightly tucked in, and if it is not, you get a referral. If a boys hair touches their eyebrows, they have to get it cut within a week after the warning, or it leads with a demerit. Do you want every boy to have a buzzcut?! Overall, the education isn't bad. Just please let kids be kids. Not everyone is going to want to dress and look to your standards. Sorry to break it to you. I want students to feel comfortable in their school, if that means feminine products in the lady's room, or dividers between the urinals in the boys' room. Please take this into account and change some of the strict rules.

We moved to SCS from a Catholic School in Atlanta in 2018. My boys have enjoyed SCS thus far…read more Most important to me are academics and the IB program - and I have been very pleased with both. I have several friends who transferred in from other local schools and have all said the curriculum is more challenging at SCS. I am confident my boys will be ready for high school. Great school community environment too.

Daughter graduated from Farragut as a Dive Master in SCUBA and she's a Sophomore at U of Alabama…read more Our son is a junior, in his sixth year taking Mandarin Chinese and going to solo for his pilots license tomorrow. Rules must be followed. Plenty of outlets for creativity and fun. (good to have bumpers to keep the bowling balls out of the gutter, as it were...) We have always appreciated and enjoyed what AFA has done for our kids-even when they can't see it! Not the best choice for everybody but Absolutely the best choice for us.

Having recently toured the area before COVID, there have been many improvements to the school since…read moremy last review. They have a brand new state of the art building as well as facilitates. I will be touring to see their COVID operations later on.

Force-fed our infant. County cited serious safety violations. Avoid. Not even worth a starread more

We did a tour looking for a preschool for our 2 year old son. Our daughter grew up in the…read moreMontessori system. This is not a Montessori school. It is at best, Montessori inspired. On the plus side, I think it's great for children to be exposed to different languages and cultures. Even though the director was cagey about teacher training, I know for certain that the teachers we saw are not Montessori trained. Good luck getting those types of questions answered. The classrooms themselves do not have the traditional Montessori sensory/manipulative materials. The materials were sparse generic and not traditional Montessori. There were very few books accessible and what was there was tattered and dirty. Again, Montessori inspired, at best.

This school is wonderful! They take the time to get to know each child individually. The school…read morebalances academic rigor with fun pursuits and my daughter can't wait to go to school each day, which was definitely not my middle school experience as a kid! Would recommend this school to anyone.

This is the worst school. Please do not waste your money. They were so mean to my daughter. My…read morekids have to redo many of their classes and are now behind. Ask me any questions you need to. But I am giving you fair warning. Do. Not. Go. There.

I love Dunedin High School i love it good staff good food good students good peopleread more

Although, in case you didn't know, Dunedin High's reputation is not the best, it actually is…read moresomewhat of a hidden gem of a high school. Coming from seven schools previously to this one (private and public) it's safe to say I know a good bit about the school system so just keep that in mind. Dunedin's direct public competition such as PHU, East Lake, and Tarpon are all egregiously overrated. Since large portions of those schools populations are wealthy they have access to virtually any drug which is why each of them have horrible drug problems, especially Tarpon (common for kids there to have gone to rehab). Teachers at east lake are lazy and rely on the wealth of the students there to pay for private tutoring rather than teaching the subject properly, this combined with their drug problem makes me question why anyone would consider this school. PHU is the best option of this list since it has the most driven population of student; however, they WILL work you harder than you have ever been worked before. The private schools are not much better considering all the ones in Pinellas county such as Calvary and especially CCC have the same drug problems as the listed public schools just for the premium price of about $16000. These schools make you think that your getting something for your money but in reality they are really limiting your education by making things harder than they have to be (meaning getting into rigorous classes such as AP classes which boost your GPA is harder to do here than elsewhere). These schools are also usually full of spoiled brats which is not always a good influence on other kids there cause everyone knows how good the work ethic of those kind of kids are. Jesuit seems to be the only reasonable private school however they are in Tampa and only allow boys. Now looking at Dunedin alone it is easy to overlook at first but here is an overview of what's up. The school has a very small population compared to any other public school in the county. Dunedin has teachers that fight for their students and really do a great job (that doesn't just come from me). Dunedin has a solid amount of AP classes and it's not difficult to get into one, as well getting into the social groups at the top in terms of grades is super easy since the class is so small (this comes from a student who is top of their class). The drug problem at Dunedin is minor especially when compared to other schools in the county. The bad news about Dunedin is that ever since COVID the school has been losing good teachers and things are generally on the decline in terms of quality, although there is new admin that looks good but I won't be there to see how they do. This decline is completely due to the school board of Pinellas county, they are absolutely TERRIBLE. They are the reason this review is missing a star and why Dunedin is declining. But all that being said dunedin will stay at least a decent school, better than the others mentioned at least. So essentially your two choices are between PHU and Dunedin, and keep in mind that there isn't a one size fits all kind of school so when deciding between these schools you really have to see which one fits your child the best. PHU will work ur child as hard as a college student but Dunedin will force your student to build their own work ethic to be at the same level (which for me was better). Ultimately both schools are being affected by the school board so the decline at Dunedin is really happening everywhere however PHU always is getting better student each year due to its IB program so that covers up all of their holes. If you are not interested in the IB or don't get into it PHU is in no way worth it at all. I hope this review gives you a little more insight into the school system if you are searching for a school for your child or if you are an alum looking back on your old high school hopefully this gives you insight into the situation here.

As a parent who did not know what to expect from a public middle school, I have been very impressed…read morewith the quality of the teachers, the curriculum and the care they provide. My son is currently in 8th grade. He has been attending Carwise since 6th grade. It has offered him a safe and caring environment where he can learn and grow. He enjoys school and does not complain. He has been fortunate to have had the opportunity to take advanced courses and even high school level courses. This isn't something that private schools can easily offer because of the limitations of staff and class size (our experience). At Carwise he's in a classroom full of his peers taking advantage of the opportunity to take advanced classes. We have had the opportunity to meet with teachers and staff as well as nurse, the security officers, principal and counselors and they have all been very helpful and supportive. Having a son with a severe peanut allergy adds to the concerns of a parent and this school has been very good for our son and has put those concerns at ease. Our son also got involved in a team sport. It was fun and challenging. When we enrolled our son it was B rated. It has been an A rated school since. I do wish the car line moved faster. It lags and this is a minor drawback.

because its school and i do not like school sad depressed so sad also they make me wake up early…read moreand have lots of assignments i am not a robot i cant do all ur assignments

There are two distinct sides to this school, one being amazing and the other being…read moreless-than-desirable. As a teacher who worked at Pinellas Secondary School, the workplace environment was very positive. The principal and assistant principal are marvelous people. It shocked me how close I got to them and how comfortable I was with them. This is usually not the case at most schools, as principals feel the need to assert distance between them and the teaching staff as an eye roll-worthy attempt to maintain some semblance of a pseudo-hierarchy. It was the total opposite here: Mr. Hammond and Mrs. Ramdohr were very approachable, kind, helpful, and caring. The staff in general is exceedingly familial here. Employment at PSS truly felt like working alongside a community of friendly neighbors. The students are another story. I'd say parents absolutely should NOT send their children here, but they really don't have much of a choice if their child committed a serious violation. The HS students are usually pretty well-behaved and polite, since they want to transition back to their original school. The middle schoolers on the other hand are the worst children I've ever seen in my entire adult life. Not only are the hideously immature, but they are toxically hateful to boot. They fight nearly every single day, they do not respect authority at all, they steal without a second thought, and they populate 3/4 of the school. As a teacher considering working here, I'd say do yourself a favor and refuse to teach the middle schoolers. INSIST on teaching high school and you'll probably love your job. All in all, I'd absolutely come back and work at Pinellas Secondary School, provided I got to choose which students I worked with.