Great dedicated staff! High expectations and growth is priority. I highly recommend this school…read morefor families who desire a school that really cares about their child.

From the owner: Middlebury Academy is a tuition-free elementary charter school located in Akron, Ohio. We opened in…read moreAugust 2013, serving scholars in grades K-8. Middlebury places high importance on safety and civility. These are core to having a good learning environment and building character. We have a project-based learning curriculum philosophy that incorporates new and emerging practices and technologies, such as chromebooks and tablets. We view the entire world as our classroom and will have a variety of face-to-face, virtual and other learning activities outside of the school.

Lovely staff, cool classes, good students, great community, fun family events, overall great school.read more

School is wonderful for people who take education seriously but also can be realistic with their…read morechildren's abilities. My oldest dtr did wonders here and got scholarships to university so there was not really a lot to pay out of pocket. My middle dtr did not thrive here because she didn't want like school as much and didn't want to go to university. She went on to trade school. She is going well also. In the end, to each their own. They are liberal arts catholic school. Lots of extra circular but the sports teams are not state ranked and if that is a concern go elsewhere. It wasn't for us. I would enroll my dtr here again for sure.

I can't really tell you much about this school since I'm a guy but I've heard a lot from my friends…read moreand I think I can shed more light on the place than some 7th grade lesbian who uses words like, 'h***hole.' This is a school for smart kids who take their education seriously. They want to go to elite schools when they graduate and are willing to forego a lot of the high school fun to get a real education. This is the kind of place where there are no hall passes and attendance is a given. There aren't any bells ringing and the class sizes are small. Everyone does their homework because it matters. The school is surprisingly liberal for a Catholic school. They focus a lot on things like social justice and community service. Kids wore their Obama buttons to class and worked for progressive candidates. It is not a bad place. Don't listen to some Atlanta wobbly-puss who flunked out in the 7th grade and has carried a chip on her shoulder all the way to some grad school. She made out with some teacher's daughter? Are you kidding me? The Elms isn't the typical Catholic school just because somebody gave her a bad grade 15 years ago.

The school system itself is quite nice, however one of the reasons we moved here was the wide…read morevariery of classes that were offered. Yet several years in and we have had multiple scheduling issues and many of the classes we wanted to take have been removed from the curriculum.

This is by far the best Montessori school I ever visited, not only the building, the library, but…read morealso the head teacher (Ms. Case), the after school program (Ms. Eckert).... My son was enrolled when he just passed 3. Every single day he was so excited and happy about hundreds of learning games that he can do. he even asked to go to school on Saturdays. Ms. Case even prepared lots of materials for my son when we need to made a one-week-trip out of country. Down side: now my son is in california (grade 1) in a very good school district, but he complains everyday that it's too borning and easy at school! We moved out of Ohio in late 2011. By contract I'm responsible for a large amount of tuition for the rest of the year. But their admission office (Ms. Michelle) encouraged me to appy for an alternative solution to the board. We reached an agreement that both parties were happy about. So I'm a little surprised to see the comment here about his experience..... After moving to silicon valley, I visited so many "Montessori" schools here----can hardly find one that's not commercialized. Maybe it's just my bad luck. But the whole south bay area only has two non-profit Montessoris, and one of them is having a board-director fight which affected all head teachers......

I attended this school from 1999 through 2007 when I was forced to drop out. While I acknowledge…read morethat many teachers and administrators have changed, I can only speak to my own personal experiences, I would be remiss if I did not share my story. Years K-6th were broadly excellent. A warm, caring environment with excellent educators. Mrs. Blatnik, White, Chin, and Mr. Goober were extremely positive influences in those formative years, and I have nothing but gratitude for them. All issues arose during grade 7 during my brief tenure in the (then very young) middle school program during its second year in operation. I spent my entire childhood with undiagnosed autism; I don't blame the school for this, detection and treatment was far less robust then than it was now. I do blame to school for the resultant bullying that I endured that year, and what I perceived as the cause. The middle school, especially in its pilot years, was intent on making a big show of its success placements. There was a lot of parading around the kids who were being accepted into 'elite' high schools like Western Reserve Academy, Walsh Jesuit, or a handful of others. They were clearly trying to position the middle school as a funnel of sorts to these programs. Of course, with these elite programs came elite tuition costs, and I'll just say that my family was not prepared to shell out for one of these programs. Moreover, I had no personal interest in boarding schools, religious schools, or really any of these programs. I distinctly remember Ms. Ludick's reaction at the parent teacher night when this info was brought to light. She was aghast and, dare I say, offended at the idea. Almost overnight, the atmosphere shifted. My grades took a sharp hit almost immediately. I became the target for relentless bullying from students who were already on the so called 'elite' track. It was daily, it was constant, and I was chastised when I withdrew like a turtle into its shell. And while I admit my autistic tendencies made me internalize a lot more than I should have, the rampant bullying was apparent to all, that year, including the staff. There were other students who noticed. Nothing was done. Suffice to say, there was an incident that spring where I was pushed to breaking point, and I was removed for my own safety. It is also worth noting that once I was gone, one of my good friends became the new target, for largely similar reasons. The staff knew. The staff even aided and abetted the bullies, many of whom were among the wealthier families in the program that the admins would cozy up to. The message was clear: I was not worth the investment, boasted no ambitions for them to advertise in the future, and as such was cut loose. "Open Season." I have had many years of growth and therapy to digest what happened then. I wouldn't be writing this at all if I hadn't seen some social media videos featuring alumni testimonies, and see several of the bullies being plastered up as Star Student advertisements. With the small number of reviews here, I don't expect this to gain much traction. And, as I said, many years have passed since 2007, and I cannot speak to how things have changed. All I can do is share what happened to me, and if it happens to help even one person down the road, that's enough for me.