My son has always done well - the classes are smaller so there is more time with the teachers. The teaching staff is excellent and the students love going. How many parents can say that their child/student is actually disappointed if they are sick or have to miss a day of school! State statistics
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Posted by a parent on 08/05/09
I went to Studio Academy after dropping out of Century High School. When I came to Studio it was the ideal learning environment because there were smaller class sizes, so all students got the help & attention they needed. It also had an air of acceptance, which I believe helped my confidence to stand
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Posted by a student on 04/16/09
My Daughter goes to Stdio Academy and I am proud to say that this school has finally given her motivation to go to school for the first time since 2nd grade. In Middle school she would sob at night for being different. In 7th and 8th grade though she officially had the 'I dont give a crap about school'
... Read more attitude. Its true- the first thing that appealed to her WAS its 'slacker school' reputation- but when she came she soon found that there not takeing that anymore- the new Administrator spent his frist 1/2 of 1st quarter weeding out all the kids that hurt the school more than helped it. but now its the second semester and their a good bunch of kids now- my daughter smiles again!- last semester she was even on the A honor roll. Dont judge this school for its past years- there bringing themselves up! Read less
Posted by a parent on 03/11/09
Perfect for the twenty first century,alternative ways for our changing times
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Posted by a parent on 03/11/09
Studio Academy is on-paper a great alternative for teens who do not fit in with mainstream education. In reality, it provides very little academic challenges, unprofessional and poor administrative guidance, and nothing to help teens with basic independant living skills. There is no follow through from
... Read more administration and virtually no communication with parents. Ongoing safety issues continue to plague Studio both within the classrooms and in the parking lot. As a parent who is also a professional in the community, I would not recommend this school. My daughter does enjoy this school, but mainly because of the leniency and social aspects. If she had just started there, I would easily pull her. For only having 130 students in this school there is no attention paid to individual student needs and students are ill-prepared on all levels for successful employment skills or college/technical classes. Read less
Posted by a parent on 02/21/06
The fact is the school is not for everyone. A truly dedicated and responsible mind will be enriched by the wonderful faculty and opened to new words of academics and art. But a student that is unfocused will gain nothing more from the school than the effort they put in. It's a self paced style of learning.
... Read more Many students lack the responsiblility to adapt to a free thinking enviroment and take it for granted. Then they blame the teachers for their own failure. Many succeed at the school and a closer examination will find young, talented, and brilliant minds working in unison for academic and artistic goals. It will also reveal a handful of lathargic, unambitious, and ignorent teens who don't know a good thing when they have it. No child should be bared from entry, but instead be examined for the maturity required to handle the responsibility. Read less
Posted by a student on 01/17/06
I agree with the student who commented earlier, the school is really not academically or artistically challenging or stimulating anymore. Very few kids who graduate from there go on to college, and of the few that do, most drop out after the first semester. The *very* few that stick it out in college
... Read more are severely behind in math and science, as Studio's math and science programs are laughable. There are some excellent and very dedicated teachers there, but there are also some medicore teachers on power trips who don't seem to do anything except talk about how great they think they are while blaming the students for the school's terrible ratings. The administration at this school is appalling. Many public schools have better art programs, you'd be better off going somewhere else (or sending your child somewhere else if you are a parent.) Read less
Posted by a former student on 10/08/05
Studio is what you make of it. What you get out of it correlates to what you put into it, like most 'real world' situations. Of course, there are always kids who would rather slack off, or have enrolled because it's 'alternative', but there are also dedicated students and passionate artists. The school
... Read more is for artists, whether visual, theatrical, musical, technical etc. and the curriculum is geared towards those people's learning styles (i.e. visual and/or hands-on). The school is small, making it possible to establish a friendly rapport with teachers. The disgruntled student who wrote an earlier review could have easily taken his/her problems to the staff and worked out solutions, instead of complaining online. Students willing to take action are always encouraged, and the school offers plently of freedom and opportunity to do so. Read less
Posted by a parent on 05/27/04
I am currenly enrolled at this school, I have been for 3 years. this school is not for artists, there is no art that goes on there only concerts. it is very poor structured and administration is careless toward the students needs. if you want to fit in or be apart of the community you cant be an individual
... Read more now you must be apart of a clich. it was awesome the first year but after that it went down hill. sorry for the upsetting mood but you must be warned! Read less
Posted by a student on 05/05/04
Studio is the most wonderful place for growing minds. Not only do they teach advanced acadimics but they open their student's minds and fine tune their artistic skills.
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Rochester schools — Studio Academy is located at 707 1st Ave Ne, Rochester MN 55906. 707 1st Ave Ne is in the Northrup neighborhood and 55906 ZIP code in Rochester, MN Studio Academy is a Public school that serves grade levels 9 - 12.
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