Five Oaks Academy

My child is finishing 5th grade and has thrived in the school. Wonderful teachers and staff. They do a great job with a diverse group of students, many of whom are considered low income. These teachers truly care.

We are now in our 4th year at RGS and love it. We have four children there ranging from Kindergarten through seventh grade. We appreciate the quick response from the administration and the love and care the teachers put into their kids.

The campus is absolutely gorgeous with its landscaping and there are a handful of great teachers here but without strong leadership, the school remains in the dark ages. We would not return or recommend it. They couldn't meet the needs of our child and hadn't established a healthy and positive environment in which education could take place. "Policies" if there were any at all other than dress code, were applied inconsistently. There's no independent board or council with clear cut separation of duties from the administration and no transparency for the budget. Our child was in Montessori in Germany and that classroom looked and operated very differently from this one. We discovered there are other Montessori schools in the area that have a more classic and professional approach. There's great potential at this school but it will require strong leadership to bring it back up to par. If science and math are important to you, look elsewhere. At the time our child was a student, there wasn't a single teacher on the campus who had a background in science or a related subject. The integrated Spanish language program was excellent and taught by a very kind and loving native speaker from Mexico. Our child adored her and came home singing songs in Spanish. More teachers who are subject experts with real world knowledge would make a world of difference.

Extremely disappointed in this school. Have always heard great things but since sending my child here it’s been a disaster. No structure in the classroom, the principal does not care about the children and will not give them the help they need, even when they have all the resources available at the school, he just chooses to keep sending children home. Staff communication to parents is horrible. Definitely going to try to switch my child to a new school next year because they will NOT be returning here after summer, also because they have made my child hate school and it’s a battle to get my child to school daily.