13301 Helm St
Largo, FL 33774

I just put my daughter in this school and just by walking in I loved what I saw kids being young adults looked responsible n respectful I just know now my daughter will do great here

My student attended both general education and the gifted program in this school for a year and a half. The teachers and administration were engaged, supportive and responsive.Some of the students (probably only around 10%) have difficult home lives, are disruptive, contentious and difficult to socialise with. The teachers who are able to maintain order have enjoyable classes and it isn’t hard for kids to learn, make friends and feel safe. My student had one of these teachers and also had one (substitute) that would not or could not maintain order. This second situation was more difficult and my student did not feel safe in class. Nothing was learned that semester. This problem is compounded by lack of funding for the school. Teachers could not be found and when hired, they left to take higher paying jobs at nearby schools.Luckily, we were able to test for gifted and leave the substitute teacher and rough classmates. The gifted program has amazing teachers and very smart students. It is an overall excellent program. There isn’t much homework in the gifted program and gifted students do not mix with the general education students. If this is the kind of program you are looking for, I would recommend it. If you want your child in general education to socialise with “regular people” then any child with a reasonable public school background should be able to attend here with few problems.

The principal, Dr Ovalle, is a great leader and has turned this school around! My child is in the leadership academy and advanced classes; no issues with bullying or the usual middle school shenanigans we were worried about when sending a kid into 6th grade. Dr Ovalle is strict with the kids when needed but also tries to make things fun, and really focuses on parental engagement.