159 Cherokee Cres
Jackson, MI 49203

Worst school ever. They don’t care about attendance, teachers do not reach out if a child is not performing. Majority of the students could care less about school and focus on gangs, fighting and bullying. Please consider a different school district for your child if you care about their safety, mental health and academic achievements.

We have two kids attending Sharp Park Academy and we’ve had three years of incredible experiences so far under the care of their teachers. My two kids have very different personalities (one is a quiet perfectionist who could easily melt into the background, and the other is talkative with energy to spare), however both have thrived in their respective classrooms because their teachers meet them where they are, grab their attention with incredible lessons (our 1st grade teacher had costumes she’d wear to teach different units - the kids loved it), and help them shine. Principal Lusby is always researching and enacting new ways to encourage and support students. As a new parent, I felt like I was a part of the SPA community very quickly because of the constant communication from Principal Lusby and teachers and also because of the many family-oriented events at the school. I am so grateful that when we were debating which school to have our kids attend, we chose Sharp Park Academy.

This is alternative school for Park side. These are the students who have academic,attendance or disciplinary problems at Parkside. None of the students desire to be here, but it does help raise the numbers for Parkside. There is a very high rate of turnover for both staff and students.