281 Devonshire Dr
Alpharetta, GA 30022

Where do I even start? The teachers are always screaming and yelling at the kids and calling them selfish and entitled, instead of constructively correcting that behavior. They purposefully force kids to work with people they dislike and then act confused when they are rude to each other. "But that's not how it works in real life, though!" Actually, it is. If an adult dislikes their job, they will quit it the first chance that they get.CLEANLINESS. The bathrooms are atrocious and there are cockroaches everywhere. The janitors don't do anything about it.The little discipline they do give the children is either too strict or not strict enough. Nearly all of the threats that the teachers make are empty and they never follow through, and the teachers who do follow through, follow through to the wrong people, the people who lash back at their attackers. It's like poking a rabid dog and then getting angry when it comes to bite you.EMOTIONAL SUPPORT? NONEXISTENT! I am a young girl who was sexually harassed once. When I approached the counselor about this, she said that she would talk to him. Well? She got back later. You know what she said? "Well, he said you were friends, so... I don't know what to tell you." This is just one of the many examples of the staff /not caring./ Some others are the "free seating." They InSiSt that if NOBODY in the grade has more than three demerits (it takes ONE child, yes, and while they are seldom, some teachers hand out these demerits as if they were candy), then they don't let us sit next to our friends. Ah, yes. The illusion of free choice.Bullying? Don't get me /started./ I've had other kids throw food at me for simply existing, and they didn't do anything.There is very little support for students afflicted with conditions like ADHD- in fact, the system is toxic to those children.And you know what? It's certainly better than other schools, of course. But the bar was never high, so that's not saying much.

The teachers and staff at Centennial High School care about the students and the education. Special shout out to the phenomenal counseling department lead by Mrs. Peart they are the Gold Standard. My sons are both a part of a mentoring program that focuses on both high achieving and at risk students providing support across the board.

The teachers and staff are great! Academics are great, school environment and culture are great, and the children love this school. Our son has just finished 5th grade at Hillside after starting there in Kindergarten. He was not the easiest of students. He has mild autism, which they recognized and found appropriate ways to help us, without ever blaming or shaming us. When he was younger, he could get overwhelmed easily and had poor emotional regulation, which could seem scary at times, and yet they never overreacted. They always responded in compassionate ways that took into account the needs of our son balanced with the needs of the other children. As our son related, he knew he was "well-known, and not always for the right reasons." All the while, the teachers and administration communicated well with us as and developed strategies to help our son. They always shared what they thought best and listened to our feedback. We never had to ask them to do more, and in fact, suggested several times that they could reduce the level of extra support they were willingly offering.Early on, I was a bit taken aback at an event where the principal greeted our son by name, until I noticed he was greeting *all* the children by their names! Last week, all of his teachers celebrated his growth during his time there. I was teary-eyed all through the promotion ceremony. We knew before kindergarten that our son would be a handful, and were turned down for admission by several private schools that we thought might be better-suited for him. I am so glad that we ended up at Hillside - I cannot image that any school would have done better.This is an excellent school that cares deeply for the students who attend there. Highly recommend.