4123 Blue Banks Ln
Bradenton, FL 34208

My oldest has been enrolled at Samoset since 2022 when we switched schools. She finished out the remainder of 2nd grade and is currently in 4th grade. My youngest just started kindergarten at Samoset this year. Both my kids have had good experiences so far. There are some fantastic teachers at this school that really love working with kids and making sure they understand the material being taught. After-school tutoring is provided for intermediate grades through 21st Century per request. Tutoring is also offered on Saturdays for intermediate grades to assist with learning components featured on the FAST test. Perfect attendance is recognized and celebrated monthly with prizes, snacks, or a party. They've implemented a new Positive Referral to recognize outstanding behavior in students of all grades. Samoset just had a new front office addition built which makes the school much more secure. The playground is brand-new as well, installed in 2022. Many of the students that go here need additional support, whether it be due to a language barrier, restricted income, behavioral challenges, etc. The school recognizes this and has corresponding staff and teachers to work with these students to help overcome obstacles. Teachers work together closely and are familiar with every student in the grade they teach, not just their own classroom. Fine arts classes are a daily part of the students' schedules and include STEM, Library Skills/Information Literacy, Music, PE, and Art. They also offer clubs like TSA and K-Kids. My oldest was in the Cambridge pre-AICE program last year, and if you have an advanced child who needs to be challenged more in school, I definitely recommend it. Cambridge is more fast-paced and covers current grade level as well as next grade level standards. Expect your student to have lots of homework and classwork if you elect to go this route. It can be overwhelming for students who aren't used to the high workload the program requires. Overall, my kids are happy at Samoset and get fantastic grades, their teachers work hard to ensure everyone is successful, and I believe the school is on the right path to turn things around. Test scores are troubling, but when you take into account that 44% of students at Samoset are English language learners, you understand why standardized test scores alone are not the deciding factor in whether this is a "good" or "bad" school.

I feel that students at this school are very rude, mentally unwell, there's lots of cussing, a girl vaped in my face as I was coming out of the bathroom, bullying is a big problem as well. The school staff makes a visible effort to try and change the attitudes of students, but it never works. Some of the ELA teachers are really snippy, and there's a teacher that makes most of the female students feel uncomfortable. Other than that and the principles, I'd say the staff is pretty nice. They keep doing a lot of renovations and schedule changes, that's very stressful, I go to the wrong class by accident sometimes. Just be cautious of where you send your kids to get an education.

My daughter went to this high school and now my son will be attending his 3rd year of high school here at BRHS, all I can say is that I love this school, ove of the things I like is the fact that you will not see girls dressed with shorts that look like panties, like other schools does because they don't have a dress code.They're strict in many things, but that's for good.Kids should know that they're going to school to learn, not to a party.