5 Orchard Ln
Covington, KY 41015

Praise is well deserved for this school. In an age where the general public feels an (often undeserved/unfair) entitlement to criticize via public forum every personal and professional interaction they encounter, I'm pleased to see so many parents and students taking the time to give praise so genuinely earned for this school. I can't imagine the inherent difficulty and frustration for educators today, who find themselves clinging to their optimism and idealistic desire to positively shape the academic, moral and personal growth/development of each incoming class year after year, all the while fighting a consistently inconsistent curriculum, the biases of parents, and an impossible public forum of 1-sided criticism enabled and promoted by social media today. And yet I find that the educators and administrators at Ryland Heights are waging this battle daily, with an admirable enthusiasm and humbling amount of professionalism that is inspiring and a welcome relief. I currently have 4 children attending this school, and have spanned grades K through 5 over the past 2 years, aside from 1st grade. All of our experiences have been positive, including art, music and physical education. I have a personal fondness for the enthusiasm, effort and general kindness of the music and PE teachers, which is something I never would've thought would even enter my conscious awareness. We transferred into this school 2 years ago from Johnson Elementary in Ft Thomas, and had such wonderful teachers at that school that I came into this school with admittedly unfair low expectations, but I have been continuously impressed with every interaction I've had with this school. And the undeniable reality is that with 4 children in 1 school, there is no shortage of interactions! The principal undeniably deserves individual commendation for her daily dedication to cultivating a personal relationship with every student in the school. In an age when phoning it in has become the default expectation, she continuously strives to raise the bar in this school, and is succeeding. She gives hand-written, personal comments on EVERY report card for every student. Every child deserves the feeling of pride that comes from the personal acknowledgement of the highest authority in their world, outside of their parents. Thank you, Sarah Callahan, for that contribution to our kids' well-being!

The vibes are very tense. Teachers are awesome, for the most part, def a few bad apples xD. Some of the other students give me the major creeps, which makes the school environment much less dope. History teachers unfortunately love dad jokes :/ Overall pretty good experience, classes are pretty easy but also challenging you in the way they should. Students are very cliquey, no one seems to branch out it's kinda like High School Musical. People actually dance on the tables at lunch too, but more like the dance in "Saturday Nights Alright" in Rocketman, where you think they're dancing but they're actually just fighting. Multiple times we've been leaving school and gotten stuck behind a fight.

I am a current student at this school, and this school is amazing! The teachers here are always concerned about students performance, absences, and safety, and always motivate us to learn and grow more. They explain topics in a fun, engaging way, making it easier for us to learn new things and to do better on Formative Assessments and state testing. We also have firm expectations, from proper dress codes to a cell phone policy to keep every individual safe. At our school, we always take bullying and harsh statements seriously. The principals and the counselors are excellent, and they will always provide help when needed.We are always reminded about fire, earthquake, tornado, and violent individual drills so that we will always stay safe. There are plenty of cameras throughout the building that the office watches at all times. Buses also have security cameras inside to monitor students. There are also cameras in science classrooms due to experiments that happen throughout the year.*The amount of homework at this school is decent and tolerable. Many teachers at this school say that there will be days where he/she will hand out homework, but just as long as you get your work done on time, you will not have anything to do that night.*Overall, this school has given and will continue to give me the best experience from support, motivation, and academic excellence. I highly recommend this school.