St. Nicholas School

What a gem! Exhausted by the shortcomings of the larger (local) school district led me here. Staff has been phenomenal, open, witty (which is a nice switch from transactional) and student-centered. Enrichment, extended daycare, etc...are facilitated/taught by people you WANT to leave your kid(s) with. If you want something other than a McSchool experience, tour this amazing place. You're welcome.

I was very disappointed with this Montessori school, in elementary level, the teaching style feels more like a traditional public school. We wasted our money!

The school is truly a second home and family. The level of education is like no other. The school, staff, teachers and community are welcoming to all. Children are well rounded and receive a great deal of skill learning opportunities.

I recently graduated this school, and I would not recommend it at all. If you are in the clique of people who fit in, schools great. You have great friends and your teachers love you and you can talk to them, but if you are an outsider, your years here will be heck. I happened to be one of the unpopular people, and it got a point where I would beg my mom to homeschool, or switch schools, and it severely impacted my mental health. All of my friends except one were fake, and they'd openly, purposefully exclude me and other people, and the outside people would constantly receive backhand compliments, and be told that we have to shrink our personality by teachers and students alike. If you were not an insider, many teachers would also treat you as less, and it was clear most of them had favorites, which seemed to be encouraged by the whole environment of the school. When Mr. Brough was confronted about this obvious favoritism, and clear verbal bullying, he'd dismiss it and at most, talk to the bullies. If the bullying wasn't physical, he wouldn't do anything, and couldn't care less. After you had talked about this bullying with him, or other staff of students, everyone made you feel like you were overreacting, or were stupid for feeling the way you were. I would definitely not send your children to this school but do your research.

I should have written this review sooner, but life moved too fast. My daughter attended St. Mary's from 2nd-5th grade after leaving another private school. We had the best 4 years there and I couldn't be happier with how our experience went! Some of her teachers are no longer there unfortunately, but I owe it to them for their dedication and loving work. My daughter is now in 11th grade and she often wonders what happened to some old friends and her teachers. The schools focus on education and of course religion was why I choose them. We are not members of the church there, but my beliefs aligned and I loved how welcoming they were. Highly recommend!