Academic High School For The Arts

Principal refuses to make reasonable accommodation for my daughter with a disability. It’s ridiculous and honestly disgusting. They need to be forced to do trainings and ADA in this school.

If you care about your child. Run from this place.

I’ve had a very negative experience with Boca Prep and would not recommend this school to any parent. The administration and staff are extremely unprofessional. The superintendent does not take accountability when she’s wrong and chooses to ignore concerns rather than address them. Teachers have lied about students, including my own 3-year-old, which was very troubling and unacceptable.Since my son started at this school, I’ve faced constant problems. The financial department clearly cares more about collecting money than about the students. I was supposed to be reimbursed for a payment, but despite ongoing communication, they never followed through. Instead, they took the amount directly from my security deposit. When I called to discuss this, the financial department representative yelled at me and hung up on me, which was extremely unprofessional.On top of the financial issues, my son did not learn anything meaningful while attending. The quality of teaching is poor, and I was not the only parent who felt this way. Other parents expressed the same concerns about the lack of learning and the unprofessional behavior of the staff and superintendent. In fact, one superintendent left and the other was fired due to issues with students and parents.Most of us ended up moving our kids to other schools because Boca Prep was not providing the education or environment our children deserved. This school is not beneficial for children, and parents should beware before enrolling their kids here. It’s so bad the turn Google reviews off.

One star. We deeply regret sending our child to this school.After we withdrew and enrolled him elsewhere, we were shocked to discover how far behind he was academically. He had been placed in higher-level classes, but at the new school he was immediately downgraded after testing because he simply didn’t have the knowledge. That was a huge wake-up call.Academic quality is inconsistent at best. Some teachers are good, others have attitude and low expectations. Leadership feels extremely weak and lacks direction.The business office is a total mess.The student culture was another major concern. Many kids are status-focused, materialistic, and exclusionary. Bullying and social pressure are real issues. If your child is kind, sensitive, or academically motivated, this may not be a healthy environment. We saw negative changes in our own child.Food is poor, uniforms were downgraded to cheap polyester, and overall standards seem to be slipping.Elementary may be fine, but middle and high school were extremely disappointing for us. We also know multiple families who have left.Do your research before enrolling. We wish someone had warned us.