Lecanto Middle School

My daughter went thru all the Lecanto schools right thru HS graduation. My son will (sadly) start here this fall. There is no strong leadership at this school. The teachers & the district allow favoritism to be the rule of law here. My daughter was an honor role student and yet was denied admittance to several extracurricular programs. Now, I've just learned, Kindergarten sign-ups were 2 weeks ago and I never received any notification. When you call the school your calls are answered by some random nameless, faceless and usually brainless person. They have no answers to any questions and simply shuffle you off to whatever random extension they can think of. The staff at this school are uncaring, unprofessional, impractical and, in most cases, useless. Any issues you have will be referred to the district offices (which can take weeks) rather than handling any complaints or concerns directly. I'm ready to move just avoid dealing with this school again. The teachers don't care because they know there is no accountability for their actions or behaviors, while at the same time they expect perfection from students. They want kids that will march along like "good little soldiers" without a thought on their own. The school motto should be "Think & do as your told, or else...".

Three years ago when my oldest started at RCE I would have said awesome. Now with the way I have seen my kids being treated and not helped to get over the bullying they are getting and stopping the bullying and making them feel like they are not smart, no one likes them.....not happy with this school at all.

For those considering SRCS, overall they provide a solid educational experience. But unfortunately nepotism is allowed and seems to be encouraged so be prepared for your child to not receive an earned academic award or start on a sports team based on merit. Miraculously, often times a coach and/or teacher’s child usually undeservingly wins out. They do not even hide their nepotism; the following is a true story. A teacher/parent in class brags to the other children that their child/student is a genius, I’m sure making the other children feel less of themselves. Don’t be surprised if the self-proclaimed student genius receives the top award and thus takes the award from the true top student that actually earned it. Unfortunately, this happens at SRCS. Wish this wasn’t the case but just keep this in mind as it is a school full of cronyism. I will say overall it is a good school for an education and much better than what the public schools are offering.

Saint John Paul II Catholic School is the best school you will find in Citrus County. More than a school, this is a family. My kids had been coming to this school since they were babies and I would not trust the education and care of my children to anybody else. A very safe and welcoming environment. The principal, Mr. Sayago has done a very good job all these years and has done something very difficult to achieve, gather the best teachers and staff you could ever imagine! I will forever be grateful to everybody here for taking care of all the children as if they were their own.