Longleaf Elementary School

There has been to many issues with my child attending this school even to the point where certain situations happens at the school with my child that they do not tell me about until the last minute.. my child has gotten hurt four separate occasions all of which my child’s teacher did not tell me about until the end of the day or completely after the fact…

This school seems picture perfect from the outside but what I found alarming enough to pull my child out was when I saw an older male teacher hugging and groping young female students before and after they entered his classroom while I’d be in the drop off lane. Disappointed in the principal, because after we notified this inappropriate behavior, no action was taken place. If you send your child to this school, keep your eyes open and talk to them about boundaries adults should not cross

The school is great for little kiddies. Once you are ready for first grade-LEAVE! The quality of their education is extremely POOR. Their staff is not trained to teache both Judaism/Hebrew and secular studies. They will take any student if they can pay, that is all that matters.

Amazing school. Excellent instruction and much enjoyment for the kids. Had one son there from age 3 to 5. Was more than prepared for Kindergarten at our zoned public school and required more challenging environment. Have another son there currently. Will be putting our third son there as well.

If you are looking for a woke, Liberal private school with quite good academics, HT may be a good fit. College placement is likely as good as it gets, as is the education to get one there. If you want a more Conservative Christian environment to go alongside the academics, look elsewhere...this indeed is a VERY Liberal institution. Gay agenda is acceptable as biblical doctrine, any opposition will be punished..."feel good" is the theme but true biblical values have never likely entered the building! We would still likely have sent our kids there but they should be honest about what they, Liberalism is prevalent everywhere!

Had such high hopes for this school. Not sure how things were a few years ago but these days it’s terrible. Disrespect is rampant, the office staff is terrible and lacks any basic knowledge for what’s going on on campus etc, not to mention the head lady in the background running things in the front office is terribly rude and condescending to parents and students. How is this allowed in a Catholic school!? I’m not the only one who has seen this! There seems to be a lack of enforcement of the schools dress code as I have seen many children not wearing the uniform correctly, and hair is out of control, not to mention a personal hygiene standard for some of them. You don’t have to be rich to present a clean and tidy student. Yet there seems to be no enforcement of ANY standards there. At least from what I have seen. Why aren’t parents called and held accountable for the cleanliness and standards of their children? It’s a VERY closed off campus. Not much parent involvement or inclusion on a daily basis. No parent volunteers helping teachers or anyone else. Seems as though they like it that way. The less eyes on campus the better maybe? All I see is a small opportunity for volunteering in the newsletter here and there and it’s not even for anything related to classroom or academics! Who really knows what it’s like behind those doors. I used to volunteer all the time at my child’s public school and it was welcomed and appreciated. Not here! Teachers are minimally trained and some lack a supportive educational background. Very few, if any, aids helping where needed and a ghost of a principal who seems to rarely be on campus. My child says he doesn’t even see her during his day. And where is Fr. John? The main supportive faith representative is also absent! No support for the students it seems and certainly no accountability of the students NOR the teachers about much! What happened to striving to be better? This campus seems to have gotten stagnant and mundane. No school spirit, no pep, no standards and no accountability. Behavior problems not dealt with! I pray that someday soon there’s an intervention and changes are made but I’m skeptical at best. Leadership isn’t for everyone. Sometimes you need to realize you lack what’s needed in a situation and move on. Hoping we get a new principal who has a proactive and positive vision of what this school can really be. For now, stagnant and mundane is what you get, not to mention without standards. Embarrassing.