St John Vianney Catholic School

Palmetto pushes for students to perform to their academic best. I like the before and after school clubs for my children. Palmetto is filled with great teachers.

My child has been here for the last couple of years and it has been a pleasure. One of the areas that I appreciate the most is their communication and the care and support they give my child. This year they started a new program that has really helped my child who has struggled in the past. My child's teacher gives her one-on-one tutoring as needed. My child is not just a number she feels heard and feels important. I highly recommend this school and give a big shoutout to all the teachers that work day in and day out with our kids.

I am grateful to choose this school

I really hope this school has changed. My child attended a few years ago and experienced ongoing bullying that was not addressed, and some of the staff also behaved inappropriately and unprofessionally. The situation affected my child so much that we needed to seek therapy. I honestly only feel comfortable talking about this now, six years later — imagine that. I even emailed the archdiocese at the time, and they told me to speak with the principal or vice principal, but nothing was being done and the leadership felt very poor. When I tried to escalate the issue to leadership at the school, nothing meaningful changed. The only positive part of the school was a few kind teachers and staff members. Based on our experience, I would personally recommend considering other schools such as Cornerstone or St. Jame, or even other Christian or charter schools.