Northeast High School

This school is absolutely horrible. No respect for a 504 protected student, no respect for the parents, terrible communication. Department of Education needs to get involved.

This is our first year here after transferring from a charter school in Largo and both my kids absolutely love it! All of the teachers and staff are so kind. You can tell they really care about the students!

My son had a great experience in pre-k and kindergarten. The teachers were great with him and the students here were great too. He made lots of friends and never had trouble with bullying. However in first grade he started having trouble. He was diagnosed with ADHD (and later autism) and had severe sensory needs, and while we had discussed options with the principal and his teacher to help and I had requested an IEP meeting, we were instead asked to leave the school. He lost dozens of friends and was sent to a terrible school to be punished for having a disability. We left that school also and now Homeschool. He has all the accommodations he needs and no behavior issues at all. It's a great school for neurotypical kids, but if you have different needs, forget it.

We switched to Sexton last year halfway through and are so happy we did! Our kids are involved in so many fun events and love the parties they get to attend with their points. My youngest was in 1st grade and was reading at level when he started here. He was at a 3rd grade reading level and bringing home 3 page stories he wrote at school. The teachers and administrations communicate very well and I always feel like I know what is going on at the school and with my children. I feel that they really focus on the individual child and work with them to reach their full potential.We have had a very positive experience and both of my boys are so happy at Sexton. My oldest even discovered he loves running through the running club and is so excited for battle of the books this year!

My daughter is only in second grade so I haven't had enough experience to really decide how stringent the academics are. Sadly, if you live in St. Pete there are very few good schools to choose from. There is no sugar coating it, Public schools in the area are flat-out bad. The other two private schools nearby are over $25k/ year. This school is more reasonably priced and from what I understand is better academically than the public schools. I can see a big difference in my daughter's friends who go to better schools in Tampa. The technology, math, and science here seem to be severely lacking compared to highly rated schools in Tampa Bay. I'd overall say this is a step above the public school options though.

We been overjoyed by our experience at Grace. There are more opportunities for sports, the arts and academic excellence than I initially expected from so small a school, but the small size is also one of the greatest perks. My kids feel like members of a family.