Kipp South Fulton Academy School

Hutchinson is a great school. I have had other children and grandchildren graduate from this school. I am very pleased with the education they received while they were there. I think elementary school has a lot to do with a child's success in life. I am very proud of my children and grandchildren who who attended Hutchinson. I am also pleased with the interaction the staff and children display. Keep up the good work Hutchinson!

I fought with Fulton County to get my child changed to a better school. They allowed us to attend Conley Hills and this school is just is bad if not worse than the school she was assigned to. They have no organization. The teachers and staff are very rude to the children. The librarian told a group of 5th graders they won't make it to college. What kind of thing is that to say to children for their moral. The principal will never talk to parents she will push you off on every other person instead of talking to you. It took me forever to figure out who the principal was because she's not upfront or forward. She has the same attitude that the rest of her staff has. They all have attitudes and I've complained multiple times about the way the staff doesn't smile or greet the children in the morning. They only yell at the kids and talk down to them. My daughter tells me stories about what she has to experience on a daily basis and it breaks my heart. We are just trying to make it out of this school year and we will add this to our forgotten memory bank.

Both of my kids thrived while attending Parklane. My son was well prepared for middle school, and my daughter is doing great in the 4th grade!

I went there in their “ individualized study program” in the late 80’s. They treated us like study subjects that had no feelings. They put us in rooms that had one way mirrors so we could be evaluated and watched. I was told I would not amount to anything by my math teacher. My parents have said that we were denied many things at the mainstream kids were given because they didn’t think we would get in to college. So be careful sending your kids with learning differences. They treated us like we have disabilities, not differences.

Excellent academic program; new building better than old facility but new facility needs some work too. Excellent program for all grades because children are taught a grade ahead. Recommend enrolling kids in K3 &K4 to keep up with Kindergarten students. Kindergarten are a 1st grade class.

The academic quality here is superb-- the K-1 class learns cursive, addition and subtraction, and phonics-based reading that is well beyond what the local public schools offer. The children's behavior is very well monitored and it really is a family atmosphere. The only downside is that the administration can tend to "fly by the seat of their pants." All in all the school is an amazing bargain for private education.