Downtown Elementary Magnet Academy

The students and teachers deserve a more joyous environment. The current atmosphere created by the sitting principal is punitive and very condescending. Parental involvement would also increase if the principal created a more welcoming environment. The only thing Sherwood is worried about is competing with Lakewood and making an A. Focus on the students and your great staff and you may achieve that status. The top-down approach is not getting better results out of your teachers and students.

This school doesn’t take ownership in how each child’s learn out of all schools in pc district this would be my last choice for my child

If your child attends this school please make sure that they are not afraid to tell you anything . My grandson has been bullied by his teacher severely to the point where he has to go to the doctor for anxiety now. Apparently there is not a dress code for the office staff. When my grandson was checked out was a lady wearing a cut off belly shirt working in the office. I was greeted by another lady with her saying yeah. A car almost hit my grandson in the car rider line. His teacher taunted students, pulled students up by their collars of their shirts, and take care less about her students. Whenever I was told this information about his teacher he was taken out of the school. He is now homeschooled. The office staff does not check IDs on who checks out your child. The car rider line teachers do not do this either. All they do is Scream the child's name. This is the most horrendous school that I have ever heard of. It saddens me that anyone has to go through this with their child. Some children only get attention at school. School is supposed to be a safe place in a place for learning. I can only wish that anyone's children do not go through the same experience.

Kids are not safe at this school. I have had 3 children in this school over the past 10 years and all 3 are extremely bullied to the point of having to leave before other kids so they don’t get “jumped”. My kindergartner came home with a busted lip the second week of school. The admins at this school are a joke. Please take your children elsewhere if you can.

My family and I love SLS!! My oldest is now in 3rd has been attending SLS since Jr-K and she refuses go anywhere else. The teachers are very loving and caring! The whole staff is wonderful and always makes me feel like family. I can’t wait to enroll my other kids. I have so many wonderful for stories I would be willing to share with new families.

I love this school. My children initially enrolled at Grace Christian School because COVID resulted in their other school being closed. I was immediately impressed with the School, Staff and Pastor. Over the course of the school year my children have learned so much and they are happy each day they go to school. They look forward to seeing their teacher and hate missing a day. I am a protective parent and I have never felt that my children were uncared for or unfairly treated. I would definitely recommend this school for parents looking for great , caring and compassionate teachers and staff.