Ethel W. Kight Elementary School

My child has been attending Hollis Hand since he started Pre-K in 2015. We are really happy with the quality of education and the friends he’s made along the way. Great school!

Hated this school, it is ranked one of the lowest in Troup county.

I am blown away by how amazing LaGrange Academy is. The student/teacher ratio is perfect and the atmosphere is top notch. I feel so blessed that my child goes here. When I am at work I have zero worry that my child is well taken care of. That is extremely important to me and LaGrange Academy truly does care about my child’s education!

It saddens me to say that I have never met such a careless administration office of people as I have at Lafayette Christian School. My daughter became ill at the end of her Pre-k year. Therefore, we did not make it to Pre-k graduation. Her graduation packet was thrown away. Furthermore, at the end of her Kindergarten year, I asked for her seizure medication that I had left there at the begginning of the year. I was told by someone in the front office that it was no longer there. She said to me "It's no longer here and I don't know what to tell you." I asked her where would it be and how long has it been missing. Also, what if my child had an emergency during the year and needed her medicine? Again, she said "I don't know, it's not here and I don't know what to tell you."

My family moved here from out of state. My child was advanced ahead one grade in the previous state. She scored extremely high I-Ready test scores before she entered this school. Her previous school taught her ahead of her grade because she was so smart. At Clearview, she has learned the schooling she already learned the year before at her old school. It was a repeat of the schooling she already had, so now her I-Ready scores have declined. I feel she lost a year going to this school. If your child is smart or gifted I strongly suggest putting them in private school or home school instead. Also the kids that go here seem to be really rough. My child has seen multiple fist fights, and she had been punched in the chest herself. I definitely do not recommend.

I can't say enough good things about Hillside. This school has become an extension of our family. The level of skill and passion these teachers and staff have for Montessori education is amazing to watch.We have had one child there from 18 months through Lower Primary, and our second child starts in a few weeks. The value of sending our children here instead of to a daycare has been huge.Watching friends who live other places and don't have a Montessori option send their kids to daycare where they pay more money for a bare minimum level of childcare has been eye opening.At Hillside, we always know our kids are safe, cared for, happy, and learning. When our son was 2 years old, he came home singing a song that we couldn't quite understand the words to. That night at bedtime, he pointed to a map and said "That's North America!" That was when we realized he had been singing the continents song all afternoon. He has grown in practical skills (helping us with dinner every night), creative ability (he loves painting and drawing), and emotional maturity (helping with his little sister because he is used to "being a leader" in the classroom at school).I don't write reviews often, but Hillside deserves more than five stars.