Overlea High & Academy Of Finance

My child has been attending this school for three years, and the progress they’ve made has been remarkable. The staff are incredibly caring and dedicated, always making me feel confident that my child is in good hands. The school prioritizes safety with strong measures in place to protect everyone.I’ve considered moving, but I hesitate because I truly believe another school wouldn’t provide the same level of care and support these teachers do.Additionally, I was present during that graduation incident, and I witnessed firsthand how swiftly and effectively the principal and staff responded. They ensured everyone in the building was safe and immediately involved the police. While they can't control the actions of parents who fail to manage themselves, they handled the situation as professionally and responsibly as possible.

The staff is rude, unorganized and it’s very unfortunate my child has to come here. It’s the main reason I’m trying to move.

Teachers have a genuine passion for the kids. We have loved every teacher! The school would benefit from actual classrooms versus section opened space but BCPS needs to work on that.

This school has a music teacher that yells at the kids all day like he hates his jobs and all of the kids complain about him not sure how he’s still a teacher. This school is one sided and offer any help to the kids that is being bullied by other kids and they don’t hold all parties accountable. I really don’t trust this school and I don’t plan on keeping my kids enrolled for long.

I was very happy with the teachers, and my son learned a lot in kindergarten and half the year in 1st grade before we moved. The problem was most of the parents were not involved. At our bus stop with 20 kids there were only 2 or 3 parents and the kids often got in fights and talked back to the adults and damaged people's property. When we transferred my son to Mays Chapel Elementary his behavior transformed. He stopped behaving aggressively and talking back and he said he can learn because there is no fighting there.

I like the low student to teacher ratio. The new Principal and staff are really nice. My son is already reading and he's only in the pre-K program.

The school is a treasure. The pandemic was difficult for every school system because no one was prepared for virtual learning. Mt.Pleasant suffered some bumps in the road but their students were still successful learners. No student was passed on because of the situation. The school's high academic standards were upheld. Their slogan says it all: "Awakening the genius in each child".