Pattengill School

Having the privilege to be apart of this environment of this school, it has the most dedicated teachers and parents that show support and compassion. The teaching team was collaborative, student-focused, and consistently went above and beyond to support one another and the school community. There are not enough words for the educators that are there.Unfortunately, despite the strength of the staff the work environment was undermined by unsafe leadership practices. These were apparent with the staffing changes and the way the staffing felt odd and uneasy in conversations. Everything suddenly needed to be approved or sent to admin. The administration, created a culture that at times felt chaotic and unsafe for both staffing and students. Concerns were certainly raised at a board level and dismissed or ignored. This is disheartening because with a transparent leadership this school could go back to being the amazing place that would be an outstanding place to be at for staffing and students.

We've had 3 girls go through this school and couldn't recommend it highly enough. Kids, teachers, administrators and the community around the school are all awesome.

We are having an amazing experience at Shrine. We love the community and the teachers! Everyone is so caring. My child has learning disability and it's been amazing to watch her really become successful at Shrine.

We pulled our kids out of Birmingham public schools during Covid. We looked at many of the catholic schools in the area and ultimately chose OLQM due to its welcoming environment, small class sizes, excellent standardized test scores and because we were so impressed with the principal and teachers that we met during out tours. Let me tell you, it has been the very BEST decision we have made as parents in regards to our children's education! The teachers, principal and leadership are overall outstanding! The environment is welcoming, humble, encouraging, supportive and safe. Our kids made friends very quickly and we have met so many nice families. In terms of academics, both of our children are thriving. Our oldest daughter is in CYO basketball and loves it. All in all, we can't say enough good things about OLQM, and will plan to keep our kiddos here through 8th grade. Would highly recommend to anyone in the area considering private education for their child!

Crescent academy is a great school and has some of the best teachers!