Pierce Elementary School

Save your money and take your business and your child elsewhere. This institution is lead by incompetent leadership that entirely disregards genuine Montessori practices nor provides it instructors with the respect and dignity they earn and deserve each day. The Head of School does not hold the formal Montessori training or the demeanor as prescribed by Montessori to be an instructor much less the Head of the school. Top notch teachers have been terminated without cause or reason, only to be replaced by by teaching assistants that also do not possess or hold the same level of credentials or experience. Its simply non-sensical. Additionally, it was apparent that The Head of this school (her name is Judy) is highly disliked by staff and parents alike, and has been for years. Why would a change not have been made long ago? The ever changing and detached Board of Directors are equally as incompetent and simply do not care, so long as they can continue taking in grant money and funds and non-refundable parent payments. They lack any serious motivation to function fairly, properly, transparently and with any level of moral ethic and integrity one would expect from a non-profit educational institution home based in Birmigham Michigan. They should be ashamed and remorseful to operate and function the way they do. Again, save your time & money with your child's best interest in mind and find a better place for early childhood development, ESPECIALLY if Judy is STILL at the helm. Seriously.

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!

I believe this school needs an overhaul and the bullying, the racism and attitude is overall out of control.