Quarton Elementary

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.

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.

IT'S ALL FOR SHOW AND TOXIC ENVIRONMENT.... Seriously consider and ask about qualifications and teaching methods when considering this school. This school has changed drastically in the past five years and has very concerning teacher retention or teachers that basically are fresh out of college then usually leave. It lacks compassion and is not a warm environment for children to learn. The school no longer is exclusively a parish school and is about 75% Chaldean leaving no diversity. Last spring it came out that multiple children were being asked to kneel at length for punishment. Admin blamed one teacher, but all my children said it was used in their classrooms at one point or another. There was a wonderful priest at the church but the one who now overseas is strictly concerned about money and has cut all services and extras. This is not the sophisticated catholic school you knew growing up.

The teachers are caring and wonderful. The education is great if your child wants to learn and pays attention. Sadly the parents are very clicky, any great review is because they are part of it. There are ways to reach that status but its never enough if they don't want you in their circle. It’s true parents talk about the kids and their parent which in turn makes the child unpopular. The assistant principle has tried to bring the kids together and has tried to make the disruptive kids accountable, but the parents (the special families) are outraged instead of working with the school and educate the kids to be respectful to adults and their peers. They cannot and will not accept any wrong doing. It is disheartening! New kids don't usually come back after their first year. Its not about not living in the area, we live in Quarton Estates,Birmingham and donate generously. Many of these horrible parents are my neighbors and have never ever included my child for anything to help her fit in. At school parents that volunteer care for their own first and then the others. If you say anything or call them out, they will shun you, and they make it worse. Most of them will go to Marian, good luck, these girls are viciously mean. Its a strong community, a community of bullies. Many of these families are moving on, but I pray that the meanness mitigates, it really has potential to be a great happy school.

Extraordinary and exceptional. We have two students in the lower school, and could not be more impressed with the faculty, caliber or students and welcoming nature of the community. We chose Cranbrook over the other local private and public schools, after a lengthy and thorough series of tours and assessments, and couldn’t be happier with our decision(s). Our children are thriving academically and socially. Even during COVID lockdown the school provided more SAFE opportunities for in person education than others, and now as we return to more regular times the school is continuing to amaze us with the opportunities to thrive offered to the children. And the facilities and campus are picturesque. Like Hogwarts !