Stuart W. Cramer High School

I hate this school, most employees are very rude and don't even get me started on the bus drivers, they kicked kids off the bus for no reason, they think that just because they see or hear something wrong they assume that it was a random kid and kick them off the bus. I do NOT recommend this school.

Our son loved being at Page! The PTO is so engaged and cooperative, and the teachers are fantastic. My son learned so much in both K and 1st there, and I can't wait until our daughter starts next year. The community is really engaged having firefighters come, the Dance-a-Thon, and the Reading with Rabbits program. I can't recommend it enough!

The administration and staff do not welcome any kind of feedback or input from parents or students. It is basically their way or the highway. They do not want to be partners in educating children, rather they want to be the sole authority. No compassion or empathy shown, and there seems to be a persistent rudeness when they are talking to parents. Seems more like they are talking down to parents, rather than talking to them. The culture at the school seems pretty toxic. The headmaster sent an email recently to all staff and parents basically telling folks to follow orders or leave. It reminded me of the old joke about "Firings will continue until morale improves". He wrote to go through the proper channels with complaints, however nothing happens when you speak up. They basically tell you that if you don't like it, leave. Pretty disappointed in this school. It feels like they are more concerned with keeping up appearances, rather than actually addressing issues. It looks nice from the outside but that isn't reality. They seem to be missing the forest for the trees when it comes to practicing the teachings of Jesus Christ. They speak about kindness, respect, love, etc., but they do not practice what they preach. I gave the school two stars because the facilities are nice overall. There are significant air quality issues regarding the lower school HVAC system however.

We moved to NC last year and enrolled our two girls at Gaston Christian (8th and 5th grade). Coming from the West Coast, where the girls were enrolled in private Christian education, we wanted to continue in the same way. My daughters love Gaston Christian, they have made great friends in a very short period, the teachers are amazing, on top of being well educated, and the kids overall are nice and welcoming. The school offers quite a variety of sports, besides the regular options (soccer, basketball, volleyball, baseball) they also have tennis, golf, swimming and cheer. Their art curriculum is beyond varied, ranging from choir, band, dance, to theatre, set production and costume production. As a family, we feel like we have hit the jackpot with Gaston Christian school, and while we would like to keep it a secret, because we like the smaller number of students (under 1,000), we cannot help brag about the great school we get to send out girls to.