Ravenscroft School

My wife and I are retired and our grandchildren have been attending Lynn Road (LRES) for a total of 11 years so far. We volunteer several days a week because we enjoy being a part of the positive and supportive atmosphere at LRES. We tutor math and reading, monitor programs for advanced students, assist students in the library, help with the annual Student Talent Show and the annual Musical Play, and enjoy beautifying the campus with flowers and bushes. The teachers and staff are top notch and truly care about each child and it definitely shows! But the biggest asset is the active PTA and parent involvement. We know most of the parents as well as the kids because of their participation. LRES is truly like one big family. I know there are a lot of other public and private schools in Raleigh, but I guarantee you won’t find a better one than LRES!

Fantastic staff and love for their students. We are currently a 5th grade student.

My autistic son had a seizure during school hours, when I observed the footage his teacher, the woman in charge of my child’s safety just stood & did NOTHING! It was over minutes before he got care from an adult & to this day, the school has don’t nothing. They act as if they do not care or he didn’t matter.Since the incident, the front receptionist has completely stop answering my calls & even stop returning my calls as it says in the voice note that they will. The teacher has also showed rude behavior & for my son to be placed back on her care is unacceptable. It was only best for me to remove my child, for I no longer believe this is a diverse safe school for multiple honest reasons.

Our child has attended The Montessori School of Raleigh from 1st through 3rd grade, and in those years MSR has become more than a campus to our family. It has been a kind of harbor: purposeful, humane, and quietly alive with the work of becoming or perhaps rebounding - if the stories and speculation from the internet are to be believed. What MSR has given our child is not only academic growth, though we have seen that, but a steadier sense of self. Our child has learned to choose work with intention, to meet difficulty without immediate retreat, to speak with greater care, and to understand that learning is not simply something delivered, but something a student must learn to claim.MSR offers structure of a different and valuable kind. It is less a narrow road than a compass. Across 1st, 2nd, and 3rd grade, we have watched freedom and responsibility do their quiet work, shaping independence without abandoning guidance.The teachers we have known have been attentive, thoughtful, and deeply invested in our child as a whole person. They see more than assignments and progress. They see effort, temperament, friendship, frustration, confidence, and character. We have also valued the school’s emphasis on grace and courtesy, community, and conflict resolution. These are not ornamental lessons; they are foundation stones.MSR is a meaningful investment, and families should weigh that honestly. For us, the value has been clear: academics joined with independence, emotional growth, character, and the rare comfort of knowing our child is truly known.If I had one wish, it would be for the summer programs to become more robust and more learning-focused. For families who want continuity with MSR’s educational philosophy beyond the regular year, that would be a welcome addition.No school is perfect. But for our family, MSR has been a thoughtful and inspiring place, one where our child has been invited not merely to succeed, but to become. We are grateful for our years here and would gladly recommend MSR to families who value curiosity, independence, kindness, and an education that treats childhood as the first chapter of a life deliberately lived.

Neuse has a very selective and inconsistent discipline procedures. Boys are especially scrutinized and the administrator even said in a recent event that she “sets the bar low for boys”. It is also very noticeable that treatment is different for families that can donate ! The facilities are run down with the score board not working a many sporting games. Some of the teachers are really nice while others seem to just be set on automatic mode. The school board makes most major decisions even without talking with the parent or child about issues. Other families opinions steer decisions ! Nothing is kept confidential! No signs of Christian attitudes for the most part .