Darrell C Swope Middle School

Teachers are very involved and seem to love teaching. Have had a great experience here.

My son attended a special education pre-K program at this school and it was an absolute nightmare. His teacher honestly did care and did the best that she could, given how it seems that everything else about this school was working against her. She honestly deserves to work for a better school.Unfortunately, for every good thing I could say about his teacher, I have a bad thing to be said about the TA she was stuck with. This person has no business working with children, she actively hated the kids in the class and would routinely insult and debase them. The other teachers would routinely mock the kids in that class (more than once during drop off and pick up, I heard other teachers referring to the classroom as "the stupid kids class"). Bullying was rampant. There was one incident where my son literally had his face shoved into the ground while teachers just watched.Add to that a general refusal of anyone at the school, other than his teacher, to ever reply to an email or return a phone call (we never once got an update on IEP accommodations), and you'll find that this school is perfect for the parent who wants to just drop off their kid and forget that they exist for the rest of the day, but a horrible choice for everyone else.It was so bad that my son, at 4 years old, learned how to force himself to be sick (not just pretend to be sick, he actually made himself sick) to be able to get sent home so he didn't have to spend more time at the school.This school is the reason that I'm so incredibly grateful that my son was one of the lucky people who got selected in a charter school lottery, because if he didn't, we'd be figuring out a way to home school before submitting him to this school, because I honestly consider willingly sending your kid here to be a form of child abuse.

I used to go to this school, and my siblings are currently here. They love going to school, and their teachers are amazing and work super well with the kids! The older kids, while they might start going through puberty and mood swings, still enjoy going here and would love to go here again!

We’ve had a wonderful experience at Jessie Beck. My son is now in his third year. I love the mix of family backgrounds and school traditions. My kiddo gets strong instruction and there is also time for the arts and just general kid character growth. We chose to buy a house in this zone and are so glad we did!

Our daughter is excelling at Riverview Christian Academy! This has been such a supportive place for her to learn and grow. The kids are like one big family and the teachers are dedicated to providing a quality education. I love the small class sizes which provide opportunity for individualized attention in their education and a wide range of fun and educational field trips that she would not be experiencing anywhere else. I would highly recommend Riverview to anyone looking for a place for their child to thrive and learn! Parent of a 1st grader