South Hill School

This school is amazing. The administration, teachers, and staff are beyond caring. The culture here is one of inclusion and belonging. The special education staff is incredible and they work seamlessly with the regular teachers. Issues are addressed with thoughtfulness and care.We have put off moving until the kidd are out of elementary school.

Very poor.They are self righouess and condescending in how they speak to both the child and the parent.When there is a strugle,they don't talk to you.We have had a total of 7 calls to child protective services in the 2 years we have dealt with this school.A child who has already been through so much is now scared that he will be taken away.We had to remove another child from the school because they did not want to deal with his disabilities,and he was regressing.Definitely would not recommend this school to anyone,especially if you have any kind of struggle.

Very poor.They did not meet the needs of our autistic child,they were constantly calling CPS, and treating us like we were bad parents.

We have been very happy with this school. The teachers are wonderful, the support services excellent--I feel that everyone at the school knows my child and "gets" him. One concern is safety: the front door is always open during the after school period, and this concerns me since my son attends after school.

I love how open the principal and the teachers are about parent conversations. I wrote an email about a few things I wanted to address and I had an appointment scheduled within 7 days. My daughter loves it there and I think they are actively working to make it a great school for the students. One improvement is during the conversation is to relax and engage with the parent. Sometimes I feel because they field so much feedback that they get too defensive. Also they are good about making everyone welcome, but customer service to the families should always be top priority.