Ss Philip & James Elementary School

This school isn’t as they sell it. They find out what you are looking for, gear your tour to “sell” that, but don’t deliver. Communication is terrible as well.

Very bad experience with this school and I would not recommend it. I requested a tour in September for the following year for my children. I never heard back from the tour request, so I called the school 2x to follow up, but again, no response or call back. When I finally got through (dec), I was told there is a HUGE waitlist and was told I could have a tour in 1.5 months from now (jan 15). The lady acted as if I was lying about submitting the tour request and calling, so I sent her proof via email and she still claims she did not get this, acting as if I was not telling the truth. This does not seem like an inclusive, Catholic school based on my experience and I would not recommend it.

I was at villa for two years. Unless you want your kid to turn out as someone who cant express themselves, don't put them in villa. The social atmosphere is absolutely horrible. My first year I spent half of the year with no friends, and there was barely any help with that. I was not welcomed warmly. I felt weird, and odd. I did make friends though, at the end of the year. But I lost those friends and ended my second year with 2 friends. We were all outcasted because we were different. I was being talked about, bullied behind my back, and outcasted. Teachers do not do anything about this, they barely even recognize the situations (or care). Nor do they parents get note of the bad social atmosphere, they hear it from their children directly. It got so bad I moved schools, and im happier than ever. I learned im not weird and odd, it was just the girls at my former school who made me think that (and unfortunaly the teacher's too). Villa may not say it, but villa is about blending in. Not being yourself. Do not send your children here, my little sister is starting to get bullied by her own friends now. There ate false rumors being spread about her. There are many better schools, do not go here. (Stuff I want to add; one of the nuns there told one of my friends that she hated me. All because I looked different. I was incredibly happy with my looks, but she wasn't. Anyways, hey villa, thanks for how miserable you made me. Also this is a very obviously homophobic school, careful!)