Arcadia Elementary School

Very good school, great teachers, varieties of activities for kids.

Not at all impressed with our experience with this school. I would not recommend it at all. The front lobby is a HUGE safety concern!!! You are rung into the main lobby but then you have access to the main hallway to the left and right. At busy times the front office would not even notice you didnt come through the lobby and into the double doors to the secretary's desk. I feel like this is a bad situation waiting to happen. The front office staff is very unfriendly and loomed uninterested in helping me, barely acknowledge me and look at me as if to say "what do you need??" My child only attended a short amount of time, thank goodness! They did not challenge him what so ever. He was very bored. He came home daily with many, many worksheets, the same type of worksheet daily just a different letter or number being learned. He came home many, many days with randomly cut up and doodled on notebook paper, saying the teachers just told him to sit and doodle/cut up and glue notebook paper together. We had an issue where my child was hit by another student and i was not notified properly upon it occurring. I had to go out of my way to get more info into the situation. The teacher was very upset about this and took it out on my child, marking him red for behavior every day after i spoke with the principal about the situation when he had been marked green for behavior every day for 4 months.

This school is very unprofessional. Don’t trust this school to protect your children. Instead of worrying about teaching students this school focus on tearing down good families. Unfortunately we live in a society instead of uplifting people, people rather break you down. It’s very sad that we have come to this. What happen to trusting a school system.

Oh boy. This place has changed so much. Three years ago, our high school basketball team beat Gaffeney; now we are struggling to beat homeschool teams. Honestly, education is okay, but the teachers target specific students. If you are a male athlete, DO NOT COME to this school. As a strong believer in Christ, I believe that women should NOT be priests. A couple of weeks ago, there was a "woman priest" from a random Lutheran church downtown for a middle and upper school chapel. I personally will not be coming back for multiple reasons, but the "woman priest" clicked my last button. If you are looking for a good K5-5th-grade school, Oakbrook is awesome. However, if looking for a long-term option, Oakbrook is not the place. Thank you for a great couple of years! =)

My son attended this school last year. He gained so much independence and such a greater interest in learning! I would highly recommend this school to anyone who is searching for an environment that truly focuses on developing the whole child.

My family chose Westgate Christian School for our girls 3 years ago. We are so thankful that we did. I couldn't say enough positive things about the education they are receiving, the teachers and staff, the administrative team or the front office staff! Our girls feel loved every single day! The curriculum is rigorous and as a teacher of 14 years, I could not be happier with the education they are receiving. We have no doubt that we are exactly where the Lord wanted us to be! If you've been looking at private schools for your children, I HIGHLY recommend touring Westgate!