El Daep

This is the first year my kids have gone to the school. My daughter is in kindergarten and my son is in third grade. never have I ever been to a school that is so disorganized and some of the teachers are rude. The front office doesn’t ever know anything happening in the classrooms or know about a situation. My daughter got hurt before and I never got a call from the office when she got hurt on the head. Despite my daughter getting hurt, they are bad at communication. My kids are never going to the school ever again worst school ever. I only took them because we live across the street at the apartments. I would give zero stars to this school, but I had to at least give one in order to write the review.I would never recommend this school to anyone!

As a parent and a teacher, I cannot recommend Purple Sage. While there are teachers and staff sprinkled in who care for children, the majority of adults live their school lives demeaning students and parents. The assistant principal does not enjoy children unless they are quiet and compliant, while the head principal will tell parents whatever they want to hear to get them to go away and talks in circles to get out of any situation. There is no situation, big or small, that they feel they're in the wrong, could improve on, or would accept partnership to help students. They always deny any wrongdoing. This behavior trickles down to the teachers, so then teachers feel confident that they can treat students and parents in any way, because they are also never in the wrong. If ever an issue, the school is always in the right and refuses to hear all sides, with the bottom line being that they did nothing wrong and it is the students' personal issues that cause issues. Teachers are told they do not have to respond to parents, and that admin will handle issues; then the principals refuse to put anything in writing (email) and will only call over the phone to discuss matters. When they do email, they are vague and leave interpretation of them in a good light. Learning disabilities are ignored, then poor classwork and grades are blamed on "bad behaviors"; students are told "they know better than that" and "your parents would be so disappointed" instead of being taught how to work through issues or even asking the students' point of view. If students cannot keep up with the work, they are blamed and called out in front of peers in the classroom. Students see and hear adults treating students poorly - calling specific students out all the time, calling them unkind nicknames, and singling them out - then fellow students think it is okay to treat others this way, and they do. There is a bullying issue from teacher to student, and student to student; however, the student who is seen as different and being singled out is the one who ends up being called the problem. The school leads the outside world to believe that there are no issues on campus, and parents who don't have to deal with anything other than sending their kid to school and picking them up don't know what actually happens at PSE and just show up to PTA events believing everyone is experiencing a "good school". There is a huge number of families that are silenced and made to feel unwelcome every day.

I used to love Thoa school. But bullying has gotten out of hand. My son was being verbally bullied. Yes, he threw the kids food out of his hands because he was being really disrespectful. So the kids punches my child twice in the face. They blame my kid. Don't hold the other child accountable. And thats it. Nada. No accountability, no discipline. Im ok with that. We will be transferring schools next year. This school has lost its class and has turned trashy with the people.And their teachers flip a lot. Or they never have enough in one grade so one teacher is struggling. Don't do it. There's pond springs and jollyville right down the street.

I have two kids at Holy Family and this will be our 9th year in the community. Our family has adored the school from the beginning, and each year we have watched it transform into something bigger and better. Post-Covid, many teachers left and the school was in transition with a new principal. That school year was honestly the only not-so-great one for our family for a variety of reasons. However, it also feels like during that year, the administration identified the key issues at the school and have since then taken clear, visible steps to address them and improve on them. Over our time here, they’ve added (among other things) a new Middle School building, main office building, event pavilion, assistant principal role, new elective and after school options, expanded library, and they are continuing to make improvements each year. The teachers at every grade level have been wonderful, in our experience. Some have left, most have stayed, and the new hires that replaced those that left have been lovely. The Dominican Sisters on campus are beautiful examples to all of us on how to be loving, respectful, kind disciples, and they get my kids (and myself) excited about our faith. My kids are challenged throughout the school year without feeling overwhelmed.It’s clear from reading the reviews that each family has a unique experience here at Holy Family, with differing priorities and expectations. I’ve read reviews of not enough communication or community events, and other reviews about too much communication and too many events to keep up with. I’ve read reviews of lax expectations and discipline for Middle Schoolers, and other reviews about too much homework and demands on Middle Schoolers. One reviewer wrote that there is not enough sports equipment… but that the school prioritizes athletics over other things. Sounds like everyone won’t be happy here, and that’s ok, but wanted to share how positive our experience has been, and that there are so many families that feel the same way we do that don’t take the time to write a review. Overall, our personal experience has been 8+ years in which each year has only gotten better and I would absolutely recommend it to anyone interested in a Catholic education for their child(ren). I hope there are not families reading the negative reviews and determining that this school isn’t right for them, because my family literally thanks God for this school, the teachers, and our Holy Family community every single day.

I started off as a parent over 18 years ago (have 2 graduates and one entering high school) and loved it so much I decided to join the staff over 15 years ago! This school offers great academics (even on level courses are high level- vs. AP classes). This school does a great job at supporting and growing students academically and intentional character building across campus and all grade levels. In lower school, they build foundations and memorize. In middle school, they start to think logically and by high school they are able to have deeper conversations in subjects. The relationships and activities across grade levels are intentional (as all students are on one campus). The academics are strong. The electives and sports are small enough where there is more equal opportunity. Our school wide events and grade level events have stood the test of time (they still have the time-honored 'Camp Watermelon' from when my oldest 1st grade to when my youngest over 12 years ago). This speaks to tradition and investing in children.