Forest Park Magnet School

I think this school is the best school in longview

Wonderful school with very attentive leadership. Personal responsibility is taught and God comes first.

It was a challenge to get real help in public schools. We decided to invest money into LCS. Our oldest is doing so much better in a small classroom and learning about her faith in God. Our youngest felt a lot of pressure at a prep school so we decided to invest in LCS. She had some adjustments but we feel that she learns more with a book at LCS than just worksheets at the prep school. We weren't worried about the STAAR test but my oldest could not pass the STAAR and my youngest mastered it twice. LCS doesn't put emphasis on testing. They help the kids work as a group and learn life skills. They also get plenty of fresh air during the day. My youngest is running track at LCS. My oldest had back surgery so she is participating in PE for now. LCS offers dual credit courses with LeTourneau college. I am really happy with high school service work. My daughter joined AMBUCS. She learns about working hard and taking care of the community. We had a Mud Run that we just started last year. We raise money for the school and ask corporations for their financial help. We have athletics at LCS and the gym looks great. Most of the sports tournaments have now shifted to the Dallas area. The kids save money for their senior trip. They sell candy and soda for fundraisers. I'm proud of these kids learning about themselves and helping others. The classrooms are usually 10-20 kids. They have a uniform code. I hope we get to debate the uniform code because of supply chain problems.

St Marys not only exceeds state and national standards on standardized testing and college entrance but also develops individuals with a service mentality grounded in Gospel values!

This is the worst school I have ever had to deal with. We move around A LOT with my husbands job so we have been in many schools but this one is TERRIBLE!! The staff is rude and you can hear teachers yelling at kids from down the hall. It's not safe because they hardly ever lock their doors. I have always been my kids home room teacher to help in anyway I can. Not at this school though.. I'm not even allowed to go past the office. Much less walk them to their rooms or help! We moved late in the year and my son was in school TWO weeks before I had any clue of where his class was or who his teacher was!!I tried to have them transfered to another Longview Elem. and was told that because my kids are the minority (white) that they can not transfer to any other school. If they had been the majority of the school they could!! So we are now homeschooling because there's no way my kids will ever go back there!!