Private | 6-12 | Nonsectarian | 128 students |
San Marino's Southwestern Academy is a private school. It is coed and nonsectarian, serving 128 students in grades 6-12.
This school has an average Community Rating of 4 out of 5 stars, based on reviews from 10 school community members.
School highlights:
| COMPARE | SCHOOL | GREATSCHOOLS RATING | COMMUNITY RATING |
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0.9 miles | |||
1 miles | |||
1 miles | |||
1.1 miles |
Are we ever glad to have found this amazing school! The small class sizes, the wonderful faculty and curriculum, the beautiful and caring administration! WOW, my daughter loves it here and we are thrilled parents. The tuition is reasonable and the outstanding quality of instruction (she mentions so many things after school and or in the evening) that brings smiles to our faces each and every day.
This is a very good school. The faculty are devoted and caring. The small class sizes allow students to receive the attention and help they need.
I have never seen a worse run school. After reading their website and receiving information regarding the school, I was looking forward to having my child receive the personalized attention he needed. Little did I know that with the small classes came unqualified teachers, angry staff members, and a headmaster who is never there! Really, can you teach a class and STILL not show up? This place was supposed to be a good experience, but lazy students combined with lazy staff made it terrible. Don't be fooled by the happy image it may exude. I was and it was a terrible mistake.
This is a good school. Not for everyone. I wanted my son to have the individual attention small classes can provide. The fact that the students come form all over the world is just a plus. The staff is firm but caring, just what I want to see when my son is so far away.
This school is terrible. Our experience was the exact opposite of its mission statement. It felt very punitive, negative, harsh, uncaring and seemed to be oriented for the convenience of the staff rather than the achievement of the students oriented. For this much tuition! it was a very bad experience for us.
So far I am extremely pleased with my son's happiness at Southwestern Academy. He loves to wear nice clothes to school and has had a lot of help with his classes during study hall. At the high school he was going to attend they were going to put him in remedial courses, but at Southwestern after testing, they put him in regular classes and also physics for ninth grade. As a parent paying tuition I am very happy that my son is happy and succeeding!
This is the worst private school I've ever been to. The staff is not friendly nor helpful at all. The campus is extremely small. I will not send my daughter to this school.
This is a wonderful school in San Marino ...
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