Aventura City of Excellence School

This year my daughter started to struggle in class and once it became a concern the teachers and administration immediately starting working with her and in a very short time her grades started to improve. The teachers at ACES really do care and only want the best for each student. I am so lucky that both of my daughters attend ACES!
--Submitted by a parent

The school is good and I am happy with the environment and the communication with the teachers. But I noticed that the students are taking too many tests (my daughter is in second grade and she has had more tests so far than I had in my whole elementary school. The homework is too much too and sometimes confusing with too many papers. Other problem I see is that the school is mainly focused in jewish culture, even the lunch menu is kosher only(and of course expensive) giving the non-jewish parents no other option than packing lunch for our kids.
--Submitted by a parent

Less rigid demands om homework (mainly at 3rd grade) is requested so that children have more time to play and develop their creativity and entrepreneurship independently. Please note that the playing of children is built in by evolution. It is an activity to develop skills for survival in e very efficient way.
--Submitted by a parent

School is smoothly run. There are some teachers who do not belong in the profession. It just appears that they do not care about the students. The students put up with these teachers because they know it will be a one time shot, but it is ashame that the students have to waste that time learning, well nothing. It always amazes me how a student can get all A's and B's and one D. Is it the student or the teacher?
--Submitted by a parent

ACES is an amazing school where the administration and the faculty are dedicated to the children. There is a focus on safety that makes me feel safe sending my child to school. The fact that it's a charter school and the number of students per grade is limited, makes for a "family" environment..
--Submitted by a parent

Focused on Values through and through for students and parents.

The strength of this school's leadership is greatly overstated. The vast majority of policies and programs practiced today at the school were put in place by previous principal, Dr. Katherine Murphy. While not all programs ran as smoothly as intended over the first few years, the previous administration had a bold vision for ACES which the current leadership seems to lack. Today, creativity and innovation have been sacrificed for short term success and values such as conformity and complacency have become the norm.
--Submitted by a teacher

this is an amazing school with a good learning enviroment and there are great and lovable teachers.
--Submitted by a parent

I think this is a great school.The principal is really involved and knows everytrhing about the students. My son's teachers love what they do and are really involved in the educational process.They try to help,if the child has a certain difficulty.I think this is an excellent school.Living values are really something important in the educational process of this school.
--Submitted by a parent

You definitely cannot find a better school that ACES. ACES is not your typical public school, not at all. In fact, at first glance, most people mistake the school for being a private school. A warm, nurturing environment, an administration that truly cares and listens to parents' concerns and suggestions, excellent teachers, a SAFE, clean and beautiful campus, small classes, state of the art technology, plenty of extracurricular activities and all the opportunities a parent could want to become involved----this is ACES. I truly believe that it is a privilege to have my children at ACES.
--Submitted by Jackie Perczek, a parent