Cornerstone Charter Academy (K-8)

its OK but not great. a fairly apathetic administration with a just get by mentality. I think they are mostly worried about their FCAT score than the actual "teaching" of the students. Likely that there is some sort of financial benefit to them so it is a priority. The principal seems to just be "winging it". He really doesn't have a clue. Teachers are as well OK. Of course there are likely some good ones but we haven't really seen it. They're nice but we want educational results. Our child is languishing there. We are looking to put our child in a different school at the first possible opportunity. I think most of the parents want a good school so bad that they have convinced themselves that this is it. Well it isn't.
--Submitted by a parent

We have been very happy with the middle school program, especially this year. The first year was chaotic, which we expected. The principal and teachers (with a couple of exceptions), are always quick to respond to concerns and are very involved. Academics are very good, as is the growing number of after school activities. Our children now want to stay at Cornerstone for high school and we are delighted.
--Submitted by a parent

Amazing. My child completed Kindergarten here the year they opened and is now enrolled in his 2nd year. They're hard on the parents with the goal of keeping us involved. I truly appreciate this. It's so easy to become complacent and get caught up in life without realizing the impact us parents can have by being involved with our child's school. I've seen my child grow tremendously academically, socially, and as a responsible human being. I couldn't have done it alone.
--Submitted by a parent

We switched from a great public school to Cornerstone for the inaugural year and it has been a great experience for our family. We have been very pleased with the excellence of the teachers as well as the administrative leadership of the school. And parent involvement is exceptional!
--Submitted by a parent

We kept our child in this school for seven months, believing that this school needed time to grow and develop. Unfortunately, he got behind in his learning while being inundated with constant testing every two to three weeks. They gave tons of work but never taught them how to do any of it. They didn't seem to understand children from an elementary school age and made good kids feel like they were "bad'. They had limited resources and I saw my son go from being a really hard worker to hating school. I pulled him out and he started to flourish once again. A complete transformation. This school is NOT for everyone, and it really does depend on the teacher and the luck of the draw, as there is not consistancy or standardization from the administration .
--Submitted by a parent