Academy at the Farm

I had 4 kids go to this school and pulled the last 3 out. At the start it was everything a school should be. We were there from day 1.It had a perfect balance of academics and ethics. My 1st child did great and went on to graduate HS with honors in all AP classes. Then it slowly started turning into a nepotistic political mess. It was nothing more than an employment mill for "Old Dade City Network . A new , unqualified director was put into place in 2010"a friend"of the old director.The students suffered and the focus changed. If you were not "Old Dade City" or "New Money" you were treated like dirt until you left. I ended up pulling my last 3 kids out. Once out, I had to hire tutors to catch them up to grade level. The school was founded on having ESE kids as its cornerstone. Once the New Guard took over all the ESE kids were kicked out and sent to other schools. The ESE portion of the charter is now only for "gifted" ESE. Shameful.
--Submitted by a parent

This school is a horrible school, both children were pulled out. The school is in fact the opposite of how it is "formally" described. It is not an academy where children are taught to excel academically. Most of the school consists of staff and teachers that are related to each other and several of the students there are their own children. Those children are not treated like all of the other kids and if you are not part the so-called "loop", both student and parent alike become outcasts. The school is run by a bunch of money hungry people, right down to the secretaries. All they do is ask for money and if you don't have that money to give, then you are looked down upon. DO NOT SEND YOUR CHILDREN TO THIS SCHOOL.

I have decided to pull my children out of this school after being there over 3 years. It has been declining since the start. If you are not part of the "family" run facility then you and your children are dirt. The focus has shifted from the children to money. Every week they are asking for money for something. If I had money I would have sent them to a private school. They lie about placing your children academically where they belong and hold them back in some way. I am not the only parent who feels that way. Example there were split grade levels a few years ago..example 5/6 grade. So the children in 5th grade who were advanced learned from the 6th grade books. The next year those same students got the "joy" of learning everything again from the SAME books. They were supposed to take out those students and give them more to do, individual instruction, etc. But NEVER DID. And then there is what they did with academically with my disabled child...
--Submitted by a parent

Inefficien, bias, and unsatisfactory. I am not happy with this school. I went to this school for two years and was pulled out because it was so bad. Every single person that I know who attended AATF says it was a horrible school. Everyone hated it. You don't just need to listen to the parents, actually listen to the students who went there and had to experience it. I would not be able to have excelled the way I now do in school if I had not been pulled out. The teachers are inconsiderate as well. One of my teachers (math) used the word "stupid" to describe me to my parents, in front of me! What a coincidence that I entered 7th grade and skipping grade level math and moving to 8th grade math. I am now a high school student in Honors and AP classes, as well as a recipient of the Academic Scholars Award. Because of AATF? I think not. Only because I was pulled out.

The Academy has great teachers who keep the children the priority.
--Submitted by a parent

Their attentiveness to the children and thier success is bar none. They delivered for my child far beyond my expectations.
--Submitted by a parent

Our grandchildren attend the Academy. We feel, along with their parents, that they are getting a quality education.

Academy at the Farm supports children with learning disabilities and children with autism. The teachers and support staff invest hours beyond their normal work day, including weekends, to prepare lesson plans and an environment that is conducive to learning.
--Submitted by a parent

great school and great kids
--Submitted by a parent

Best school in the nation!!! Fully qualified teachers that instill great values in our kids! A++
--Submitted by a parent