Maclay School

My son attended this school for 3 years, this last year has been the WORST! he started saying he hates going to school.. and on top of that he was being bullied by an older kid during the after school care! Im extremely dissapointed! His grades have dropped from As to Bs because he is just not interested and feels intimidated by his teacher. OF COURSE they will ALWAYS come up with the ADHD story.. and ironically now a days EVERY teacher had an ADD son/dauther, so for 600$ a sicologist will do an eval to give me some "tips" on how to handle him! I was under the impression that since this is one of the best school in town the teachers probably attend great seminars about this subject and would know how to face this "problem". On top of that our sicologist said he was starting to suffer from a mild depression from this problems at school..When I emailed the lower school principal she just said " it was sad and they would look into the after school situation" NOTHING was said or done afterwards. As i said to her im a single mom that makes a huge effort to send my son to the best school.. but aparently I dont drop enough$ there to make it a priority! cant wait for this year to end
--Submitted by a parent

My two children attended Maclay, and it was the best investment I could have made for them. I work for the university system in Florida, so I know how important a solid educational foundation is for success in an academically rigorous college setting. My kids are now adults, and they are successful and happy. My husband and I made sacrifices, but I'm very glad we did.
--Submitted by a parent

I am very impressed how the teachers are more than just instructors. I moved to the area last year and anytime I have a question or a concern about anything, they are so happy to help. My daughter has done extremely well. There is a great deal of parent involvement. I had the opportunity to assist in the school clinic for several weeks and I found it to be so rewarding. I feel that my daugher is very fortunate to have such a wonderful teacher who really cares. My daugher has been to other private schools and the tuition here is much lower than what I have paid in the past.
--Submitted by a parent

The academic curriculum is very structured and there is a good amount of homework. If your child is bright there aren't very many opportunities for enrichment. There is also a very structured physical education program which I worry might be a stronger influence than academics right now. Not a bad choice for the area.
--Submitted by a parent

The school does a good job of providing a great education at a competitive cost. I have lived in a city where costs were about double Maclay's and the education may have been 10% better. The attitude of the of leadership probably more caring at Maclay.
--Submitted by a parent

This is my tenth year at Maclay and I still love it. Next year I will be in high school and my only worry about Maclay is the transition between a school of 1,000 and a college of 250,000
--Submitted by a student

I attended Maclay for 9 years and wish I never had to leave! the academics were amazing and it's a beautiful campus. My kids will be attending without a doubt.
--Submitted by a student

I believe Maclay school is more affiliated with spending money than teaching students what they need to know in the future. The school cost roughly 9,000 dollars and they still ask for more money. I am in high school here and I have to pay at least 500 dollars extra for books, 2,000 for a year on the dance team, and the school still asks for more money for fundraising. The administaration needs to use the money they get every year from parents, who want the best for their kids,on the acedemics and not on theirselves.
--Submitted by a student

I was a lifer at Maclay. I was there for 13 years and i have to say it was the best thing that my parents could do for me. I was able to finish College with a finance degree in 3.5 years with very little work and make almost a 4.0 GPA. That is all thanks to the great education I received from Maclay.
--Submitted by a student

All though Maclay is excellent in teaching, not many people notice the student-student relationships.I can vouch for the excellence of many teachers, while some may not be very good. It is just the education that is better, not the peer pressure, it's exactly the same, if not worse, than any public school.
--Submitted by a student