St. Francis Day School

St. Francis has exceeded our expectations. My daughter transferred into the high school and they have been wonderful helping her transition from public school. Small classes, excellent teachers, and the administration cares about each individual student.
--Submitted by a parent

St. Francis Middle School has wonderful teachers that truly care about their students! The administrators and counselors are all there to help the students in any way they can. They accomodate each child's needs. If a child is absent they give the child ample time to make up their work and will modify the work if needed. The school has a study hall at the end of the day where the students can go and ask the teachers for help if they need it. It is a very nurturing environment as well. This is a school for all types of students. I highly recommend it!
--Submitted by a parent

Our daughter has attended St. Francis Day School for three years now and we've been very pleased. She entered the school with low self confidence due to a hearing problem and was initially placed in a support class with a superb teacher. The next year her confidence soared in a traditional classroom, and this year she is blowing away advanced classes! The staff has been very responsive to her needs, the structure provided by the school has been helpful, and she enjoys the extracurricular activities and being recognized as a good citizen of the school. We are grateful to St. Francis for helping her to bloom socially and academically.
--Submitted by a parent

The Elementary school coordinator (principal) protects the school teachers as if they paid her salary. However, she treats the students and parents with disrespect. Many parents leave the school because they have no support from the principal. We experienced this last year. We had a bad teacher, who would insult the children in front of all the students. When communicated to the elementary coordinator, she refused to support the parents. On the contrary, she and the teacher made up stories about my child having issues. However, they never mentioned before I talked to the teacher about insulting my child. Both of this individuals have no business in education. No matter how many problems they have with parents, they are still there. This is not a good school. They should train they educators better, starting by "do not ridicule and insult children in front of the class. Additionally, they promote themselves as a school that helps children with LDs. They do not provide support, other that reprimand the child when they ask questions and do not understand. Furthermore, the headmaster hires mainly young, attractive girls for teachers, that do not have a clue on how to be educators. RUN!
--Submitted by a parent

As the parent of three students who attended St Francis Elementary, Middle and High Schools, I am very happy to tell you about our experience. My oldest son was transferring into 10th grade and he needed the small classes. The classes were perfectly placed for his abilities and growth. My middle son started in 9th grad. He loved St. Francis so much. He needed support classes and those were appropriately scheduled for him. My youngest son started in 4th grade and later attended the Middle School. He made great advancements in his Reading and I have always been so thankful for that! The teachers and staff have been very open. The kids friends were nice kids and their parents are my friends. My sons had plenty of opportunities to participate in sports and clubs. I enjoyed the Parent Association and the school activities. I notice whenever I drive past St Francis, I always have a smile on my face! Such a great school and great memories for our family.
--Submitted by a parent

We have been so pleased with the supportive and caring environment St. Francis offers. As a family entering into 6th grade we felt the transition from public was easier than expected. Any early adjustment problems are discussed and worked around. In our case they cared about the whole family and we are grateful for that. I would recommend St. Francis to any family who wants to send their child to a school who is involved with students growth, confidence and also the important accountability that our daughter is now so proud to achieve in many new areas.
--Submitted by a parent

St. Francis Middle School was an excellent choice for our son. He has some learning challenges, but was placed in honors courses in the subjects he needed to be challenged with. The faculty, staff and administration are very supportive. Neither our son or we parents ever felt the school was punitive and always tried to hear the student's viewpoint. The MS principal knew how our son had done each year, and was even aware of his bus-riding schedule. Our son is now attending one of Atlanta's top-rated private high schools, and wouldn't be there if he hadn't attended St. Francis for MS.
--Submitted by a parent

St. Francis was the worst mistake my parents ever made. I agreed to go there because of it's "has everything" feel you get from the tour however, there are a few problems they don't tell you in the brochure. For one, It has a negative punishment system which they call their "positive reward system, two the teachers are insensitive, three the most important problem and the biggest, the bullying which the teachers do nothing about. Nothing. They say zero tolerance but that is not the case. In all my schools I've ever been to or seen, or reviewed this one has the worst verbal and mental mean girls and mean boys problem. Do not send your child here as for if I could go back to where I never saw the place I would've been better off.

As parents of two girls who attended St. Francis for 6 years we are extremely grateful for the academic, organizational, and social skills our girls achieved.Although our children have two very different learning styles, the program at St. Francis was supportive and challenged both of our children.Our oldest is now attending college.The skills she developed at St. Francis in reading,writing, note taking,and public speaking have made her very successful in her studies. Her weakest areas when she entered St. Francis are now her strongest.Our younger daughter who attended elementary school academically excelled in all her classes.The small class sizes allowed her teachers to meet her learning needs and keep her challenged. The drama classes that she enjoyed gave her the confidence to act and speak in front of large groups.We know that they will achieve their future academic goals due to the great foundation given to them at St. Francis.
--Submitted by a parent

Saint Francis School is true to their mission statement of providing a program of study for students with different academic abilities in a structured, challenging, supportive environment. My child has attended SFS Elementary thru High School. At the Elementary School level there is a concentration on the foundations of education; emphasis is on the three R s (reading, riting, and rithmatic). They have a great program that provides structure for learning how to learn, becoming organized, becoming responsible, and developing as a whole person. In addition to academic subjects students have computer, art, drama, and chorus classes. I would like to add that the program does require parental participation on a daily basis so if you cannot deal with rules and structure it might not be a good fit for your family. If you want your child to receive a classic academic education this might be the ideal school.
--Submitted by a parent