Science Academy of Chicago

My son has been attending for one year now and just thrives under the open, rich and nurturing environment here. The school is quiet, sparkling clean and spacious. The students are sweet, happy and very well mannered. My wife and I cannot wait to enroll our younger son here too! Highly recommended!
--Submitted by a parent

SAC is without a doubt a great school. The principal cares immensely about each and every student. The faculty are dedicated and wonderful with the children. The kids want to come to school and have fun learning. I feel confident dropping our child off at SAC in the morning because I know she is in a safe, loving and caring environment. They make learning fun and encourage each child to be the best they can be. I love SAC and I think the faculty are remarkable!
--Submitted by a parent

My son is at the SAC and I feel that the school is an example of a high achieving school. It's a very caring environment with pressure and kids and parents to do their best. I believe my son is very fortunate to be there. The only thing I would like to see improve is I would like to see more Sports.
--Submitted by a parent

I agree with some of the recent postings that the administration and principal do a poor job of communicating with parents and does not,by any means,make parents feel welcome.Elementary education is a collaborative effort between parents, teachers and school administrators and the Principal,in particular, does not appear to support this type of collaboration. I don't feel that the kids are priority,MONEY is! Parents are welcomed and encouraged to come and be a part of the school...As long as you "Smile and Nod" at everything they do/say. The minute you bring up a concern,complaint or just simply question them on a certain topic a HUGE target is placed on your forehead labeling you as a "Problem Parent".What is most frustrating is the lies you are told time & time again in the hopes that, that will stop you from asking anymore questions.If that doesn't work intimidation is the next step.If you want to be involved in your child's education, if you are looking for a warm and caring environment for your child,this is not your school. Also there's no diversity in this school.Unfortunately,we are looking at alternatives at this point including other private school or moving districts.
--Submitted by a parent

We have three children at SAC , this is our third year. SAC has had the best communication we have ever experienced with taechers, staff and principle. Any concerns we have are listened to, and together we formulate plans to make things better. The teachers show they really care about your child. I hope prospective parents come visit the school, try a shadow day, and talk to parents currently at the school, to find out if SAC is right for them. Our curriculum is challanging, but the teachers go out of their way to make sure everybody learns with a smile on their face. SAC is part of our family!!!
--Submitted by a parent

We've been with SAC for 6 years and we LUV it! Reading the negative reviews left by another parent makes me feel bad for them as chances are they never took advantage of everything SAC has to offer. The teachers are A+ in their fields and our children are for the most part a full year ahead of other schools. For those needing extra help, tutoring is offered for them free of charge after school and teachers encourage it. We have "many" students who participate in out of state Math, Science and Language competitions. Needless to say, if the parents aren't willing to participate; how can the school at fault? Parent interaction is top notch, whenever we have events whether they are held during the evenings or weekends we "always" have a 98% participation from our students AND our parents. Our principal strict yet charismatic towards his students, parents and staff is always available and eager to hear our concerns and ideas. Where else would I send my children? If it's not Science Academy of Chicago it would be homeschooling because I don't think there's another school out there like ours!
--Submitted by a parent

I do not understand, I just posted a review, clicked on 5 stars and it only did 3!! But besides the problem here, the school is wonderful if I could give it more stars I would have!!!
--Submitted by a parent

My Daughter attends this School,the staff seem very caring and involed,She has always been a bright student,but when she has a problem with just about anything someone seems to notice and trys to help her,this is concerning her School work or mood,they just seem to know when she's having a problem.They are very caring.I have to really thank them for being there for her duing her teen yr's.She is always talking about how they care about her in general
--Submitted by a parent

This school is lacking in every department. If you want a good education for your kids do not send them here. There's little or no communication with parents. Most of the teachers shouldn't be teaching.Teachers don't care as much they need to. They disregard negative remarks and will not even respond to complaints. Teacher's assistants don't understand and can't speak English at all. It's very difficult for the kids to understand to follow them. This school asks for huge monetary contributions each year and wastes this money by giving prizes to people who are best in covering up all these school's information. It clearly doesn't meet the expectations and it won't help much in life.
--Submitted by a parent

Way to big lot of mean people. Teachers are very rough and do not connect at all with students. My child went there and was tormented. The class sizes are not small at all. Student Teacher Ratio is 18:1 and not 10:1 as promised by the principal and as stated in the school's website. No transportaion is available as promised in their website. No Advanced Math, Science and Technology Curriculum. No drama club or gifted programs for junior classes, as bluffed to many parents by the principal. Kids with delayed abililty are put in the same class with no extra teacher appointed for them. So the teacher has to pay all attention to them while if your kids is not in this category, don't get any guidance from the teacher at all. This school asks for extra money all year round on any pretext. It takes full tuition fee on the last month, but serves only half month. Principal wants fat donations and sell extra lottery tickets to the students' families and all lottery winners are all his own predetermined people. All of the teachers work here due to connections(parents, people of their community work here). They need to hire some real educators. We wish we never sent our kids to this school.
--Submitted by a parent