Peoria Academy

We have had children at Peoria Academy since 2002. As another review states, there was a rough patch for about a year, but there has been a dramatic change for the better recently. I feel that the school is not only on a road to recovery, but that the direction it is taking will bring it to new heights not seen before. Caring teachers, small classes and individualized attention. There is a very supportive and involved parent community. I highly recommend this school.
--Submitted by a parent

Great school! Our children started in Pre-K and are now almost done and excel in every level. Great caring teachers, involved parents and a great administrative staff make Peoria Academy the best choice for education in the Peoria Area. As a parent, I highly recommend that if you are school hunting, go and visit Peoria Academy and you will be delighted. The moment you step in you feel the difference, and we are a tough group of demanding parents always involved in the education of our children. This makes Peoria Academy a great school.
--Submitted by a parent

My sons have been going to Peoria Academy since my oldest started kindergarten in 2004. It is a wonderful school with excellent teachers who make learning fun. It is small enough to allow teachers to meet the needs of each individual student. The teachers are wonderful, nurturing people who accept each child for who they are. I have read several poor ratings that were recently posted on this site about Peoria Academy. I will admit that the school went through a rough patch that lasted about a year, but in my opinion, things are back to normal, and I have fallen in love with the school all over again. There are endless opportunities for parents to get involved at the school, and the more parents get involved, the more the school feels like home. I highly recommend Peoria Academy to anyone looking for a school with a friendly, caring staff and challenging academic programs.
--Submitted by a parent

We love PA! We have been here for several years and are very pleased with the high quality of education. Our child receives a alot of individual attention and was reading in Kindergarten. We looked at 4 schools and chose this one due to the excellent academic program. The parents are involved and there is a great parent community. There have been some changes in the middle school, but they are continuing to develop. Some people don't like change. We look forward to our future at PA!!!!
--Submitted by a parent

This is going to sound trite, but it is the truth: my daughter was very unhappy at the public school she was at. Ever since she has been at the PA, she loves school. She is learning a lot, the teachers are great, and the Headmaster greets every single student at the front door every morning. I've never seen that before.
--Submitted by a parent

Great school. Highly recommended, and not very expensive at all (compared to other Independent schools that charge well over 10K, this one is just under 7K).
--Submitted by a parent

My daughter attended the school for 2 years. We had the pleasure of meeting the original Head of School. She was amazing. She retired and the new head of school came in to "fix" everything. In the process, he had 11 total staff members leave the school for other jobs. The teacher quality until the new changes was amazing. The 2010-2011 school year saw many changes, teachers not sure what direction they were supposed to go with everything. Communication from the Head of School was poor. Emails to all parents with grammatical errors, changes emailed to parents the day they went into effect, or no communication at all. My daughter complained the Head of School took all field trips away to "save money" yet, he hired extra help because he couldn't do his job. The focus and priorities of the school have changed. Now the school is focused on creating a college prep high school to accomodate the executive board(those with money) and don't want to send their child to a public high school. This once proud school has forced me to send my child to a public school for a better education. Go to Dunlap, Washington, Morton, or Germantown for your education needs!
--Submitted by a parent

I have had the displeasure of attending Peoria Academy for 4 years, and every year, I hated it. My parents were unaware of my displeasure, because I never told them. Anyways, at Peoria Academy, I did not learn a single thing. In second grade, the staff was teaching us the alphabet, while I was already reading chapter books! The teachers were nice, but they had no experience, and I learned nothing new! Also, my parents stayed away from the community set there; the parents (and students) were all stuck up and snobbish, and, quite frankly, rude. Additionally, I spent more time at that school doing nonsense and playing on the computers there than I learned!! Please, many of my friends decided to switch from Peoria Academy to a public school- don't make the mistake of sending your child to PA and wasting hundreds of dollars of hard earned money. I switched from PA to a public school, Charter Oak, and I loved it! I learned so much more there, and the teachers had years of experience, and there was a balance between very intelligent students and average students. I felt welcome, which is why public schools beat PA anytime!!

My husband and I are very excited about the changes that are occuring at Peoria Academy! Updated curriculum, advanced student programs, exciting new sporting activities and a wonderful parent community! We are very pround to send our son to this school and would highly recommend it to anyone! Looking forward to the up-coming school year!
--Submitted by a parent

ok i have written many reviews but for some reason all of them get deleted. i think it is because people report mine but even though what i write is harsh its the truth and i would appreciate it if people kept them on here so parents who are thinking about sending their child here now the truth. ok i have moved so many times and been to too many school to count and peoria academy is by far the worst. the lunches are terrible the teachers dont really care about you and think that they are doing us a favor by teaching us and when you try to suggest things no one listens. lastly they claim that their education is so much better then a public school but i go to a public school now and we are learning way more advanced things. DONT SEND YOU CHILD HERE!!!