Arts Academy the High

i meant " how the school is run," not " how the school is fun" my apologies

It is a good school I like the private school leadership it helps to build more rounded children who try really hard to be the best no slacking allowed at this school I also like that the classes are not over crowded, some people complain but I believe its because their kids were expelled from the school due to behavorial issues and it is not tolerated at the Arts Academy
--Submitted by a parent

Everything this school appears to be is a lie wraped up in eloquent words and pretty pictutres. When I first decided to go there, the little flier had me all excited. I couldn't wait to have an art class and to play in the band and all of the fun things they said they had. Upon entering the school in eigth grade, I found it was all wrong. Most of the teachers are rude and don't respect the students which results in a lack of respect from the students. The head of the school thinks she has better things to do for her choir than she does for the academics in the highschool. Every highschooler is forced into the choir, and threatened by "losing a credit". Isn't choir an extracurricular at ALL other schools? Also, where does the money go? You have to pay extra money for everything.

it was so fun to go to the henry for mueseum we have choir we learn french spanish and stuff like that we have a good band. we learn good things that prepare us for next year and im excited for 9th grade and there is no sexual behavior and if there was it is playing around but it is strict business here and it is a great school for your kids and im only in 8th like i even care about school i care about this school i actually feel like i belong somewhere where i fit in and i love it! i plan on graduating here! -
--Submitted by a student

the art academy gives out homework that is to much to handle and also the treatment at the arts academy is very well.
--Submitted by a student

I find the the differences in scoring very interesting. As I read the comments it became very clear the low scoring is a result of disgruntled parents who didn't want to put in their best effort to see that their children recieved the best education available. The Academy is very up front about parental involvement in and out of the school. It is of utmost importance that parents are involved with the homework. Who cares about text books and work sheets as long as the children are getting the proper education. My child was in a Montessori from preschool to third grade. They also do not work from text books and send work sheets home. He is 1 to 2 grades ahead of normal public schools. I paid 4900.00 dollars a year for this education which I consider money very well spent. We are happy with the Arts Academy.
--Submitted by a parent

this school is very un organized and they dont keep kids in control they mix the highschoolers with the 1st and second graders and my child hears bad language and see sexual behavior not a good school.
--Submitted by a parent

I have several children enrolled at The Arts Academy - this is our second year. We love it! The education, care and growth I have seen in my children has been outstanding. They have a good teaching staff and administration team. It is a great place for great children.
--Submitted by a parent

The Lorain Arts Academy is doing very well for a new school, in my opinion. My daughter is a student there and we both love it! The parents are required to volunteer 40 hours per year. Yes, there are no books, but my kindergartners has homework every night on copied sheets. Yes, there is no nurse, the sick children sit with the receptionist until parents arrive. Extra-curricular? my kindergartner is in chess and photo club!! most high schools don't have a photography program. The children go on field trips once per month. Sometimes the Put-in-Bay, sometimes Hawaii ... As for internet at school, yes they do have it. Each teacher has a pc to themselves, along with a computer room for the students that has several pc's. I think the Arts Academy is doing better than the Catholic school I went to as a kid, we didn't even have a gym.
--Submitted by a parent

As a parent, I was very disappointed with the appearance of the building (inside) of the Arts Academy because it is very dirty. The next disappointment was not having a teacher for my student's class when school started. I don't know what has happened but there are a lot of missing teachers. I think parents should check out where their money is going when they pay that supply fee because our kids didn't have any supplies or books for that matter. It's too bad that the academy has not stayed true to its original plan of actually being an arts school. Lorain could certainly use one--we have a lot of gifted and talented kids here.
--Submitted by a parent