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The Academy

Overall Parent Rating - The Academy Parent Reviews and Overall Parent RatingOverall rating: 5 out of 5 starsRate it

Based on 7 ratings

  • Principal LeadershipPrincipal Leadership: 5 out of 5 stars
  • Teacher QualityTeacher Quality: 5 out of 5 stars
  • Extracurricular ActivitiesExtracurricular Activities: 4 out of 5 stars
  • Parent InvolvementParent Involvement: 5 out of 5 stars
  • Safety and DisciplineSafety and Discipline: 5 out of 5 stars

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Posted January 10, 2008

An academically rigorous program and supportive staff. A small school with an awesome student:teacher ratio. The kids work and play hard. Spanish and Hebrew are the foreign languages offered. Chess Club and Kidstriders are standard extracurriculars. The after-school program is unstructured playtime. The art program is strong, the music program is rather weak. Many of the families are affluent, but there is a rich cultural diversity of faith traditions and ethnicities at this school - hard to find in Iowa. Although the school is secular, students must bring kosher (non-meat) meals for lunch and snacks because the school currently rents space at a synagogue. (We are not Jewish, but the kosher restriction has not been a big deal. We have viewed it as an opportunity to try something different.) A wonderful alternative to other privates in the area.
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5 out of 5 stars

Posted January 5, 2004

Small classes. Individualized attention. Work according to ability. Very high ITBS scores. State certified.
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