Advantage Academy

This is a terrible school. It has consistently disappointed me with the quality of its academics, and has one of the highest turn-over rates for teachers I have ever seen. The administration is failing both the students and the teachers, and its only virtue is the crypto-Christian values it tries to push on its campus. When this school began it was desperate for students and so offered busing from our Dallas location to its campus in Grand Prairie. My wife and I were concerned with the quality of public schools in our area, but almost immediately I noticed that the standards were much lower academically than my child's previous school. This last year was the end, however, with a combination of chaos during enrollment and now the cancellation of the bus route now that they feel secure with the number of students enrolled. I am happily looking for a new school to enroll my children and will not miss Advantage Academy in the least.
--Submitted by a parent

I am a former teacher who was fired for reporting irregularities concerning No Child Left Behind. Seems this school is not interested in education children, but only in the money that they generate upon enrollment. Many good teachers have been fired due to Mrs McDonald's wild temper flares. The scary part is that, as many on this blog have written, many of the administrators and teachers are not certified or even have college degrees. This school brags on being an alternative to public education, but DON'T believe them! There are plenty of other good charter schools to send your children to without exposing them to this non-Christian environment. A parent shouldn't have to ask whether their child will be educated at this school. It is generally understood. However, many students are left to linger in the classroom with no direction. Writers are correct when they state that TEA should shut this school down.

ROWLETT, My child has attended Advantage Rowlett for the last 4 yrs. The Rowlett location is K-8th grade. Our overall experience have been good. We are looking forward to the new school year.
--Submitted by a parent

ROWLETT, My child has attended Advantage Rowlett for the last 4 yrs. The Rowlett location is K-8th grade. Our overall experience have been good. We are looking forward to the new school year.
--Submitted by a parent

WOW!!! I readed parent's concerns. I was going to put my kids in GP location for HS. WHERE is TEA to monitor? Education is very important for our Future. Why would the Teachers allow this- if you sign up to Educate. Please Teachers Speak up, Parent get involved and stay involved NO SCHOOL should tell parents to stay OUT........ MAybe they should get the STATE involved and shut down all AA! It happen in Wilmer, Texas, it can happen in Grand Prairie, Texas SHAME SHAME MR BECK,Central Office, and Principals, Directors, SHAME SHAME!
--Submitted by a parent

I am wondering what campus these reviews are referring to? I am looking into the Rowlett campas. I was pretty excited at first, but after reading these I am a little skeptical. Need to know about Rowlett campas? Any info would be great.

This school has the good teachers. There is alot of drama here. But as a parent I really care about how my child is doing in class. Yes I am concern about the lunch room. All parents should be concern about that. I don't know what goes on behind close doors with all of them. That is why they work there and I don't. I only care about what goes on with the kids. The grown ups can be just like kids them self. There is alot of good about this school, but there is also room for improvement as with any other place. We just need to stay out of the drama in the school and place our concern on the kids. This is how I feel. The kids has to be the up most concern. Has any child really been hurt here. I don't mean the deal with the lunch room. Has any teacher or office staff hurt any of our kids? Other schools are alot worse than this school. I can name some real quick. The teachers there don't step in on anything. Here they do the best they can. We need to think of our kids. I am not telling anyone where to place their kids. But look at other schools before you make any move. Thats all I have to say.
--Submitted by a parent

This place has hit Rock Bottom. I have three children that have been there from yhe begining. At first it was a GREAT school!! The past year has been a total disappointment. The other reviews are correct, what kind of school does not I repeat DOES NOT want parents involved in their childrens education?? Answer a school that has many things to hide. I have first hand info of the administration making the teachers change failing grades to passing ones. There is a video of the 6 7 and 8 grades being made stand nose to the wall with their hands behind their backs. And then they fired the teacher of the child that made the video. COVER-UP!!!!!!! Do not get me wrong we have a GREAT group of teachers, too bad the are getting fired and the others will not return next year. Any potential Parents Of Students You Have Been Warned.
--Submitted by a parent

THIS SCHOOL HAS FAILED OUR KIDS. We got letters today that 5th and 8th grade did not meet state standards on the Math and Reading Taks. They took them a few weeks ago. They did offer tutoring but on several occasions they called an emergency staff meeting so tutoring had to be cancelled. Advantage Academy is not up to par on their teaching at all. You have straight A students barely making B's now. I do not recomend this school to anyone.I personally know people who have left and their kids are repeating grades. That is not fair.
--Submitted by a parent

This school is going down very fast. It is out of control. The teachers are under so much stress to where it is affecting the kids. 3 math teachers in 1 year. fired music teacher, art teacher. Makes kids throw out lunch because the teacher got mad at the kids. Then she made all 6,7,8 graders to stand against wall with nose against wall arms behind back for the rest of lunch. Why hasn't TEA been in yet? Someone needs to save the kids and teachers from the administration. You can't get anyone at the Grand Prairie campus to help with anything. In the office they know so much but yet knows nothing. They are rude to the parents and bully the teachers. And yes they are trying to keep parents from being at this campus. This school needs to start firings in the office and go up as far as need be. Teachers and kids are being bullied by people who want to control and break their wells to their thinking. Again what country do we live in? Someone needs to come in and help ASAP!!!!!!!!
--Submitted by a parent