Davinci School for Science and the Arts

This school is hereby the worst school ever, it is very strict, you get in trouble for doing things on accident or you get suspended if you get one thing wrong:/ I am serious parents dont like it because everything is chaging and they try to pull it off by calling it (re-constructing) it profits and it is a non profit charter school,you barely learn anything, and also there is no bus, walking home is out of the question, and if you go off campus after school they can chase after you 500 yards away from school grounds. Trust me, it is torturous for everyone.

This school is crazy!!! PEOPLE GET FIRED LIKE THIS AND THAT THERE HAS BEEN AT LEAST 3 PRINCIPLES IN THIS YEAR THEY CANNOT GET THERE STUFF STRAIGHT SO IT IS A HASSLE FOR ALL STUDENTS PLEASE LET ME OUT OF HERE!!!!

Alright, look. I'm a 7th grader at this school and I'm going to speak the truth here. A lot of these reviews are bad but their mostly from the students. Sure the school is strict, but that just means it has good discipline. If your reading this wondering if you should put your child in this school or not, I say you should. This school has been doing very well for the three years I've been here so far. A lot of kids say this school sucks, but they have no clue what their talking about because they've been here their whole life. There are absolutely NO bullies in my grade, or at least no one bothers me. I never feel alone either. Everyone is really nice and there's always somewhere to fit in. Actually, you won't even need to fit in. As for the teachers, they are really nice too. I noticed a lot of people said they only speak Spanish. This is wrong. I myself also only speak English, but mostly everyone who knows Spanish knows English also. Everyone has an English class, and in the 8th grade a Spanish class is added. Trust me, they WILL be learning. I finished my Pre-Algebra AP class in 7th grade. Anyways, this is a GREAT school. Students, staff, everything is good.

it is the worst school in the history of schools .the students are horrible! the teachers dont teach everyone speaks nothing but spanish the school has no foundation and i cant wait for them to shut it down. dont fall into the lies of the administration and staff save your student!!

We chose Da Vinci because we thought it was an excelence school. Unfortunately that was not true. It doesn t matter if the kids are smart or not, all of them are treated equally (I mean, there are no advanced or GT classes). The expectations for the sixth graders are very low. They don t participate in the city science fair and they don t have elective classes (like in the public middle schools). Parents are not allowed to volunteer, and the teachers are constantly changing. The only one thing that is good about Da Vinci is that is a small school. Thanks.
--Submitted by a parent

While the school has many good points, there are things it still seems to be working to improve with regard to infrastructure, policy, and principal leadership. Additionally, there are opportunities for parental involvement, but the school could use better guidance and assistance in getting parents involved as the parent volunteer coordinator often takes on much of the work herself.
--Submitted by a parent

i really like the school and so do my kids. well except for the teacher changes and the ways of disapline they use.the kids use very bad language and the teachers dont do much.the food is good and the students are cool.i REALLY do like it.

I went to this school last year and I have to say that other than meeting new friends going to the school was a complete and total mistake. I had just come from a private school so I was already ahead but by the time that they realized it, about December, The ninth grade was already way ahead of me. So the school was not has not been or probably ever will be a good school except for the Burnham wood elementary school which gets much more attention. In conclusion about what happens to the school I will quote one of my favorite lines 'Frankly, my dear, I don't give a damn.'
--Submitted by a student

The school's academic qualities are arguably the best in the city, but I can't say the same for student behavior. I personally believe that the core values are an over-correction of discipline. While respectable students can be found, the majority have drunk too many Redbulls. Not to say that bullies are common, but many kids are not respectful of limits. Phones are a familiar but not to serious infringement... unless of course a single text could void a large room full of innocent students in the middle of TAKS. I advise this school, but be prepared for deceit.
--Submitted by a student

this school has alot of extra activities for us all to participate. I think the only bad thing about this school is that there is not that many students but other thatn that its great
--Submitted by a student