Pinnacle School

2182 North Industrial Drive

Bloomington, IN 47404

4 Reviews

School District
Grade

K-12
Type

private

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Submitted by parent on April 16, 2014

Pinnacle has been a life saver for our 2 sons. Both of them were struggling in public school, in spite of being above average in intelligence. Pinnacle did ongoing evaluations with our children and came up with a customized plan for each of them to succeed. They are both doing quite well now and are testing above average in their grades. Without Pinnacle, our boys would have continued to struggle, receiving poor grades and their self-esteem would have plummeted. Both boys have said, "Pinnacle is the best school I have attended". (The have both attended 3 previous schools including public and private).
Submitted by parent on April 07, 2014

Pinnacle School has been everything and more that we could hope for. the teachers/staff/director are great communicators with us regarding our sons status and progress, and have really helped him make great strides in his abilities and self confidence. We are so happy with Pinnacle!
Submitted by parent on April 07, 2014

Our children attend Pinnacle and it has been a beneficial for them. Teachers and staff are quite supportive and understanding. They offer varied educational opportunities to challenge and engage students who struggle with learning disabilities. Pinnacle is different from a traditional school setting. Children interact more with different age groups, have greater responsibility in taking care of and shaping their school, and engage in learning activities that are "non traditional." They do not "teach to the test." Class size is limited to 12. There are some areas of weaknesses that need to be addressed . First, there is no playground equipment and very limited "recreation" time. students would benefit from having more time for physical exercise, such as climbing, jumping, swinging, etc. These are important sensory activities that can be beneficial to their ability to learn. Another concern is with their arts and foreign language program. I would like to see a variety of Art classes offered for older students and a music program adopted school wide. I hope that, as the school grows , hose options are also integrated into their curriculum.
Submitted by parent on March 21, 2012

Pinnacle is for school for dyslexia and will only tolerate very COMPLIANT other processing issues children who are accepted only to fill slots to cover operating costs. Too long of day considering that more homework than public school (took 2-3 hours a night), too many non-educational movies watched in school, lack of fitness (20 minutes per day) in a car garage, and math covered only 60% of books (public school covered 80%). No accommodations for individual child as promised in interview. Also can't leave mid-year with half of tuition refunded no matter what is stated in interview. Counselor was good. Only Orton-Gillingham program utilized, no alternatives. If child is not dyslexic, still must do O-G program and no grade level reading/vocabulary/writing will be taught beyond what is determined for the general dyslexia classroom setting no matter what is promised in interview.