Sullins Academy

22218 Sullins Academy Drive

Bristol, VA 24202

7 Reviews

School District
Grade

PK-8
Type

private

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Submitted by parent on December 11, 2023

I have two children attending Sullins. We have been part of the school for three years and are very pleased. The education my children are receiving eclipses my expectations, which were very high to begin with. While I cannot speak to the quality of the middle school as my oldest child is in the second grade, I find my children's education to be well ahead of the public school system. Each of my children have an individual education plan tailored to them and I am frequently invited to discuss that plan and how they are doing within its framework with their teacher and/or staff.I honestly don't know how the school or its faculty could be better. Everytime I think I've seen the school's best another surprise pops up. I highly recommend Sullins Academy and I have no, nor have I ever had an affiliation with this institution other than being a parent.
Submitted by parent on August 29, 2023

Our children attended this school during the years there was a different headmaster and a whole different set of teachers. Somewhere along the way, the headmaster changed, leadership faltered, optics were the only thing that mattered, and teachers hired were fresh out of school. The established teacher set left the school and aside from one or two former teachers who are qualified, there is nobody left I would trust to teach my kids. Look at the qualifications and degree set of each of the teachers on the website before sending your kids here. Several teachers teaching combined grades due to numbers? A psychology major teacher higher math with no math or education degree... Beware.
Submitted by parent on January 20, 2014

About three or four years ago the headmaster and leadership began a technology initiative that has become an obsession to the point where the education of the children suffered. It is essentially on-line education and job-training for the masses. Although Sullins has many wonderful teachers, their hands are tied and the curriculum has been steadily dumbed down. By the end of third grade our child did not know the multiplication tables, still used their fingers, and was struggling with Every Day Math, a math curriculum from the University of Chicago, a central component for Common Core math. There are discipline problems because some unscrupulous parents are unwilling to do the work of parenting their children. They demand sunshine and roses be pumped into every classroom, every day. It seems that's what they paid for. Teachers are forced to teach to the tests, which are not timed. And reviews for tests are the actual tests themselves. Everyone gets and A, and everyone is a winner. The children are not being well served, and the teachers are not respected. We have pulled our children out after five years.
Submitted by parent on February 15, 2013

I have been very satisfied with the education that my boys received at Sullins Academy. All the reasons that you consider paying for private education are here. Small class size ensures that your child gets personalized attention. The teachers are highly qualified and enjoy their work. Good character is much more likely to be learned when it is instilled by men and women who already have it and you are surrounded by peers that come from families where it is an expectation. I appreciate that there are several male teachers to be role models for my boys. Parent involvement is high. Communication between teachers and parents is routine. The head of school is visible, accessible, and very caring. The facilities are impressive and are well maintained.
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