Summit Academy Charter School

Reviews

• Submitted by other on July 19, 2023
  When I went there, I was hardly challenged. At least half of my classmates were disruptive and aggressive, and many of them had criminal records. In short, it feels more like a penal school than a special needs school.
• Submitted by parent on May 01, 2022
  I have taught at Summit HS for four years. One reason I return is because the students are wonderful and they really want to learn. Another reason is the supportive staff. All the teachers I have worked with have the same dedication to providing quality education to our students.
• Submitted by parent on April 29, 2022
  At Summit Academy, they offer resources for our scholars and their families. They have a mini laundry room for scholars to learn how to keep their belongings clean and they have a comfort closet filled with hygiene products and other essential items. This school is building community and leaders
• Submitted by student on April 28, 2022
  A school built on community and success. Staff and teachers honestly show us mad love
• Submitted by parent on April 28, 2022
  I've been in this school for almost 7 years, I'm a senior now and I wouldn't have made it if the staff didn't motivate me. I've met a lot of good teachers (who are awesome ) and I'm going to miss them a lot. Dr. Campell has done a very good job with the school and has been an awesome teacher.
• Submitted by other on October 22, 2020
  I wish I could have those two years back. I hated being there and they probably don't care. They didn't then.
• Submitted by other on April 05, 2016
  I'm in my 3rd year teaching at Summit Academy. It is a positive environment and a "nest" for students who were not doing well in their local public schools. Expectations are high but achievable, the staff gets along with each other and the students are friendly and try hard. I have never seen a fight here in 3 years. No one steals here either. As for the comments about the school obsessed with routines and rituals, I went to an all-boys Catholic school, you don't know what an obsession with routines and rituals are. Professional life is routines and rituals, whether you're a corporate VP or stocking shelves on the night shift at Target. The sooner young people learn how to navigate and negotiate power the sooner they're on the path to success. As someone pointed out, Summit - or any school for that matter - is not for everyone, we've had students for whom it was not a perfect fit. But overall Summit Academy is a positive healthy place where students are actually graduating and are accepted into good colleges. Thank you
• Submitted by other on September 30, 2015
  Summit Academy gives scholars the privilege to advance academically ,so they are mentally and physically prepared for college.
• Submitted by parent on September 30, 2015
  My grandson has been at the school now for 4 years and they have been helpful in changing his behavior. The school sets high expectations for kids and some people don't like that. I do agree that the staff has not always been reflective of the student body but the teachers really care. They have gotten my grandson to open up more than we have at home. This year I attended the family night in August and I was please to see the shift in the staff and even more excited to see how many black men were on staff. Every school has room for improvement and not every school is for every family. This school is the choice for us. I am thankful for their patience and belief in a child who was left back twice prior to coming to Summit. If it were not for them, I am not sure where my grandson would be.
• Submitted by other on April 24, 2014
  The school is obsessed with rituals rather than routines, conformity rather than content and categorically "perfer" instructors who are socially uncommon to the student population they claim to serve. Not a single teacher or upper administrator share geography or seek to relate where their students "are coming from" beyond what they read in some case study as undergraduates. No wonder they wont hire teachers with real experience teaching "urban" middle schoolers. Nobody wants to be shown up for the disingenuious work they do on a daily basis.
• Submitted by other on October 19, 2013
  Don't know why people send their children here. I have 1 niece that goes here and 2 nieces that go to ms 266, in park slope that accept the same population as this school does but they are doing much better at 266. I'm done with charters after this.

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