Viera Charter School

6206 BRESLAY DR

School District

Brevard Public Schools
Grade

K-8
Teacher/Student Ratio

1:30
Type

charter

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Reviews

Submitted by student on November 20, 2024

terrible school, the staff are at least the pure endangerment rather then any risks like harm or privacy reveals. This school neglects the children's mental state and the teachers are flat out horrendous, this is supposed to be a school not a wannabe prison cell. This is not a recommended school towards any children nor adult.
Submitted by other on May 29, 2024

My son has been here since K and it has been 7 years on this school know and I feel that I have been blessed. From the teachers, his teachers education, staff, clubs and sports. Love it
Submitted by parent on December 01, 2023

It is our second year at the school and we are very satisfied with the level of education. You might find the lower grades a bit too serious for the kids' age (more recess or play time would be better!) but altogether great experience. A clean and safe school with high standards. Amazing musical theatre program (Middle school)! We also love the Cambridge program (MS), the Writing club, the cross country/ track and basketball program. Lots of clubs and afterschool activities for the students. Great opportunities if the parents want to be involved.
Submitted by student on September 18, 2023

This schools staff are horrible and disrespectful to student and parents. This a horrible place to go wouldn't recommend this school to anyone. The education sucks i have barely spell.
Submitted by parent on January 10, 2023

We've been with the school for 4 years now and have had amazing teachers! Communication has been great both in Elementary and Middle and I know if we need anything, I just need to reach out. We love all the extra sports available especially at the middle school level where public schools offer almost nothing. I also like that the activity classes include spanish, technology/typing, and steam along with the more typical ones. My littles would like swings or a gaga ball pit and a functioning library. As parents, we'd like more buses to cut the car traffic down, and an expansion to high school would be awesome. Also some punishments seem to be a tad lax and/or uneven for middle schoolers. These kids who are constantly disrespectful and disruptive need to be shown the exit door.
Submitted by parent on February 16, 2022

Very disappointed with key leadership and administrative staff that appear to use the system in their favor relative to their best interest or their family members who attend. I will say the highlight of our kids experience at VCS were all related to a few good leaders/coaches that no longer are there as well as some really good teachers whom are still there......for now. I would say the curriculum is fairly challenging at times but can be very subjective to the teacher's interests/belief system and party affiliation. We had to remove one of our children from a teachers class for using subjective material that we considered inappropriate. But our main concerns and ultimately the deciding factor to not attend next year related to how the administration and leadership handle bullying incidents. Our child was bullied on several different occasions and was not handled very well, quickly or accurately with "investigation" that was biased. I don't believe the staff is even trained to handle bullying events and should be trained in better practices to better help their students. Finally, the sports teams and clubs seem to be a very positive outlet for our kids and would recommend those extracurricular activities but please review all the posts on this review thread as there seems to be trends that have not been resolved over the years. Further, there are several faux reviews around the same day to counter a poor entry that seem to be a fair assessment and similar to what I have experienced. I would not recommend this school if you have other options that may be more favorable for your child's long term success and preparation for High School.
Submitted by student on November 07, 2021

Most people i know that have been to public school dislike this school and so do I.The dress code is horrible.For middle school, there are one way hallways so you have to walk the longest way to go to a classroom.The playground is awful too, there are no swings.And when I was going to get to go here I thought there were vending machines and delicious food eveyday, and they removed the vending machines.And the people are pretty rude but the school cant control that BUT there is favoritism like one of my teacher gave one part of he class hot cocoa and the rest nothing when the rest of the class did nothing wrong...I suggest you go to quest elementary or john f kennedy middle.
Submitted by parent on February 05, 2021

Our children have attended this school since their kindergarten year, they have done well and have had excellent support from the teachers and staff. I feel they are very well prepared for moving on to high school. There are many diverse extra curricular activities offered as well. The school offers the Cambridge Program from Elementary through Middle School and really encourages organization and age appropriate student responsibility. There is a great feeling of community at this school!
Submitted by parent on February 11, 2020

very good, my daughter has been going to this school since they open and I have seen her making excellent progress for a child with dislexia
Submitted by parent on February 10, 2020

I have been a parent at this school for the past few years after relocating from another location. I have been very happy with the top-notch education my children have received. My older child was very prepared for the high school. My younger child has flourished. I feel my children's academic, social/emotional, and overall growth have been cared for and encouraged here.
Submitted by parent on March 30, 2019

Teachers always available for students and parents. Teacher emails parents all the time with updates. Excellent support for all students regardless of level and speed.
Submitted by parent on June 01, 2018

Terrible. The pick up and drop off situation at the school is horrific. Many parents wait over 30 minutes to pick up their child. Homework is more of that than other schools and leaves little time for extracurricular activities in the evenings. Teachers do not have the appropriate oversight of other stuff and 504/IEP‘s are overlooked. The school also tries to push out students with special needs and inform them of different places they can go for educational needs.
Submitted by parent on April 16, 2018

No very good. The fact that if a child gets below a graed of "D" they are allowed to make corrections on the test to bring that grade up, which ultimatly can change the grade on the report card. Not certain if this is a Florida thing, but in college and work a lot of times you cannot do that. Looking into other schools around that we could put her into next year.
Submitted by parent on March 07, 2018

my experience at this school is decent but there is a lot of bullying
Submitted by parent on March 01, 2018

We have three kids at Viera Charter and we are very happy with the school and teachers, I can only say good things about this school. My kids love going to school every day. If I had to improve something would be to implement higher security and stricter norms for students during field trips.
Submitted by parent on December 11, 2017

Excellent. This school has been progressiog in the right direction since it’s opening.
Submitted by parent on May 06, 2017

I waited and finally got my child in, middle school . However they have no proper standards for academics. Very very poor communications from teachers. When I dropped off important projects they call at the end of school so kids pick them, when they have a field trip and expect lots of money to be paid months in advance but only let us know 2-3 days before the trip to Tallahassee where my child stays and so on. We were going to cancel his field trip with frustration. Spanish teacher gives behavioral notification to a quiet child because other kids on the table are noisy . That was the first behavior complain about my quiet child since kindergarten. And she is always shouting and screaming which gives my child stress. Too many issues with the school. My advice is DONT use this school for middle school. Your child will be behind in academics for high school. My friend who is a high school teacher said "all charter school kids cannot catch up at all in high school they are too far behind" all the best !
Submitted by parent on February 03, 2017

We have three children at VCS and have had a wonderful experience. The teachers are fantastic. They also offer after school activities that are great. Please don't listen to the chatter. Talk to someone who HAS a child at this school.
Submitted by parent on February 02, 2017

We had high expectations for the school but they have failed to deliver. There is a lack of vision and leadership and the leadership is too concerned with making sure they follow Charter School Associates strict process than doing what is right for the children. No library, no shade, no real STEM program. Overall its not a terrible school its just not what you would expect from a Charter...If you factor in the whole package the other local elementary schools are better choices. They have nearly 1000 students and a waiting list because those waiting really do not not what they are waiting for.
Submitted by other on October 28, 2016

We had very high aspirations for this school but after 2 years of waiting and hoping that they would implement the promised STEM curriculum we returned to our neighborhood school. Recommend that you read the reviews here cautiously ... many were written on the same day to overcome some poor reviews. If you do some research you will find that the FL DOE scores for VCS are well below Manatee and Suntree and have dropped every year since they opened. They "earned" a 67% in 2016 -- hardly an "A" school! There are many leadership challenges and the staff attrition is rate is terrible with 20+ wonderful teachers leaving after the first 2 years. The classrooms are small and crowded, there is no elementary art room or music room and the cafeteria is tiny. Science and computer labs that were supposed to be for all students have been converted to classrooms. There are 960 students in that one small building ... all so they could max out the money that they receive from the county. There is little to no proper curriculum provided by the management company and the "Dean of Curriculum" has no formal training in that area. Most of the teachers pull from material they have used in previous schools or handouts they find on the internet. The syllabus for all of the middle school classes is a disappointing "cut n paste" from the FL Standards. Many of the graduating 8th graders have sadly expressed frustration that they were ill prepared for high school. In 2015, only 60% of the 8th graders passed the FL DOE Science assessment. Don't be fooled by this school. Please know that there are much better options available in the county especially if you live in Viera.