Bowman Ashe/Doolin K-8 Academy

6601 Southwest 152nd Avenue

School District

Miami-Dade County Public Schools
Grade

PK, K-8
Teacher/Student Ratio

1:14
Type

public

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Reviews

Submitted by parent on December 06, 2023

solid school with experienced teachers. they are always trying to do new things. Now, they have a magnet program and painting the school. my child is excited about the new music program and STEM labs that they are building. The administration takes care of issues fast. there are two campuses, so sometimes the traffic is challenging.
Submitted by other on June 01, 2023

This school is okay. It is just that the teacher are to strict except for like 2 teachers. L Ike this one time in my birthday this teacher disrespected me on my birthday just for asking a question. And this one time this teacher screamed at me just for getting a pencil. So yeah i don’t recommend going to this school.
Submitted by student on March 30, 2018

I am right now have been in this middle school I have to say it is not that bad I once got into a fight and ma and the person who fought me both got in trouble keep in mind it was the other kid who started the fight
Submitted by parent on August 23, 2017

My son has been at the school for three years. He is currently in the 2nd grade and it has a very unwelcome feel. The Principal is rarely ever at the school, when she is she seldom greets parents and/or students. Although the 2 prior teachers my son had were excellent, they do not seem fit for such school. Asst Principal Albarran parades around with a bullhorn but lacks personality to deal with the parents or students. Sad to admit the school is a joke! Very unorganized and they treat students poorly.
Submitted by parent on June 03, 2015

It's a great school. Despite all the charter schools in the area, the teachers here are solid. The middle school is small enough so that my son does not get lost in the shuffle. I feel very pleased with this school. I wish it had more sports, but overall, it's a great school
Submitted by other on October 24, 2013

I am a 3rd grade student at the lower academy, i think this school is a lot of fun and educating .Also i like the school because i have wonderful friends ,and love my teachers.
Submitted by other on July 01, 2013

I am a student at Bowman Ashe Doolin/K-8 Academy.This school teaches their students very well and I like the way they teach their students. Although the education here is marvelous I still believe that this school needs to work a lot on controlling their students' behavior. Especially the Upper Academy (6th, 7th, and 8th grade). There is too much profanity in the Upper Academy and some teachers hear it but ignore their unpleasant language. The students treat their friends and fellow classmates in such a disrespectful manner. When the students are asked why are they bullying the other students they simply say their "playing around". I have experienced this and even the lower academy is starting to adapt to this behavior.
Submitted by other on January 08, 2013

I right now am a student at bowman foster ashe and it is awesome! Right now I am in 5th grade and the teachers are awesome. The gifted program isgreat. Although im not pleased with the cafeteria. It noisy but youll get used to it eventualy.
Submitted by other on March 25, 2012

alright well i used to be in Bowman foster ashe. now i am in 6th grade. i did not go to doolin. but my years in bfa were amazing i had the most amazing teachers in the universe!!!! in fourth grade(the best year) i had Mrs.Bennie and Mrs.Avalos < they were huge blessings with me they helped me with anthing i needed help on. and infifth grade was also amazing i had ms.O'fernandez and ms.Pruna. i think bowman was a great school (:
Submitted by parent on March 23, 2012

My daughter is on 3rd Grade, she is also in the gifted program, I believe the school was an excellent until first grade, then things started to change, I don't know if they have less teachers or personnel. The issue with the cafeteria is still on, they have no supervision. And the teachers at the gifted program are not doing their best. I hope they will improve I'm seriously considering change her to a different school.
Submitted by parent on March 01, 2012

This is my son's second year at BFA. Kindergarten at the PLC was a terrific experience, Mrs. Huss was an excellent teacher. The staff at the PLC (pre-K and Kindergarten) is loving, devoted and truly care for the children. At the main school, now he's in first grade, his teacher Ms. Hoilett is one of the most dedicated individuals that I have met. She promotes a well structured fun learning environment and always goes the extra mile to give them her all. There are two things that the school need to improve: the cafeteria supervision and security. During lunch many incidents tend to occur (kids hitting others, rude and unruly behavior) due to insufficient supervision. Security needs to improve. Overall the school is great, if those two thing weren't and issue I would give it a perfect score.
Submitted by other on July 16, 2011

I too am a former student and i have a plethora of fond memories. I was blessed to have great teachers who went above and beyond for me; from my 4th grade teacher who remembering my favorite books were "are you afraid of the dark" gifted me a trilogy of the series for my birthday, but also called my parents in when i did something wrong- To my fifth grade teacher ms. Hechevarria who taught us to stand in acknowledgement when an adult walked into the classroom- to mr de-diego who gave me a chance to be part of the choir despite what i now look back on as an incredibly screechy voice. All my teachers were amazing and my experience there was one i still remember even though its been 20 years since i first walked into bfa.
Submitted by parent on June 09, 2010

My child just finished Kindergarten at the PLC with an awesome teacher, Mrs. Gomez. They don't come any more organized, caring and genuinely passionate about the students. Class sizes are excellent and support staff is great.
Submitted by parent on April 07, 2010

This is my daughter's 3rd year at BFA and my son's as well. I do agree that BFA has some good teachers but there are some real bad ones too. I tried to get my child changed from a class that he was doing poorly in and they absolutely refused. This child had been on the honor roll for the first 2 years and as soon as the child was placed with this teacher all that has been coming home are C's and D's. They act like they care and do a meeting with you, the teacher, and the administration but nothing changed; to me it was all show. And what extracurricular activities are there. My son did not even have one field trip this year and he is in the second grade.
Submitted by parent on March 27, 2010

This is my son's first year in this school. He entered in 2nd grade with Ms. Moss. She has a very good caring. She is motivating my son to read more.
Submitted by parent on February 22, 2010

Great school!! Both my daughter go there one is in 4th and the other in 2nd. The teachers are great. Very caring environment.
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