St Michael-Archangel School

300 Northwest 28th Avenue

Miami, FL 33125

13 Reviews

School District
Grade

PK-8
Type

private

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Submitted by parent on January 23, 2023

Para mi como madre q tuve a mi hijo por varios años tengo una pésima opinión de ellos académicamente.mucha formación aparentemente pero todo es apariencia. Y si no simpatiza ni con la mamá del niño la cojen con el niño y te lo marcan y más si tú hijo no tiene buen porcentaje académico. Lo de ellos es cojerte la ayuda q le dan al niño si el gobierno le da ayuda o cojer el dinero de los padres q tienen q pagar para eso si son los primeros. Siempre me dijeron desde q puse a mi hijo en esa escuela es lo peor q hiciste pero por complacer a mi hijo q tenía sus amigos ahí.pero les digo padres de familia. Si no eres religioso o su hijo no es muy aventajado. No pierda su tiempo ni su dinero y busque una buena escuela pública.y si lo hacen algún día se acordan de este comentario y después q se fue Ms Alfonso q era la principal. A Ms naranjo le queda grande ese puesto porq no es ni profesional para el puesto q le asignaron y no me voy a cansar de poner comentarios. Como esté porq realmente esa escuela es solo una fachada
Submitted by parent on January 16, 2022

Great school with amazing teachers. School very dedicated to the well being of the children.
Submitted by parent on December 03, 2019

Parents are paying a lot of money to give their kids an private school education in this school all is money money money
Submitted by parent on June 05, 2018

Wonderful experience, excellent teachers and staff,exceptional Principal.
Submitted by parent on March 26, 2018

It’s sad to see what’s happening to this school. This use to be one of the best school and it’s slowly spiraling downhill. I blame it on the principal. Mrs. Alfonso has completely runined this school. Honestly she does not care about the students education, safety, or what they eat on school grounds. The food in St. Michael is disgusting and I feel bad for any child who has to eat it. The teachers there are unhappy and you can see it in their faces. Parents are paying a lot of money to give their kids a private school education and they are given the opposite. Parents also need to do something about this issue before it continues to worsen. Again this is sad to see and I really hope someone can take over who knows how to really run a school and have a happy staff and well educated children.
Submitted by parent on February 25, 2018

It's a caring environment for the students and we are blessed to have and have had children there!
Submitted by parent on December 14, 2016

My child started in that school 3 years ago. I am so disappointed at the decline of the school. St. Michaels used to be one of the top Catholic Schools in the 80s and 90s and now, I can only compare it to a low income/low class schools. I don't think the teachers are certified, most don't even have the knowledge to teach the curriculum. I have to teach my child at home and that is when they decide to give them homework. For the last 3 weeks there has been NO homework as the kids need 3 weeks to prepare for midterms. Everyday they are asking for money. If you tell me that the money would be used for the education or renovations of the school, I would say fine, but it's for neither. The students don't even have science or social studies books. The children in the upper grades cannot be any more ruder. My best friends children attend St. Hugh and she informed me that in a basketball game between the two schools o e of the older girls from St. Michaels was making obscene gestures and remarks to the basketball players of St. Hugh. She was mortified as she had attended St. Michaels as a child. There is no discipline in the class as many teachers can't control the students. From a source that I have in one of the high schools, they try not to accept children from this school because of their academic skills and behavior. This is pretty sad. Worse is the disgusting attitude from the staff. Some of them don't speak English. We think they just hire whoever off the streets. The lunch is cold by the time that my child gets to lunch. It's not a typical Catholic School lunch and you pay a pretty penny for it. Who knows the cafeteria people may be related to someone there too. It's all a click!!!! A few parents are now deciding whether to continue in this school as it doesn't seem to be helping the students academically or spiritually, yet alone behavioral wise. Think twice about putting your children here.
Submitted by other on February 18, 2015

As a student in this school I believe this school is the absolute worst. They threaten you if you don't read that you will have punishment, and do not deal with the important matters at hand. I have been bullied constantly at this school in my first year, and have told plenty of staff members only to have no results. Once you end up in the middle school math is the same math each year. They give separate work which is more advanced to some students except the whole class. Their ways on those with disabilities are not that helpful and don't address the fact that they need more attention. The school also crowds the classroom with at least fourty students too. Science is practically a religion class since the teacher refuses to speak about the theory of evolution, and just talks about the word of god. I haven't learned a single thing I that class to. The majority of teachers are okay but there are many many flaws. Its basically fishing for money too. To fund the sports team instead of funding academics such as art, and maybe an actual music class that doesn't force you to sing the gospel. I recommend others schools because this school needs a complete fixer upper.
Submitted by parent on January 28, 2015

St Michael is a great school. My daughter has been there for 2 years and It was the best decision that we made. Teachers are super sweet and very professional. They really love their children, and the principal is really an angel for all those kids. God bless all of them!!!
Submitted by parent on January 25, 2015

St. Michael has been a blessing to our entire family. When my daughter began attending St. Michael, she did not know how to read, write, and she only said a few words. After her first year at St. Michael, she learned to read, write, and speak in full sentences. My daughter attended three different schools prior to attending St. Michael. I can sadly say that she did not learn a single thing while attending these other schools. The principal and teachers at St. Michael, are truly great people. They are kindhearted individuals, who have a passion for helping children learn and achieve their goals. I am extremely glad that my daughter attends this school, and my family owes a lot of my daughter's success, to the staff at St. Michael.
Submitted by parent on November 13, 2013

I am putting this review to advice parents. St Michael is the worst school in the entire world. My daughter was only three weeks there and I could not be worst. Very poor academic contest, asking for money every day and using the name of the church and the Catholicism to apparent something different as they really are.
Submitted by other on March 07, 2013

Former Student: This school lacked competive curriculum and had no sense of standards when it came to any aspect of a civilized private school. Many friends of mine, whom I met in High School, excelled further in their studies due to there strong foundations made and nurtured in other private institutions. For example, St. Teresa in Coral Gables, provided a strong curriculum and well-mannered environment that transformed children into young and proper adults. St. Michael's fails where most private schools succeed. Teachers lack knowledge, most with only basic college degrees or no degrees at all. Even the school lunches lack in benefits. School Lunch, in a private school, is suppose to feed its students in an organic and healthy manner. Providing salads and meals with low calorie intakes are crucial for the healthy well-being of its students. Overall, there's no positive energy or any positive aspects for the matter.
Submitted by parent on October 28, 2011

I do admit the teachers and faculty is good, but they do not know how to resolve major problems like head lice. I also had my son in SMA from PK4 to 3rd grade and my daughter from kinder to 3rd now.I have now taken my son out and put him into a public school and he was behind from SMA. The teachers at the public school was shocked at how little he knew compaired to other 4th graders. Now that he is the 5th grade at a public school he is up to date. My niece was there too and she said when she was in 8th grade there that she was being taught everything she knew from 6th grade. SMA is more worried about religion then studies. My daughters 3rd grade class has 32 kids and one teacher. My sons public school has only 22 kids. You decide what is better. For me if I could take my daughter out of this school I would. It is not worth any amount of money. They could tell me I could bring my kids there for free and I would not.