Millennium Charter Academy

500 Old Springs Road

School District

Millennium Charter Academy
Grade

K-12
Teacher/Student Ratio

1:13
Type

charter

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Reviews

Submitted by other on July 21, 2023

I give this a one star because I can not give a rating any lower, however I wanted to express how much I disliked this place so here I am writing this review. My main problem with this school is how they do not try to make any efforts to try and improve the sports at this school. The headmaster although nice to most students, only cared for the academics at this school and seemed to make no efforts to change anything for the better in the sports programs. Sports are what build schools and for most kids are what make them want to come to school. To add on, the work and work load is way to hard. Most of the work I got as a former student was way harder than other schools and I know this by comparing with friends who went to traditional public schools. The work load is even worse. To add on to the already hard work, the teachers do not lay off on the work load either. One teacher in particular would assign multiple assignments to us while we were already working on essays, projects, or we had big test coming up to study for. To continue, most of the teachers at this school were either to hard, or just didn't care about their job or teaching their class. Another complaint, is that when there are sporting events, there are no directors/principals their which really shows that the directors at this school do not care one bit for the sporting programs. Lastly, the headmaster, or now former headmaster, seemed to have absolutely no clue what was going at this school and all the problems that were within it. I would not recommend this school to anyone, and to be honest I wouldn't want my worst enemy to go to this school.
Submitted by parent on October 19, 2022

I would not recommend anyone to put their kids here at this school. Instead of teaching on the level like your district school they want to act like this is a Harvard University but teachers do not know how to help teach on this level. Very poor teachers at Millennium as far as their attitudes and helpfulness when students need help. The teachers run this school instead of the Headmaster who just follows their way not his own. The sports in this school is a big joke! They want your child to respect the teachers and faculty but in return treat the students so disrespectful. As the saying goes respect is earned not giving. Maybe they need to add this to their Honor code, just saying.
Submitted by other on May 10, 2020

Overall the only reason why I will give it one star is because the teachers that really did try and love their job. I would not put my own child in the school or recommend it to anybody I know, I dropped out because I was not getting the help I needed and I went elsewhere to find it. The school work was difficult but it was manageable the only problem was some teachers did not want to help anyone learn something in their own way. A lot of the teachers that I respected and grew to like are now in different schools I think that should tell you something. Thank your for helping look after your child’s Education, my parents wanted to give me the best and they thought this place was please don’t make the same mistakes They did!
Submitted by other on August 24, 2019

Millennium Charter Academy seems like the perfect school to go to, and in some cases it is exactly that. I am a former student of Millennium Charter Academy, as a personal opinion Millennium Charter Academy is better to start a school career rather than continue it. This was the reason why I wasn't successful at this school. Millennium is a very beautiful school but it hasn't fixed damages that could be dangerous like large cracks in the hallways that could cause someone to fall. The food is good but in extremely small portions, the children in high school and middle school are given the same portions of food as kindergartners and it leaves the students very hungry still after they have eaten unless they bring their own lunch from home. As a former student I have realized as by just looking around in the hallways that there is almost no diversity at this school, it is mainly white people even the teachers. The sports at this school are almost mediocre compared to the sports at other schools there is plenty of potential but not enough effort put into sports. for my children Millennium will not be the first choice of schools for them to go to.
Submitted by other on May 29, 2019

Administration and some staff are very racially biased to some students. Treating minority students with much harsher punishments than whites.
Submitted by student on December 10, 2018

My experience at this wonderful school was amazing! The teachers are nice, and so are the students.
Submitted by student on March 14, 2018

This is truly a wonderful school everyone their is kind and wants to make the students become more than just educated. They want their students to be good people.
Submitted by other on December 08, 2017

I have had only wonderful experiences with this school and it’s staff.
Submitted by parent on June 17, 2017

Most excellent school in Surry County! The Core Knowledge curriculum is fantastic.
Submitted by parent on November 10, 2016

First trimester there and the difference between this and our old "county" school is unbelievable! The experiences the students are provided, the character they are developing and the opportunity to get involved in academic activities is absolutely phenomenal! I can't believe how much my kids have grown in just a few months at MCA. I finally feel like I am being supported in creating confident, hard working, diligent, creative, responsible engineers of society.
Submitted by parent on September 04, 2016

My child has attended Millennium Charter Academy for the past 9 years. The academics are on point in preparing children for college, with advanced classes offered in many subjects for students who wish to take advantage of them. They have many programs that also encourage compassion, responsibility, good moral character, and giving back to the community. I find these qualities important in our society and I am thankful that my child has the privilege of attending Millennium. The teachers are wonderful and really care about the students they teach. 5 stars and keep up the great work Millennium!
Submitted by parent on May 01, 2016

MCA does a great job of bringing together parents, students, teachers, and the community which creates well educated kids with great character. The facilities and staff are growing and improving each year. Currently, the MCA High School is expanding. I am a parent with 2 kids at MCA and they have attended for 4 to 9 years, so far.
Submitted by parent on June 29, 2015

Because they do not have the teachers to deal with special education students. The special education people they have do not know what to do unless a kid is regular IQ but cannot help those kids who are lower. And they should do that for all kids.
Submitted by parent on May 17, 2014

MCA is now adding a high school starting this year. We are excited to keep our children at MCA for their high school years too. The focus of assets continue to help MCA grow. This is the result of parent engagement along with student body and faculty engagement . This team effort leads to excellent results.
Submitted by parent on April 30, 2014

Between the rigorous curriculum and the open school environment, we were blessed to find this school when we moved here. We firmly believe in the school's mission statement and in the quality education our children are being provided.
Submitted by parent on February 21, 2014

We absolutely feel so blessed to have found such a great school to send our child to. The curriculum is fun and challenging, the teachers can't be beat, and the importance placed on character development just puts Millennium over the top. My child actually says she loves her school and that means the world to us as parents. We are looking forward to the new high school opening so our daughter can continue this great education she is receiving throughout the higher grades!