Pinnacle Academy

14120 Newbrook Drive

Chantilly, VA 20151

31 Reviews

School District
Grade

PK, K-8
Type

private

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Reviews

Submitted by parent on February 01, 2025

Review:As a parent of this school, I would like to express my satisfaction with the education my children have received over the years. The school utilizes all its resources at the highest level to provide a top-quality education. All three of my children have attended this school, and they have truly loved their experience here. My eldest graduated and, thanks to the dual enrollment program with Nova, was able to complete a year of college while still in high school. Now, they are finishing their second year at Nova and will be graduating early. My other two children continue their education here, and I am very pleased with their academic growth.Seeing graduates from this school gain admission to prestigious universities is a testament to the quality of education provided. I believe this school nurtures students both academically and personally. I sincerely appreciate the dedication of the administration and teachers for their commitment to excellence!
Submitted by parent on May 01, 2023

1)so small.2)the printer never works3)theres no diversity
Submitted by other on May 20, 2022

Tons of bias against people of non Turkish backgrounds. Bullying/bias/discrimination stems from the top and against non Turkish backgrounds. If you are not Turkish you are treated like some second class citizen… DO NOT come if you are not Turkish. Holidays, food, traditions and school events are all centered around Turkish/Muslims and rarely anything else such as black/Hispanic history month. There is never another option for non Turkish/Muslim students/teachers. The expectations that Muslim/Turkish families/community hold at this school, rules the school. Other people of different backgrounds do not have a choice or a say in anything. Teaching wise, there is a BIG lack of focus on the implementation, strategy, development of the curriculum instead it’s focused on busy work for the employees such as developing plans for absent students or grades. Teachers do not get trained. Teachers have to pay to get training while the school pitches in a dollar or two. SSubstitute teachers leave students without supervisors and do not speak English. English and language arts are not taught well and students/families can rarely speak it because school does not focus on improving it. They only focus on science and math. They do not care about English or ELA .Little areas for growth for teachers and not enough adequate resources for students, something is always not working. The school says that they have materials and resources for students to parents but do not follow through when the year begins. They don’t even have a lamination machine that works and sometimes the printer machine is not working. They say they have pull out teachers, but they do not. Or only can work part time. Most of the time in school is similar to that of baby sitting. They open earlier than most schools in the morning and take forever to be picked up. Office hours are offered by teachers after school but support pull out services should be done during the day with a pull out teacher.Also no IEP services or special education. Many teachers end up leave every year. High level of arrogance and bullying is a big issue at this school and nothing is ever done. False accusations as well. It is done at all angles. The tuition is rising for students next year and they don’t even have a good discount for students whose parents are teachers. Very sketchy .
Submitted by parent on February 07, 2022

Pinnacle Academy is everything a private school should be: emphasis on student well-being, caring adults, amazing environment, and enriching academics. I wouldn’t choose any other place for my children to attend.
Submitted by parent on February 07, 2022

Excellent School! The teachers, staff, admin team all have left remarkable impressions on me. I am so lucky and glad that my son has started studying in Pinnacle Academy this year. I still remember him keep saying on this long Christmas holiday " I miss my school'. I have observed positive changes on my son like he has developed self confidence in science and math's. The school's character education program, which is called CRLP is fascinating and aiming to develop leaders. I believe Pinnacle Academy deserves to be #1 in America. And I believe it will be very soon. I love my school and the school community.
Submitted by parent on February 07, 2022

I met with this school when I moved to NOVA. I have two kids who graduated from Pinnacle Academy. First of all, the teachers are so passionate and dedicated to their craft. My kids had incredible opportunities in fine arts and other extracurricular activities. The school administrators recognize the children by name and have a loving community.Secondly, the school has a powerful and challenging academic curriculum. I followed my kids improving themselves at finding out and expecting higher from themselves as well. Now, my daughter and my son get accepted to good universities with good scholarships. The school has a dual credit enrollment opportunity with NOVA College for eligible students that help students get acceptance of good colleges.They loved the school environment and they were happy.Highly recommend!
Submitted by parent on October 30, 2020

Ended on a terrible note. What used to be a close knit community with academics as a priority in 2011 is now a school for refugees that don't pay tuition. The board began charging paying families higher tuition to secretly subsidize others. Of course, when the paying families slowly left as academic and social culture declined, the school faced major funding issues. The school is in debt and cannot hire qualified teachers. A complete debacle.
Submitted by student on October 23, 2020

Terrible experience. Used to be a great community but is now an environment of discrimination and bullying. VERY BAD SCHOOL, DONT WASTE YOUR MONEY!
Submitted by parent on February 01, 2020

We truly appreciate the excellent environment and education provides to our children. In addition, their values and expectations mirror those we have in our home. It feels good knowing that we have a network of fantastic teachers, administrators, and staff members who continue to help us to raise our children to be a successful, confident, and friendly young man. We truly appreciate the excellent environment and education Pinnacle Academy provides to our sons.
Submitted by parent on January 31, 2020

5 out of 5I have 2 kids been this school 2 years ago, then I moved my house little far, I had to take my kids from pinnacle academy to public school. It has been 2 years but still my kids ask me to send them pinnacle academy again. They loved that school a lot, now I heard they moved to a new location which is closer right now, and we decided to send kids back pinnacle academy for next year again. I definitely recommend pinnacle academy for everyone.
Submitted by parent on January 31, 2020

Pinnacle Academy is a fantastic K-12 school. I have 2 kids here. The faculty and staff are truly amazing. This school is great because it has small class sizes and they are STEAM focused. The students are well behaved too.
Submitted by parent on January 31, 2020

Great school. Small size classes is the best part. Dedicated teachers take care of all student needs.
Submitted by parent on October 24, 2017

We are so pleased with the school since the teachers take care of each student individually
Submitted by other on September 12, 2017

For many years Pinnacle Academy was a place for students, families, and staff to be members of a community focused on the education of the students in a very positive environment. There were teachers who were role models and worked tirelessly to ensure student success and ensured a positive school environment. Since the almost complete loss of most teachers, it would be presumptuous to think this atmosphere still exists. The focus seems to be on starting too many new things that are done haphazardly instead of taking the time to ensure that ideas are implemented well, and embraced by all the staff. This school had such great potential, but with the current administration, that future could be in jeopardy.
Submitted by parent on May 20, 2017

My kids have gone to pinnacle academy since 2012. It was a tight knit community those first few years where the teachers and parents communicated regularly and kids were learning because they had structure and a caring environment. Enter 2016 under new administration and things have gone in the worst direction possible. New admin has a focus on testing, not teaching. There seems to be a revolving door for the teachers who either quit mid year or were not given proper support so they were forced to seek employment elsewhere. My 3rd grader has been through 3 teachers to date this school year, the current one has given her 2 weeks as of May. You can imagine how far behind the kids have fallen. When I approached admin, nothing was corrected. It was just as far as telling me suggestions were appreciated on what can be done. My 7th grader has been through 2 homeroom teachers and 3 math teachers, again just this year alone. I have to say this sweet little school is dying a slow death and it is very sad.
Submitted by parent on May 04, 2016

My son has been going to this school since he was three. We are very happy with teachers ,education quality.
Submitted by parent on May 07, 2015

I am just so happy and more than satisfied with the education, attention from the teachers.. Highly recommend for a bright future of the kids.
Submitted by parent on May 02, 2015

I have three children currently enrolled at Pinnacle. The teachers are very communicative with parents and address any concern at any time. Pinnacle has a lot of parent support as well. The students are smart and happy. Pinnacle has so many great after school programs such as Odyssey of the Mind, Future City, Science Olympiad, FLL Robotics, Math Counts, etc. I highly recommend this school.
Submitted by parent on April 28, 2015

Pinnacle Academy is almost like your second home, warm and friendly with no compromise on quality and discipline. The students benefit from small classrooms and concentrated attention from professors, many different afterschool activities provided and much more! My son is eager to go to school almost every morning and is able to join many competitions and activities both in and out of school. It's worth the money considering all that the school has to offer and I cannot imagine a better school for my child.
Submitted by parent on April 21, 2015

This is our first year and I have two kids at the school. I am very happy with the academic as well as the social aspect of my child's education. The school is advanced in curriculum and all the staff is always available to help kids and discuss any concern. The teachers know my kids very well and challenge them to work to their potential. They offer lots of after school activities and students are participating in competitions outside of school. My children love going to school every day and they can't imagine going anywhere else.