Center Academy-Pinellas Park

6710 86th Ave

Pinellas Park, FL 33782

35 Reviews

School District
Grade

5-12
Type

private

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Reviews

Submitted by parent on January 22, 2025

My son has been at Center Academy for 3 years and is flourishing! Their individual attention and approach to each student is so crucial and refreshing. It is a small, supportive environment and the teachers are the best! We are so grateful to have found this school and definitely recommend it. The administration oversees the environment and there is no tolerance for any bad behavior. There are fun clubs and activities to help the students grow socially as well!
Submitted by parent on January 22, 2025

This is our first year at Center Academy and our son is in sixth grade. We have been nothing but amazed with the quality of instruction that he has received, the assistance of the support staff, and the positive involvement of the administration. We are so happy to have found Center Academy.
Submitted by parent on January 22, 2025

Center Academy has been an amazing experience for our son since he started attending in the 5th grade. The teachers, principal and supporting staff have made a big difference to our son’s confidence. Since attending Center Academy, he has excelled academically and socially. He loves going to school! We are so pleased with his progress.
Submitted by parent on January 08, 2025

Center Academy has been an enormous blessing to our child and our family! We are so happy we moved him here, after a very poor experience at another local private school for adhd and autistic kids. Our child came to C.A. 2 years behind in 7th grade, struggling to learn, hating school, fighting us daily just to get him out the door and to school.... 2 years later he is fully on grade level and ready to enter highschool. He has a positive attitude, Is making honor roll, not just completing his work but comprehending and retaining the lessons. He is more organized, more happy, more content to go to school and perform well while there. We owe this to Center Academy's program and a very dedicated and impressive teacher, Ms. DelCampo. The entire staff are invested in these kids. They aren't easy on him, but they work with compassion and genuine care to help the kids focus and progress. I can say safely, we have only 1 regret.... that we chose the other school for 5th grade and not CA. I can only imagine how much sooner he would have found joy in learning, how much sanity we would have saved, and how much further he would be if we had chosen Center Academy for 5th grade instead of waiting until after 6th to make the move. I truly cannot say enough how thankful we are to have the Center Academy team in our life. They really have made all the difference in the world to our sons education and his overall day to day happiness. Any of you that have an ADHD or autistic kid can appreciate just how hard it is to get these kids to want to go to school, and even harder to get them doing well. To have my child happy, content, performing as well as his neurotypical peers is PRICELESS! Thank you Center Academy.
Submitted by parent on December 13, 2024

I am so glad we found this school for my son! As a parent, I was initially worried about finding the right fit for his needs, but Center Academy @ Pinellas Park has truly exceeded our expectations. The small class sizes have made a huge difference in his learning experience. He receives more individual attention, and it has really helped him improve academically. The teachers and staff are not just professionals; they genuinely care about their students, and it’s clear they love and support my son.In addition to the great academic environment, the school offers a variety of after-school activities and sports that my son participates in. It’s been wonderful to see him grow both in the classroom and outside of it. I couldn’t be more pleased with the nurturing and enriching environment this school provides.
Submitted by parent on April 08, 2024

Great school, both my kids love it here and feel safe in a friendly environment.
Submitted by parent on February 09, 2024

Center Academy understands each individual student and the uniqueness with which they possess. Curriculum is on-point and within the framework of the student. The staff is engaging and unified in a relationship with parents and students. Could not be happier with our choice in schools.
Submitted by parent on February 07, 2024

Center Academy, where my child attends, has been excellent. She learns differently from her peers at past schools she has attended and struggles with anxiety. She has been putting in a lot of work and getting great scores ever since she started at Center Academy. She is pushed to the limits of what the teachers and staff know she is capable of doing while still making her feel at ease. I hope they have spaces for my other children in the upcoming year.
Submitted by parent on February 07, 2024

This is my son’s first year at Center Academy and I wish I would have started him sooner. He has always struggled in school but this year, with the smaller class environment setting and the extra attention, he has excelled and even made honor roll first semester. The teachers at Center Academy are all supportive and tailor to each students needs. Coming from a public school setting where my son struggled academically as well as socially to being here and flourishing has confirmed that sending my to Center Academy was one of the best decisions in regards to his future.
Submitted by parent on February 07, 2024

Center Academy has been a wonderful experience for my son. He is treated with respect and as an individual with his own skills, talents and learning style. The administration is on top of what is happening with the students, they care and pay attention to details. It is a small, custom learning opportunity that uses MAP testing to develop the right course for my son. The teachers are really communicative and responsive to questions and needs. Center Academy has been a welcome educational and social experience in this crazy world! I highly recommend.
Submitted by parent on February 07, 2024

My son requires some extra time in order to be able to be successful with his academic career. In Most schools, he would be berated for falling behind. At Center Academy, Mr Krupa and his staff will discuss any issues they see and provide solutions for how to help my son be successful without making it his fault for falling behind. This is done collaboratively with his mother and I. I cannot say enough about the team at this school. The teachers are led by a principled Man who listens and understands a parent's concerns while also ensuring the students are heard and acknowledged. Finding this school was the best thing to happen to my family and my son.
Submitted by parent on November 02, 2019

Center Academy has been a Godsend to my family and most of all my son! From Mr. Hicks, Mr. Jones, Ms. Tiffany and ALL THE TEACHERS, they are all TOP NOTCH!! The top priority are the children!! The make sure every child learns in the manor they need too! They treat each other and the students with respect always and guide them and teach with enthusiasm! You will never find a better group of people than at Center Academy, Pinellas Park! They have allow my child to be himself and let his wings soar and be the best he can be!! You will never find a better school for your child than Center Academy! I give them an A+++++++++++++++++++++Our son has attended this school since 6th grade. He is now in 9th! We think our son is amazing but it’s great to hear from his teachers that they feel the same way! My son use to be shy but now has all the confidence in the world because of everyone at Center Academy! I can’t say it enough but his teachers are absolutely Top Notch! God has really blessed us!
Submitted by parent on February 10, 2019

Our son has been attending Center Academy since 6th grade and he’s now in 9th. He has flourished both academically and socially and he absolutely loves going to school. The teachers are great at making each student feel valued and accepted. It’s a great environment for learning and growing and we couldn’t be more thankful for Center Academy.
Submitted by parent on February 08, 2019

I love the school all staff are very nice
Submitted by parent on August 12, 2018

We are very pleased with the positive, specialized learning environment our young adult student is involved in and that we, as parents, are allowed to speak with faculty concerning our child's education. We would rate the school at 4.9 out of 5 due to some of the issues listed in questions 3, 4, 6 & 7.
Submitted by parent on October 24, 2015

Wow.....what a fantastic school. Our son struggled with academics, self esteem, and social interaction at his last school! Since coming to Center Academy, he has just flourished. His grades are fantastic, his self esteem is thru the roof, and he has made many new friends. The faculty takes great pride in him succeeding! The staff is second to none! Our daughter will be going here this semester as well! What a blessing to us and our children to have such a great school in our backyard! We are so grateful to Center Academy for turning the lives of our children around!!!
Submitted by parent on May 04, 2015

Center Academy of Pinellas Park was a wonderful experience for our daughter. She attended school there starting in 6th grade (her first year of middle school) and continued through graduation (12th grade). She earned a regular high school diploma. The administrative staff was great, the class sizes were small, and the teachers were committed, patient, and quite competent in teaching kids of ALL abilities and different learning styles. The school did not tolerate bullying and disruptive behavior which made for a safe and "effective" learning environment (not always the case in the public school system). My husband and I will forever be grateful to the administrators and teachers at Center Academy of Pinellas Park!
Submitted by parent on May 04, 2015

Center Academy of Pinellas Park was a wonderful experience for our daughter. She attended school there starting in 6th grade (her first year of middle school) and continued through graduation (12th grade). She earned a regular high school diploma. The administrative staff was great, the class sizes were small, and the teachers were committed, patient, and quite competent in teaching kids of ALL abilities and different learning styles. The school did not tolerate bullying and disruptive behavior which made for a safe and "effective" learning environment (not always the case in the public school system). My husband and I will forever be grateful to the administrators and teachers at Center Academy of Pinellas Park!
Submitted by student on May 03, 2015

Center Academy is a wonderful school, that caters to students with a variety of learning styles and tailors a program to each student individually. This allows each student to work at his or her own level and succeed to the best of their ability.
Submitted by parent on April 28, 2015

GREAT School doesn't even begin to cover it! My daughter has been a Center Academy student since 4th grade. We moved her to the Pinellas Park Campus this school year for 8th grade. Center Academy in general has been monumental in her overall improvement and development . . . but what Pinellas Park has done for her in just this one year alone is unbelievable. Her self confidence has sky rocketed because she is being challenged and is succeeding! The teachers at this school are second to none! I am using a bunch of exclamation point, I know but I truly am just that excited !! The environment is exactly what kids with specific learning challenges need to improve and thrive. From day one Mak felt welcome and comfortable. For any parent who's kid has challenges learning in the "cookie cutter" public school system - I cannot recommend Center Academy enough. They are #1 in mu book!