Winthrop Charter School

6204 Scholars Hill Lane

School District

Hillsborough
Grade

K-8
Teacher/Student Ratio

1:15
Type

charter

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Reviews

Submitted by parent on October 22, 2024

Would not recommend. Bad experience after bad experience. Now I understand why their staff leave.
Submitted by other on September 16, 2024

Roxanne mcqueen Haag IA associated with thus school. She IS NOT fit to be around children. Just check out the Facebook page The 812. Scroll down to the Friday posts with the scores. She has 2 profiles. The other is MH RH. She is belittling kids. She has hate in her heart and I would not want someone who talks and thinks like her around my children!
Submitted by student on November 12, 2023

I am a 8th grader at Winthrop Middle School. The students at this school are not very well behaved. They talk about stealing from the Publix and make racist remarks. Some of the teachers just provide packets and don't provide hands on learning. This year for Biology I have Ms. Brown and she is very nice. She is an excellent example for what a teacher should be like. Also, the bad students tend to disrupt the class and slow down our progress of learning. I would not recommend this school. Although my experience with tests came out positive some of the other students struggle with passing classes.
Submitted by student on August 10, 2023

I don’t like this school bc they are not fair and sniff their noses in everybody’s business
Submitted by student on November 07, 2022

I would not recommend this schedule because I was severely bullied here. At school and out of school. I believe the teachers here could care less about their students wellbeing. I am glad to be leaving this school. It worsened my anxiety. I also believe racism is a major problem here. Because it is a predominantly white school, I think people who aren't white could become targets of bullying. I mean.. just ask anyone at the school. Teachers fear the students. I've watched students disrespect their teachers(usually the nice ones too..) STRAIGHT up to their face. I'm not going to lie I have received a great education here. The treatment and everything else you deal with is truly not worth the damage. I miss the person I was before I came to this school. I had to change my personality to adjust to a school like this.. 3/10 for this school. This school drained me. Now I see the world in black and white instead of shades of gray.
Submitted by parent on September 09, 2022

This school is extremely disorganized! My child was assigned classes and then they switched the entire schedule, including homeroom, 3 weeks later. When notified the school, they stated this is normal procedure for the beginning of the school year because the classes are unbalanced. However, if they were organized with assigning classes and student registrations, they should have been prepared for this prior to school starting. This shows lack of planning and care towards the students.The make parents purchase agenda books as a hall pass. Why can't the classrooms just have a hall pass for the students to use. These are only a few things experienced this year. If public schools can get their students assigned to classes and so forth prior to the first day, I do not see why Winthrop cannot. 5th grade ceremony's are a joke. Public schools had a legit ceremony and all Winthrop did was a cheesy zoom session where the quality was horrible and you hear parents talk the entire time. They won't receive a diploma, just a little award.
Submitted by parent on May 17, 2022

es una excelente escuela, muy comunicativa. siempre te mantienen al tanto de todo lo hacen con los niños.
Submitted by parent on February 24, 2022

The Elementary school leadership & staff are great but the middle school has significant concerns. In my experience with the school the Middle school administrators/leadership has a tendency to wrongly accuse students of behavioral issues and gaslight students -making them doubt or second guess themselves without actually speaking to the students. The "tutoring" consists of an online computer based class and the teachers do not help students understand what they are struggling with. So unless you have a straight A student your child will likely fall behind and you will need to obtain a professional tutor outside of the school. The are very limited athletic opportunities other than clubs which are generally run by class room teachers or parent volunteers. This provides no sense of comradery, determination, teamwork or student motivation. Both elementary & middle schools bribe the parents with volunteer hours if they provide a 5 start rating instead of giving honest opinions.
Submitted by parent on February 23, 2022

Winthrop is an A rated school! I love that they have a uniform requirement.
Submitted by parent on February 13, 2022

Ms Toro and Ms Crouse are my daughter Mrunmayee's teacher of 3rd grade. I am so glad to have such teachers with excellent knowledge and kind heart. Ms Toro and Ms Crouse gave us all reasons to dream big and all the resources to achieve it. You are a blessing in our life.
Submitted by parent on February 13, 2022

Mr Hemmings has been a pleasure to have as my students 4th grade teacher. He has a very kind demeanor but also very professional. My child thoroughly enjoys his classes and his teaching style. His passion for teaching is evident and we are looking forward to the rest of the school year with him!
Submitted by parent on February 12, 2022

My kid joined in Winthrop from Grade3 and she progressed well. I will recommend winthrop school . Ms.Fetchman ,Mrs.Paglicua and Mrs.Glencer are great teachers.They are teaching in a fun way and they are learning advance as well.
Submitted by parent on February 10, 2022

I have no problems to reccomend Winthrop to others. My child is thriving in this school. The communication is excellent between teachers and parents. Questions are always answered timely. Not only do they provide a lot academically, but also provide a lot if after school clubs/activities to help children with many different interests. I'm very happy my child is here!
Submitted by parent on February 10, 2022

My experience at this school has by far been the best experience within the Charter USA school system thus far. Staff is always friendly, polite, knowledgeable and transparent. Communication is very effective and my Sons 2nd grade teacher Ms Nazaree Williams has been exceptional, I can really see improvement in my sons grades and overall eagerness to learn. I am thankful I was able to transfer my son and step daughter into this school!
Submitted by parent on February 09, 2022

My daughter loves her kindergarten teacher so much. She is responsive and communicates thoroughly with parents and the kids are thriving in her care. It is so difficult to be a teacher right now but Mrs. Diaz is SHINING.
Submitted by parent on February 09, 2022

We have had two teachers this year, and were worried about the switch since the first teacher was well established, but it's been great. The new teacher has been a nice surprise and brought some new dynamics, games and little routines to the classroom that our daughter tells us about excitedly after school. Both our teachers this year have been really responsive on email, always responding right away. Also, both kept firm control of the classroom and didn't let anything get out of control (our daughter reports).
Submitted by parent on February 09, 2022

My daughters first grade teacher had to leave after winter break for personal reasons and between the school and the new teacher they made sure the kids had a smooth and great transition! Also, my daughters reading has improved drastically
Submitted by parent on February 09, 2022

Love this school! Love this teacher’s! My daughter in Kg and she love it! Her teacher it’s very supportive and friendly. Academic knowledge above average in all FL.
Submitted by parent on June 17, 2021

I am very much pleased that my daughter is studying in this school.They are really hardworking teachers.All teachers are giving there 100% for students.My daughter is always happy to be part of this school.
Submitted by parent on May 26, 2021

Was so excited to be accepted into Winthrop Charter! I find the school to be a great challenge for both of my children academically who are in elementary and middle school.