Peckwas Preparatory Academy

5714 South Harlem Avenue

Summit, IL 60501

4 Reviews

School District
Grade

PK-8
Type

private

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Submitted by student on March 23, 2024

Peckwas Prep…Where do I start? First off, if you want your child so feel loved and cared for, this school is NOT the place for you to go. Most of teachers here have favorites, which can downgrade on all the rest of the kids. The teachers do not help with bullying as much as their ‘bullying policy’ follows. There are still mean kids calling everyone names, and when the teachers are not in the room, it gets even worse. Even when the teachers catch them, all they get is a simple scold and move on with the rest of their days. For me, I think for sure there is a bit of racism that goes into play. You would think the teachers would handle these situations in a kind matter; you thought wrong. The teachers have a bit of a swearing problem, but that’s not as bad as when you are getting yelled at. Most of the teachers there like to insult you are make you feel worse about yourself. Sometimes, they can bring up personal information and use that to make fun of you. Now as we move along the school day, we get to lunch. If I were you, I would fake an allergy to get out of this. The food they serve is undercooked and disgusting. Sometimes the food gets so bad, it happens to change colors. I guess the teachers here are also really big on saving. This is because they always reuse the same products they have leftover and serve it again the next day they have it. Some days, the food there can be good, but the portions are not well on those days. You get stuck the whole day only eating 1-2 small portion sized meals. Not only do they reuse food, they also reuse the cooking supplies as well. In my opinion, I think that is kind of gross. Not only is the school not good, but the environment surrounding it isn’t well either. Saying that they had to place there building right next to a smoke shop, the outside always smells. Most of the time, it always smells like marijuana, which doesn’t go well when we do activities that require attention outside. Overall, this school is really not the place to go, neither is it family friendly. If I were you, there are much better schools out there than this small ‘private’ school, in which the teachers are not always in the room. I would send your kid anywhere but here.
Submitted by student on January 27, 2022

My experience at this school isn't the best. As a student there, I can tell there are the kids that the teachers favors. Only because their parents do something good for this school, like help pay for school trips and all that. And most of the students aren't that nice. It's not a family like environment when the other kids in your class treat you differently. It's like you had to be there for at least 3 years, so the other students would treat you that same. They give a lot of homework and think that if you take 4-5 hours you should try harder because to them it should only take 1-2 hours. The only way to fit into this school is being smart and been there for years. Overall, they are just ok. I wouldn't recommend, but if your child enjoys this school, I'm glad.
Submitted by parent on July 27, 2015

I couldn't imagine my child going to a different school. It never ceases to amaze me the lessons she learns even outside the classroom there: Honesty, integrity and doing the right thing. The classroom environment is perfect and the test scores speak for themselves. The teachers and especially the school owners treat the children as if they were their own and my daughter is well looked after there. Everyone is treated like family. Other schools should take lessons from this establishment. My wife and I are very happy here and very proud to be Peckwas Prep Parents.
Submitted by parent on November 23, 2014

Small school which can have its pros however the teachers strongly favor their girl students. The teachers are difficult to work with, and they do not work well with parents. Families usually only last a couple years there until they finally had enough.