Liberty Pines Academy

Liberty Pines Academy is the best school I have been too. My first year at this school was in third grade, and it was difficult for me because I had just arrived from South America. I knew very little English, but the teachers there are the best. My teacher specifically was very nice and understanding to me considering how I couldn't speak English. She pushed me hard enough and in fourth grade I was fluently speaking English. Over the years I have literally made friends with all my teachers. I am doing more that well at this school, the learning process is up to you and how well you are doing. I will be taking algebra , physics, and all advanced courses, in eight grade. I have achieved so much and come so far at this school. I would recommend this school to anybody. If you are a parent and want your child to succeed in academics this is the place to do it.

The administration at the school, as well as at the county level, care more about protecting their own interests than protecting the children. My child has been targetted and bullied repeatedly and nothing is done! The principal literally does not care about the kids. Many of the teachers will do nothing when the bullying is reported to them. This school lets bullies get away with behaviors that will end up seriously injuring a child someday, but then will punish a child for defending himself. Your child is expected to allow the bully to do whatever they want to. This administration is dangerous and does not look out for our children's safety. When Liberty Pines ends up all over the news for gross negligence in a bullying case they might make some changes. Until then you just have to hope that it's not your child that it happens to.

My children have attended LPA since Kindergarten. I have seen them be questioned, challenged, hugged, disciplined, cheered on, featured, pushed, and put into their place. A school is no more defined by the principal than a city mayor dictates your household routine. Quit evaluating LPA on anything other than what matters - the children's daily experience and learning. I thank LPA teachers for their solid character-building and high academic expectations. If you expect anything different from a top-rated school in the #1 county in Florida, you should try elsewhere.

I have a teaching degree with Magna Cum Laude honors, and I am a former teacher. My husband is military, and we've moved around quite a bit. This is the 7th school with which we have been associated. I can honestly say that, BY FAR, this is the worst school our children have ever attended. It is indeed a very sterile place. Children are not important, only test scores. Communication is very weak. Assignments are vague. Students are only right when they agree with what their teachers think. When my child receives an assignment at the end of a quarter to write an essay summarizing everything they've learned, and my child works hours completing it, only for it to be glanced at and given a 100 because it was a participatory grade which counted as a summative (BIG) grade to pull up poor class averages, you know there's a problem. The school has a test retake policy which insures students will get at least a 70. With that policy, no student fails, so, consequently, scores are higher, but extremely misleading. I have three children here, and they are SMART. But now they HATE school, and they are ready to be finished!! Homework takes several hours every single night. Extracurricular activities have been dropped, because there's simply no time for them. IT IS A VERY TOXIC ENVIRONMENT. Run away as fast as you can!!!