Syracuse Arts Academy North Elementary

"My daughter had attended this school 5 years, my son 2 years. Up until this year I have been very happy with the school. As of today I have pulled my children from the school, I would not recommend. The way the principal and vice principal handle issues is extremely unprofessional. My daughter was jumped by three girls several weeks ago and there were no repercussions. My son gets in a play fight after school and he is kicked out of school the next day. I questioned this and the vice principal was rude and I do not feel my children are safe or taken care of in the school. So much for a zero bullying tolerance. Extremely disrespectful, and issues went unresolved. Unfortunately I am sad in ways to pull my kids because some of the teachers are amazing, but the overall standard of this school is NOT up to par for a charter school. I know my kids aren't perfect, and ok yes, send my son home for being inappropriate...but he WAS PLAYING. The girls jumped my daughter, one of them held her down and the other two beat her up... I asked my daughter if those girls missed any school after this incident, they had not. I expect fair treatment for all kids. I am disappointed that I worked so hard to get my kids into the "fancy" art school, and ended up having to make the decision to pull them from the school based on staff negligence."

"There students bully and kick and punch other kids. But the teachers and staff don't encourage hitting others. But yes they do have great teachers and some of the staff on here giving the reviews. Also they have a car wash nearby and a mortuary the last one does not make sense to me. Both my family and I like this school. And one last thing a staff member has said to a class that "America is the most racist country. But a good school would recommend."

"I went here for my 6th grade year and it was honestly not that bad. The teachers I had were nice and very patient with me despite my... Less than stellar behavior. I think that this is a pretty good school and is worth checking out. Why they decided to build a mortuary adjacent to it is beyond me."

"This school is selfish. My friend. works at Fairfield Jr. high as a councilor. She gets kids all the time that SAA gets rid of right before tests so they get better scores. These kids ( I will not name for privacy) are at a 2nd or 3rd grade reading level. And this school is telling their parents that they are excelling in class. don't send you kid hear. they will fall permanently ahead. Many of the students and their parents are left in the dark of what actually happens here."

"Love this wonderful school and it's awesome staff! They gently nudge children to do their best and learn advanced classes to prepare them for Jr high and High school. Added extras of arts in all forms such as regular arts and crafts to plays, musicals, movement art and many more fun exciting learning that improves their knowledge, boosts their self esteem and teaches them that there is more types of art that they can love and make school more enjoyable. Does anyone have any pictures of their garden that are recent that you could post?"