Valrico Lake Advantage Academy 13306 Boyette Road, Riverview, FL 33569

"2 boys have been going here since kindergarten. One will be a 3rd grader and the other a 2nd. A third boy will be there in another year. We can't say enough good about this school. Being new parents to elementary students there was a learning curve, toss in car lines and it can be rough at first. Be patient, ask questions and check the many social media groups available. So far we have not met a teacher that we have not liked. My kids love going to school which is a testament to how well this school operates. Thanks to all the educators that have had to deal with politics, masks, pandemics, constant policy changes, more politics, scared parents, lawsuits and the kids that are normally challenging. We are so very grateful that you do what you do, we stand with you!"

"i used to be a student here, and honestly i despise this school and their staff. i felt completely useless and miserable here, and felt like i was constantly alone. the teachers never faced the reality in front of them and if they saw a child being mistreated, they did nothing. most were extremely rude and the students did nothing to deserve it. the service was god awful, the administration was very poor, and the school lunch was absolutely disgusting. my friend had gotten spoiled milk once for pete’s sake! i strongly do not recommend this school."

"This is my children first year and the car line to pick up/drop off is horrible. If you work across town and have to be there by 8 am be prepared to be late every day. The car line is a complete disaster. No walk up kids or pick up walk ups but if it’s a Rainey day you can walk up what type of mess is this???? So far I haven’t had any bad experience with the teachers so far but I will update once we get pass the first 9 weeks."

"I am disappointed at this school. I expect they to be more kind with little kids - Kindergartners. My daughter was so exited for her 1st day, but everything went wrong- she went hunger for the whole 1st day, the second day she was crying at picking up time. It was a bad experience for us, teacher didn’t seem to be caring about little kids. The dean of the students was helpful but could not do much about the teacher situation. Maybe not a good school for little ones. Also the drop -off and pick up- is a disaster, the line usually takes at least 30-40 min. They don’t allow walk-in students , what about if someone does not have a car ( their answer was : they have to pay Uber ) ! What if a parent prefer to park and walk-in the child - they wont allow it ( never knew the reason ). The first students that have to be at school are the youngest ones . So they have to be there before 7:30 otherwise they are consider late and won’t be able to have breakfast. So the more little ones had to wake up the earliest, at least 5 am , because with that terrible , long line you have to do, you have to at school at 6:30 for your kid to be in the school by at least 7:15 due to the line. Hope they make some improvements to be a better charter school :("