Downtown Charter Academy

"The Principle Ms Lee and teachers are amazing! They truly care for the wellbeing of my child and provide feedback and even call when they are concerned about performance or behavior. Ms Lee 's Leadership and foresight ensured that learning was not disrupted by the pandemic, with a seamless transition to e-Learning. Ms Lee is always seeking feedback from parents on how she can improve the education and experience for the students. Registering my child at DCA was the best experience I ever made. Thank you DCA staff!!"

"Good school to be honest."

"I was very excited to have my son attended at the beginning of the year. I brought my son here becuse his previous school suffered alot with academics and multiple teachers quitting mid year, putting him severely behind. He started his old school with A & B's all of 6th grade and made honor roll as he had always done threw Elementary but in 7th he declined so I made a decision to move him to DCA. I'm going to be honest he struggled alot here because of the academic challenges he had comming from his previous school and also he had some self growing to do as well. This school talks a lot about pushing valus and morals but when it came down to it and my child struggled and I felt they didnt truly care for him. I watch him push so hard all year and at times get frustrated and quit for moments. He almost didnt make it. He often told me about how frustrated he felt that he wasnt at the level of other students and would struggle paying attention in class because he was so far behind others who had been here all 3 years. No he is not perfect (he is 13 years old how could he be) & had things to still learn about life and how important school truly is. I agree, he had lessons to learn and he did especially this last month. As a parent I felt we talked daily and he genuinely put his heart into it. Today was graduation & while he may have barly made it, he truly work so hard. They allowed him to walk with his peers and had the audacity to put a index card with his name in what should have been his diploma. It crushed him I mean really crush him. He went from being so proud of giving everything to feeling like he didnt even matter. This is a day he will never forget. This school let him walk away feeling like he was nothing. I dont see how you could do somthing so low to a child. How you could actually let him walk the stage to open that deploma folder next to the other students and humiliate him on a day he deserves to celebrate and remember. I immediately spoke with the principal at the graduation, she said we should have been notifyied prior to this day. NO, we should not have. YOU should have never handed him or ANY student that! If they dont graduate then they dont graduate. But if you allow a student to cross a stage after telling them they are on track to graduate next to their peers, you let them have the win they deserved. She then tells me "it is what it is." No... you should do what is right always. Again I'm going to be honest, I went off on her with tears filling my eyes. Not just for my son but any student they have ever done that to. I was so angry how hurtful something like this is to any human. Imagine your child sitting next to other students & everyone is excited and opening the folders but your child has an index card. How are they supposed to explain that. Its unbelievably wrong. No child should ever feel that way. Its wrong."

"Nope, bad school, AI probably better."

"Nice new campus. Great free after school and summer program. Math AP class provided in public middle school. Convenience school schedule for working parents."