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I had a child EC middle school during the first year it opened. Compared to other schools is this price range, I feel that EC middle school is not as challenging as it should be. The large study body makes it feel like a public school and also makes it difficult for the teachers to know their students. The other Catholic middle schools that I am familiar with have impressed me with their attention to each student's scholastic progress and overall wellbeing. I believe EC has good intentions and could be excellent over time if they choose. However, I also feel that it is possible that their mission could be to serve most kids and get those kids into average colleges, rather than to raise the bar and help their students acheive their highest potential. EC is overpriced compared to other Cath. schools whose academics are much more rigorous.
I'm a student at EC, and I am largely dissapointed. The vast majority of classes are much to easy without really any challenge. The middle school until this year (due largely to parental complaints), had virtually no extracurricular activity. Parents are almost never involved as well. Ssfety is also taken far overboard (no capture the flag in the gym because we could run into the padded walls) and there is not nearly enough dicipline for students. One teacher infact didn't believe in punishment in general and refused to use it. Find somewhere else to go, you don't want to be here.
Eastside Catholic provides a quality education in a safe and fun environment with a strong ethical and moral base.
Not a great school if your child seeks a rigorous college-prep program. It does have great a community building program. Most students end up in many in-state institutions, which is not bad at all. However, if your child is looking challenging classes then this school might no be the best choice.
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