Mill Springs Academy

When evaluating Mill Springs Academy it is critical to know that there are four schools there, Lower School grades 1 - 6, Pre-Upper grades 7-8, Upper grades 9-12, and Communication Arts. Each school has its own principal and operates with considerable autonomy.

We have attended Mill Springs Academy for three years. They have supported or children so much. We had attended a few different schools prior to becoming a part of the MSA community and had not found the perfect fit. We found it with Mill Springs Academy. The students are taught to advocate for themselves, become organized and to be self directed. They offer a college preparatory program and this is what we were looking for. We have two children enrolled at the school and can't imagine what we would do without MSA. In addition to the academic program they offer a social curriculum that we find to be very beneficial. Our children have learned what it means to be part of a larger community, speak publically, travel independently of us and to understand that their academic success is their responsibility. They offer multitudes of athletic programs as well as enrichment programs related to the arts and have multiple bus routes around the city to transport the students to and from the campus. We love it.

My child has mild learning disabilities and we were at Mill Springs until recently. They do not live up to their motto of teaching to the individual child and certainly don't help children academically. If anything, my child regressed in ...