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college preparatory school, grades 1-12. After school tutoring for all grades and subjects.
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Spring Creek Academy strives to provide excellence in education and that can demonstrated by performance reports from the Iowa Test of Basic Skills (ITBS). The test is administered annually with school wide averages going up every year. The Iowa test of basic skills is the most comprehensive testing tool used by schools. Those summary reports can be viewed at any time by request. The school average is in the top 2% of all schools nationally ranked. In addition our graduates are attending the top universities in the nation with excellent results.
My child has been enrolled at SCA for the last three years. She has done much better here than she did at public school. There is alot of homework, which is to be expected from a 2 1/2 hour schoolday, but this has taught her to manage her time wisely. We love the warm and inviting atmosphere of the school, and the smaller class size. I would highly recommend this school for parents who have a flexible schedule.
Posted 07/15/09 | Report Abuse
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My child has attend spring creek middle school for a year and has received an excellent education. The program is a great choice for student athletes as well as those involved with music or acting. It provides an abbreviated school day with a 6:1 student teacher ratio. The school provides more individualized tracks as well as feedback when needed to help your child excel academically. The school curriculum followed is similar to her exemplary rated middle school she would have attended and enjoyed more hands on projects with the class than her friends in our town's middle school. she excelled in math and made tremendous strides in reading and language.
Posted 06/30/09 | Report Abuse
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My daughter currently attends Spring Creek Academy. She has never been happier & her results have never been better. Her excellent SAT scores are confirmation. I live in South Africa, my daughter is far away from home & the director, Mrs. Morrell has literally taken her into her home on occasion & cared for her like one of her own! I have great respect for the principal, Mr. Nelson & know for a fact that when converting my daughter's school marks to US grades, he stuck strictly to IOWA scores & gave nothing away. The staff are dedicated & supportive. Full marks to SCA! Trish Malkoff
Posted 06/25/09 | Report Abuse
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My child left this school with straight A's in Honors English and only scored a 12 on the ACT reading. My child did not know any test taking strategies or have the needed vocabulary to master the college entrance test. There is not enough time in a class period to adequately teach English at this school. My child only wrote one research paper in four years and this was all done independently. My child does not know basic vocabulary words that much younger students in public school are exposed to. This school thinks that completing a worksheet is teaching vocabulary. The words are never mastered. They do one worksheet and never see or use the words again.
Posted 06/01/09 | Report Abuse
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I made the decision to edit this review and rate Spring Creek as excellent. My children have been at Spring Creek for one year. We received their Iowa Test scores and both of them improved. My youngest child improved his scores dramatically. Other parents I have spoken to feel positive about the school also. The poor reviews seem to be coming from the same person.
Posted 05/23/09 | Report Abuse
2 out of 5 people found this review helpful.
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Our AG/T student has been enrolled at Spring Creek Academy for two years and will continue to attend this school. Everything we have experienced says SCA is dedicated to education.We realize education is a partnership between parents, teachers and students. For that reason, we visited the school, met the staff and asked questions before discounting SCA based on anonymous reviews.Why I recommend Spring Creek Academy:Students receive personal attention from teachers with class sizes 1:8National recognized testing is used prior to admission and each spring (ITBS). SCA students were in the top 12% nationally based on the overall NPR averages! Students are enthusiastically encouraged to be responsible, learn and give back to the community through volunteer activities. Respect, across the board you rarely see in any school - every student is treated with respect and every student is respectful.
Posted 04/06/09 | Report Abuse
2 out of 7 people found this review helpful.
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Spring Creek Academy is a great private school in Plano, Texas serving the entire Dallas Metro Area. The environment at this private school is outstanding and the teachers truly care about the students and special care is taken in delivering custom curriculum and tutoring for each and every child.
Posted 02/11/09 | Report Abuse
2 out of 4 people found this review helpful.
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