Mater Academy High Reviews

I am serious the only way you can survive in this school you have to stay up doing homework until 3 in the morning to wake up at 5 and then the teacher waits until the end of the semester to put all the grade and they only put the bad ones first at the begining so you get an ass wopping for that

Great school. Great staff. Very attentive teachers. Most importantly, school safety excels.

The school it's self is not that terrible but there are definitely some teachers who always seem angry or annoyed when teaching their students, I don't know if it's just some of my teachers but a lot of my friends agree. Also, the uniform policy, I understand the rule of no piercings and no hoodie's due to problems in other schools but the color code of the current uniform is just horrible, also keep in mind this is just my opinion so please don't take it personal or anything. On top of all of that, this is my first year in this school, I just began the 6th grade and I'm already so stressed out with the stupid amount of homework. It is way too much, it's like teachers don't understand that we have 8 classes! I have stayed up super late trying to just finish all the homework on time but it is nearly impossible for me to manage to complete it all without missing multiple hours of needed sleep. Besides all of that, the school is okay.

This school offers many different opportunities for the students that attend there. They offer dual enrollment, AP classes, and etc. They also do many different events to keep the students happy and give them many fun memories of their school years. This is a great school.

I love this school my teachers are very funny and help you with any problem you have with the subject ..

good school! provides students with many opportunities to grow.

This is the best school in Miami. Academically they excel in every aspect. The students truly learn and get a well prepared education for their future in College or University. I have a very good relationship with administrative staff, teachers and employees. They are always open to listen to any concerns from parents or students. They have high technologically based resources for every student and parent. I m so proud my son goes here and will graduate with a dual enrollment. They have a dedicated person to help with scholarships and future education. I truly recommend this school above any other.

This school has great opportunities for students and is full of clubs. I try to be very involved because the teachers/administration are very understanding and helpful with any situation.

Good teachers at the highest level, mediocre opportunities and structure. When I attended I was involved in the AP and gifted class sets. Instead of movie cliques, the school is divided between tiers of education: AP, honors, regular, and then ESOL/ESE.

When I went here we had no lockers, 30 minute lunches, crammed hallways with five minutes between classes, overly long class sessions (1 hour and 45 minutes), a confusing and problematic A/B day system, and incredibly limited freedom and limited student clubs/organizations. If you wanted to do anything besides go in and out of class, you had to spend time after school. Unfortunately, a 730 am start time led to extremely sleepy days for me and most other teenagers.

When I attended the only elective courses were guitar and art and drama. There's no wood shop or cooking or any education for any practical purpose. This is a college prep school through and through. I think charter schools make a good deal of money on AP students; the place felt like a mill at times.

Not all of the teachers were great, but those that were were really amazing. Every department has its star player, and this made up for the milquetoast class selection.

I don't know why I felt like writing a review for my old high school 8 years after the fact, but after seeing the billboards touting this place as some kind of top tier reward winning school, I feel like what's being ignored is the thing that makes a high school more than just a series of standardized tests: the opportunity to explore, grow and learn in ways that can't be taught by a curriculum.

I made some great friends here, but I feel like I could have really benefitted from the ability to actually talk to them for more than 15 minutes a day. Instead, I spent most of my day stewing in a desk chair for 105 minute-long periods.

If you want to build your kid into the dutiful little professional you know they can be, then go ahead and drop them off here. But watch out, because they may or may not have the chance to become an actually well-adjusted, well-rounded human being - not with the vice grip this school can put on its student body.

Oh, also, the uniform policy sucks. I hate all collared and polo shirts now; don't get me started on navy and khaki.

Honestly, I was there since the beginning. Now my children are in middle school. He says it sucks . I AGREE. They say they want to give you a healthy meal, they serve pizza everyday.THEY ONLY CARE IF THEY ARE PERFECT AND NOT IF IT IS BEING ENJOYED BY THE 1,000,000 (this is not to scale) IN THUS SCHOOL. Makes me sooo upset

School is big and has good technolodgy, although rooms are very confusing

I personally love Mater. It is a great school full of many opportunities. Their extra curricular activities are very engaging and fun!

My experience at Mater Academy has been awsome, I really love this school.

This school only cares about its appearance rather than the education its self. Half of the teachers are extremely ignorant and don't care about their students. Although this school helps you out for college. Therefore its an okay school.

So far first impression of some teachers is terrible. My son have been changed scheduled more than 7 times since school started about 5 weeks ago. He is currently sitting in a stool because there is no desk for him in class and one teacher is discriminating him in class. Some teachers do not follow IEP accommodations, don't return emails, give grades for un important assignments, etc. I had higher expectations but I'm very disappointed.
In addition I'm scare of the security of the school and the cards passing by in the new street where the new bridge is. Too much traffic, no security, children crossing on any part of the street and throwing them self inf front of the cars... Many other children walking all around blocks where there is no sidewalk just to enter the building thought the bridge they constructed. Poor security...children smoking in the bathrooms with vapors cigarettes. The school is very strict on uniforms, id, supplies...but no one seems to care about been in the bathrooms to oversees all these children and teenagers.

This a horrible school, lord bless whoever goes here because the administration is full of corrupt bullies and the teachers, especially the senior teachers, use the fact that your future is in their hands to their advantage. The school is only a label for "smart kids" but half the children here get shoved in AP classes because that's how the school gets recognition.

Mater is a great school because of the teachers always putting our education first.

I love this school because of the amount of activities you can participate in including Glee which I am personally in.

this school is absolutely unepic- the words of wise ben shapiro
he is right. this school is very very unepic. im about to whip a huge nae nae. good bye gangster gang. /e sal00t

Oh how I remember being in this school for about 5 years. During the years Mater Academy would turn off in specific classes the A.C off unpurpose so they could save electricity. My friends did try to file a complain and it worked. Just for 2 to 3 days that is. They scam people when they get a chance to. On a field day, they said there was going to be bounce houses( this is during 8th grade btw), fun events, water gallons, and so much more. Guess again, with an excited face I rushed into the field and all I see is a P.E field. I asked, where's the field day? They said, there it is, have fun. There was nothing on the field!!! WASTE OF 5 DOLLARS! Some teachers try to complain about the A.C as well but it never works. Is the education good? Yes it is but WAY to stressful. Getting up to 7 HW in one AP class plus the other classes is WAY TO STRESSFUL. I compared this to a regular high school and there was a drastic difference in homework. Btw, once they added an 8th period but guess why? For the people who failed any FSA Math or Reading they had to stay after school everyday up to 3:30 instead of leaving at 2:30 like everyone else. I don't know if that's still a thing there. I gave it a 2 star rating cause the only good thing that school had was a great education in teachers. Almost every teacher there actually spend time with students and actually taught there. I would have rated a 3 but in my opinion, it doesn't deserve it. I haven't been in Mater for a year so I don't know if they've improved during the year in those cases. A.C Most Of all.

Listen , ive been here since 5th grade i know well my halls and the schools programs i had a wonderful time in 5,6,7, until i entered 8 its a disaster it all got worse . Lunch is a disaster so much kids you have to eat in the floor some manage to squish a spot in the cafeteria but its so crowded you can barely walk. Amazing opportunities im not going to lie but this school only cares about the money that they wont take out students from Ap classes even if students did not pick it because it benefits them .The people not so good but i mean everywhere your going to find bad people in it and good. Some teachers are new because most left of the stress they put on top of teachers to give us extra homework and now im in 9th my first day at freshmen year listen next week im out of this school it all changed so much the grading scale is different and now that homwork is 10% people wont do it and will fail the courses because when you do your work you learn from the classwork and homework but now that it does not value anything people do not pass the test and fail academically, overall if the test is hard and you get a C it drops your grade down in the class more than you think because of its percentage of test . The funny part is they wont stop sending supplies of hw and if your a good student and you wanna pass the class you have to do hw because if you do not then, there is no way you can pass with the testing percent affecting you .One more thing that bothers everyone 'CROWDED' they r too afraid to remove students who are lacking the education from playing around they just entered this year many students that the hallways are packed you can barely walk . IF you enter mater all im going to say is GOOD LUCK because they stress us out an excessive amount and it is not okay for our health and well being.

The school administration literally stressed out a teacher so much they felt forced to leave due to the disrespect they were receiving.

Sometimes it feels like you're in a military camp or something. During middle school lunch a 6th grader threw something in the air. (Middle School jokes). I understand that you're supposed to behave yourself but, how the dean of students treated the situation was not appropriate. He got the microphone and called the kid who threw the paper. Of course the little kid started crying, the dean called him up in front of the whole cafeteria. The dean proceeded to just start screaming at him and telling him that "I DON'T CARE IF YOU CRY," like.. what? This is a school not a boot camp.

Also another problem, the counselors. I tried getting into Spanish classes to complete my 2 years of a language class credits for high school. I had done a Spanish class in 7th grade and planning on doing another Spanish class for 8th, but instead they put my in a art class full of 7th and 6th graders. I wasted a full year that I could have been progressing in my education and studies. Outrageous.

Finally, the drug problem and the fighting. The school used to be amazing, as I'm told by people that were there before me. I'm not saying that this is school is the only school that has drugs and fighting, but the administration should at least try to do something to get rid of the kids who are the main cause of the problem. There was one week where there was a fight every day. One in the morning and one at lunch. Even some kid got arrested for fighting with a another school. That kid still graduated somehow. I'm pretty sure he didn't even do anything in the classes he attended, I'm surprised he even passed. I'm told he made up some of the work he missed before graduation. Also about the drugs, kids brag about smoking, taking pills, etc.

That's the problem within the school and the administration. The teachers are amazing and they deserve better. I hope one day they can escape that hell hole and go to a different school that will appreciate their hard work and dedication to teaching the younger generation. It's embarrassing to see that the younger students have better ideas than the administration. No matter how much we try to tell them that something is wrong or that something should be fixed, it will never be resolved.

Mater Academy is the definition of a second home. Throughout my seven years there, I was given countless opportunities to not only further my education but to further my leadership abilities. If you want a full experience of what Mater Academy has to offer, become involved and learn what it takes to become a future leader.

Warning: Do not send your kids to this school. The administration is comprised of bullies who would rather scream at and insult concerned parents instead of answering their questions and addressing their concerns. What's more, my son went from being a top student at his elementary school to being completely unmotivated and apathetic in regards to education and school. If you are thinking of sending your child here and would like to hear how they treat a parent with legitimate concerns I would be more than happy to provide you with a recording of experience with the principle of the school and it's administrators.

the 3 years that i ve been at mater have all been good, mater has really amazing teachers and have a really good way of teaching even in virtual!

Ok so the school programs are not bad and the teachers are well trained. My problem is: when do they realized they are wayyyyyy over crowded? If you complain they tell you :"It's your option to be here, you can get out anytime." But I don't think that's the solution. There should be a limit of students per class to properly teach those kids. The school itself is too small to have the capacity of so many students which walk through the hallways like Disneywolrd in the summer. My daughter goes there because we work close by and is convinient but I wish like many other parents we didn't have to feel obligated to put up with this. Either the state makes better public schools all around or the charter schools have a limit of students. They should think about the kids first instead of worrying about how much money they're going to get from the government by being an A school. Otherwise that A+ is going to change pretty soon.

They used to be good, now they can't control their students, teaching is no as good as it used to be.

I have been in Mater since kindergarten and I am now in 9th grade. I recently moved and was asked to switch schools and I said no because of how welcoming and comforting this school is. All the students and teachers help you around the school and are super friendly. There are also a variety of clubs in this school that any kid can join. I am the Captain of the JV Lionettes and I have 30 new girls that I can call my sisters.

Mater is a safe place to learn and study in, the environment is amazing for learning new things.

Horrible place. Teachers are always angry. I felt stressed and under pressure when I was at this school. What they mean by "healthy lunch" is pizza every day. They don't care about their student's health. I think them calling it an "A+++" school is too much. They're nothing close to an A school. Teacher called me a liar (when they were the liar), and I made absolutely no friends.

Do not go to this school. Really do not recommend.
(Students also do drugs in the bathrooms.)

It's a great school, many opportunities and hard-working teachers.

Very bad this school there are good teachers but they are the least like for example miss ospina and miss lecuzay
On the day they were supposed to teach my son, they are a group of rude, poorly educated and unprofessional. At no time do you try to contact the principal immediately, Miss Murillo will jump into the jugular, call daily to complain to your son and always try to speak. on the subject for which you requested the intervention of the principal she will minimize it in the end it becomes something personal simply you fall ill if you try to gabble with the principal and he does not even show his face

Academically rigorous school, at times focused on the numbers more than the individual, may operate a lot like a business most of the time, looking to make a quick buck on anything possible. However, also has teachers and most often students with lot's of character and being a small school it is a very friendly, positive environment. Also very home to very progressive students.

Best School Ever Online zoom class when your in the school

Mater is doing a great job at motivating us during these awful times and try to make it easier and better us.

I have been at Mater Academy since 6th grade and it is one of the best decisions my parents could have made. Mater prepares you for college and gives you the resources you need to succeed after high school. They also have a wide variety of clubs for everyone to feel at home.

Very weak! Front office, organization, kids behavior and parents behavior. Honestly, this principal should be running education in all states, he's a miracle worker. To have this school be A+++ rated is by far God's work, blessed be the person running this thing. It only got a second start because there are some people in the school I appreciate, other than that. Weak!

I love being a Mater Lionette. I've had such a great high school experience with them and I love their activities.

if you are thinking about sending your child to this school, don t plz. this is my first year and before i started, i saw those ratings and i couldn t believed it, i thought people were making a big deal out of it but to be honest idk what s sleep anymore, i have to stay up until 4:00-5:30 am to finish all my homework, i ve been living with migraines, depression and anxiety since the school year started, i loved school and ever since i started going here i ve been hating it so much and some of the teachers are very rude, it s an awful situation, i can t wait to graduate or leave the school.....

Great school! Has a multitude of opportunities for FGLI students.

I have attended this school for the past 4 years and I have honestly never considered leaving. Like every school, it has it faults, but overall, most of the teachers are devoted and do a great job, there s many programs and clubs as well as after school activities, and you have a great chance to advance through the Ap program and dual enrollment opportunities.

This school is unsafe. It has a raging drug problem and decides to turn a blind eye to it. It shouldn't be an every day thing to go into the bathroom and see students (both middle school and high school) smoking marijuana or worse. They don't care for the children's safety and push everyone into a small corner towards the front of the school without supervision and say that it's for "safety" when really they are putting children in danger. They discriminate against students for their gender and grades. It is not safe or inclusive. Don't pur your children in this school.

Mater has been my home since 2016. I have built strong bonds and lifelong friendships. The opportunities this school has given me are amazing and I ll forever be grateful for Mater Academy. Plus, the schools dance team has given me a second family !

Mater Academy deserves more than 5 stars, seeing how their staff and education system are both outstanding. Their main goal is for the students to feel safe and succeed, and are doing an amazing job at achieving this.

This school has certain problem with their students who are mostly the ones from intensive and regular classes who tend to be annoying, stupid, and disrespectful and have no future ahead of them, however there are kids from intensive and regular classes who tend to be the opposite, but very little of them. There are also some kids who from other countries like Cuba, who have came not so long ago and have called me and my friends stupid gringos , which of course is very disrespectful and is something this school should be aware of. Not only are these some of the things that are terrible about the school but they"re are other things, like how there are teachers who not only don't care about their students but are also advanced teachers who I won't give the name of, overall this school has a lot of problems, but can lead your kids to success as long as they"re not as stupid as the certain kids I have talked about.

For me this school has been very good, nothing is perfect in life but within what fits my 3 children have been there and I have not had any problem at all, everything has been solved for me and the teachers who have had very good Thanks Mater

My daughter went to this school, and the communication with the teachers and staff was very bad, they never returned the calls, and they took the flames, she went several times to ask for a meeting with the counselor \ whom I could never meet because she was not available. but they didn't return the message either. The school has a reputation outside, but in reality I do not think it is so good to have the qualification that they say they have.

thanks
a desperate mother.

I love the amount of school spirit everyone has and the activites and the amount of clubs/afterschool opportunities students get. Most teachers are very kind and understanding and want the best for their students. Even during the switch to online learning teachers have done their best to teach and keep students focused and motivated.

Amazing experience so far! Love everything about it , lovely staff . It s a second home for me

Very bad this school, they turn off the air conditioning of the classrooms to save current, when they ask in the direction because they tell you that they are not to blame, but if you like it then change school.
I do not recommend it.

I love this school. It's the best option for me and it has helped so far with my "why" in life. I've had an amazing experience so far.

This school is an amazing school for learning and the thing I love the most of it is the amazing and loving dance team.

A really great school to enroll your children, they will excel so much. The teachers care so much for the students and prepare them so much for their future.

Mater Academy has truly been life changing. From 6th grade, now to senior year I have been able to grow as a student and leader. Mater pushes you to reach your full potential with academics and extra curricular activities. I would not be the person that I am today without having come to Mater

This is the worst school ever. I regret every minute of putting my girls there. About a month ago I put one of my daughters in Saturday school they were supposed to get out at 2 pm. I arrived at 12:50 to pick her up. There wasn t a soul in that school, the teacher decided to leave early and let 12 yr olds free with out notifying anyone. This happened two weeks in a row. The school like their owners are so worried about the money they make that they keep this from the public eye. Recently my daughters were jumped and beat up badly by a group of students known to have done this before. One of my daughters had notified head of security it was going to happen and nothing was done to protect the students. Everyone got a 10 day suspension. Mr. Carlos Garcia Dean of Discipline replied that my daughters fought back that s why they got suspended.( they were supposed to sit there and get killed) When all this could of been avoided by simply security doing their job. Parents do not take your kids to this school you will regret every minute of it. Also the drug problem is out of control there and Mr. Garcia s reply to that when I brought it up was, at least they do it in the bathroom and not out in the open.

Mater is truly a great school . The teachers are amazing. The teachers help you push to your FULL potential. And they really care for you.

My son goes there the people who are working there really great

This school's uniform policy is very strict. Most of the teachers are fine, they do good at their jobs. The students, however, are very rude and ignorant. Well most of them.

Good teachers at the highest level, mediocre opportunities and structure. When I attended I was involved in the AP and gifted class sets. Instead of movie cliques, the school is divided between tiers of education: AP, honors, regular, and then ESOL/ESE.

When I went here we had no lockers, 30 minute lunches, crammed hallways with five minutes between classes, overly long class sessions (1 hour and 45 minutes), a confusing and problematic A/B day system, and incredibly limited freedom and limited student clubs/organizations. If you wanted to do anything besides go in and out of class, you had to spend time after school. Unfortunately, a 730 am start time led to extremely sleepy days for me and most other teenagers.

When I attended the only elective courses were guitar and art and drama. There's no wood shop or cooking or any education for any practical purpose. This is a college prep school through and through. I think charter schools make a good deal of money on AP students; the place felt like a mill at times.

Not all of the teachers were great, but those that were were really amazing. Every department has its star player, and this made up for the milquetoast class selection.

I don't know why I felt like writing a review for my old high school 8 years after the fact, but after seeing the billboards touting this place as some kind of top tier reward winning school, I feel like what's being ignored is the thing that makes a high school more than just a series of standardized tests: the opportunity to explore, grow and learn in ways that can't be taught by a curriculum.

I made some great friends here, but I feel like I could have really benefitted from the ability to actually talk to them for more than 15 minutes a day. Instead, I spent most of my day stewing in a desk chair for 105 minute-long periods.

If you want to build your kid into the dutiful little professional you know they can be, then go ahead and drop them off here. But watch out, because they may or may not have the chance to become an actually well-adjusted, well-rounded human being - not with the vice grip this school can put on its student body.

Oh, also, the uniform policy sucks. I hate all collared and polo shirts now; don't get me started on navy and khaki.

this school is good but the only problem is that it smells like complete diarrhea

i'm in this school because of my friends but they added new rules that you have to put your phone in a phone pocket on the wall but its not necessary when the students don't use them in the class and have it in their bags and it stresses us so much cause we think someone can steal your phone when leave the class and one teacher got fired because he didn't stop a fight even tho teachers and security can't touch kids, so it wasn't even his fault

THINK again before coming it is your worst nightmare of headaches but good opportunity's although here the stress gives u depression .

If your child is creative, good luck. Performing arts department cares. Core subject professors, administration, advisors, and everyone else doesn't. Your child will need a therapist.

Administration is great they treat me like family teachers are great they help me understand the lesson and are understanding for any situation

Very bad school it was a mistake to choose this school for my son and I changed it for another one and I hope it will go better because seriously mater does not work correctly what teachers are least interested in is educating and guiding children and if parents have doubts we are simply ignored even to this date they do not send the certificate of the son I have spoken to parents who have their children in other schools and they already received it however several children of 8 grade of mater are still waiting for their certificate you write and nobody knows anything everyone responds something different

the school is very nice, and fun things to do with your classmates.

am sorry but this school is so mean they bully they are always skipping the classes like really this place is horrible my big brother is gonna get out of there fast so disappointing

The school is doing well even with virtual classes. teachers are actually teaching and pushing students to do their best. it is not just given busy work. Mater Academy makes sure all students have the opportunity to learn and push them to accomplish even college diplomas

I've been in this school since sixth grade, and I graduate next year. Some teachers may give too much homework, but in the end, it's for the purpose of helping your gpa, and giving extra practice. Yes, this school has given lazy students a hard time, but overall it's a great school. The best clubs to join revolve around Glee, Thespians, and any sports team (my opinion). If you take the time to explore the school and what we are about, you will understand the enforcments on the rules and why they are so strict. Overall, Mater Academy gives you great opportunities. The only way you can fail the school is if you are lazy and decide not to be a student. Besides school work, there is a fair amount of free time. Everything is done on a schedule, and is organized. If I could go back in time, I'd tell myself to focus more. Even though I slacked off, my teachers and peers helped me get back on my feet.

We have a super spacious school but they do not open early we must leave the students on the street, go to work worried about just not, enable a space or open a gate so that students who arrive before 7:50 can be in a safe place, and not on the street as we have to leave them. Thanks I hope it is solved.