Pinecrest School Lancaster

No school is perfect but this school sure does have staff that love to teach children. I've been with this school for almost three years and my absolutely loves this school, he cries every time we pick him up. Although I've noticed some students do need special attention as they seem to suffer from slight learning disabilities, teachers along with the aides really make their environment safe and welcoming. The warmth I get from teachers and the office staff especially the lady with dark curly hair who sits next to the entrance of the office door really makes me make my checks out with utter joy.

The location does need a facelift along with fixing a couple of cracks on the campus along with expanding its parking lot the pros outweigh the cons.

I am always aware of the events occurring at the school and I feel apart of the panther family. Like I said, no school is perfect but at the end of the day my son is at a place were I know he is being taken care of and getting the education a public school cannot offer. Take a tour and see for yourself you will be pleasantly surprised.

This school provides an excellent education with a great environment for students. My children love going to school and have been academically challenged in each grade they have attended. The staff is wonderful. The campus is secure and has many extras to offer: spanish, sports, music, arts. Highly recommend this school if you are interested in a private education.

Many of staff is related, so creates lethargic environment.  Teachers are not creative--much seatwork.  Some teachers are unprofessional in dealing with students.  Test scores not significantly higher than public schools--so not worth paying extra for.   Many safety issues, kids getting seriously hurt often due to lack of funds to create safe environment.  Parent involvement discouraged by administration, thus non-existent.  Teacher to student ratio is really 25:1!!  The aid is only there 2 hours a day to correct papers--and they aren't educated enought to correct them properly, so waste of time.    Overall, score of 1 star.

I forgot to second what this other parent said.  There was a child in my sons class with severe anger issues.  He had many violent and threatening outbursts and instead of removing him, other students were advised to stay away from him and "avoid setting him off".  Absolutely ridiculous.  There was also racial and hateful speech allowed.

This school is falling apart; the facilities are seriously lacking and the curriculum is the same as the public schools in the area.  Safety concerns are pointed out and ignored or lied about by the administrators.   Pinecrest markets itself as a loving family environment and that is true of the teachers and students.  The administration and corporate offices are about one thing only, and that is $$$.