Discovery Charter School HillPointe

"Zero stars. This school has below average ratings even for the state of Nevada. 4/10 on great schools, only 28 passed met the standards for Math test scores. Many of the students are sent here after receiving disciplinary action at other schools. About 80 of the time, there are kids in the office waiting to see the principal for getting into trouble that’s almost every time I stop by unannounced. A much higher rate of children than the general population are considered “special needs,” that is, it is a school that attracts students that need extra help, so the rest of the students get less education. No GATE program. Charter schools sound great but FAIL TO PERFORM (I studied this in college, google it). Many of the staff don’t return the next school year including the principal (where did Dr. Navarro go, apparently she didn’t want to be associated with a failing school anymore after building her resume). Administration fails to follow through on various situations and tasks, they are too busy putting out fires and doing damage control to even attend to basic tasks. While my son enjoys his teachers, there is a trickledown effect and he is not being readied for the real world nor getting challenged, and he obviously needs more challenging material than they offer. Do your homework parents and DON’T SEND YOUR KIDS TO THIS SCHOOL, even if they do try to sell you on “having a dog occasionally on site” for “emotional needs.” Note: My son was dumped here without my permission and is in the top 2 of the nation in test scores I believe he’s holding this school up. I am STRONGLY EMBARRASSED to say he attends UNDERPERFORMING school. CLOSE THIS SCHOOL, it’s HOLDING my son and Nevada back!!"

"Zero stars. This school has below average ratings even for the state of Nevada. 4/10 on great schools, only 28 passed met the standards for Math test scores. Many of the students are sent here after receiving disciplinary action at other schools. About 80 of the time, there are kids in the office waiting to see the principal for getting into trouble that’s almost every time I stop by unannounced. A much higher rate of children than the general population are considered “special needs,” that is, it is a school that attracts students that need extra help, so the rest of the students get less education. No GATE program. Charter schools sound great but FAIL TO PERFORM (I studied this in college, google it). Many of the staff don’t return the next school year including the principal (where did Dr. Navarro go, apparently she didn’t want to be associated with a failing school anymore after building her resume). Administration fails to follow through on various situations and tasks, they are too busy putting out fires and doing damage control to even attend to basic tasks. While my son enjoys his teachers, there is a trickledown effect and he is not being readied for the real world nor getting challenged, and he obviously needs more challenging material than they offer. Do your homework parents and DON’T SEND YOUR KIDS TO THIS SCHOOL, even if they do try to sell you on “having a dog occasionally on site” for “emotional needs.” Note: My son was dumped here without my permission and is in the top 2 of the nation in test scores I believe he’s holding this school up. I am STRONGLY EMBARRASSED to say he attends UNDERPERFORMING school. CLOSE THIS SCHOOL, it’s HOLDING my son and Nevada back!!"