I went here from 3rd through 5th grade. The teachers were really nice, and the schedule was great too. I switched in 6th grade, and am honestly happier with my current arrangement. Overall great school

My son has been at this school for almost 9 years. We LOVE it! No other school has a GT program that allows him to move multiple years ahead in all subjects (at his own pace in each subject), yet stay with same age peers. Many of the teachers have advanced degrees. The teacher to student ratio, even at middle school level, is 1:12 and in some cases 1:4.

Loved the school, went from 2nd to 4th grade.

Its awesome! Went there for 7 years, loved it! Great teachers and environment! I strongly recommend ACE for gifted kids!

Called this place three times to get information for my son who is gifted. No return call whatsoever. They might have a waiting list so they dont need the student/money but they also dont know how to run a business. Unfortunate because there are so few gifted schools in Austin. Hate to do it, but 1 star.

This is going to be one of the most honest reviews you will read for this school, coming from someone who attended there. I will be speaking for the middle and high school, however many of the things I talk about will be applicable for all of the other grades as well. First off, I have to say that many of the teachers were amazing. And when I say amazing, I mean that they were some of the best teachers I have ever had. They were very kind, helpful, and overall knew how to do their job. However, there were some other teachers, which were hired last minute and were not fit for their job, especially when paying so much for a school it was disappointing to see this. Also, some of the staff/teachers left during the year (around 4) due to many reasons which i wont bring up here. Secondly, some of the seniors were having a terrible time getting their transcripts processed due to some of the staff not being able to handle them, which is unacceptable due to the fact a public school staff deals with 100s of transcripts and manages to pull it off. The schools building was constantly dirty, had poor ventilation and felt overall nasty to be in compared to many cleaner public schools I had been in previously. The janitor wasnt cleaning the building often, and in fact I cant remember him cleaning the building at all, but thats just in my experience. There would be days when the air condition would stop working for weeks and everyone would be hot and sweating for days. Overall it was a pretty bad experience, and I would not recommend this school, which is a shame because of the many great teachers there. Regardless of the many other parents positive reviews, you have to remember that they were not in the building 8 hours a day, and only truly listened to what their kids had to say. Many of the younger children in the school didnt understand what had been going on with the building or the staff. Its a real shame, it really is. Because there were many great teachers that were some of the best I had ever met. And you could tell a lot of the younger kids were happy because of the amazing teachers they had as well. Last issue was mainly the students, not only was there only a few, and by few i mean 8, but many of the kids werent the friendliest and it felt really lonely, and thats about as far as ill go in regards to the students. You can refuse to listen to this, I remember being in the same position as you when choosing a school, but remember what I said if you end up having the same experience. Remember that this is mainly for the middle and high school, cant really speak for the younger students but as far as my comments on the building go, thats pretty universal. If you have any questions about the school you can contact me, and it honestly sucks having to write a review like this. But, Im being honest.