I took a tour of the school. Front desk is worked by unprofessional kids. The principal seemed so uninterested when I spoke to him and his appearance was sloppy. His pants zipper was even wide open🤦‍♂️. The school looks good on the surface but I wouldnt trust them with my kids

Do not apply here if your child has a IEP a plan after getting the run around after applying they just stop responding to my emails

I love this school so much. They are strict and perfect to keep my teenage boy on track. They also provide aftercare for my little one because I work. Just perfect.

Dedicated and friendly staff, many extracurricular activities for students to join, and the school does a wonderful job providing many opportunities throughout the year with family engagement activities. Very proud that my children are a part of this school community!

I love this school. My son goes there and he is always excited about going to school every day. The only one problem I have is with one of their front office staff. Its a woman who always looks like she has a bad mood and acts like it too. This woman gives bad responses to simple questions and wont even give you a polite hello and sometimes doesnt even acknowledge your, good morning. I dont know how they hired her.

Great school for kids to go to

As a former student of HSA I can very gladly say it is not a safe, fun, or even a tolerable learning environment for anybody. Majority of the people rating the school 5 stars is literally the teachers. I, myself, was not able to graduate from this school simply because of the fact that the bullying was so bad. Not only from the students , but from the teachers themselves. As I was there from 7th - 10th grade , there was many things you would never want your child to encounter. There was a time where 5 8th graders were expelled for using/selling drugs in the school hallways AND WERE LET BACK FOR HIGHSCHOOL. There was not once, but two times where more than half the students stayed home from school because there was a school shooting rumor. I, myself, was stabbed in the thigh with a pocket knife in the lunch room by another student. The teachers are physically abusive. This school is filled with nothing but gang banging students and teachers who don’t know what they are doing .

Update:To A Reilly: I have the right to say what I think. If you have had a great experience with the school then good for you! But you CANNOT speak on the issues I had because you have no idea what I went through. I wrote my comment as soon as I finished arguing with the principal, and I was so upset that I didnt take the time to proofread it because at that moment I only wanted to let my frustration out. However, if my grammar was so bad I dont think you would had been able to understand anything I said, but it seems like you did. So please speak ONLY for yourself not for me. I said good stuff as well about the school but not everything is as beautiful as you describe it. Also you DO NOT know my son, and the issues I had WERE NOT about him. The director blame the kid before the issue even happen. I spoke to him about a future situation and he answered blaming the kids when the disorganization of the events and clubs are responsibility of the staff and not the child. My son is a brilliant student as well but that is because I am on top of it. I had NEVER had a situation were he has been disrespectful to any teacher.Another issue I had, if you must know, is the misplace of important documents on hands of the staff, so please tell me how is that my sons fault?? Those documents were part of a report that should had been done by the school social worker, but either she never did it or they lost them because there was NO record of them even though they assured me MANY TIMES that they were working on them every single time I asked them.I said clearly that there are many good things the school has to offer, yet that does not mean is a perfect school.So it is wonderful that YOUR experience has been so great, mine wasnt. So before you reply to someones comment, make sure you know what actually happened instead of giving an opinion out of ignorance. You should know that every situation is different. I talked about mine, and you should limit yourself to talk about yours only.Thank you.As much as I want to like this school I CANNOT.. this will be the third year my son goes to this school and as much as we want to think oh, next year is gonna be better, they r just knew is NOT getting better. The director will make you feel welcome and encourage you to come talk to him about any problem but as soon as you tell him something is wrong HE WILL NOT HELP YOU.... HE WONT... he will blame your child for the disorganization of the teachers... Also if there is an ongoing research about your child they will not give you their paper work.. they will not have any record and they will only make you believe that they are actually working...I love what this school has to offer, and the image and colors look really good ... However, it is NOT worth it... the teacher some are pretty good, but some really dont know what they are doing.... most of the teachers are new with no experience at all... Im very disappointed .... I really wanted to talk wonderful things about it... but the truth is that I feel the director cares only about the money he can get out of the school than to deal with the actual issues .. he makes a joke out of everything and only puts a friendly face if you have nothing to complain about.. other than that forget that he exist...

I worked at this school for 3 years before I moved to Colorado. Now, working in a public school I reflect back on my time at HSA and I am even more grateful to have worked for the Concept Schools organization. The admin team is remarkable and will do whatever it takes to make sure there is a safe and loving environment for the students and the teachers. Ive also never worked with such an amazing group of teachers who go the extra mile to ensure their students are learning and feeling loved at the same time. I continue to keep in touch with the students and staff at HSA and wish them the best in their educational journey. I highly recommend this school and if still living in Chicago would send my own child there in a heartbeat.

I feel obliged to give it 5 stars. (JK it is a wonderful school)

Great school! Great math & science program! Dedicated and kind staff! Keep up the good work!

This is a great school. Most of the teacher are to dedicated to the students. Good environment.

My friend works there, every time I visit him, I am impressed with the coherence . It is one of the best school in the neighborhood.

The inside of the school is beautiful and the students are actively engaged. When I walked by for a tour and was not a distraction to their learning like any guest would normally be.

Teachers and staff are great. Overall this school offers a positive environment.

Its a great school i went there for 2 years as a student and performed I love it

Love this school. Offers opportunities that public schools dont.

Love this school, great teachers and great programs.

One of the best schools in Chicago

Dedicated staff and admin team!

Great school, amazing staff.

The school offers a lot of clubs and activities for students to participate and grow as people.

Front office ladies need to be fired, agree with Roberto.

This school is bad.

Hate it

They are so little attentive to parents that we do not master the language they leave it waiting for a call that never comes THANK YOU I DO NOT INTEREST YOUR SCHOOL with that little education they have