The Fenn School

We have had an absolutely amazing experience at the Fenn so far.  Our son, who just joined the 5th grade, is about three months in so far and is having the time of his life.  Coming from a public school, the environment couldn't be more different; he is constantly challenged, both in terms of the freedom given to him to organize his own day and show up to places on time and also academically, where (for someone who always excelled in his public schools) he is being challenged for the first time.  Our entire experience - from the first contact with the admissions team to our last event at the school - has been more than we could have hoped, and we're so excited about the future at Fenn!
Nov 26th, 2022

Fenn has been an absolutely terrific experience to date. The communication and caliber of the teachers is fantastic. We have been impressed by the coordination and dedication of the faculty and current headmaster. I would highly reco
Mar 8th, 2020

Fenn is great! I went to end for 5 years and left sad that I wouldn't get to talk to my teachers after. I had a lot of great teachers and coaches along the way! It's a great school!
Nov 13th, 2019

This school is honestly a wreck. It survives a one star rating due to the fact that I did receive an adequate education, albeit one that could have been received at the local public school. Half of the teachers seem to hate their jobs. This is not an exaggeration, I had teachers who had not changed a lesson plan in decades and seemed to just go through the motions daily. They would seem very disinterested when teaching which was very disheartening to me as a student. The education is marketed as very individualized, yet no teacher would really take time to help me work on my weaknesses or advance my strengths. I came out of Fenn with a below average writing skills. I had not been taught how to write a formal paragraph or five paragraph essay until eighth grade. They did not choose who went into the honors math program by skill, it was done by whoever did well on an exam (not even the rest of the year) and whose parents asked for their kid to be in the program. They have a lot of tolerance for meanness and bullying. They have the "boys will be boys" mentality which provides an excuse for their lack of wanting to take any action. When someone I know was being bullied, like being chased, slammed against lockers, and verbal abuse bad, and finally reported it to the administration, the head of their division did nothing, and once they reported it to the head of the school, the bully just had to apologize once. The school shames those who do not fit their prototype of being athletic, averaging A-'s or up, and being highly social, not awarding them the same opportunities as others. When considering leaving Fenn in eighth grade, be aware that if you decline their begs for staying for ninth grade, they will recommend you apply to schools that above the level that is attainable based on grades and SSAT scores so you do not get in and you have to stay another year. I am now at a competitive private high school, but I had to work incredibly hard freshman year to be able to compensate for the lack of some basic skills, like note taking and time management, as well as critical thinking and essay writing skills that I had never learned at Fenn. I really recommend looking at other schools or going to your local public school, as Fenn is not a great school when you really look at it. (Alias used for anonymity)
Dec 24th, 2018

Oct 28th, 2017