Whitmore School Reviews

I am so grateful for Whitmore. My children attended private, public and boarding schools but needed flexibility in order to travel because of their sport. We were referred to Whitmore by a friend who was a no nonsense, thorough and concerned parent who was dedicated to her children’s educational development. Whitmore is affordable, with the right amount of rigor, and with responsive teachers and staff. The communication is plus, plus! My calls and emails are always answered within a timely manner.

Our student has thrived at Whitmore after experiencing a lot of difficulty from schools accommodating his special needs. He has been able to accelerate and will complete his college prep diploma a semester early. Also, Whitmore has been extremely flexible allowing dual enrollment credit from our local community college, which also offered asynchronous online options. He will graduate with almost a full year of college credit completed through dual enrollment. Whitmore has truly been a godsend in getting him a quality, accredited education.

My son has thrived at Whitmore. A few months after starting at Whitmore, he told me, "Mom, I'm the happiest I've been in years." That confirmed that we did the right thing. He loves the flexibility to work at his own pace and choose his own path towards graduation, the Honors classes have been engaging and rigorous, and the teachers and administration have been so helpful and responsive. He's taking dual enrollment classes at our community college now along with some Whitmore classes, and he feels like Whitmore has prepared him well for those college classes. The whole experience at Whitmore has far exceeded our expectations, and I highly recommend it to families looking for a flexible high school option. I'm already looking forward to my youngest son being able to start at Whitmore in a few years.

My two youngest children completed a high school diploma for Whitmore and their learning curriculum and correspondence with Whitmore was so easy and comfortable for them to do on their own. If I did need to speak with someone directly for any reason, I was always connected right away or someone reached back out to me.

Any time you need to call they respond quickly. Every child has a guidance counselor depending on your program you picked. We did the diploma with college advisory. I can honestly say I never saw my son so engaged in learning. Class sizes are small and they can ask for help when learning. We recommend a friend as well. We chose them because they are the first online school ever and the Mastery program. If your kid is struggling or having issues you need to call Whitmore 100%.

I feel he learned more here than the waste of my money to St. Mary's in Williamstown. He finished in 3 years and was so engaged with the material. The Principal is fantastic, and everyone answers you immediately. I did the right thing by enrolling him here. He actually has a friend who wants to transfer to Whitmore as soon as possible.

I had tried my son in different schools. None of them meet his special needs. Whitmore’s teachers were encouraging every step of the way. The ability to go in and improve on his answers was tremendous. Anytime I needed assistance, I would contact the appropriate person, and I would get an immediate response. I would definitely recommend this school to anyone.

My 14 and 17 year old children are both enrolled at Whitmore. My son is in his senior year and is beginning his college application process with help from his teachers and guidance counselor. He is happier and significantly less stressed than his counterparts attending brick and mortar schools. He is applying to two prestigious universities and there is no doubt he will be accepted.

I can’t say enough about this school! I love everything about it. It’s easy to get signed up, you get help from a guidance counselor to choose what classes your child needs. The classes are friendly, clear, and a lot of one on one if needed. She also took classes that were harder in this school than public. Due to the lack of time limits and teacher helpfulness it was successful. My child went from a public school with an IEP to here. How they run their school, none of the IEP recommendations were needed, where as, even with those recommendations she struggled in public school. With no time limits, she could do school when and where she wanted. My child worked two jobs and got straight A’s still. Better yet, by doing so she has enough money to pay for her college herself.

We like the extreme flexibility of Whitmore. My son does figure skating. He doesn't have time to be at a real school with walls all day. This is his second year with Whitmore and the enrollment process was simple. The counselor gave him classes which he likes a lot. Whitmore is very informative and different than other schools. They're very hands-on. We tried another online school but it was very rigid. Whitmore's cost is also the lowest I could find. I've seen higher quality, but for the price, it's great.

Whitmore School has been the worst experience of my entire life. When I went to a brick and mortar school I did fine, passing all of my classes and maintaining average, or slightly above average grades. Whitmore School's lack of deadlines makes it grueling for a student like myself who works better with set deadlines and thoroughly explained lessons. During the two and a half years of which I attended Whitmore I went through 5 teachers in my Algebra 2 class. To me this speaks to the validity and quality of the education I received.

My daughter is in a pre-professional ballet program and her hours are a little crazy with dance. So, we were interested in Whitmore. The enrollment process was very simple and my daughter’s interactions with Whitmore were primarily via the learning tool app. It was similar to posting the lesson and communicating almost like in email. And if I had any questions for the guidance counselor, it was also through the app or ask for a call. My daughter took primary freshman-year classes, although she didn't pick the normal ones for some of them. She took Anatomy and Physiology as a freshman versus Biology 101. She also took the English language, Science, Math, History and an elective as well in Performing Arts. It was a great cost in relation to the quality of learning.

Whitmore was recommended for my daughter and her situation. They said that it would be a good fit and the best choice for her. I looked them up and felt that that was true. I called them up, asked the questions that I had to ask, and asked them what to do next, and the enrolment was easy. Even the principal called me up to make sure that we were putting my daughter in the correct classes, from her previous high school to them, to make sure she got what she needed. The guidance counselor has been great with communication.

My daughter has done her senior year and she's had a very good experience so far. Starting it so late was tough to get going -- scheduling her own time and stuff like that, but she's had a very good experience. I talked to her guidance counselor once right at the start. She reached out and she's very friendly. She sends a monthly report and they make themselves available. Also, they have a payment plan that you can do, so it's pretty simple and the cost is not as bad as what I thought it was gonna be initially when I thought about for her doing home schooling.

I recommend the Whitmore School every opportunity I have. I could not be happier with the quality of education my daughter has received at Whitmore. Chloe has been a student at Whitmore all 4 years of high school and has excelled. We have had experience with both public and private schools in NYC. I can say with all certainty that Whitmore School is superior in every aspect. The quality of teachers, course structure and content, the mastery system, the software system and set-up, the level of professionalism and respect, the responsiveness from teachers and staff, interaction with parents, it all has been excellent. Choosing Whitmore School has been the best decision I have made for my daughter. Thank you very much for your high standards and excellency! We will both miss Whitmore School.

My daughter loved Whitmore. She loved being able to study whenever she wanted. She ended up getting a scholarship into a very competitive college in Massachusetts and that was after doing all of her high school education online at Whitmore. She went in prepared and now she’s applying to medical schools. My last son is now in ninth grade at Whitmore and he's also very academically strong. He loves Whitmore as well. He did an online school before Whitmore which he liked but was not challenging.

Whitmore's strategy and their curriculum checked off all the boxes and they're one of the originals and know what they're doing. I felt pretty comfortable enrolling with them. The paperwork and the application process were very easy, straightforward, and quick. The courses are far more challenging than the public school classes and I like the fact that the assignments aren't just turned in for a grade. They are turned in, critiqued, and then returned for them to think about, make adjustments, and turn it back in again. They really stress the assignment to be mastered rather than just turned in for a simple grade.

Everything was a very smooth transition. Whitmore did an amazing job looking at my daughter's transcripts from where we were, with the class recommendations going forward with a couple of different enrollment options as well. The only class transition she struggled with was going from Spanish 2 class in public school to Spanish 2 at Whitmore. The second semester of online was much further ahead than where she was leaving public school. She didn't have to have that second semester as she's already had a full year and a half of foreign language. With us going into the second semester of Spanish and realizing it was much more advanced than where we left it at, it was a simple message to the guidance counselor, and it was handled the next day. It's 100% great customer service. The teachers are moving at the pace of my daughter.

I spoke to someone from Whitmore and we talked about what kind of program we wanted to get my daughter into and we just went with regular school. The reps were able to answer any questions I had. It was great. The cost was decent and the quality was okay for the most part. I would prefer a different format for the Math classes though. I was trying to help my daughter and the questions were very confusing. We went with Whitmore because we're able to do it on our own and at our own pace. But we have a timeline of when we wanted my daughter to have her stuff done so, we had everything specifically a certain way. She's getting out on time but it’s frustrating for her when she has questions. She likes regular school where she can ask the question and get a response. But it's just specifically for Math. It has been the only headache.

We love Whitmore School. The public school was not the appropriate place for my daughter and Whitmore is a better fit. The enrollment was all done online where I filled some stuff out, then I talked to their admissions. They've been awesome. My daughter is taking history, geometry, psychology, English, and performing arts with them. Then she did a PE. Also, she's a figure skater and at Whitmore, you have your own performing art that you are involved in. You log your hours, you send videos, and you get credit. She got credit for that in public school by doing off-campus athletics and this is the same thing. So far, she's making straight A’s and she loves it there. The cost is also very reasonable for a private online school.