Renaissance Charter Schools at Pines in Pembroke Pines

Category	Rating	Details
Test Scores	5/10	The Test Score Rating examines how students at this school performed on standardized tests compared with other schools in the state. The Test Rating was created using 2025 Florida Assessment of Student Thinking data from Florida Department of Education, and using 2025 Benchmarks for Excellent Student Thinking data from Florida Department of Education.
Student Growth	5/10	The Student Progress Rating measures whether students at this school are making academic progress over time based on student growth data provided by the Department of Education. Specifically, this rating looks at how much progress individual students have made on state assessments during the past year or more, how this performance aligns with expected progress based on a student growth model established by the state Department of Education, and how this school's growth data compares to other schools in the state. The Growth Rating was created using 2025 Student growth data from Florida Department of Education.

Posted: August 30, 2025

I had a very disappointing experience with this school. Some teachers are extremely impatient with young children. One teacher even told a kindergartner they would put tape on their mouth if they werent quietcompletely unacceptable behavior. Another teacher told me my daughter got up every 30 seconds and couldnt follow instructions, mind you, this was during her very first week of adjusting to sitting in class from 7:45 AM to 3:00 PM.

We decided to transfer her to an A-rated school, and she is now thrivingsitting, following directions, and doing wonderfully. This proves the issue wasnt with my daughter, but with the lack of patience and proper teaching strategies at this school.

The elementary portion of the school is rated a C, which matches our experience. I would not recommend this school for families who expect patience, professionalism, and a nurturing learning environment.

Posted: August 30, 2025

Posted: May 28, 2024

Its okay. Still adjusting, teachers especially Miss Gonzalez very helpful

Posted: May 10, 2022

Being new to Florida, this school was recommended by someone at my job and had I known what I know now, I would not have enrolled my child here! My child was starting 6th grade and it has been an unpleasant experience since. There is a huge lack of communication with the school and the parents, it is difficult to get any responses from teachers/staff let alone meet with any of them, it takes weeks and even months if that to receive an email or call back. I'm always told by whoever I was trying to reach that they get so many emails a week - but that's the job. I have felt in the dark, not knowing how to help my child when her grades were bad. I've noticed that my child's grades are still not improving even with her working to pull her grades up. So, I started asking my child more involved questions about the school work, the teachers, and what they are learning. My child comes home with horror stories about her 6th grade group (physical fighting in the classrooms); tells me some inappropriate, discouraging, and negative comments and dialogue that teachers have with the class; how teachers are not really helping the students as far as explaining work/lessons. My child wants to see how 7th grade is since making a few friends, however, as a parent this has been a set up to fail and no guarantee that the next grade would be better. I'm not able to speak for the other grades but by my child just doing 6th grade and even listening to other parents with same concerns, I would not recommend 6th grade at this school to anyone.

Posted: May 10, 2022

Posted: August 21, 2021

I made the mistake of putting my son in this school during the pandemic. The teachers were nice but only 1 teacher only ever kept in contact with me when it came to his grades. They failed him for classes that I personally saw him work hard for and never reached out to me at all before failing him. I was never told that he even made it to 4th grade. This school was a mess and the worst mistake I ever made in putting my son here. I will be pulling him out of this school for 4th grade and homeschooling. I would not recommend this school to anyone.

Posted: August 21, 2021

Posted: March 16, 2021

I really like the school my son has been going to Rec. Pines since kindergarten and he is now in 5th grade. The teachers and office staff are friendly and efficient. I would definitely recommend this school.

Posted: February 1, 2021

I really like this school. My son is in second grade and has been going ever since Kindergarten. He loves it and that's what's important to me. It's very close to home and the school is as much organized as it can be. He will be here for a good while.

Posted: February 1, 2021

Posted: January 26, 2021

The best for my girl! We have 2 years of academic excellence, the treatment of my daughter is the best and the academic level is good. 1th grade we love the school

Posted: January 26, 2021

Posted: January 19, 2021

My daughters 1st grade teachers goes above and beyond. I like that her teacher challenged the students to work harder and pushed the students to succeed. Her teacher makes learning a fun experience. I also like that the school uses many programs to help the students to excel such as i-Ready and Lexia.

Posted: January 19, 2021

Posted: December 15, 2020

Renaissance Charter School at Pines is a great school. I have 2 children there, one in Elementary and the other one in Middle school. Our teachers are awesome and very easy to get in contact with. The front office staff is very friendly and helpful. The communication is excellent as we receive daily calls from the principal to announce any important matter and it's also followed by an email as well. The school premises are clean and safe. The drop off and pick up procedures are on point. I absolutely recommend this school to any parent looking for a great school.

Posted: December 15, 2020

Posted: November 30, 2020

This is a great school I was so impressed by how well my oldest daughter was doing at the school that I enrolled my youngest into Kindergarten. The staff and teachers are very helpful and you can tell they really care about educating your children.

Posted: November 30, 2020

Posted: November 17, 2020

I am hsppy with the progress of my two daughters in this school

Posted: November 16, 2020

My daughter has been in this school for 4 years now and my son is going on his 2nd year. I have nothing but positive remarks to say. every years teachers have been very involved via call, text and email. School weekly announcements keep me up to date on what's going on. Lastly my children enjoying going to school everyday

Posted: November 16, 2020

So far so good this is my daughters first year and so far we are loving it.

Posted: November 16, 2020

Teachers really love what they do. They take their time with students.

Posted: November 16, 2020

I feel is a great school, and the teachers are very prepared to drive orur kids to great success.

Posted: November 16, 2020

Teachers encourage children to complete their womework on time and the importante/objectives of the homework.

Posted: November 16, 2020

Teachers guide and drive the kids to success.

Posted: November 16, 2020

School work the values on an effective way, so that the kids feel on a nice enviroment at school

Posted: November 16, 2020

The school has the small groups system that assists the teachers to work independantly with the kids.

Posted: November 16, 2020

Posted: November 15, 2020

The school overall is good but it can be better aproaches for communication

Posted: November 15, 2020

They encourage kids to do the homework

Posted: November 15, 2020

Some of them are exceptional, other very hard to keep in touch.

Posted: November 15, 2020

They talked to the kids about this valuable things, and encorage to them to practice

Posted: November 15, 2020

The communications could be much better between teachers, staff and parents

Posted: November 15, 2020

The program for students with learning differences could be better.

Posted: November 15, 2020

In some cases they are effective in other cases they ignore the situation

Posted: November 15, 2020

My son is currently a third grader at Res Pines and he truly enjoys school and interacting with his classmates via Microsoft Teams. The school's communications are always sent out to inform parents of all upcoming events/announcements.

Posted: November 15, 2020

Posted: November 14, 2020

My child enjoys attending this school and her teachers are constantly communicating with me. With English as a second language, she has been able to continue to learn with the appropriate language aids and without harming her overall grades. During the COVID-19 pandemic, this school has kept continuous communication with parents, ensuring the safety of the students. I am grateful for this school.

Posted: November 14, 2020

Posted: November 13, 2020

I would rate my experience at the school at 9 out of 10. My child is thriving and heading in a positive direction academically and personally.

Posted: November 13, 2020

Homework is given on a daily basis in Middle school. The teachers communicate effectively whenever my child forgets to complete a homework assignment.

Posted: November 13, 2020

I have had many positive experiences with the teachers of Renaissance. Communication is good between us which helps my child succeed.

Posted: November 13, 2020

The students are encouraged by the staff to respect one another and to also display integrity.

Posted: November 13, 2020

Leadership is effective in keeping parents informed of important changes and policies.

Posted: November 13, 2020

Renaissance makes it a point to respect and include students of all walks of life.

Posted: November 13, 2020

I have had positive experiences with bullying. As soon as I reported it to thr staff, it was taken serious and handled immediately.

Posted: May 10, 2019

HORRIBLE. Worst experience ever and they need to shut the school down for retraining and re-educating the leaders and staff

Posted: May 10, 2019

Teachers do not care and are not held responsible for their actions

Posted: May 10, 2019

Leadership is a failure so that leads the teachers to be a failure as well.

Posted: May 10, 2019

THEY DO NOT CARE because it isnt their child

Posted: May 11, 2018

I love everything about this school. No complaints!

Posted: May 31, 2017

Presume who seemed more interested in deeming him as a problem child rather than encourage him to excel. Whenever a situation come up, nobody knows what happens just assume and make a decision. First they say they have cameras then they dnt. He had a test-that I was never informed of- Ms. Presumr let him sleep thru it n told me she couldn't tap him on the shoulder. Mrs. Shaffers, dean of students n Ms. Santiago was the best hope I had.

Posted: May 31, 2017

Posted: March 4, 2017

The lack of communication in this school is astounding. I try to contact the teachers and get no reply. This year alone my child's teachers have been changed at least 3 times and I only know because my child told me. They have to do 3-4 different computer programs for homework nightly plus regular homework. I'm very disappointed this year.

Posted: January 24, 2017

Homework included programs such as Lexias and Mathletics to reinforce what they learn in school that week. Yes there is homework everyday. He just has to manage his time effectively and get it done.

Posted: January 24, 2017

My son had a case of bullying, I only had to report it once and they situation was taken care of. No problems so far.

Posted: January 24, 2017

My son has always excel as a student and I see how the school does what it can to embrace his fortes and make them better.

Posted: January 24, 2017

In my opinion, leadership in this school is great.

Posted: January 24, 2017

Kids are rewarded when they show these kinds of traits which motivates them to put them in practice.

Posted: January 24, 2017

I had experience with 3 teachers so far and they we're all knowledgeable and highly qualify.

Posted: January 24, 2017

My son has attended this school since kindergarten. He is now in 2nd grade and has learned so much. When the school first open it had a lot of problems with drop of and pick up procedures, but we have to realize there is no public transportation therefore, everyone one must drop of their kids causing more traffic. Communication wise, teachers always had great communication with the parents via email at least the ones I dealt with. Communication is so great they even use a software called Class Dojo where you can speak to the teacher instantly and track your kids daily behavior. They also use a website called Powerschool where you can track your kids grades and daily assignment. Therefore, you have the tools to get involved in your childs progress. This school has made lots of progress since opening in 2014, keeping in mind is still a new school and test scores have to get better.

Posted: December 20, 2016

They don't even know what they are doing.. day by day I regret even more having my children come to the school

Posted: July 25, 2016

None of the ones I had contact with seemed to have proper education. My son's second grade teacher would mispronounce common words and use them incorrectly in a sentence. And the worst part was this wasn't a case of English being her second language.

Posted: July 25, 2016

My child would have to stay up until 9:30pm some nights in order to finish. His bed time was 8:30pm and the next morning he would be a zombie.

Posted: July 25, 2016

They only thing they develop is a headache and the urge to register your child elsewhere.

Posted: July 25, 2016

I'm not an irrational person. I know that every school will have it's pros and cons but let me just say I can't think of any pros for this school. The communication to the parents is HORRIBLE. I had to rely on my son to bring me home information based on what he remembered to be true. Majority of the staff are rude or misinformed. Teachers seem to come and go. The teacher I met at open house was not the same one he had a week later and no note or anything was sent home telling me about the change. When I wrote letters to her for weeks I was addressing the new teacher by the old teacher's name and it wasn't until my son heard me say her name when he told me he had gotten a new teacher weeks prior.
I get it's a newer school but there are other Renaissance Charter schools around who I've been told are good, try calling them for advice on how things are done. Drop off and pickup are a NIGHTMARE too but I supposed most schools can be. I'll end my review by simply saying GO SOMEWHERE ELSE!

Posted: December 15, 2014

I am a former middle school parent and I was fortunate to have been able to transfer my child to another school. The problems at this school go way deeper than pick up and drop off procedures . I was expecting the school to have a few kinks at the beginning which would be expected . However, I feel that particularly at the middle school level there are some serious issues. There has been a high turnover of teachers ( I believe they lost three just in the first semester) . I questioned the background of some of the staff and had serious concerns about the curriculum. My child was coming home with dittos and minimal homework .I do not feel the school meets the academic expectations which would prepare children for high school work. In addition, there are serious behavior problems at the middle school level and the same children engaging in unacceptable behavior, are allowed to continue to attend the school . This completely contradicts the school's zero tolerance discipline policy . I am not sure if the administration allows this behavior because they want to keep the enrollment up but I have a feeling it's connected. Bottom line: do your research before enrolling at this school.

Posted: October 28, 2014

We came from NJ and was so grateful and excited to attend this school. But this has to the be the WORST experience of my 11 years of being a parent i've ever had to deal with...1st of all the Drop off and pick up has to be the worst, I was thinking of putting my daughter as a walker just so she can meet me outside faster because it's ridiculous..you will be there over an hour with pick up and drop off not to mention if your child is late you have to park in the mall parking lot which is far from the school because they close the fence after the late bell so your left to walk a nice distance to escort your child in, hope it's not raining (slim chance in florida), then good luck trying to get a hold of ANY administration by any means because they work off email so if your upset about something or it's urgent you can't even call and speak to someone about your issue, u have to type up an email only to not have a response! I had my daughter absent and that was the only way I received a call from the assistant principal and it wasn't to respond to my email it was to discuss her absences...had she responded to my email she would know my issue!!! Lastly the way they refer to children with

Posted: October 14, 2014

Staff and everything about the school sucks i don't recommend this school to no child or parent

Posted: October 13, 2014

I feel like everyone that leaves a review does so to be negative. I have experience with the school and administration. I have had nothing but positive experiences with them. I know from experience with my own child that things will better as the kinks are worked out. All new schools have wrinkles that need to be ironed out. Staff and administration has been nothing but professional and caring. I believe that good things come to those that wait. And families willing to wait through this difficult time will benefit.

Posted: October 13, 2014

Since the Renaissance Pines Charter school is fairly new, I will keep that in mind and will rate it accordingly. First, the drop off and pick up of the children is horrible; It takes 20-30 minutes in the morning, and approximately 40 minutes in the afternoon (from the moment I arrive to the time I leave the parking lot). In the afternoon, if I try to avoid the lengthy wait in the car, and walk up to the door, I'm made to stand and wait outside for the same period of time I would have waited in the car. Second, neither the Principal nor the Assistant Principal respond to emails or return telephone calls. Third, one of the fourth grade teachers does not communicate with the parents via email as was promised. This includes her not notifying parents of the open house. Fourth, they have a silly rule of making the children wear a button front shirt and tie on Mondays. Other Renaissance schools allow the children to wear any uniform to include gym shirt and shorts as long as it has the emblem. Several teachers and students have already left the school. My children will not attend this school next year if the above issues are not addressed and/or corrected.

Posted: August 26, 2014

This school by far is the worse I have ever experienced. My son is in fourth grade and is doing first grade homework. He is writing numbers in standard form and expanded form. I am really frustrated with this school. I have sent multiple emails and phone calls to no avail. My son comes from an advanced magnet school to now have to regress because the school does not offer a challenging curriculum. I am in the process of looking for other schools in the cooper city area. Will definitely not put my son in this school next year. Good luck trying to get me to volunteer for this school.

Posted: August 25, 2014

I believe that the situation in this school is because it is new, however, something makes me think that something is wrong, my daughter attends first grade and yesterday came with a pre-kindergarten level homework. How to recognize shapes. Really? I'm seriously thinking take my kids out of this school.

Posted: August 22, 2014

I feel for anyone putting their child into this school. We had this Principal for two years. Your experience for this school is only going to get worse. I pulled my child from the RCSCC along with so many other parents. If you think what you're going through now is horrible . . . just wait, it gets a lot worse. Why do we have to give a star for this school. Charter Schools USA is not deserving. Look else where for your child. They traumatized my child. Forget life lessons. We need to protect our children. Also, they don't want parent involvement; they only want your donations. Couldn't believe they were opening up another school. Unfortunately, the public schools that are failing are going to lose a lot of students to these fast food public schools. Start looking elsewhere; this place will eat up alive. Also, they don't have a curriculum; they print things off the internet. If you're lucky, you might get that one good teacher they hired. If not, be afraid, be very afraid.

Posted: August 19, 2014

The worst system for drop off and pick up ever!!! I waited 2:15 hours the first day to pick up my children. Second day 1:25 hours and today 52 minutes. The first 3 days of drop off were terrible!!! More than 45 minutes waiting and the parents can't walk their children to the door!!! It's ridiculous!! This is a nightmare!!!

#	Name	Type	City	State	Distance
1	Weston	Neighborhood/Subdivision	Weston	FL	9.1 mi
2	Doral Estates	Neighborhood/Subdivision	Doral	FL	14.1 mi
3	No neighborhood name	Neighborhood/Subdivision	Homestead	FL	40.1 mi

Base	Distance
Coast Guard Opa Locka	7.3 mi.
US Southern Command	14.4 mi.
Miami Coast Guard	18.6 mi.
Homestead Air Base	36.5 mi.

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