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Posted: March 27, 2026

If you really care about academics, I’d probably look at other options. Ratings are useful and usually tell the truth.

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Posted: February 14, 2026

I didn’t realize how much better things could be until I moved my kids from a brick and mortar public school to PA Cyber Charter. One of my kids went undiagnosed gifted finally started to be challenged in school after years of boredom. My other kid had multiple learning disabilities that were being ignored by the local public school after a few weeks at PA Cyber we were getting the help we needed. It wasn’t an easy switch and requires our family to be engaged in their education but it is so much better for them and our family now that they are at PA Cyber. My kids are thriving academically, emotionally and socially at school for the first time in their lives.

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Posted: February 3, 2026

The staff is completely inconsiderate of the people who live nearby the school. They take parking spots for apartment buildings. They will move crates or anything blocking a spot. This is extremely rude. There's parking elsewhere. Try Rite Aid. Shovel your own spot. Stop taking ALL OF OUR SPOTS!! Thanks!!

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Posted: July 7, 2024

STAY AWAY!!!! I graduated in 2015 and am still feeling the repercussions from this awful school. I went from a nearly straight-A, AP student on track to attend an Ivy League or similar school to a lazy, unchaperoned student. The teachers and admin DO NOT CARE about the students. I went two months without doing any coursework, just logging into the daily attendance site, and nobody noticed! The guidance counselor didn't care about helping us get into college too. They taught me bad habits that will never be reversed. PA Cyber ruined my life, and it will ruin your child's as well.

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Posted: April 18, 2024

My three kids have been in the school since last year and the experience has been horrible. The teachers do not care about these students or their education. The school focuses for on if the child logged in than if the child is actually learning or needs help with their learning. Very little resources are given to the parents and students as far as their work, grades, test, etc. their special education department does not communicate at all with parents as far as your child IEP or meetings, teachers, specialist etc people just randomly call your phone to "introduce themselves". There is a huge lack of communication with the staff at the school. As a parent I would not recommend this school AT ALL. My child has to do testing they refuse to place her in a location that is convenient for us because we do not have a car. If you want your children to succeed DO NOT SEND THEM HERE!!

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Posted: March 12, 2023

This school would have to improve to be trash. The teachers pull exam questions out of bank. All the grades have the same exact questions. My 9th and 5th grader have the same exam questions at least 20% of the time. They expect kids in kindergarten to write entire stories in science class. They are learning to write words. Nothing is age appropriate and the teachers are useless. Just skip school all together if this is your only option.

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Posted: September 5, 2017

Needs to simplify the lectures, most of the time the parents and students are bewildered. So complicated for nothing. Not to mention the changes of faculty, constantly brewing.

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Posted: May 7, 2017

I'm in 10th grade, my first year, and it's okay. One of my teachers never responds to her emails which make it hard to ask questions. My math teacher is actually very helpful, which is good. I can't do much when it comes to field trips and such because our school office is too far away and schedules don't match up. If you mess up on one assignment, your grade drops dramatically. I don't feel like I'm learning anything, just trying to maintain grades and keep up. It's VERY easy to fall behind, especially if you're in virtual classes. You can be exempt from them if you are on pace and have good grades. PE is very annoying and a waste of time.

Posted: March 15, 2017

You mostly learn independently. In love lessons, they talk about irrelevant stuff.

Posted: March 15, 2017

Posted: March 15, 2017

I am a Sophomore at Pa Cyber. My first year here at first, it was good. My grades were up and I was caught up. The more I'm in the school the more I wish I could transfer schools. This school isn't terrible, might I say, but I don't recommend it if your child is struggling or slow on pacing. Even when it comes to motivation. The classes add assignments everyday. Sometimes assessments which are writing prompts and etc or quizzes/ tests. At the beginning, apparently the quizzes, which are 3-10 questions, count a lot, but I was told throughout the year, it won't count much. As I am in March of 2017, my grades aren't as great as they were. I'm far behind too. I feel so unmotivated. I get 100s (5/5 or 10/10) on the short quizzes. They do not bring my grade up. NOT EVEN A PEECENTAGE. If I get a bad grade on them, it lowers my grade a ton. What's the point to that? If I'm not getting rewarded by my grades going up, I'm going to avoid being disappointed. What I don't like is that the computer of the school grades them. And I will tell you that this school has too many technical difficulties. Anyways, I was told the assessments(prompts) give you way more points since they are bigger assignments. Teachers vary from it being 5 points to 20 points. Let's say I do a 15 point assessment and get a 15/15. My grade goes up one peecentage. My grades have just been stuck. I can't wait to change schools next year.

Posted: December 4, 2015

Certain teachers are very effective, and others are not at all. I am choosing effective for the good teachers and am not including the not-so-good.

Posted: December 4, 2015

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I am a 9th grade student at PA Cyber Charter School, and this is my first year here. Although the teaching here is much better than at my previous school, there are still issues here at this school, one of the biggest being communication. I emailed my academic adviser with a question almost a month ago and I never got a reply back. I called them and left a voicemail three days ago and I still haven't gotten a call back. There have also been multiple times in several online sessions where I ask a teacher a question in the chat and they never answer me. I have also noticed that a lot of the 9th grade students here in PA Cyber are such bad readers to the point where they can't read simple words, such as "united". In English 9, topics are being taught that I learned in the 5th grade.

Posted: May 21, 2015

Pa Cyber has the most caring, friendly, and understanding staff. They pride themselves on knowing each student and supporting each student as an individual. Each student that comes to PA Cyber is given an academic advisor, so basically your child has their own guidance counselor from free. The technology is state of the art. But most importantly the teachers make fun and engaging lessons. A + grade.

Posted: May 7, 2015

Love PA Cyber!!! My children were pulled out of their public school for safety reasons. I put them in the virtual classes which are the most like regular classes. They had to catch up (their old school was way behind what they are learning in PA Cyber) but that didn't take long. My kids love school again and they can't wait to get online every day. My son has ADHD and this has been the best move I could have made for him. My daughter has reading comprehension issues and her old school never provided extra assistance for struggling students. PA Cyber contacted me (not the other way around) and provided her with extra assistance. I can't say enough good things about PA Cyber. I do not know much about the blended classes but I would think that your student would have to be the type that can work independently without much direction as you only have class once a week. Most kids are better suited for the virtual classes. Thank you PA Cyber!!!

Posted: December 18, 2014

I'm a student in 10th grade and I have been cyber schooled since kindergarten. I have never been more unhappy with a school than I have been with PA Cyber. Someone is going to have to hold me back from saying nasty words about it, and I don't even have enough characters to say what I need to say. I take blended classes and I am assigned 2-3 assignments to do every day, per class, including all breaks for holidays. I get so far behind that I am past the point of wanting to get a good grade in that class, all I want to do is to be caught up to date. Classes are worse, the teacher is not teaching whatever we are supposed to be doing our assignments on. I have never been more stressed in my entire life, nor have I ever done so badly grade wise. I went from being a 4.0 student in the NHS to barely passing my classes. I'd honestly rather be going to my nearest public school by now.

Posted: October 24, 2014

There is no such thing as the perfect school , but by far PA cyber is trying. I found they reimburse you for internet more than any other cyber school I know of, they have monthly field trips, programs such as dance and art classes in their satellite locations, programs for Talented and Gifted, and their curriculum is challenging. They supply all your materials and even let you keep the printer. This year we have direct access to the teachers versus a supervisor last year. I have been getting consistent communication from my child's wonderful teacher. This year they implemented brain honey which is a website that allows you to log in once to access student courses. It use to be you had to log in to mutiple websites to gain this access.I like the new web site a lot , but there are a lot of bugs to still work through and many times the website was down. Apparently the problems were caused by hackers. Everyone is pretty nice and accommodating. I put 100% towards my child's education and PA CYber gives it back to me at 100%. You get what you put in. I believe in this school and like new wine I believe it will get better with age.

Posted: September 23, 2014

This school is a mess. Communication is awful and the instructional supervisors are uninformed. I have two students in involved in regular classrooms and one special needs child. The special needs department is an accident waiting to happen. They do not provide information that is pertinent to a special needs family. My husband and I are both college educated professionals and we are unable to comprehend how they keep a license. Do your self a favor and don't attend. We like to travel and thought that this was a great way to take school along. I feel that they have left down our family and the residents of Pa who are looking for an alternative to brick and mortar.

Posted: June 21, 2014

I am a mother of four kids and all of them are home school. I love the cyber school and the curriculum that they offer. I would say it is the best choices I made for my kids because it give us flexibility to get ahead or catch up on each subject. But I must say it is not easy to do homeschooling. It takes responsibility of a parent to make sure that the kids do what they suppose to do. Parents need to be 100% involve if you looking for a positive result. It needs dedication, planning, responsibility, decipline, focus, motivation and etc....but if the parents and the student have the same positive goal for what they want to accomplish in terms of their educations ,, everything is beneficial for the student. I love it and I will stay at cyber school because I can see there is a bright side for what I am doing for my kids. It is takes a lot of sacrifice but its all worth it.

Posted: April 23, 2014

I have been working at this school almost since the beginning. It breaks my heart to see what we have become. We no longer enforce attendance, and as a result many students have missed well into the 30 day range. Students often times log into class and then walk away without truly being engaged. Cheating runs rampant and there is nothing the teachers nor supervisors can do to stop it. We are beginning to let down future generations. We are not teaching responsibility, accountability, or high expectations. Every year students are worse than before. Morale is at an all time low, the VC department has unionized due to many of these reasons, and it fells like things are falling apart. These students are not being prepared for college or for life. The truth hurts to hear, especially when we never used to be this way.

Posted: April 22, 2014

Students have to be VERY productive and stay in task. It is very difficult and I went from a 96% at my old school to a 70% in PA Cyber. It is not easy, and the wording is increadably hard. It is also hard to locate the lessons and the tests. Some teachers and IS's are impatient, and it is VERY easy to fall behind. I do not recommend this school.

Posted: February 16, 2014

If you arer willing to commit to the work, PA Cyber offers a great experience for parent and student. Make no mistake, you must be motivated to stay on task. But, that could be said of any learning situation. The flexibility offered at PA Cyber is excellent, and it is great to have a choice of curriculum. Also, we have had very positive experiences with our Instructional Supervisor and all other PA Cyber staff. I am grateful we have this school as an option in our state. It is a wonderful opportunity for students and their parents!

Posted: February 15, 2014

I have been using PA Cyber for 5 years now. If you really put the work in, your child WILL learn by leaps and bounds--if you are lazy and do not put time into your child, they will suffer. This school has been amazing and a God-send. I LOVE it--it's so rich with opportunity and support. I don't know what I would have done without PA Cyber!

Posted: December 20, 2013

I only went to this school for 8th grade. If any school is average, this would be it. It definitely had great qualities, but nothing I couldn't get anywhere else. The fact that I was online doing school was a big transition. It's just not for everyone, but those who travel a lot I understand why they would want to attend a school like this. Although it gives you little to not human interaction with other students. There are few class trips, but not enough to have close relationships with the other students. Depending on who you are, you're discipline levels either increase or decrease. I wasn't doing self paced, but I still had trouble engaging in the classes. Every student is difficult, and I know I blame myself for that. However, if you were struggling I never felt the teachers really truly tried to help you. I didn't learn very much, and it was almost like I had a year off of school. I did like that the teachers voices were over the intercom. I also liked that they told you about themselves and their lives, while also teaching. There are pros and cons to this school, like all.

Posted: November 13, 2013

My daughter began PA cyber last Fall for her junior year of high school. Although I am happy to have had the cyber school option, we have been less than thrilled with PA Cyber. We have been accused of lying when she had an extended illness last year that required emergency surgery and had to fight with the principal not to fail her out of classes. Our Instructional Supervisor was rude and unprofessional, often times telling us that my daughter would never get into college and would need to go to a tech or community college. THERE IS NO SUPPORT AT THIS SCHOOL. They do not assist you with SAT prep or educate you on what's available in your community. The transcript office forgot several times to forward her records to requested colleges where we had paid for/completed applications. Thanks to them, at least one college never received her information and we missed the application deadline because. All of this being said, my daughter was able to keep her QPA up, did well on her SATs ON HER OWN and has gotten into every other college and university she has applied, all First Tier top 200 colleges. In retrospect, I wish I would have homeschooled her or chosen a different cyber school.

Posted: November 6, 2013

I am happier with PA Cyber than I was with our neighborhood school but not by far. We plan to switch to another cyber school soon. Technical problems is just the start of the issues.

Posted: September 24, 2013

This school gets two stars because of what it USE to be.. It will not get 5 because of what it has become! I was a student at PA Cyber for 5, almost 6 years. Through those years I've had my ups and downs with this school but no matter what I always said to myself it was better than public school. I did start to slack when I first started but my IS quickly got me back on track, I've been through several Instructors over the years but while some were quite stern not one of them prepared me for my most recent and last Instructor. She threatened to kick me out of PA cyber for not abiding by the rules that she set forth. I did what the school required, but she wanted more. She wanted things done her way and only her way. I didn't stay in PA Cyber long after she became my instructor, and no she didn't have the chance to kick me out because I dropped out to get away from her. Word of advice to parents.. If you don't like your instructor or the instructor is making it hard for your kids in school, call the higher ups.. You can get a different IS. If anyone from PA cyber may be reading this, look into what your IS's are doing. They're digging PA Cyber into an even deeper hole!

Posted: July 21, 2013

I am in LOVE with PA Cyber and wonder why I didn't do it with my kids. I had one borderline student and one with severe allergies. I brought the first one home because she was getting ill every day. It went so great that I added my next child the following year.. both are now honor students excited to learn.

Posted: May 21, 2013

i'm so glad i picked pacyber. i almost didn't graduate this year because i sorta slacked. which was my own fault. i missed a few months of classes and stopped doing my work. luckly pacyber let me redo all my work and now i can graduate on time. my teacher was relaly mean about it htough and thought i should fail for not showing up. my IS was the best though and said i would pass no matter what! no other school would have done this for me. PACYBER ROCKS!!!

Posted: May 10, 2013

This school provides excellent opportunities for anyone that has the desire and the drive to learn and succeed! I am not surprised by some of the negative comments because some people choose cyber schools thinking that they will be the "easy" route for their children. But like brick and mortar schools, PA Cyber requires hard work and dedication if you want to succeed. One of my children has graduated from PA Cyber and has been accepted into a university honor's program. Both of my children work very hard and are driven and determined. They have taken advantage of every opportunity that PA Cyber has extended to them and they have benefited greatly from their experiences here. We have never had a problem with communicating with teachers and/or administrators. All of our phone calls and emails have been returned in a timely fashion. We came to PA Cyber because we wanted MORE educational opportunities than what we were receiving at our local school ... and we got it! Cyber school isn't for everyone but for those that are driven to excel and succeed, it's a great place to be. If you are looking for an easy pass through the educational system, this is not the place for you.

Posted: April 22, 2013

I absolutely loved PA Cyber. I had some really good teachers, especially for Chemistry and Physics. Then I also did the self paced option for English, and History, which was really nice. For math, I was always behind in math in the public brick-and-mortar school. PA Cyber provided a private tutor for me that helped me catch up, even during the summer. I even became part of PA Cyber's first group of National Honor Society students. I am now going to be entering my junior year at Penn State University. I also found that working on a computer all the time greatly increased my computer skills and have been valuable to me ever since. Yes, I had a couple computer issues, but nothing I and the tech support team couldn't handle quickly. Do not let the low star reviews scare you away from this opportunity. This is a great school!

Posted: April 14, 2013

I have been in PA Cyber for three years, and I can tell you it has been the best three years for me intellectually. They have many courses to choose from, and I have a wonderful Instructional Supervisor. Every teacher I have had in Virtual Classroom has gone above and beyond. They're witty and make learning fun. PA Cyber also offers a scholarship program to high school students (which I am a part of) and it is really a great way to get your future started! Tech support has always been helpful to me, and I've also never had a problem getting ahold of my Self-Paced teachers. :)

Posted: April 1, 2013

It seems like no matter what I do in this school, I always end up failing.

Posted: February 11, 2013

Im currently in Seventh grade at Pacyber, and i switched in the middle of the school year, Pacyber made me start from the beginning and i take selfpaced classes and when i was halfway threw unit one around 2 weeks before Christmas break my laptop broke we sent it in to the technicians they sent it back AFTER the break and it was STILL broke so then they sent me a new laptop which i have now, and i think i might fail 7th grade because of the 2 month break from school i forgot EVERYTHING i was learning and now i have 2 weeks to do over 30 lessons in EVERY Class so thats like 120 lessons in 14 days and now because i didn't want to stay in public school im going to have to repeat the seventh grade THANKS ALOT pacyber Sincerlly, I wish i stayed in public school P.S. If your considering going to pacyber MAKE SURE you have another way onto the school websites like another laptop becausse every pacyber student i've talked too says thiers broke but seriously STAY WHERE YOUR AT... IT SUCKS HERE

Posted: October 22, 2012

My sons (grade 9 & 12)have been with PA Cyber for 7 years. Due to health issues(my youngest missed 17 days during his last year in public school-reoccurring strep) & school bus issues that were unresolved by the school principal; I decided I needed to make a change. Our school (PA Cyber) isn't perfect. My biggest complaint is "the impersonal" interaction with the staff. I miss talking face-to-face with the teachers. They can be reached via phone or email and are happy to help with any issues at hand. My sons have a great curriculum coordinator(IS); he has been a constant help over the years we've been with PA Cyber. There is a degree of time that is needed from the parent(s) to insure that your child is staying on track. It's not for everyone. Lastly, I like the fact that my kids don't have to conform to what other kids think of "cool": They can be themselves and no classmate of theirs will mock them in class for being themselves. There are benefit but they don't come trouble-free. You, the parent, have to be there for your child and it will work.

Posted: October 14, 2012

To new people, your first year, more like your first 6-7 months, will be a bit problematic. Once you get past that time period, it's pretty much smooth sailing.* Once you enroll, you HAVE to be invovled. It's not enroll, and then just let your child do the work . PA Cyber's staff isn't perfect, the ISs, Tech staff, and teachers. The teachers have multiple classes, with 20-25 students a class. The ISs have many students under thier supervision. Tech Support has thousands of calls a day. Okay, Now on to my expierence. They're great. I'm an 8th grader, and I can see myself graduting in PA Cyber. My brother, who's in college, graduted from PA Cyber. We have been homeschooled, and he's been in public school as well. We both agree that PA Cyber was/is great. We don't agree on much. *You will have tech problems they're just less frequent.

Posted: September 5, 2012

We began PA Cyber this week so take this review for what it is. My children were in Catholic School until this year. I have one 10th grader who is very self-motivated and a 7th grader who isn't. I have 5 other children in the home that I am homeschooling for the first time. So far, there have been many computer problems. There was some security problems with passwords so we couldn't log on for day one of school. My younger child's computer broke the 2nd day of school and neither laptop would work with the printer they gave us. Both my children are self-paced but I'm finding us sending a lot of emails to the teachers because the 3 question exams at the end of each lesson don't match the material they read. Lots of times the links to videos/podcasts to watch won't work. There are many old messages (2 years) on a lot of the teachers' webpages. My oldest child doesn't like it so far. We were told by our supervisor that we would really have no access to the teachers but should go through him. One teacher we emailed did get right back to us but it's beginning to be a pain. I spend a lot of time working with them which takes away from my time with the others. Time will tell.

Posted: May 23, 2012

This school got too big too fast. Disorganized. Has a few great teachers but most are average and a few are really lacking. Teachers go on vacation or get sick and have no substitute just a 2-20 minute pre-recorded class. Curriculum is slow and the paced classes spend too much time showing the kids how to work the computer or equipment. Technical issues dissappeared when we joined a different cyber school. The asynchronous program is like a correspondance course..GONE WRONG. PhysEd and Art Program are boring. Great school for the underachiever. Do the research.....other cyber schools have much more to offer if your child is motivated. The only plus is their Schoology program is easy to read and follow....if only all teachers would post information and homework the same way but....that's where the disorganization comes in...It's a business..in need of some reorganization.

Posted: April 29, 2012

I love this school! My daughter is excelling and loves to work at her own pace. Parents need to be involved in their child's education to make this work but that is one of the perks of this type of school for me. I enjoy seeing her learn every day. She also takes advantage of the flexibility the school has and has been to New York this year and will visit Chicago and Myrtle Beach next month. She has already finished 6th grade early and is working on a 7th grade class. PA Cyber also offers art classes and field trips. I could go on and on.

Posted: March 21, 2012

The last few reviews are right on. My kids have excelled in PA Cyber and are happier than ever. If you do not want to be involved in your children's education than this is not the place for you. We are self paced and love the flexibility. We have a wonderful IS (Instructional Support) who is constantly giving us class options to further their education. We won't ever look back to traditional school.

Posted: March 15, 2012

I just started this year. I am in the 10th grade, and I really quite like PA Cyber. I do mainly self-paced courses because I can't stand to be held back by other students. My grades are very good; I should have a 3.8 GPA this year, compared to public school last year, which was a 2.6 GPA... My only complaint is that a lot of the other kids are boring. They aren't really interesting. Though, this could have to be with me being quite out there and wild. The Virtual Classroom classes are a bit boring, but that is because they go at a monumentally slow pace. The school does not offer AP classes, unfortunately. This is not something for an average kid. I decided to do this because my local high school is extremely dangerous, and I did not feel safe. If your child is not willing to work, then don't bother.

Posted: February 14, 2012

PACYBER is a great choice to have for educating your child. Reading many of these negative posts are quite interesting. When enrolling your child with PACYBER-- you, the parent, take on a responsibility to ensure your child stays on task and understands the routine and material. If you think, you are going to enroll your child and be done with it---you are wrong! All children, no matter what school they attend, need parent involvement and assistance. Traditional school proved not to be the best fit for us with a gifted child who was ahead of her classmates for 3 years. PACYBER was a great option to have. Your child can do everything that they did in traditional school without having to deal with all of the negative things that happen in traditional school settings. Are cyber schools good for everyone? Of course not--just as traditional schools are not good for everyone. In our opinion---CHOICE is a good thing. I don't understand why some think it should be all one way.

Posted: January 29, 2012

Wow! I am surprised at some of the low ratings of this school! I don't know if these unfortunate experiences are due to wanting to be 'spoon fed' or if they ran up against that one percent of teachers who might be new or incompetent. (yes, they are out there!) This is unfortunate and I would ask these people to please make phone calls and get the right info and help you need from this school. It is out there! Sometimes you have to make an effort to find it at first.

Posted: January 28, 2012

My son used this school several years ago. We didn't really understand the methods such as being part of a virtual lecture and didn't get any real help. He wasn't doing his work and there was no assistance. He was on his own. He had Aspergers syndrome and was being bullied and had difficulty in regular school but this didn't work for him. There was a theater program they had opening locally and we were told to come in and talk to someone about it. No one told us this was an audition. There were people sitting there behind laptops just staring at him and he froze up and wouldn't say anything. The guy in charge of the program was a jerk. Per PA law they discriminated against him due to his disabilities. He didn't get anything out of his experience. A waste of time. Some of these 5 stars ratings look fake.

Posted: September 19, 2011

We switched our son to PACyber this year from another cyber school because of PACyber's unique "virtual classroom" option. We now deeply regret the decision. Now on our third week of class, they have yet to do any actual work, and classes are focused on "how do we use this online tool". Teachers miss class, with no substitute. There are frequent technical problems with the online classes with kids and teachers dropping out of class for 5-10 minutes at a time. The technical support is a complete joke. My son was shipped a laptop with a broken sound card, it took tech support almost a WEEK to return my phone call, even with repeated calls asking for an update. It took another week to ship the laptop back and get it repaired, meanwhile being lied to about its status. Claiming it was shipped out when it was actually shipped out 4 days later. There are approximately a dozen different websites used for various classes, and virtually no direction on what each one is for, with duplicated or contradictory information given on each one. Looking through the course material we received, it is inferior to the k12 courses he was taking at the previous school. PACyber is disorganized and a JOKE!

Posted: August 30, 2011

My boys have been in this school for 4 years and we love it. My boys previously went to a Christian school and loved it as well but due to my boys learning difficulties we decided to make the switch to Pa Cyber. What a great choice it was for our whole family. Prior to the Christian school my boys also briefly went to our high ranked Moon School district which though academically great did awful with the safety aspect. My son was put on a wrong bus when he didn't even ride the bus. No issues with Cyber school knowing WHERE your child is, no issues with paying a huge tuition either....back to school shopping consists of buying little to nothing as everything is provided and my youngest who was supposed to be held back and was failing is now straight A's. If other schools are doing so well....why does Pa Cyber have thousands of kids enrolled....they are doing something right. And my boys are living proof of that...thank you Pa Cyber!

Posted: August 29, 2011

I find it hard to believe with such a low standard rating. This post has so many positives about this school. We have been in it for 2 years. The Principal is a joke and DOES NOT return phone calls or helpful. The tech support is a joke also. Days will pass after you have to leave a message. You have no time frame to expect a return call back. Our situation seemed to always have missing documents for the school work. Even after resending and resending the same ones over and over. As for their trips. If you don't mind traveling 2-3 hours away and 2-3 hrs back home. Then it may be great field trip / meeting times for your child. As for check in by the educators???? This was extremely rare happening. Now at the end of her 4th grade year. We have to fight for her grades. And will be turning the principal in to a very higher source. Principal leadership is a mockery of our education system. And she should be fired!!!!!!

Posted: August 4, 2011

I would never recommend Cyber School to anyone. Stay in a brick & mortar school at all costs. If you must do cyber school for medical reasons, as was our case, than only choose a virtual classroom. Do NOT attempt self-paced. You are completely on your own to read, understand and learn the material. There is no support. It is isolating and lonely. You will lose the friends you had in traditional highschool because they're not seeing you daily. Cyber school is not the ideal world people make it out to be. Get out of the house, get fresh air, meet & interact with other kids and have face to face relationships with your teachers. Statistically most people do NOT stay in cyber school and now my family understands why. It's a bunch of hype how connected you'll be to the teachers & how easy it is to obtain tutoring & how you'll meet other kids. I had to hire private tutors @ $40/hour to teach my teenager the material. I am a fulltime mother, but not an educator. Even an exceptionally bright student lke mine needs a teacher! I am glad our short stint with Cyber is over. We are overjoyed to be back in the real world enjoying the human experience as it should be.

Posted: May 8, 2011

As a student who has graduated with PA Cyber, my only regret is I didn't do it sooner. I attended Pa Cyber from 8th-12th grade and graduated in 2010. The Virtual Classes are incredible you have hands on experience with a real teacher real class mates and there are always tutoring sessions available. I went from being a C student in a "brick and mortar" school to a A-B student just by the classroom environment and hands on learning. I highly recommend PA cyber to any one who wants the most out of their high school education.

Posted: March 21, 2011

Excellent school with an abundance of educational opportunities!! We are proud to be a PA Cyber family! As in any school, you can only get out of it what you put in.

Posted: February 22, 2011

The school lacks teaching science as a hands on subject. The omit labs, which can hamper a child if they decide to go into science as a major. They do not review the scientific method or have the child apply it any way. The test in all subject lack guidiance in what a child should study for the exams. Basically you are givin 4 units in the book and the questions are random for you to answer.

Posted: December 19, 2010

My son did pace work and thrived. He completed 4 years of school in two years and went on to earn a degree in graphic design at Westmoreland County Community College. We couldn't be happier.

Posted: March 26, 2010

Our youngest child attended PA Cyber for one year and we would never, ever send her back. They never did her IEP regardless of numerous phone calls from us asking that it be done. Never once did they reimburse us for our internet connection even though they were supposed to. Her computer was constantly on the blink which lead to assignments not being turned in on time and repeated calls to tech support. Tech support would take days to respond to tech issues, often taking over her computer while she was in the middle of a class. The final straw came when children were assigned a letter to write as part of their English class. The letter was a plea for money for the school which was being sent to congressmen and state representatives. We don't send our child to school to write letters begging for money.