LLT Academy South Bay

Honestly, this might just be the best school I have ever been to. However, some people may be able to prove me wrong since this is my first year on the south bay campus, after spending a year at the Tampa Campus. I have made many friends at this school, teachers and staff are very nice. This school has given me many opportunities to grow mentally, physically, and morally. I am able to take many advanced high school level classes while I’m in eighth grade. We have many opportunities to be able to be involved in the school community as well, such as clubs and sports. I’m the president of the NJHS club here, I’m trying out for several sports here. Overall, many opportunities to grow as a student here. Some of the reviews are negative, however they only point out one thing they don’t like about the school’s policies. Like “we can’t have cell phones”, which is so the students aren’t disrupting our short class periods, and so they can focus on lessons instead of going on TikTok or some other stupid form of social media during class. Or how I read that “The staff are morally corrupt”. The only reason why we have some behavioral issues time to time here is because as a society, the parents don’t have a spine, and don’t discipline their children nowadays, teaching the children that it’s ok to do bad things. And honestly, as long as you just do your work and follow the rules, you should be liked by the staff here. In summary, this school is pretty much a great place to grow in many ways and find good friends and grow strong relationships with others here, especially because the majority of us will be going to Lenard high school. 100% recommended to families considering sending their child here.

-Logan S., 8th Grade student and teacher’s son.

Our child has attended since they opened and it’s been a positive experience for us. I highly recommend this school and the administrators. They allow students to be leaders and show off their strengths. The school offers higher level classes for high school credits and many athletic options.

My kids are in 3rd and 4th and have attended 4 other schools until now. They both tell me they like this school the best. While it's not perfect (no school is, let's be real) having attended two different magnet schools previously and dealing with the crazy that is Hillsborough public schools, I'm happy that this charter deliberates and tries to act more wisely than the county. For us it's a welcome upgrade, plus way closer!