Forest Trail Academy is an accredited online school that offers online homeschool programs for students in grades K-12. The classes provide flexibility to study subjects according to a self-paced schedule that’s suited to the individual needs. We help students reach their educational goals by offering a variety of individual classes online. The curriculum we offer is aligned to Common Core State Standards and taught by qualified teachers.
Forest Trail Academy (foresttrailacademy.com) has 183 customer reviews on Five Star Index, with an average rating of 4.1 out of 5.
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foresttrailacademy.com
Category
School & High School
Location
West Palm Beach, Florida
Listed on Five Star Index
2026
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Great for those who want to be able to pursue their passion and studies at the same time. Forest Trail Academy offers an asynchronous and self-paced program. You are in control of your studies and you can access your classes anytime, anywhere as long as you have an internet connection. An excellent alternative to traditional school!
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Tim A.
Awesome school - 100% online and flexible
Awesome school, teacher, and staff. They offer 100% online, flexible and asynchronous learning programs for students all over the world. I would recommend this school to anyone who is looking to progress through their K-12 journey and get a US high school diploma through online education.
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Éric
Excellent courses combined with a very…
Excellent courses combined with a very supportive and reactive team of teachers make Forest Trail an outstanding expérience
Response from Forest Trail AcademyJul 27, 2023
Thank you for taking the time to share your experience with Forest Trail Academy!
CU
customer
The worst
The worst, my daughter it’s very sad
Response from Forest Trail AcademyJun 12, 2023
Forest Trail Academy worked closely with this student and family to offer academic and technical support. Administration and the teacher checked in regularly to provide one on one support. We created step-by-step tutorials and supplemental material. We even recommended alternative resolutions to the student and family. Unfortunately, the resolution was rejected. We continue to offer support to assist the student with succeeding.
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Parent
Great programme
Great programme, I would highly recommend
Response from Forest Trail AcademyJun 12, 2023
We appreciate you taking the time to leave a review!
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Yanly G.
Forest Trail School is the best online…
Forest Trail School is the best online school I have ever seen. Children can choose to complete school homework at the time they like instead of going to school every day with sleepy eyes. The teaching expectations of the courses is relatively high, especially the science experiment class which has a great impact on children. The teacher is also very responsible, especially the correction of homework. Mr. Homan carefully marked every sentence, which moved our parents very much! Ms. Homan gave each child time to fully express themselves, and classroom management is also very effective. The teachers responded promptly to the messages we sent out, and any problems can be solved in time. Evan has been enrolled in Forest Trail Academy since kindergarten. He has received the most meticulous care and has a deep love for learning. I have introduced FTA to my classmates in the United States, and I sincerely hope that FTA will become better and better! ----Evan's Mom
Response from Forest Trail AcademyJun 12, 2023
We love hearing about our teachers and we're pleased to know your student has had such a positive experience. Thank you for sharing!
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Ms. Alessandra P.
FTA is a great school!!!
FTA is a great school, I loved its course, teachers and staff! Very serious, modern and committed. FTA you're the best!!!
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Mark
The curriculum is pretty good but they hold your diploma hostage for more money
The curriculum is pretty good, but the support is lacking. The incident that really rose my ire was the fact that 3 months before end of semester, the school staff put Trigonometry on "hold". Our daughter came to assume it was not a required course (neither was it taught in high school fifty years ago when I went to high school), so she paced her completion of the other courses.
At the semester end, we paid the fees to have her transcript and diploma (another expense we did not expect.) A few days later, we were informed that she could not graduate because she did not complete Trigonometry. But since the term had ended, we were told to pay hundreds of dollars more for a month extension. I was livid, because they took Trig out of her curriculum--it wasn't our decision. Unfortunately, the school held her diploma hostage until we paid the additional unexpected sum and then the unlocked Trigonometry and she worked diligently for the next month to complete the course. The incident was quite upsetting for my daughter and this whole situation caused her to lose another month of time where she should be moving on to finding employment.
In addition, there was little to no teacher support, and requests for support were followed by 24 hour delays, which made the whole process twice as long as it should have been.
We have tried to get the school staff to respond to our complaints, but they just ignored us.
Since the matter is in an ongoing legal investigation I cannot say any more.
Response from Forest Trail AcademyNov 12, 2022
Please note the parent presented their claim to one of our accreditation institutions AI, and after review of our submitted evidence, AI determined we complied with our policy.
This review indicates that there may be possible litigation. Per the regulation of our school, we are unable to respond or comment further on matters where any potential litigations may arise.