All three of my children have gone to Excel for driving lessons and it has been a very positive experience each time. My youngest just finished her behind-the-wheel lessons and driving test with Amanda. Amanda went above and beyond for my daughter. My daughter was really nervous about driving and was struggling. Once she sat behind the wheel with Amanda, her anxiety was gone. She looked forward to driving with her. Amanda has a way of teaching these kids that makes sense to them, and she’s fun and kind. She also bent over backwards to schedule lessons with my daughter whose 16th birthday was quickly approaching. All of the instructors are great but Amanda is exceptional. I highly recommend Excel! Read Less

Excel driving school is amazing. They help walk you through the process as well as answer any questions you have. (For those first time parents)The instructors are great. Always wiling to go the extra mile for the kids. I especially want to comment on a particular behind the wheel instructor, Amanda. She is so amazing. She worked with us and my son's hectic schedule being a 2 sport athlete. Amanda responded quickly to his text and worked with him. She really is great. As a parent, I appreciated that she held my son responsible to setting up his drives and not having him fall back on me to do it. I would highly recommend requesting Amanda for your child behind the wheel. Read Less

After reading all the reviews, i thought this would be a great school for my daughter.  WRONG!!!! Each week different teacher, no communication as to why and communication with the parents is non existent. Called main office to express concerns with my daughters education and i was told we don't give out owners number , so no help there either. Avoid!!!! Read Less

The classroom portion of the Excel program was fantastic. The Between the Wheel portion has been a disaster, and I deeply regret not taking reviews on the Naperville site seriously. I figured if we left our schedule wide open we would get the BTW sessions scheduled, no problem. Not the case. Not only does Excel, as a policy, take weeks between each scheduled "drive", they expect the parents to have taught their kids how to drive before the BTW sessions even start. My car has no brake on the passenger side. I'm not a driving instructor. My experience with my older children in public school was that the driving instructor taught the driving skills, then the parents would take the kids out to practice those skills. The Excel philosophy compares to signing your child up for drum lessons then being told to teach your child how to play the (potentially lethal) drums yourself before the lessons start, and wait 2-3 weeks between lessons. And you can only schedule one at a time. Ridiculous. Read Less