Christ Lutheran School

We moved here from out of state and are so blessed to have found this school for my daughter. She is academically challenged, the teachers and staff are genuinely caring, the availability of art/​music/​PE/​sports is a breath of fresh air. She has grown in her faith and knowledge of the love of God over the past year, and is being taught to reach out to others in service. She has made close friendships. While I’m sure most people won’t pick a school because of it’s Unilocal reviews, I’m going to take the time to give my honest opinion. There’s a reason this school is big (500+ kids) and growing each year.

We are Super grateful for being able to be part of CLS. My oldest son was in a well known accelerated program in PV school district and to say it lightly that was a hot mess. I went to the tour at CLS and was so amazed that I asked my Mom «are we being Punked?» From the piano music coming out of the chapel to the specialized attention and care my boys receive I couldn’t be more thrilled. My oldest son is a bit ahead of his grade in some areas but his teacher went out of her way to create a secondary curriculum for him in these areas so that he stays challenged and excited. The level of character building and accountability that exists at this school is unparalleled. It takes a village:)

The only thing good about this school is that it’s Christ based learning. Unfortunately, they faculty was way too intertwined… I dare you to go in and ask how everyone is related. There is a reason why nepotism is frowned upon! They are there to protect each other and the kids suffer from it. They have also had a lot of families leave due to bullying. They simply say to have thick skin.
They also spend half of their time raising funds for new buildings. They grew too fast and had the kids have to carry a locker worth of supplies with them for half the year until the new building was completed. I’d like to see them have to carry their entire desk contents! They also had the kids move the furniture and books. Really?
The worst thing is that they say the prepare your child for high school. They don’t! Only a small percentage of kids were accepted to Brophy, even after they paid Christ Lutheran over $ 700 to give them extra «Pre» classes after school to «Try» and teach them how to pass the Brophy test. EPIC FAIL! The only kids that made it was tutored by a tutor off campus. They also have the worst math teachers ever. Be prepared to send your kids to summer school to get them to the Ingleside Middle School level. So much for paying for a higher education!
The other thing is their sports. Most of the sports that they never have have enough practices. Most of the coaches are there because they have to be because they are employed by the school. The parent coaches are generally the best because they have the teams to practice more…
Not worth the money for what you get. I suggest sending them to public school and taking them to church if you want the Christian aspect.

We have two children at this school that we transitioned from another local (highly reputable) preschool and I was concerned initially about the increased price for CLS. My concerns were quickly alleviated within the first month when it was obvious that more learning had occured (and love of learning instilled) than an entire previous year for both of my preschool children in their prior school. One of whom is not an easy learner, but somehow became one with the zoo phonics used for early reading skills and the loving nature of all teachers on campus. Our completely unbiased third party speech therapist that comes to our home every other week was quite frankly shocked at the level of improvement in letter recognition and attention initially and then over the course of the entire year turning into true reading skills before kindergarten. She said she doesn’t see that with children attending most other schools she works with. The community here is warm and worth it!