This private Christian school has been a true blessing to my wife and I. We found this little…read moreschool when they first opened their doors. It was a small building with wonderful teachers and staff that have big hearts. Now it continues to grow and develop with a "family" feel where parents are encouraged to help and volunteer in order to provide the best education possible. The time spent helping each child is rewarding, but to see the children develop a love for Jesus, watch the school grow academically, and grow with FCA family is way better than anything I could have imagined or hoped for. God bless the staff, children, and families. Thank you for staying on the right path and not falling into the norm at other public and private schools. If you are looking for a great place to send your children to school that will excel their education, I "HIGHLY" recommend talking with the staff at Freedom Christian Academy.

As long as this school is hear, we will too. Want to be near family out of town but, we know that…read morewe'd never find a better school! kids are highly excelling & it's because the teachers & staff are the best that there is! We love it there & I love who my children have become.

If you're considering American Leadership Academy Queen Creek and will need bus transportation, I…read moreencourage you to look closely at their transportation policies before enrolling. Our children have attended ALA for years, but our experience with the bus system has been incredibly frustrating. On multiple occasions, our children's bus route has been canceled with very little notice, leaving us scrambling to find transportation. If you don't live near an existing bus route, it's extremely difficult to have a stop added. In our case, we had recently moved. The school's proposed solution was for our 13-year-old daughter to walk approximately 1.5 miles home from the bus stop in Arizona heat, including areas without continuous sidewalks and with limited safe crossing options. That simply isn't acceptable to our family. Yesterday was especially upsetting. Instead of dropping her off at her designated bus stop, the driver dropped her off at a different location. She didn't know where she was, her phone had died, and she had to find her way home on her own. She finally arrived home around 5:00 p.m., crying, with a bright red face and drenched in sweat. No parent should have to worry about their child being left at an unexpected location without any way to call for help. Academically, there are things we have appreciated about ALA. However, transportation and student safety have been major disappointments for our family. If your child will be riding the bus, I strongly encourage you to ask detailed questions about bus routes, stop locations, how route changes are communicated, and what procedures are followed if a driver cannot make a scheduled stop. The answers to those questions could make a significant difference in your decision.

DO NOT SEND YOUR KID HERE. I am a student here at ala, I'm switching. The grades from K-6th is…read moreamazing. But 7th grade through 12th grade, do not bring your kid here. The dean doesn't do shit if your kid is getting bullied, which happened to me. Be prepared for fake friends and those scary middle school and high school movies to come true, but only the scary parts. If your kid is even slightly weird, they will be bullied by rich, popular, morman kids.

We love all the teachers here at BFCS. Thanks for making our son love school again. Mr. Posner is…read morethe best teacher. We love him.

We have two children who attend this school, we have a 6th grader who has attended this school…read moresince kindergarten and now his sister who is a kindergartner is attending. It is very family oriented and you'll see families come together supporting the kids and teachers at any given event. Our kindergartner is autistic and she has fit in well and is flourishing there. The school provides a lot of resources and activities for the students. They have band, orchestra, student council, mathletes, a gifted and talented program, cool clubs for the kids like kickball club and card trading club and much more. Our kindergartener registered for soccer this past fall and basketball camp during Spring Break and has just had a blast. I love how I never feel awkward at events because there aren't any "clicks" amongst the parents and kids there. There is not a religious belief pushed on to the kids here either. The principal is always out walking around and engaging with students and parents every day and has made time to discuss anything necessary when we have needed help. If you are looking for a school that will encourage your children to be the best version of themselves and to learn to make good choices...this is it. We ultimately as parents just want our kids to be kind, caring human beings in this world and this is the school that will promote that.

despite all these *bad* reviews, I am a current student at casteel and they offer so so much…read more Amazing & exciting sports, an awesome band program, and while some disagree, the food isn't too bad. If you don't like the food, pack a lunch. Casteel is an excellent school and I wouldn't want to go to any other school.

I'm not sure why this school is rated so unfavorably, but if it were Casteel or payne, put your…read morehands together...... for Casteel. This school is 1000x better than payne jh. I've had a student attend both and the staff at Casteel is by far more engaging, more understanding, and way more supportive than that little dot off higley. Casteel is newer, and yes that's appealing, but there is more to it than just that glitz and glam. If you can make it there, send your children to Casteel. You will not be sorry. We've utilized a lot of their programs and I'll tell you what, thank God for their counseling staff, (Hannah, im looking at you! ) their staff in the front office are absolutely amazing, polite, and entertaining. (The lovely gentleman that was right up front, was fabulous. So heartwarming. However, he retired(congratulations again, sorry I never caught your name, but I hope you're enjoying your very deserved retirement! ) Take a tour, expand your horizons, and please hydrate yourself. You won't be sorry. I know usually you're told where you need to take your kids, in my case it was payne(bootyhole) then Basha, but make the decision yourself. I wish I could hang a Casteel banner outside my window driving down Riggs, but, I was told that's too much. Oh well.

I love this school! My children love this school! No matter what concerns I have it's always…read moreaddressed. They'll always be #1!

Absolutely not! They are a for profit school and if your kid needs additional help they discourage…read moreyou to leave the school rather than help. Certain subjects are questionable too. Stay away!!

Queen Creek high is a decent school. I have had a lot of problems here even though it's the closest…read moreone to my home lots of bullying though. Last week of school I ended up getting bullied to the point where it was not a good mental state for me. I'm Considering switching to another school though. Can't give anything but the three.

I would give this School 3.5 stars but sadly that is not available. Queen Creek is such a great…read moreschool with encouraging teachers, organized administration, great choice of a wide variety of clubs, and awesome school spirit! I will say tho that the principal isn't all that awesome. He is a nice guy, but he just isn't very involved with the school! I would indeed enroll your child into this school and you won't regret it.

I love this school, there are so many good kids here. This school deserves 5 stars, teachers are…read moregreat and the students are learning. The principal here is just the best! My daughter went here and she is just amazing!

8/25/26 First Visit to this campus. Heart Cry hosted our…read moreMonthly Valley Directors meeting.which is held at a different Church each month. Houses of Worship from all religions are welcomed, we had faith based attendees from across the Vally tonight. After dinner we got into the agenda. Announcements Presentations Guest speakers Training facilities Pass the microphone sharing Networking Wrap-up This campus is growing fast and has a private school; grade school through Jr. High. Great evening after a three month summer break. Reminder we have more in common than our differences. Change the trajectory of someone's day with an act of kindness my friends-SYOY!

It takes a village to raise good strong healthy children into good strong healthy adults. Heart Cry…read moreChristian Academy has played a large role in beautiful transformations that I have seen in both my children coming from a public school. My daughter has gone from a shy quiet girl to an outgoing confident young lady willing to try new things. My son has completely changed his outlook on life and it reflects not only in his school work but his day to day at home. I am so grateful for the village of Heart Cry Christian Academy helping me raise my children. ​

My daughter attended Eduprize for 2nd grade, and I was initially very excited because the children…read moreof one of my close friends go here. Unfortunately, our experience was extremely disappointing. My daughter's teacher, Ms. Bradley, was consistently unkind and lacked compassion--not just toward my child, but toward the entire class. She does not have the patience or heart needed to teach young children. Attempting to address concerns was frustrating from the start. The assistants to the vice principal and even the principal themselves refused to speak with me by phone and would only communicate through email. I ultimately had to escalate two separate issues to the superintendent. One major issue involved a classmate who caused physical harm to three students. Parents were not informed about the situation at all. When I raised my concerns, the school cited "student privacy." I made it clear I was not asking for the student's name or personal information--I simply wanted to be informed and reassured that my child was safe. When chairs are being thrown during an episode, parents deserve to know what precautions are being taken to ensure student safety, both in the classroom and throughout the school. Other parents posted how their kids legs were being clawed at when the kid was hiding under the table during his episode. And not one email went out from the teacher nor the principal. The second issue involved the school's use of i-Ready testing as the sole basis for rewards. Regardless of a child maintaining good grades all year, if they do not show improvement on i-Ready testing, they are excluded from rewards. Ms. Bradley held an ice cream party for students who showed improvement from the beginning of the year. My daughter's math i-Ready score stayed the same, so she was excluded--despite earning strong grades all year. She came home crying, saying, "I'm so dumb" and "I'm not worthy" because she didn't get to participate. Only four students were excluded, including my daughter. I showed her her report card with A's and B's and reassured her that she worked incredibly hard and is absolutely not dumb. When I followed up about the i-Ready scores not being posted, I emailed the teacher after waiting a week. I was told the school does not go by grades because i-Ready scores help maintain the school's A rating and evaluate teacher performance. I took this to mean that because my daughter did not show improvement in every subject on i-Ready, she was denied a reward because she did not make the school look better nor the teacher look better. I want to be clear that this is not a reflection of all teachers at Eduprize. Unfortunately, we ended up with a 2nd grade teacher who showed no empathy toward her students. There is a parent group monitored by school administration where parents are not allowed to freely share concerns or experiences. Because of this, another parent created a separate group. In that group, several parents have shared similar experiences regarding Ms. Bradley. One parent posted how she denied the bathroom to her son and he asked 3 separate times, he then peed himself in front of the entire class and she decided to blame him "you didn't tell me it was an emergency". It is heartbreaking to read what these 8-year-old children went through. Many kids began to hate going to school, which shows the profound impact a teacher can have on young students. No child should feel unworthy or unsafe at school.

My daughter is a good student and has struggled from time to time in her math class. Her teacher,…read moreMrs. Kelly has been passive aggressive with her around her request for assistance to complete and learn basic assignments and when assignments or papers have been lost in the past )2 occasions), she has literally refused to provide her a new sheet of paper to complete the assignment.. On both occasions, I have reached out to this teacher and the principal Bryce Solberg. Both times I was met by indifference and excuses. Initially, the principal Bryce refused to even respond to my question and directed me to the teacher. Finally, I complained and said I would make a complaint to the administration and even unenroll my daughter from the school if they didn't provide her an opportunity to complete the assignment... that she asked for prior to its deadline. Bryce finally intervened saying I was threatening them and he discontinued the discussion I explained my only threat was to complain about him and his administration and their refusal to provide my daughter with necessary paperwork to complete her work Math class. I will unenroll my daughter from the school, and I have honestly never experienced this kind of hostility and immature, passive aggressive behavior from a teacher. If my daughter had done something wrong or had some sort of behavioral problem in the class, that would be one thing. But putting her off and refusing to provide an additional quiz or homework sheet because the teacher was indignant is not a reason to deprive my daughter of an education or to ruin her grades. All of this does not even address the fact that there is a hostile environment for my daughter...not from other children, but the staff themselves. Unfortunately, I could not recommend the school to anybody who was depending on a positive relationship with the administration or the teaching staff working with hand-in-hand with parents/students.

this is my most favorite school myself go to it and it is so much fun. They do an Easter egg hunt…read morethey do they do pizza day. It's so much fun and teachers sometimes give you treats for being good and they have big big treasure boxes.

I hate that school i went there and it was ass cheecks but the people were really nice but the food…read moreand everything was terrible im sorry