A genuinely Christian school connected to an excellent church. And the choir program is one of the best in the nation. The choir is better than what do you hear in several English cathedrals. It's amazing! read more

Sadly, the student body seems to be a revolving door of families who want something small and community-based, only to have negative experiences and then quietly move elsewhere. The good teachers seem to last a year or less...so it makes for a very unstable environment for students. My kids attended for a period but it was a net negative. I feel guilty for recommending to other parents before we'd seen the full picture there. If you are looking for a Christian school that loves your children and helps them love Jesus and learning, Tyler has stronger options. read more

Starting out, Good Shepherd was amazing for my child. However, it became increasingly obvious that they will hire whomever is willing to work for whatever pay it is that they offer. As enrollment fell, they combined grades and had a 19 year old graduate of Good Shepherd as their teacher. GSS is not cheap, so you expect to get a quality education led by qualified teachers, but this was not the case. As someone else said, if your child is neurodivergent, you will not have a good experience here. Compulsive behaviors are viewed as biblical disobedience, and the discipline is inappropriate and overreaching. If you have neurotypical children who are impeccably behaved, GSS is fine, as long as you don't mind that some of the teachers may not be qualified to teach. read more

I was a student here in for a year in the 2010s. I don't know how much it has changed since then. My class was two grades combined because they didn't have enough teachers. When I left the next year, two other students in my class who also transferred to the same school were both held back. The chapel service was not for kids at all it was basically a normal church service and we were not even allowed to squirm or fidget even though we were little kids. read more

When I moved to Tyler, I was told Good Shepherd School was a wonderful, nurturing environment, so I sent my daughter there. That statement couldn't be further from the truth. I'm posting my thoughts hear, because I believe my negative review was deleted. If you have a child with any kind of neurodivergency, I do not recommend this school. If you have a girl with neurodivergency, I recommend it even less. This school is essentially set in the dark ages and even segregates children who fall outside their norm. The "free thinking" they encourage is, to put it bluntly, indoctrination behind closed doors. True critical thinking and creativity are rooted out without question. In fact, they have little to no programs in the creative elements, and their sports opportunities are laughable. They clearly have a mold they're trying to copy, and they do not care about a student's individuality. Instructors are not certified educators are are just favorites in the congregation. There is zero knowledge of pedagogy. There is also zero knowledge of restorative practices. Incidents involving such instructors are swept under the rug, and parents aren't notified. The only credentials to teach here are to be a Christian. They also, to my knowledge, do not run background checks on their staff, and could potentially put children in danger. I am a Christian myself, but to have a child come home, crying because a teacher made them feel like garbage for enjoying unconventional hobbies and media is not just absurd, but cruel. If I could go lower than 0, I would. read more