St. Mary's Star of the Sea has been amazing for our family. Our daughter has gone here since…read morepreschool, and she still gets excited for school every morning. The teachers create a structured, welcoming environment that blends strong values with great academics. Her academic progress blew us away, she was reading Magic Tree House books independently by the end of kindergarten. The school focuses on the whole child and makes learning fun. Highly recommend to any family looking for a supportive school community, regardless of your religious background!

Very poorly run school. Administrator is incompetent and gossips about students and families. Very…read moredisappointing Catholic school. The 3rd - 5th grades teach nothing, contain no rigor, have no Catholic teaching, lack classroom management, and the teachers are not credentialed (as indicated). The curriculum is a bunch of supplemental material & the administrator follows common core instead of classical curriculum, which most Catholic schools adhere to in order to set them apart from public school. The middle school math teacher is excellent. The language arts teacher is awful. This school lacks true Catholic doctrine and allows non-Catholic students to take the host. A true disappointment to the San Diego dioceses of schools.

This is the parish I went through RCIA in 2017. At this time, Father Wallace was the priest. What I…read moreloved most from this parish was how traditional the mass was performed with traditional hymns and singing Gloria in Latin, the use of frankincense, and most of all, how Father Wallace held Mass. I enjoyed his homily's and how he could make a relation to daily life or the feelings that come with daily life and how to overcome them with trust in God. He didn't need a prewritten paper or a computer to assist him with making relation, it seemed as if it just came so natural. I found him to be a true Sheppard of god and had a natural ability to bring people closer to god as well. When I first came to this parish and attended my first Sunday Mass, Father Wallace instantly recognized me as someone who didn't normally attend, as if, he knew every single parishioner but he looked at me as if he knew I had intentions of becoming Catholic. It's hard to explain, just that he was incredibly welcoming to the parish. I've recently returned to this parish since I finally live closer to it and was very excited to return, however, I see that there is a different priest now holding Mass. I've only attended a couple Sundays since my return and I've noticed a slight trend. During the Liturgy of the Word, when the priest is giving his homily, I sense there is a bit of a political innuendo. I find it slightly odd and as if this priest is almost trying to insert his political leanings into the homily. Also, the first time I tried to say hello and speak with this priest, I received a brief and taciturn "good morning..." and then he proceeded to speak to others he recognized. Just felt a bit off and unwelcoming. I'll continue to attend Sunday Mass of course, I just really miss Father Wallace here a lot.

Beautiful church...young faithful congregation. Always enjoy going when in Oceanside CAread more

5-year update: We have 3 children attending CCA, and we…read morefeel confident that this is the best place for them emotionally, academically, and spiritually. It feels like family: from drop off to extended care (which is super reliable & affordable). Teachers each have their own personalities, some are super warm, while others are stricter - but they all really try to help every kid. During our 6 years here, we have not experienced any bullying. Actually, every day kids are specifically taught to be kind and supportive to each other, and teachers and the principal get involved (very involved) with any behavior issues immediately. The bad reviews are from a few families that were likely not a good fit from the beginning, even though the school did everything to make them welcome. Over the last few years, the school has grown tremendously, and one thing we'd recommend is that they screen & educate incoming families a bit better.

My family and son have had a wonderful experience with Carlsbad Christian Academy. My son is in…read morekindergarten and reading already and thriving at the school. The Teachers, Principal, Pastor and staff are top notch plus the aftercare is beyond affordable for parents that work late. The staff cannot anticipate everything that can happen during a busy day but when issues have arisen, appropriate action has been taken that is reasonable and commensurate with the situation. I have read some of the poor reviews and cannot identify with the person(s) and feel they may have ulterior motives? We give Carlsbad Christian Academy our highest recommendation. Steven, Leisl, and Beau Alden

Fabulous School. They provide amazing education and a safe…read moreloving environment. We are very very happy!

The best school! My son goes here and the teachers and staff are all above and beyond fantastic…read more The perfect balance of faith and teaching math, science, music, computers and everything they need to know to prepare them for the future. All the students from Kindergarten to 8th grade are good souls and really good kids which I attritibute to the families they are raised in and the teachers at St Pats.

Nothing else like it that I have ever experienced. True house of God ! I would suggest to anyone in…read morethe Oceanside area to choose Rhythm.

There are a lot of churches to choose from. Pray about it and go where you believe Gods leading…read moreyou! We like it a lot. Great worship, cool stained glass windows, nice people and good teaching.

Loved the class and gorgeous charcuterie wood platter I have! I did this with a few girlfriends for…read morea birthday. It was a great experience because: 1) She went step by step and made it very easy 2) She was open to using other colors besides blues for the typical ocean design 3) She was also very friendly 4) You could use her expertise as needed for a certain step

This was such a fun experience. A friend of mine and I wrote the train down to have a relaxing day…read more The ladies running it were awesome with great instructions and lots of encouragement our projects came out beautifully! We will definitely do this again.

This is a great church. People are friendly, the Pastor Preaches from the Bible, they have a choir,…read morehymns, and a contemporary service. We love this church. I am so grateful God led us there. He knew we had spent 20 months in a church that didn't shepherd the flock., had double standards for men and women. It almost destroyed our desire to attend church. Praise God for a wonderful spirit filled Church. Lighthouse was a light to our discouraged treatment. My greatest joy would to have had Pastor Openshaw be my Sisters Pastor. He would have prayed for her and served her needs. She died Dec 14th seven months after her leukemia was diagnosed without any pastoral care or prayers. Light house loves their members. Its a Wonderful Church that loves Everyone. Come and visit.

Attending lighthouse will change your life forever! I am proud to say that after 8 years, we are…read morestill attending lighthouse and that we still love this church. Our love for lighthouse has grown even deeper in the last few years as we have watched our 3 year old son grow from an infant in the nursery to the toddler class and now the preschool class learning about Jesus's love for him. As Christian parents we could not be happier. We just had a daughter 7 months ago and have already had her dedicated at lighthouse. We have been attending for 8 years now!

My girls go here and I was impressed with the dedication and personal attention that the teachers…read moregive to each student. We have two different teachers who have different styles but they are fairly consistent in the curriculum (same grade level) and they pay attention to details. They are organized with weekly homework assignments provided at the beginning of the week along with weekly newsletters that spell out the expectations and activities for the week. The parent-teacher communication is great! I love that my kids have a full day of school (just under 6 hours) and have the opportunity to learn a wide variety of subjects and get physically active. The school uses Ki's lunch for it's lunch program so it makes it easy to have healthy, nutritious lunches on the days I don't feel like packing one. I saw a previous review that commented on income disparity. I think this is a factor at any private school that draws from a wide variety of communities and demographics. Yes, there are upper middle class folks and there are working class folks. The school offers financial assistance so that kids from many different income brackets can attend. As far as private schools go, this is probably somewhere in the middle in terms of cost. (I did extensive research for private schools in north county) But I can also say that the teachers are very sensitive to the disparity and try to be considerate of any additional costs for parents. Overall, we are very happy that we chose this school!

My son attended Tri-City Christian School from Pre-K through 4th grade. In the early years, we had…read moresome truly wonderful experiences. Teachers like Mrs Bicum, Mrs Cinors Mrs.Lever, Mrs. Theis, and Mrs. Mackey were caring, dedicated, and genuinely invested in helping him succeed. I will always be grateful for the kindness and effort they showed our family. Unfortunately, our experience changed dramatically in 4th grade. My son struggled with reading and had educational needs that required additional support. Instead of receiving the help and encouragement he needed, it felt like the school gave up on him. He went from being a student who earned B and C grades to receiving failing grades, and we saw very little effort to help him maintain the academic progress he had made over the years. During this time, our family was also wrongly accused by a teacher, which resulted in a report being made to CPS. We found this experience deeply upsetting. We were also concerned to learn that the same teacher allegedly shared private information about our family with other parents without our knowledge, which further damaged our trust in the school community. As parents, we were repeatedly made to feel that our son no longer belonged at the school because of his learning challenges and his need for an IEP. Rather than partnering with us to help him succeed, we felt pressured to find another school. The message we received was that Tri-City Christian was not willing or able to support a child who learned differently. If your child is a strong student who does not require academic accommodations and excels in sports, your experience may be very positive. However, if your child struggles with reading, is behind academically, has an IEP, or may need one in the future, I would strongly encourage you to carefully consider whether this school can provide the support your child deserves. What hurt the most was that this happened at a Christian school. By the end of our time there, I felt embarrassed and unwelcome on campus. Every child deserves patience, encouragement, and support--especially when they are struggling. Sadly, that was not our experience during our final years at Tri-City Christian.

Me going to this school is good the teachers are good but the food is mid and there is a after…read moreschool program

My child was severely physically, mentally & verbally bullied at this school in KINDERGARTEN. A few…read moreexamples: his teacher at circle time (everyone sitting down) made my son stand up and reprimanded him for something he did in line outside before coming in. I personally witnessed him physically pushed to the ground and punched by a group of kids, the yard teacher said " what did you do to make them hurt you?". He came home with scratches so bad on his body that he thought he had a sunburn. I told the principal and there was no action, only offered a school councilor "three times a week" for my KINDERGARTNER. This is just the tip of the iceberg for how incredibly awful this school, its leadership & the faculty were. I moved him schools & he has been doing amazing ever since. DO NOT put your child in this school. I don't have enough words to express on here how much of a genuine nightmare it was, and this experience set my son up to hate & resent school, created a deep sense of self hatred & self consciousness that has stuck with him. BEWARE, this is not a no-tolerance or safe space for children to learn in.