The preschool director is on top of things and the staff is nurturing and caring of their little…read morestudents. There is potty training available for the littlest ones and actual curriculum for helping the older ones to be ready for learning. All done at appropriate levels for the children.

Bethany Christian School is amazing. The teachers, administration, and head of school work every…read moreday to make sure the kids are happy, loved, and learning and growing at their own pace and full-potential. The entire staff at Bethany are genuinely kind, loving, smart God-fearing and God-loving people. The kids are kind, smart and blessed. I can't say enough good things. If you're looking for a loving, Christ-centered school for your child/children, do give Bethany a chance. Their admissions director is wonderful. Call the school for a tour, I'm sure they'll be happy to accommodate!

Both of my children went to this school through 6 th grade. It is a wonderful school and is rated…read morewell. One of my neighbors was displaced by the Altadena fire, and has 2 daughters who currently attend this school. They love it so much that they hope to still attend there when their home in Altadena is rebuilt.

On February 20th, my husband and I received some very disturbing news. Our son, Michael, shared…read morewith us that he was using the bathroom at school and a 5th grader was in the same bathroom watching him use the urinal. Our son expressed that it was making him uncomfortable and told him to leave. The other child refused and did not stop looking at Michael's private parts. In fact, he made a comment to the effect of "Next time I am going to take a picture and send it to your Mom!" This is completely unacceptable behavior and frankly warrants taking action. Michael also expressed that he shared this experience with Ms. Alma who later shared it with Mrs. An, his 4th grade teacher, and Mr. Budd, Special Education Teacher, only to be told that Mr. Budd knows who Michael was talking about!?! We as parents were not notified until we reached out to the school, Sierra Madre Elementary School and PUSD. As of today, our son Michael has not received an apology from the student nor the teachers who he trusted the most to share this disgusting experience. When will SME and PUSD take accountability for their actions and mistakes!!!

I highly recommend St. Andrew School in Pasadena, CA. The professional staff--covering Pre-K…read morethrough 8th grade--invites you to visit without any obligation so you can see the school for yourself. Thanks to God, I have been able to send my four children there; my wife and I are more than satisfied.

What an AMAZING school!…read more I recently had the opportunity to visit Saint Andrew Catholic School and I was TRULY impressed. This 100+ year old school was very well-maintained, well-organized, secure, and though this is an older school, everything appeared to be in perfect working order. The staff is absolutely AMAZING. Starting with Principal Gonzalez. She was very friendly, welcoming, knowledgeable and professional. She answered each of my many questions and concerns and is definitely the right person to lead this school. I met other staff members as well and each one was very friendly, helpful and made my visit a pleasant experience. Much respect to everyone employed by this school for a GREAT job of leading and teaching the young children well and for maintaining a clean and secure environment for everyone involved with this school.

Caring and supportive staff with excellent teaching skills. My nieces had to pull their children…read morefrom a competing Sierra Madre "Catholic" school with a nice mansion but that was all it offered. The kids have been so much more enthusiastic about their learning and the environment at St. Rita's. The school is established and that says a lot. I think they hit a rough patch when a past principal was fired, took staff and the student roladex to start the competing school. St. Rita's seems to have weathered the upheaval and are strong. My family really enjoyed their inclusive nature. One family is a practicing Catholic but the other not and says no one makes a big deal about it. Both say they feel very happy with their choice of St. Rita. No one seems to shun my one niece who goes to a church closer to where she lives. That says a lot about acceptance too. I toured the school with them. I could just tell the staff knew what they were doing. They discussed their methodologies and how they handled the different learning abilities of their students. Looking forward to their grandparents day, debate tournaments, theater and other events they offer. This school has so much more than just a sports program. There is a variety of opportunities for each of my grand nieces and nephews that do not require they be in a sport. Their PE program is well rounded. I am not sure if St. Rita's has an immense budget but from what I could see the teacher's and staff are creative. No child is lacking from talking with returning families. My kiddo's are making friends and the families we met are delightfully involved. No one is pushing their agenda or sticking their hand out for money all the time. So far so good.

I don't normally review things, but I have had a horrible experience with the school. Many of the…read moreteachers are very unprofessional with their students and the lack of discipline baffles me. Some of the teachers were caring, but I find it preposterous some of the things that others got away with, like blatant favoritism. I do know some of the staff members were fired, but based on previous years, they just cannot find competent people to hire. Also, according to my child's experience, things I've heard from other parents, and events I've witnessed myself, many of the children here get away with terrible behavior. I have heard so many horror stories of children saying racial slurs and micro aggressive comments, but none of them have faced actual punishment, besides maybe getting marked. If you are looking for a small, cozy Catholic school to send your children to, St. Rita is not that.

This school has been an absolute blessing. It offers an amazing sense of community, endless…read moreopportunity for parent participation through volunteering, kind teachers that go above and beyond and most importantly, the kids here are happy! I would highly recommend this school. I can't think of a better place for my kids to learn, grow and succeed K-8th grade!

My son was currently enrolled at Willard Elementary School. I am writing this with all the pain in…read moremy heart that my son was a victim of some type of bullying/ racism behavior from his teacher. On April 23, 2026, as I dropped off my son at school, I waited for the bell to ring and waited for the kids to walk off. I encountered a situation with Ms. Bugarin that left me SHOOK! It was about 7:45 am when my son walked in the kindergarten gate and stood in line to wait for the rest of the kids. As my son was standing in line, I was outside the gate, less than 5 feet away from my child. Two boys started bumping my son, and my son stated, "Guys, please stop pushing me." Ms.Bugarin then turns and says, "Matthias, stop bumping into your friends." The first time around, I did not say a word because I understand we are all human, and she might not have seen the entire situation. The boys kept pushing my son, and my son again said: "Guys, please stop". Ms.Bugarin then says again, "Matthias, I already told you to stop bumping. Come over here because you're not listening". *****All this is happening in front of my eyes, I am standing less than 5 feet away from my child!***** as i see this play in front of me I advocate for my son and say " matthias speak up baby. let her know it was NOT you, that the boys kept pushing YOU." Instead of the teacher addressing the situation there and then, what she did was the following: she grabbed my child from the hand and walked away, not only from the situation, but she walked away from ME, the MOTHER of MY child. I advocated for him, I spoke up for him, and she IGNORED me, BLAMED my child, and SCOLDED my child for something he did NOT do. which now has me infuriated as to, if she has the COURAGE to act the way she did with my child when I am PRESENT what happens when I am NOT present. I called the school IMMEDIATELY to hold a meeting with the principal and the teacher because there is no excuse, no reason, or motive to IGNORE the mother of the child for ANY reason. Especially if I have every right to advocate for him! The meeting was held on 4/24/26 at 8 AM at Willard Elementary School, and I was told, and I quote the teacher, "I think the problem is Matthias' behavior and that is what we need to fix." I had zero accountability from the teacher and from the principal. The principal said, "I agree to disagree. Maybe the adrenaline and how fast things happened, you saw one thing, she saw another." So, I walked away being labeled a liar? All because I advocated for my child, so are they saying this behavior is ok? Are teachers allowed to IGNORE the mother of the babies? Not only are they not satisfied with picking on my child, but now they want to pick on me? Unacceptable. I then proceeded to contact the senior director of Pasadena, and in summary, the district, the principal, and the teacher all said I am a liar. Attached are the emails and letters I received from the district. As stated in the email, it says, "I will be reaching out to you and the others involved to complete the investigation within this time frame." I never received a call, no one reached out to me to ask what happened or how it happened. I then just received a letter stating "the evidence does not support that the teacher is bullying...The evidence SUPPORTS that the teacher was putting strategies in place to support the student the student and to make sure he was not being accused of negative behaviors unfairly. " So, the district supports the teacher ignoring the mother of a child? My son was STILL accused unfairly, and the district is stating, and I quote, "... the district is not required to take corrective action." The Pasadena School District has failed my son and me.

A nice school to be a part of. Have been there for 5 years on staff. Always feels like family there.read more

Maranatha offers great academic opportunities for the students, the athletic programs are well run,…read moreand I feel welcome at the school with any of my needs. I would definitely recommend the school.

Our family's experience at this school was profoundly disappointing and deeply painful. Despite its…read morepublic messaging around Christian values, integrity, and community, what we experienced behind the scenes was harassment, emotional harm, favoritism, retaliation, and a complete lack of accountability. Early on, we had a disturbing interaction with a staff member who told us that if they had known our family was applying, they would have "made sure we didn't get in," allegedly based on third-party gossip from someone we had never met or heard of. This was alarming and unprofessional, particularly given that this person had access to our personal information and approached us as if they already knew us. It became clear that negative opinions about our family were being shared internally. Between 2022 and 2025, after we raised concerns about what appeared to be unethical practices within the athletics program -- including favoritism toward students connected to donors or board-affiliated families -- we experienced what felt like retaliation. Shortly afterward, both of our children were quarantined for over three weeks despite repeatedly testing negative for COVID and showing no symptoms. We were told it was "protocol," yet it was not enforced consistently for others. At a time when restrictions were easing everywhere else, it felt targeted toward our family. When we asked for clarity and support, administration collected extensive information from us but ultimately refused to take any corrective action. Instead, we were called into an urgent meeting and told our children might be removed. We were instructed to write a letter over a weekend and told leadership would "consider" allowing them to stay. This felt coercive rather than collaborative. Eventually, one child was allowed to remain while the other was removed -- without explanation, due process, or any cited violation. During this process, a conversation between us and senior leadership was secretly recorded by an administrator who is closely related to school leadership. This occurred without our consent, which is illegal under California's two-party consent law. Rather than addressing this serious issue, the school ignored it entirely. We later learned from multiple sources that external influence may have played a role in decisions affecting our child, including pressure from families connected to leadership whose relatives directly competed with our child athletically. Despite being a strong student-athlete, our child was pushed out. During attempts to transfer schools, negative statements about our family were shared. Athletic staff did not assist with recruitment, and we learned that outreach to other schools appeared focused on protecting institutional relationships rather than helping our child. A college recruiter confirmed a campus visit with us that staff later denied ever occurred, despite us witnessing it firsthand. We have documentation, emails, and written correspondence confirming unfair treatment. One administrator privately described our situation as "awful" and escalated it to HR. Despite this, no accountability followed. Instead, staff involved in these events have continued to receive public recognition and awards, reinforcing a culture where those in power are protected rather than corrected. Despite being told directly that our children had done nothing wrong, we waited seven months for formal communication. When it finally came, the reasoning kept changing. Our child's transcripts were withheld from universities that requested them, confirmed in writing by those institutions. After we spoke out, our child was also removed from the school's alumni list, despite having graduated and despite the thousands of dollars paid for his education. This felt like continued punishment for sharing our experience. After posting this review, we received no outreach, apology, or attempt at reconciliation -- only efforts to have our reviews reported and suppressed. Rather than addressing harm, the school appears focused on protecting its image and silencing families who speak up. Say anything to the leadership and there big egos-- they will gang up against you, brother in-laws, father, board member, baseball coach, football coach, staff members and they will each other public awards to faculty members, students and families that have taken part in this harm-- a cult like mafia. Not a true Christian lead School by the spirit and ALL of the bible, just the parts they pick out. They also have solicited these recent reviews, also staff member finance officer in June 2025 sent out a defamatory emails including our financial contracts to a stranger, making the financials look as though we hadn't paid and we owed money when we were paid in full. She offered to go line by line with a stranger when she had no firsthand information about our family at all. Just sick unethical behavior from our experience.

German education expert Karl Jaspers once said: "Education is a tree shaking another tree, a cloud…read morenudging another cloud, a soul awakening another soul." Finding the right school in the U.S. for our daughter was no easy task, especially coming from another country. From their Admission Director to faculty and staff, PCS has been extremely easy to work with and helpful. Special thanks to: Mrs. St. Peter, Mrs Smiths, Dr. Gray, Mrs. Tcharkhoutian, Mrs. Batterbee, Mr. Pepe, Mrs. Pino, Ms. Cabel and many more. Their initiative and dedication to God, Country, School, reflected credit upon themselves and are in keeping with the highest standers of the educators and worthy representatives of our Lord Jesus Christ.

We have been a part of the Pasadena Christian Community (both in the Preschool and the Main School)…read morefor over 5 years, and we have absolutely loved our time here. Every teacher and staff member we have interacted with has been professional, kind, knowledgable in their field, and focused on loving our children well by pointing them to Christ. At every step, PCS showcases the importance of Christian education with their attention to details--to the beautiful campus and the inclusion of parents in the learning process--which shows that they practice what they preach. Our entire family is known and supported by the school community, and that has been an immense blessing.