St. Paul's Preparatory Academy

Along with a beautiful facility St. Paul's Prep has a superior staff of dedicated Christian teachers who have created an excellent environment for learning and training in academics and character building! My two children benefited greatly from their St. Paul's education and both went on to excel and gain advanced degrees at major universities and begin successful careers. I highly recommend St. Paul's to all parents who desire an excellent Christian education.
--Submitted by a parent

Excellent teachers, academics, and sports. My 2 children have attended school here for over 8 years. Strong Christian environment where children are challenged to do more and be more. You will love St. Paul's!
--Submitted by a parent

Great Christian teaching, but lacking in academics. My son transferred to a public school and was one year behind in all material. Teachers and Administrators are very biased and judgemental.
--Submitted by a parent

St. Paul's Prep is an awesome school. Their graduates go to the best colleges, with many receiving scholarships. I know my child will be very successful in her career after finishing college because of the excellent foundation she received at St. Paul's Prep
--Submitted by a parent

My child attended this school for several years and did quite well academically. Everyone is very nice and dedicated to teaching. However, I feel that this school could benefit from a Parent Teacher Organization. Parental involvement is very beneficial to the overall success of student education; it should be encouraged! A gifted and talented program would improve student sustainability. They also need to incorporate a better science curriculm for the lower level. This is extremely important!
--Submitted by a parent

My son was enrolled for one year. Prior to that he went to another Christian school. The academics at St Paul are not strong compared to the other Christian school he attended. The other school taught one year ahead; SPPA does not. So he didn't learn anything new during the first half. The Christian teaching is great, but the academics are not. The school does not solicit parental involvement unless they are selling something. There is no PTA, nor does the school encourage it. Teachers don't send home any daily or weekly feedback about what the students are doing, which I think is critical if you want to be an involved parent and reinforce what your young child is learning at home. I did not re-enroll my child after one year because the academics were not strong enough. Case in point...during winter 2011, when schools were closed down for a week due to the snow/ice storms, SPPA did NOTHING to make any of the time up. These parents are paying $700/month, and the school feels no responsibility to add an extra day or two to teach the children? Even the public schools do that! I enrolled my child at Arlington Classics Academy and it is WONDERFUL! The academics are MUCH MUCH better!!!
--Submitted by a parent

I am a graduate of this school and after graduating, I went to a top university and graduated with double honors. I have also earned two master's degrees since then. My wife and I are planning to enroll our first child in this school as soon as she's old enough. If you're looking for a private school that offers a top-notch education, a beautiful campus, an emphasis on Christian values, and a safe, protected environment all at a great price, then St. Paul's is the private school for you.

Three of our children currently attend St. Paul's. Two other of our children are St. Paul graduates who are currently Juniors at a local university & college. What your child is willing to put in to their education is exactly what they will get out. If you want your child in a protected environment (& they will respect authority), then this is the place for you. Our children are in the real world as productive, respectable citizens.
--Submitted by a parent

This school lacks in many areas, and does not even come close to a quality education. There are more teachers that are not certified to teach, than are certified. And there are teachers teaching subjects in which they have no authority. I have several friends who took their kids out of SPPA to attend public school, and they were incredibly behind academically - even for the on-level classes. From talking with several parents and families who feel the same way, I would not recommend sending your children there. They will get a much better education elsewhere. You are frowned upon if you do not attend the church, if you don't drive a fancy car or have a lot of money, and everyone idolizes the pastors. All the good reviews on here are from people who were instructed to write good reviews to make the school look good.
--Submitted by a parent

I have few of my children who went there and we were so excited about the beautiful building and Christian values. Academics great for younger kids like up to 8th grade but lack in quality for high-schoolers, unless your kid's a genius or you can afford additional tutoring, the high-schoolers are not really prepared for straight college education. If your kid s dream is college ball, he might have to go to a junior college first. School counselor gave no guidance 4 scholarships, not very knowledgeable either. Admin is very nice, some caring teachers but teaching body & direction in general don t take parents complaints well (these should be expected, I think). Kudo to vice-principal, who is more real. Well, it depends what you re looking for in a school for your kids. I don t like having to write a negative review on SPPA but I think that it might help them to see certain things and make it better and I just can't not be honest with myself or others reading my review. Sorry. Great potential though. Would be a great school with honest self-evaluation, working to fix these weak areas and right adjustments.
--Submitted by a parent