Dedicated administration and teachers; great education!
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Posted by a parent on 10/05/09
WJC School overall is ok. I am in the 8th grade and the work load is not that bad. The building is horrible though. You can bearly see in the hallway because the lights arent bright. The gym is like a little box and then we have to share the gym with K-5 students. But the students are friendly. We all
... Read more have our days. There arent fights or anything like that, we just simply stay out of any others' way. The work is not easy, you just have to stay on top and be very attentive in class. So,overall the school has its ups and downs but it is ok. Read less
Posted by a student on 02/24/09
WJ Christian School is not the way people say it is. Can you imagine coming home and doing homework that takes 5 hours worth of completing? Well, i first attended wj christian in the 7th grade and the work load was horrible. We had projects from all of our 5 teachers, plus homework due from them also.
... Read more Sometimes the projects from the teachers were due at the same time. Also, the majority of the middle school students, including me, were involved in school sports as well. How could we manage school sports, a ton of homework, and projects at the same time? Read less
Posted by a student on 08/02/08
All 3 of my children went/go here, elementary thru middle, and I am pretty well-pleased with the education they have received here. [As a parent, former teacher, administrator and University instructor, I am no push-over.] Teaching staff is well above average, with some notable exceptions. They actually
... Read more care about the kids, and are motivated in their teaching. The administration is competent, and the school very safe. If you are lazy (as a student or parent) you won't like this school, because it pushes students to learn (as a school should). I too believe students should be taught in class, and not have mounds of homework dumped on them for their parents to teach them at home. However, I find this to be a problem in general, when schools have poor teachers [not WJC] or huge class sizes. With some recent System problems, class sizes have risen here -- something to watch. Read less
Posted by a parent on 02/01/08
This school is unsatisfactory in every way. I might as well be home schooling my children , with 3-4 hours of homework every night and even a couple of 6 hour nights put in during the school year. The classes are over filled with students, so the teachers are running croud control all day instead of
... Read more teaching and the ones that do teach are pulling their hair out and leaving. There are only two good teachers in this school, Mrs. Cammack and Mrs. Berry. God Bless Read less
Posted by a parent on 07/12/07
Both of my daughters attended WJC, one on the middle side and the other on the elementary. For both sides to be ran by the same administration, there were too many differences that led to miscommunications and problems. I think the school needs more qualified, caring teachers on the middle side. For
... Read more them to be servicing the most 'gifted' middle schoolers throughout Birmingham, all of the teachers are not even qualified to know how to deal with gifted children. Some of the teachers where a disadvantage to the children. I'm glad that I sent them but, if I knew then what I know now, I would have pulled my children from the Birmingham city system. Read less
Posted by a parent on 07/11/07
I think the school is not what people think it is. This was my first year at Christian it was alright. even though the students are smart, the work seems unbearable. A sixth teacher, no name, gaves you tons of hard work, only not to grade it. Im going to 7th grade in August and the work is going to be
... Read more even harder. I hope Christian gets better before school starts again. Read less
Posted by a student on 07/11/07
This school is so far the best and still improving. They will be building a very needed gym soon. There are teachers like Mrs.Cammack that make that make students want to learn. Unfortunately more and more of the dedicated middle school teachers that keep hope alive are leaving and the school is left
... Read more with even more unqualified teachers. The middle school has its problems but the elementary students are brilliant.If they want to maintain that it is best not to return to Christian Alternative. Read less
Posted by a former student on 07/10/07
Possibly the best elementary school in the City of Birmingham system, unfortunately it is underfunded and poorly managed by the current administration. There are some wonderful teachers left still teaching there, but others that are awful and causing top students to leave and go elsewhere. Very few parents
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Posted by a parent on 05/09/07
This is a very challenging school for my eigth grade girl, but a great one. The teachers give trmendous support for the students, parents, and the school. It is great!
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* In 2007-2008 Alabama used the Alabama Reading and Mathematics Test (ARMT) to test students in grades 3 through 8 in reading and math. The ARMT is a standards-based test, which means it measures specific skills defined for each grade by the state of Alabama. The goal is for all students to score at or above the state standard.
Student enrollment:
561
Students per teacher:
35
Full-time teachers:
16
Number of classrooms:
28
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English as Second Language
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Birmingham schools — W J Christian K - 8 School is located at 725 Mountain Dr, Birmingham AL 35206. 725 Mountain Dr is in the Roebuck neighborhood and 35206 ZIP code in Birmingham, AL The school district for W J Christian K - 8 School is the Birmingham City Public School District. W J Christian K - 8 School is a Public school that serves grade levels K - 8.
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