I am a parent for the past 10 years my oldest son graduated in 07 and my other son will graduate in 09. The school is wonderful and the staff is caring. A safe learning enviroment.
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Posted by a parent on 06/08/08
Although I am not a parent, I graduated from Holy Family in 2005. I went to Holy Family from 2nd-8th grade. I believe that Holy Family is well above average academically. I am now a junior at Walter Payton College Prep, and I have a 4.2 GPA, and Holy Family had a lot to do with my success on getting
... Read more into Walter Payton and doing well my freshman year. Holy Family offers both music and art. They also have a basketball team(which I played on all 4 years), and although they do not have a gym, the program is good because not only does is teach you skills in basketball, but it teaches you life long lessons, such as sportsmanship, and team work, and bonding. The extracurricular activities are above average, taking trips such as Lake Geneva, various Cubs games, and 8th grade traveling to Washington D.C. Read less
Posted by a former student on 11/01/07
Holy Family is a small school with a limited budget. With the resources that they have, they do an awesome job. My daughter graduated in June 2006 for Holy Family, she presently a freshman at Walter Lutheran with a GPA of 3.47. Holy Family was a major role in her success. They prepared her for high
... Read more school. The middle school teachers, instructed the students to think, write, and function at high school level even thought they were in grammar school. Our extracurricular activities are limited but the quality of their academic program is not.Under the current principal's leadership, Holy Family scores on standardize tests have improved each year. The principal and the instructors perform miracles with what they little have. They never complain , they just get the job done. The dilemma is parental involvement is very low. If parents would get involve, the school would be successful. Mrs. Wallace Read less
Posted by a parent on 03/10/07
I am a new parent to Holy Family and I am greatly impressed by the academic program as well as the after school program. Although this school is small, it offers dance, choir, basketball, technology, and the chance for students to learn to become public speakers. My two sons cannot wait to go to school
... Read more everyday. They once hated school now I can't keep them home! The religious program (weekly chapel) has given them a renewed sense of love for themselves and love for their peers. I hope to stay at this school until they graduate from eighth grade. Ms. Williams Read less
Posted by a parent on 03/06/07
My son has attended HFLS since Kindergarten. He will be graduating from 8th grade this year and I am so proud of him. He has had the opportunity to have teachers in his life that have made a great impact on him. Mr. J.L. and Mrs. V.C.B. are 2 teachers that I can truly say have always gone beyond the
... Read more call of duty. That's not to say that the other teachers are not great; But these 2 individuals have always worked hard to bring out the best in each child. Although, the school does not have a gym, the school does have a basketball team, the children attend camp every year, and various other extracurricular activities. I believe the quality of academic programs at HFLS are above average and I have confidence that it will continue to improve. S. Smith Read less
Posted by a parent on 03/03/07
My child attended HFLS from 3rd-7th grade.In the course of 4 years, the school had 3 different principals. The school is very small and no child should fall through the cracks, but many student who attend HFLS are performing well below average. The school had to hire a different math teacher every year
... Read more for the middle school students (many 1st time teachers)who have never taught 5th-8th graders before. Compared to their peers in Chicago Public Schools, the students at this private Lutheran school are below average. Tuition is affordable, but quality of education is poor. No facility for physical education. Read less
Posted by a parent on 02/22/07
The quality of academeic programs are a bit above average. Activites such as; gym, basketball, or other athletic activites are not offered at this time, but art is given sometimes. My overall rating for this school would be a 'C'. There are somethings regarding this school I do not prefer. The parents
... Read more view on how processes and disciplinary actions are implemented are not heard at all by the school. Even though your child has a reputation of being generally a good child. Read less
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Chicago schools — Holy Family Lutheran School is located at 4256 W Walton St, Chicago IL 60651. 4256 W Walton St is in the Humboldt Park neighborhood and 60651 ZIP code in Chicago, IL Holy Family Lutheran School is a Private school that serves grade levels K - 8.
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