I have been quite satisfied with the school until the principal Kashan Ishaq left. He made a significant difference in the professionalism of the school and staff. I am not sure the board keeps on bringing new principals every year which is the reason why I pulled out my children from this school. I
... Read more don't know who select board members but not of them has made any difference in educational system of the school. Every board member, president, and vice president must resign. Read less
Posted by a parent on 08/03/09
I have one kid in Pre-K and one in the toddler class who will be starting Pre-School next school year inshallah and I am very satisfied with the education my kids are getting at IMAN Academy. Mashallah the teachers are very kind, loving, and patient! They go far and beyond what is expected do so much
... Read more for the students! Another plus is that the school is VERRRY Clean! I have visited the school at different times of the day and have always seen it in excellent condition! Read less
Posted by a parent on 05/08/09
I have been going to Iman Academy SW for quite some time. I actually transferred to a different school, but I just know that Iman is a good school. It's true most of my years there have been the best. The homework is lots but it builds good studying characterisitics. I'm now the hightest in my grade
... Read more in my new school thanks to them. And they might not have the best teachers or academics, but they are getting better. And they build a good foundation for studying techniques. But it also deserves a good review over it's islamic environment for the kids. I give this school a thumbs up. :) Read less
Posted by a student on 04/22/09
I am very satisfied with the school and the current administration of Iman Academy SW
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Posted by a parent on 02/19/09
My children go to this school and I am very satisfied with the teachers and staff. I am impressed with the new princpal, Kashan Ishaq's leadership. He has brought many new positive changes to the school, and implemented many new programs for the school. I am so impressed with his energetic personality,
... Read more he is on the radio doing community outreach, established media production class for the high school students. He has stabalized the school with even all the changes in the administration. I hope inshallah this school continues to move forward under the leadership of Kashan. Read less
Posted by a parent on 01/19/09
This school has terrible teachers, terrible dress code, and none of my children have any say in anything! There teacher yells at the children in 1st grade( I swear I saw them myself)! ONLY the idea of having islamic studies, Quran, and arabic is the good thing in this school but they don't fufill it
... Read more right. The school has no charm and I want my children to run and reallyu want to get closer to the school but that won't happen! They need alot of help. There is no cafetery and the first grade has to sit in a trailer. I'm sorry but, all that money I pay should earn a good school and teachers that havn't been to college will not help. The children 3rd grade and up have to wear hijab! Ok I agree that abaya is important but NOT hijab! If I could I would give this school0!! Read less
Posted by a parent on 10/26/08
Unfortunately Brother Khaled is no longer the Principal, we trust the new principal will have at least similar prespectives as brother Khaled did. The school has the potential to be a great one. Dr. Ghazali is another great asset the school has, and works very hard towards his goals. Kindergarden and
... Read more below grades are very good, I was very satisfied with them. Overall the academic aspect has improved, but organizational aspect has a lot to be worked on. I believe the large majority of the staff members have the right intentions, and are trying to better themselves to meet the expectations of most parents, but maybe there are not a lot of incentives or opportunities for them to achieve their goals. Definately, student's behavior wise; there is a lot of work to be done, maybe more parent involvement would be the key for the school to be a more successful one. Read less
Posted by a parent on 08/12/08
There's a lot going on in that 'little' school. After 6 yrs with Iman Academy my girls took expensive evaluation exams for 4 hrs which revealed some amazing results last summer.My 2nd grader scored like a 5th grader in all three tests in Reading and like a 2nd grader in Math. My 3rd grader scored like
... Read more a 7th grader in Reading and like a 4th grader in Math!! We are working hard on math right now, but I didn't expect these results from my 'little' school. That center was impressed and couldn't justify them needing any lessons to improve their academics. My hat off to everyone that works in that school and thank you for all your love and dedication to every child. Read less
Posted by a parent on 04/13/07
The school has good intentions...and everyone tries really hard to meet and exceed expectations. Simply just a lot of focus on hiring well very well trained teachers [ especially in class room management areas] will really help the school. The curriculum choice is good. The school overall is good.Need
... Read more to add a few varied extracurricular activites for afterschool programs. Read less
Posted by a former student on 10/24/05
assalamalicum: this just to welcome our new principal bro. khalid - he met with the staff and children wed-and for myself i am glad that we have a new principal and from hearing what he said and how he carried himself and the speech he delivered to the student body he presented himself well. I view
... Read more him in a very positive light from what he said he appears to be a team oriented - goal driven person - we all will work better as an ummah for our school is our community and our second home so we all have to try to give as we are benefitted from having an islamic school - a place that is growing for our most precious possession - our kids. So let us take a positive view - have an open mind support and not easily find faults - work as an ummah under him . Read less
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Houston schools — Iman Academy Southwest is located at 6240 Highway 6 S, Houston TX 77083. 6240 Highway 6 S is in the Eldridge/ West Oaks neighborhood and 77083 ZIP code in Houston, TX Iman Academy Southwest is a Private school that serves grade levels PK - 7.
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