Northwest Christian School

Ironwood is a wonderful school. The teachers, principal, and families are warm and welcoming! Students are taught academics in fun and engaging, hands-on lessons. Parents are encouraged to volunteer and participate at their comfort level. The community around the school helps and supports the events held at the school. Student are also taught social/emotional awareness to help them express themselves in safe ways, build and maintain healthy friendships, as well as, form positive outlooks and self talk. Parent/Teacher communication is valued and they often share data to show my students growth. I love that my kids have formed such strong relationships with their teachers. I love this school!

friendly, outgoing staff who have put extra effort in for my child when she needed it. The teachers are always willing to answer questions and get back to me quickly.

this is the best school better then my old one and miss wheeler is the best teacher

The staff, from the top down, does not take kids saftey very seriously at all, very concerning. We are in the process of looking for a better establishment.

Their special education program is the only reason my children attended this school. Their learning center teachers and paras are the best. The nurse is amazing. Now to all the reasons I wouldn't ever let my kids attend here again. They allow bullying of all degrees. My daughter was harassed but not just students but teachers. There was a teacher who would make deeply inappropriate comments, barrate, and humiliate my child in front of her peers. My daughter was assaulted two weeks ago at this school for the principal to dismiss it. The principal man handles the children. No adult should grab another person's child because they are angry. This school is by far the worst experience. If you want a principal who hates children, front office staff who are unhelpful and rude, or teachers who bully students and allow other students to be bullied this is the school for you.

I had a very troubling experience with the principal, Mrs. Fitzsimmons. My son is an autistic first grader, and we provided the school with all required autism documentation and paperwork prior to enrollment. We also followed the school’s instructions to have him evaluated for an IEP so appropriate supports could be put in place.Despite this, during a pickup conversation, Mrs. Fitzsimmons stated—directly in front of my son—that due to his autism, he could no longer attend the school. She further said that she “would never have accepted him if she knew how autistic he was.” No child, especially a first grader, should ever hear something like that.She informed me that his “last day would be Friday,” giving less than a week’s notice, without following proper procedures or offering accommodations or support. This appeared to be solely because the school no longer wanted to work with his needs.It was only after I escalated the situation to the district superintendent that this decision was addressed; otherwise, it would have gone forward. The contrast between how welcoming the school appeared during our tour and how we were treated once my son was enrolled was stark.Based on my experience, this school does not adequately support children with special needs. I would not recommend enrolling a child here if accommodations or understanding are required.