Lamb Of God Lutheran School

We have sent our children to Lamb of God School since Pre K 2019 and now both are in Elementary now. Our continued enrollment is our greatest endorsement of this school, it’s administrators and passionate teachers. There is certainly a sense of community here and our kids love going. We appreciate the accelerated education and superior MAP Scores this school routinely produces. Both of our children were reading as they headed into Kindergarten and we are committed to sending our youngest when she turns 3. We also plan to send our children to Faith Lutheran and appreciate the prioritized enrollment there as Lamb of God School is a feeder school.

I absolutely love Lamb of God. We have been attending this school since 2017 and honestly it has been the very best experience for our children.

The school has a decent learning environment and good class sizes. Excellent subject matter for math and good amount of homework. However, some teachers struggle with teaching the materials (as several of them are new and have not been given a foundation on how to teach the materials) and some teachers definitely struggle with handling different personalities in the classroom. We have been at LOG a few years and have observed a change in the administration. The new administration needs to instill a kindness campaign. Students in public school all across the state have kindness programs, but LOG does not. We were surprised at how much bullying, mean talk and unkind behavior was allowed in the school, classroom, playground and lunchroom. Teachers seem to stay out of it or turn their head the other way instead of correcting the hurtful behaviors. Children need help and guidance and should not be allowed to treat others with malice, especially in the upper grades where they are also dealing with changes, hormones, more school work and stress in general. You would think a private religious school would teach its students to be kind to one another. It appears that as long as a student performs well academically or is a top student, his or her mean behavior is not corrected. If we had to do it all over again, we would not spend our money here. Academics are important, but so are many other things in school. Charter and magnet schools may be a better option for those of you considering Lamb of God.

For the cost of tuition, I expected more out of LOG. The curriculum was great for math, but behind for language arts. Public schools actually teach more materials in this area and do it effectively. The Spanish program was laughable - we never knew what our children were learning because nothing came home about this. Science and Social Studies were great. Some teachers "checked out" because they knew they were moving once they school year was over. New teachers were not provided with proper guidance or effectively mentored their first year. The poor third grade teacher was in her first year and had 27 students to deal with! The front office staff is not very nice. Their mood depended on the day. They are the first people we see when we enter the school. You would think they would always have a smile on their face and not be standoffish. Lots of negatives about this school and only a few positives. For the cost of tuition, the positives need to outweigh the negatives greatly. Think long and hard before you pay $8000 per year per child at this school. Magnets, charters and some public schools offer a better, more compassionate overall education.

The small class sizes, caring teachers and family atmosphere create an environment that has tremendous potential. However, academically, the school falls short especially for the cost of tuition. New teachers aren't mentored well resulting in poor classroom management and their quality of instruction is low. There is little to no differentiated instruction meaning that many students are not challenged or not getting the help they need. I really loved the school as did my children, but it just didn't seem worth the cost of tuition. Hopefully the new administration turns things around and mentors new teachers and/or hires more qualified teachers thus raising the academic quality of the school.