Immanuel Christian School

As a parent, finding a school that provides a top-notch education while nurturing my children's spiritual growth has been a top priority. ICS meets and exceeds expectations in every way. With a strong emphasis on Christian values, my children are immersed in an environment centered on faith, kindness, respect, and hard work. The quality of their academic program is very strong. The emphasis on language arts, writing, history, science, and music has fostered a genuine love of learning in my children. The small class sizes create an amazing advantage; my children get the personalized attention they need to thrive. Teachers here are truly invested in seeing each student succeed. That counts for the majority of our rating. The teachers and faculty are amazing. You may get fancier resources at other specialized schools. But the community at this school is special and unmatched.While the school's commitment to fostering a diverse student body, parent community, and teaching staff is laudable, there's still room to grow in this area. There is a new head of school this year and I'm confident that Immanuel Christian will continue to evolve and offer an even more enriching experience for the students.I would wholeheartedly recommend our school to any parent seeking a well-rounded, faith-based education for their child. Five stars all around!

We have three children, one graduated from FCPS, one is at another local private school and one is at ICS. Our two younger children transferred from public school to private school in 2021. We have been incredibly pleased with our experience at ICS. We have found this school in particular is committed to developing the whole child. Academics are important, but so is the child's spiritual development and character. Our child has been academically challenged by ICS and has learned far more then FCPS ever offered. In addition to academics, the school partners with parents to offer seminars on topics such as emotional health, mental health, technology and children to name a few. This school addresses emerging issues head on because they care about the whole child and not just academics. Do kids occasionally make bad choices? Yes. I pray that when my child makes a bad choice she gets caught the first time making the choice because I have no doubt ICS/ICHS will partner with me to help my child understand why the choice was bad and work with me to impart appropriate consequences, if needed. Of the three school experiences our children have had (public, other private school, ICS), ICS has been the school by which we have been most consistently pleased. If you are looking for a school where you can use your money or name as influence to graduate your child without consequences should issues arise, then this is not the school for you. If you are looking for a school that will partner with you to prepare your child for life by teaching challenging academics, developing a deep faith and a building a strong character, then look no further the ICS/ICHS.

This school does not demonstrate a Christian-based approach to dealing with bullying and conflict. Our child has been in counseling as a result of attending this school. The administrators and staff should be ashamed for their unfair actions and decisions. Thankfully we withdrew our child which turned out to be the best decision we ever made. Our child is now walking with Christ in a better situation. We are sad for the families that still attend because continue to hear about terrible situations.

Thank you Immanuel “Christian” Highschool for teaching my child how Christians should not behave. My daughter was verbally harassed by two girls on the volleyball team. The coach used inappropriate language with my child during a game. When we brought these concerns to the attention of the school we were told that these girls have special circumstances and we were supposed to understand their behavior. The vb coach did apologize, but the head of sports dismissed our concerns. He was not concerned about the lasting impact on my child.A teacher grabbed my child by the shoulder and forcibly pushed her down on a bench and scolded for dress code violation. I did report the physical altercation to FFXPD and there is a record/report of the incident. Thank you to all the administrators from the head of school, principal, and vice principal who mockingly disregarded our concerns as parents regarding this incident.After we were advised by the police to remove our daughter from the school I contacted our local high school. Unfortunately, it was so late in the school year my child would have had to essentially repeat the whole entire year again. So we very reluctantly stayed the course. In March, I was picking my child up early from school. As I sat in the parking lot I saw a male student on the second floor balcony drop down cash to a girl who had just driven up to the school. The boy yelled to the girl to get him an Elf Bar. I guess money drops for vapes are less of a concern than the length of the uniform skirt, harassment from other students, and physical discipline from teachers.Lastly, thank you ICHS for instilling judgmental character into the student government as my daughter is still being maligned by one of the girls who holds a leadership position in SGA. Since my child will attend public school she has been told she’s going to Hell, she’s a heathen, and that she’s going to be stupid because she’s going to public school.If the SGA represents the type of students it’s turning out I’m beyond thankful that God has revealed this isn’t a place where the Holy Spirit resides. The school’s motto should be “Conservative in values, but does not exemplify Christ”We are an extremely conservative family, but I became more concerned when I heard my child say that if this is how Christians behave in Christian schools it’s not a place she wants to be.If your child didn’t attend k-8 or IBC, be CAUTIOUS, you will be treated like a non-believer.

STUDENT HERE, I’ll be listing a few red flags, after my freshman year I was literally gaslit by all the faculty. A few times when I was waking in the halls I could hear them gossiping abt me. One time I was walking down the stairs and the vice principal ran into me going up and didn’t even care or say sorry (this was after a dress code dispute). At the beginning of my year the length of my skirt was OK with all the staff, but somehow mysteriously one day they all got pressed abt.They pulled me out of class on multiple occasions during final prep week to discuss it. When this happened, they put me in the nurses office and the NURSE was gaslighting me for 15min abt how it would make my mom “happy” if I just changed into the skirt they had !THIS MADE ME UNCOMFORTABLE! During this time when the staff cared more abt my skirt rather than the drug deals going on, I felt like I had all 5 of the administrators ganging up on me. Perfect example of the Christian you do NOT want to be. There is also no sense of community. School if obviously split down the middle with the “holy kids” being the favorite and then everyone else. It’s hard to explain the dynamic of everything but you can see if you go there, which you shouldn’t. This school is actually WACK. Do your walk with Christ a favor and choose a different path. <3