Cedar Park Christian School - Everett Campus

Terrible my son has been attending three years with this one. I feel alone with the lack of consistency with helping my child grow as an individual. The principal has twice not followed through with plans put in place to better my child's education, self respect and attitude towards himself and others. She knew the importance of following through with the plan put in place by the assistant superintendent to help my child succeed as a student and yet she instead dropped it saying she thought it expired.

I really love Hawthorne Elementary. The front office staff takes the cake. The teachers are top tier. I was hesitant because I’ve heard schools in lower income areas tend to struggle. I’ve had only good experiences at Hawthorne. I have one kid going into 4th and another going into 1st grade next year (2024-2025) and I’m excited to see how they connect and thrive next year.

The teachers are amazing! The principal and senior staff at this school are extremely unprofessional. They fail to protect the children who are following the rules and cater to the bullies. Parents are allowed to behave in an intimidating manner as long as they are friends with the staff. To many politics in their PTA and it is NOT a welcoming environment. My child was physically assaulted by another student and nothing was done about it. My child suffered a huge blow to the head with a massive goose on the back from being thrown against a brick wall by a bully and NOTHING was done.

If your child is neurotypical, this is a nice school, though when you don't have money for art supplies but end the year with a $9k cushion, I'm not sure how that works out, what with maths not mathing.Otherwise, prepare to have your child belittled -- not by their teacher, but by the administration's actions. They do NOT want neurodivergent kids in this school for some reason and will do everything in their power to shove these kids off on another school outside the neighborhood, and away from that child's friend group. From what I've seen firsthand and heard from other parents of neurodivergent students, the runbook goes like this:1. Do not stick to established and agreed-upon IEP interventions. Do not offer the child alternative strategies to deal with overstimulation.2. Make sure the child knows they've been Very Bad today instead of helping them learn how to self-regulate.3. In IEP meetings, gaslight the parents and insist they've done all they can for the child.4. Insist the child just needs to go to a school with a program better suited for their needs instead of giving the child the time and attention they need in the special ed classroom, sticking with strategies that have worked in the past, and working with parents instead of against us.To be very honest, the problem is at the top. The teachers are fantastic and seem to be hamstrung by policies, and comments during IEP meetings make it very clear who in the administration is driving this. I'm speaking from personal experience, but I've heard these same experiences echoed from other parents. This isn't a one-off. This is a trend.

This is my son’s first year at Whittier and I have really seen him thrive compared to where he spent his kindergarten year. I absolutely love the staff and his teacher. My 5 year old will be starting at Whittier for kindergarten next near and couldn’t be more pleased. This is hands down the best school in the area by far! On the first day of school when I picked my son up he said “mom there’s like absolutely NO bullies at this school!” and I was SO thankful to hear him say that. I recommend this school to everyone.

We have been members of this school family for eight years and I’m so thankful that we chose to send our children to ICOLPH. When we decided to come to this school, we chose it not only for the rigorous education our children would receive, but also because their hearts would be nurtured at the same time. We place a tremendous value on the sense of community this school instills—parental involvement is a huge aspect, and all of the kids (PK-8) know one another by name. In the midst of these unprecedented times, I’m particularly glad we are at ICOLPH. The school’s commitment to our children, and us as parents, has never been more evident—from their quick pivot to immediate and robust distanced education, to their transparency and depth of communication, this school is top notch.