North Valley Christian Academy

I think at face value this school had some definite pros and cons for the type of school it is. Here is my experience. We enrolled my son for pre k in 2023. He had a very good experience much to the thanks of his two teachers. They were amazing people. We liked the structure of the class and the love that was shown to him by his teachers. Back then, we had a very difficult time with the admission process. Many aspects of it felt disorganized. In fact, several aspects of the school felt a bit disorganized. During the questionnaire given to us during his school year I did mention the thoughts I had on the admissions process and such and was met with a follow up question by someone high up. I again shared my experience kindly and was disappointed we never had any follow up after more information was given. But it wasn’t a deal breaker. We would have kept my son at NVCA for his entire school experience however they did not offer any program for his speech delay which we inquired about several times. We were told several times they would look in to it, but we never received any information. This is one example of many. While he attended, I was a room mom and volunteered my time for several events and we also contributed generously financially to the fundraisers they had for the auction. I felt sad to leave but needed to do what was best for my son and get him to a school that provided the extra support he needed. Fast forward to this year… I have a daughter three years younger than my son and reached out before official applications were to be submitted. My email was answered promptly and I was encouraged to apply. I had no doubts we would get in. However a couple months later i received a very short email from Karena who is the new pre school director stating my daughter didn’t get in. No other information was provided.it was a very cold and short email. I emailed her back and asked what this meant because the message I got was so vague and frankly all of her replies were very short and unprofessional. I was given another very short unhelpful answer. My repeated (third) follow up email asked more direct questions and I was told she likely wouldn’t get in due to several siblings currently attending having preschool age needs. What was bothersome to me was her lack of transparency and help and frankly emotion or caring. Any information whatsoever. This in important to families but if felt extremely unimportant to her. . If they knew they had a lot of current students that had preschool siblings they should have mentioned that when I inquired in January. Otherwise it seems at best negligent and at worst deceptive. After all it costs money to apply and why encourage someone to apply if you know they will be full? It would be best to give families the pertinent information on chances so they can at least make an informed decision. It also feels frustrating and sad that the time and money we did contribute while my son attended didn’t count for anything in their eyes. I have wondered if my honest feedback of the admissions process waa used against me with my daughter’s application. I’ll never know for sure. I also want to point out that despite my time commitment as a room mom and participating in almost every event and again generous monetary gifts did seem very cliquey and I never felt we quite fit in or were welcomed by several people.. So it may be a blessing in disguise we didn’t get it. I could say a whole lot more but I’ll leave it at that I emailed Karena after her third short response replies why we weren’t getting in with some of my concerns specifically and she didn’t even reply or address any of my concerns or questions.. The lack of accountability and/or care shown told me everything I need to know. This is not the value , mission, or culture they preach. I am thankful for the time my son spent there but I feel they are headed into a bad direction. Not to take away from the teachers we encountered because they were great But everything else kind of feels… not great. Be cautious when applying.

A lot of bad stuff happened due to COVID, but there were some good things that resulted from it. For my family, COVID galvanized us into finding a better school solution than what public school could offer. I was sick of seeing my kids used as bargaining chips in a politicized world. I wanted my kids to get the attention and care that they deserved from a school. We chose NVCA and I can say with certainty, it was the best decision I have made as a father. The campus feels warm and welcoming, instead of like a correctional facility that most public schools do. I have come to know much of the faculty on a personal basis and I know that they genuinely love each student who attends the school. The entire school fosters a community focused and Christ centered attitude. Which I believe will lead to more mature and caring graduates.

This is our 8th school year and overall we love the school. The teachers go above an beyond and my children look forward to going every day. NVCA has come a long way and they are constantly looking for feedback on ways to improve which I appreciate.

what a shame this school. I wanted to transfer my daughter for a number of reasons and what did the administration staff do? they asked my daughter if she wanted to go there …. left it completely up to her to make a decision that should’ve been done by the parents instead of a child great job because of people like you the society of our children is doomed . Who in their right mind lets a teenager decide on decisions like this? despicable to say the least

NVCA is an amazing Christian school! The curriculum and faith based learning has been very rewarding for our two children. We are very pleased to have our children attend NVCA!