Northshore Christian Academy

The thing to remember here is that reviews are earned, both good and bad. This is based on my experiences at Northshore Christian Academy in Everett, WA. I question the authenticity of the positive reviews based on knowledge (internal employee) that they are working on cleaning up there online image.
I have to side with the negative reviews here. The teachers have no accountability. Students make mistakes but teachers do as well and no enforcement, no accountably is enforced in this arena. Year after year we have seen this pattern. Teacher abuse towards students is rampant and frankly sexist. Teachers will gang together and target that student. Favoritism is alive at this school as well. We have had two kids (boy and a girl) at this school for 8 years. We see a difference in how teachers talk, discipline and teach boys and girls. Not all teachers at this school are bad. We have had some wonderful experiences but it only takes a few bad apples to spoil the bunch. The other 2 negative reviews below I have experienced the same issues as they stated. The problem is the school has no competition other than the public school system. I’m not going to call out teacher names or administration people in this public forum but people need to know that this place has problems! All I would ask is if you’re considering this school ask around. Don’t just look at the reviews ask parents in person. My kids have moved on to higher education (Northshore only goes to 8^th grade) It’s taken some time of reflect to finally write this and let it be known.

NCA is the BEST thing to happen for our family’s education!
This school does everything right!
They have a best, truly loving teachers and staff. I cant help but smile when around the staff at NCA. They are happy and loving and IT IS CONTAGIOUS!
My son Max has gotten daily homework since Kindergarten! They really push the kids. High expectations get high results! Our son, Max, is grades ahead of the public school kids his age.
They offer extra curricular activities for almost every interest, before and after school.
They have a firm and religious structure, but make it fun for the kids. My kids LOVE Northshore Christian!

We couldn’t imagine our kids going to another school.

I LOVE NSCA!!! My son has been here since kindergarten and is now in 4^th grade. I ask him each year if he enjoys the school and if he wants to continue his time there and so far his reply has been «I everyone at NSCA, all the classmates, friends, teachers, and the staff. Yes i want to stay and i dont want to go anywhere else.» When my son was in 1^st, he was being emotionally and physically abused by someone he thought was a friend. My son did not open up to me about all that happened til the end of the school year because he was trying to fix it himself. Unfortunatley that caused him to break down in tears and my heart broke because iv never seen him that way. As soon as i heard, i called the school the next day. But i had to leave a message bc it was summer. To my surprise the principal at the time called me back right away even though it was summer. He put my heart and mind at ease by telling me the boy, who was suppossedly my son’s friend decided to leave the school. He told me that if the boy did not leave, he would have made sure they would not be in the same class and would take care of the issue. When he was done speaking, i broke down in tears of joy and thanked him immensly!!! At that moment i knew, God had sent our child to the right place! I already loved NSCA but after that call i loved it so much more. Our children are our treasures and we send them here entrusting them. NSCA has not only given my son an exceptional education and faith but also looks after him and mentors him. When my son was in 2^nd grade, he experienced another situation where his classmate was calling him names, mocking and teasing him. Again my son tried to nip this in the bud himself and did not tell me till the end of the school year. I even asked him once a week if anyone was being mean or hurting him and he would say no. He said he didnt want to sound like a tattle teller and tried to take care of it. I called the school and left a message since it was summer. The principal called me the beginning of august and apologized. She ensured me he would not be in the same class as the boy and would take care of the situation. My son had the best experience in 3^rd grade and continues to love NSCA. Im touched with both principals who helped me. They talked to me with compassion and sympathy and ensured me they would take care of the issue and they did!

Been here 3 years — 2 boys, had great experiences so far and will continue. Any problems are welcomed to be addressed by the staff. Tough job being a teacher and I have been so so thankful for the impact these teachers have had on our boys.

In short, Northshore has gotten way too big for its britches and forgot that it is the parents that pay the school tuition and that it needs to be accountable to the parents and not the other way around. It was wonderful the first year because of Mrs. Davis, then it was terrible the second year. We paid tuition here to have people protect our son, guide him and teach him. Instead of that, Northshore was trying to invade our lives by allowing him to be abused by a teacher and a staff member, as well as tell us that we weren’t allowed to pack cookies or small treats for our son. Their attitude towards us was that we should shut up or leave. That is not how a school that charges thousands of dollars for tuition should be treating the parents who pay their salaries. Mrs. Meader, a teacher, threatened to call the cops on my son in front of my wife for supposedly littering at a zoo field trip, then she lied about it to the Principal Mr. Rehnberg, who shrugged his shoulders on it and sent us away with a condescending pat on the head. Mrs. Meader also called my wife a liar. Ms. Woodson, one of the aftercare employees would scream abuses at the kids and punish entire groups if the kids even made a noise, and this took place in front of her supervisor. It was to the point where several parents had complained about it. The response we got for complaining was «you can’t expect much when you pay $ 10.00 an hour.» After a meeting with the school principal, Mrs. Leach, in a very backhanded fashion she suggested that we were no longer welcome at the school for complaining about the staff and that she didn’t think it was the parent’s business how their staff was disciplined. She said our son was welcome at the school, but if we had issues with the after-​school care staff then we should simply not come back. I was shocked and horrified at the conversation and immediately placed our son in another school. I do not recommend this school and would suggest any of the other fine schools in the area that don’t have the same attitude that they are not accountable to those that pay the tuition.

My family loves NCA. We’ve enrolled our son since Early Learning Center and he is currently in Kindergarten. We live in a good school district (NorthShore), however my son’s reading, writing and math skills are at least a year above the kids in our neighbourhood.
We love the strong academic and spiritual environment.

We are still at North-​shore and still loving it! It gets better every year. Stop dealing with public school and childcare issues — come here where you know that your child is being taken care of!
I cant imagine us going any where else!