Paradise Valley Christian Preparatory

My kids have been attending PVCP since 2^nd grade and preschool. They are now 7^th grade and 4^th grade. When we transferred them in from a local Catholic school, my 2^nd grader was behind the rest of the class in math and reading. I cannot say enough about how great 2^nd grade teacher, Mrs. Corbin, helped him with her strict but encouraging way that brought him up to speed and beyond by the second half of the year. She never made him feel badly for being behind, and she never made us worrying parents feel like there was any problem. He became the reader he is today, and the advanced math student he is enjoying as a middle schooler. Our 4^th grader has had the past 5 years in a positive, encouraging, academically challenging atmosphere. If you have a kid who is going to fall in the middle of the pack academically, better to send him to a school like PVCP where the «middle» is set at a standard above any public school, and strives to help each kid reach his greatness.

I went to this school in the 80’s and now my kids go there. Our family are huge fans of Mrs Temple and our teachers have been awesome! Best Christian school in Phx!

school is almost over and last night when i went to our open house at school i realized how bless my kids are to be able to go there and what great teachers my kids have! This school is academically amazing (alex is 2 grades ahead, sara started the year struggling and now is getting a’s and b’s partly bc her teacher has given countless hours of her own time (free of charge) after school to work with her, & trey actually likes school!) This school doesn’t just use the title «christian school» this school is just as serious about academics as growing the kids in their relationship with the Lord. I truly think this is a treasure and i would love to share the experience with all my friends. If you are thinking about a change for next year, go visit before schools out, you have to see the kids there with the teachers to experience God’s presence in this school! With 3 kids in this school all with different academic abilities and personalities this school has been a great fit for all of them. Academically kids are pushed. If your child needs extra help a tutor will meet with them, also teachers have homework help times after school to work with kids. If your chid is gifted they will be placed in honors classes and be expected to perform! I have kids at both extremes and know this first hand. My only downfall with this school is that after school programs are limited in the early grades. However, the school is always open to suggestions and if parents have a desire to start something I know from experience the school makes the time and the space. I feel like at this school a lot of the kids go to club sports, private lessons, etc so the school has tried but many of these kids are already spread thin after school. We have been there for several years and I know from reviewing the national testing that my kids do every year that all 3 kids are at or way above grade level (even my child that struggles.) Your child will be pushed but PVCC believes in their students and they will provide the means to build confidence in the kids and to help them be successful and to grow in their abilities so the kids can stand on their own to be successful in later academic endeavors.

What a great school! We looked at all of our options for our daughters who are just starting school. We are in the 3 Cs school district and are told that’s the best for public options. Touring our public option and 3 other private choices, PVCP was the clear choice for us. I was a public school success and had my reservations about private school. Now I have none. PVCP has been great to become involved with. I’m introverted but still actually enjoy being involved. The freedom of knowledge is unbeatable, they don’t have lawmakers telling them what they can and can’t do. And don’t think it’s one sided either, when we toured the school the kids were learning about dinosaurs, yes at a Christian school. Are they teaching creationism at non-​christian schools? Diversity isn’t an issue either as you may expect and do see in a lot of private schools. This year 17 Brazillian exchange students joined the school, that’s cool! We are now friends with parents from Iran, Nigeria, and Columbia, again cool! Watching our oldest start out here, grow, learn, and of course get much better individual attention, makes us excited to start our youngest next year and keep them there all the way through High School. One other thing, if you are worried about cost don’t! Besides it being worth it, there are a lot of options to cover your child’s tuition. I never knew that and was freaked out when I saw the price but they can help you 100%

Wonderful caring community of teachers and administrators. My daughter is learning above her grade level and is making true and life long friends. We have been pleased with the ability for my daughter to get extra help if needed or to advance as needed. Small class sizes make for individual attention, the teachers are all truly invested in their students success. We would never send our daughter anywhere else.

Fantastic school with excellent education standards and a great Administration that’s responsive to parents.

This review is based on how well the school prepared their past students for high school. My son just went to 8^th grade there.
It seemed like a majority of the kids started at a very young age and goes there through junior high. Saying this, the school has one method and one method of teaching which I would say is not good for the student. The students will struggle once they leave the school cause they only understand one method.
My son was in the lowest pre-​algebra class. He was struggling with the method because all the other kids grew up learning this method. The teacher Mr. Bitter even told our son that he shouldn’t go into Algebra 1 – 2 in high school. Well he went into public high school and struggled a little but nothing a tutor couldn’t help him with. He’s now doing really well in Geometry. Another former student that was in the same grade as my son was in honor math. Anyways, they are now both in public school and the same Geometry class. My son is doing better than the junior high honor student.
Also, another former junior high student from the school was a honor student and went to the same public high school. After two weeks of school she was failing classes and moved back to PVCP for high school. This shows that they did not prepare the kids for high school.
My son is in honors Spanish 3 – 4 at the public school. He said that the 8^th grade Spanish teacher was teaching the same thing as he is learning now in honors 3 – 4. This tells me the teacher doesn’t know how to progress the students correctly. Don’t just push them through a class but learn to teach.
So overall, I feel that this school does NOT prepare the kids for high school or college correctly. It was a big mistake to send my kid there. Save your money and send them to public school. If your worried about Christian values then teach them at home. That’s what parents are there for. It’s not the schools responsibility to teach these values.

Teachers are great. School is pristine and proper. My sister is excelling in an already competitive class. She comes back from school with a smile and stories.
The front desk is slightly rude, but maybe she was having a bad day the 3 different times I came. Everybody is fighting their own battles.
I hope my sis continues having a great time. If not, i am sure to update this very soon.
I don’t remember the teacher, there is this younger teacher that always jokes around with me when I am trying to find my sister to pick her up. Funny guy.
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