UPDATE: I am changing my review due to recent changes that have happened at this school that caused me to to pull my son out. LCA is facing at least two pending lawsuits for wrongful termination of former high-level faculty, including a headmaster and a very beloved, long-term junior high principal. The current leadership at this school has shown that they are intolerant to differences in children, unless they come from affluent families.
LCA used to be one of the best schools in Kentucky, but recent changes in leadership have resulted in people who do not have the best interests of the children as their number one goal. Many of the people in leadership positions have become more concerned about running LCA as a business rather than as a school dedicated to providing an excellent, top-notch, Christ-centered education. There is PLENTY of discrimination happening and unless your family is rich, it doesn't seem to matter. Teachers are extremely underpaid and underappreciated, so they are having a difficult time recruiting new quality teachers who have Christ first in their hearts. One recent addition was a math teacher who retired after 30 years in the public school system. Sorry, but that's just rarely going to work out. She spent her time screaming at the children, insulting them, and bullying them in front of the other students. And even though her classroom was within earshot of the office, nothing was ever done to reign her in. They kept her until the end of the school year, even though she caused some children to be traumatized, then they just didn't renew her contract. Way to be proactive, LCA! If she isn't good enough for next year, she wasn't good enough for last year! I could give plenty of examples of how they treated my son last year, but I'll save that for my attorney. Another issue I've noticed recently is nepotism that goes all the way to the top. That's never a good thing.
If you're considering sending your child to LCA, here is my final take: They were GREAT in lower grades (preschool through 5th, maybe 6th). Starting in Junior High, it's like night and day. I wish I'd realized this before I allowed them to traumatize my son for 7 months. The staff and faculty at the Intermediate campus (housed at Immanuel Baptist Church on Tates Creek Road) is an absolutely wonderful group of people who will show your child love, compassion, and grace beyond measure. But I would suggest that you search for a new school starting in 6th or 7th grade. Their new 6th Grade Academy just opened in August 2018, so I don't have any experience with that area, except a few of the teachers were 6th grade teachers the year before when it was also housed at the Immanuel campus. Some were great, some not so much. I've been told by other parents that the Sixth Grade Academy did not live up to expectations or promises. It seems LCA is trying to keep up with the vision of public school STEM initiatives, rather than being ahead of the game. Again, that's due to poor leadership.
It was absolutely heartbreaking for our family to choose to leave LCA. But we felt like they had already left us. We couldn't sit around and do nothing while they failed our son miserably. I know with 100% certainty that had we been rich, we would've had a completely different experience in Junior High.
The one star I'm giving is for preschool thru 5th or 6th grade, not JH.
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In the interest of full disclosure, the following is my original review:
I absolutely LOVE LCA. I would never even consider any other school for my son. The teachers and faculty are absolutely phenomenal! They're all so caring and loving. My son would be completely heartbroken if he ever had to change schools. As for tuition, I figure we can either pay for his education now, or pay for it later, and college tuition will be MUCH more expensive when he graduates from high school. (Most students have some form of scholarship when they graduate from LCA.) Everyone LCA is like family to us. Sending our son there is one of the best decisions we've ever made.