Gaarde Christian School, Tigard | Fees, Rankings, Address, Admission, Vacancies, Reviews & More

This was an excellent school for our child for the Kindergarten year for learning and being attended to in a smaller class size. It was highly recommended by some friends and we were able to enroll after public school had started. We chose Gaarde due to reputation and class size. Our child went to public school where the class size was estimated at 21 but ended up at 32 for the year. We did not want her first impression of school to be like that. At Gaarde the teachers and staff are top-notch and attentive. We felt our child did get a great educational start here. Unfortunately Gaarde still had some issues as anyplace would. Their main issue was a pervasive “clicky” attitude with the students who had had gone there previously or were going to be attending though the entire grade school program. This also extended to the parents who knew the staff and other teachers. I know it’s human nature but it should not be at the cost of the children’s social interaction. As an example: It was most apparent at school nights, holiday celebrations and during birthdays. The School policy was that invitations had to be given to everyone if they were given at school but often this rule was subverted by the parents who had been going to the school for awhile and had kids in the same classes who were friends. Instead they passed the selected invitations around outside in the parking lot or at a school event. We received invitations in this manner and I was not comfortable with it. Also it is not fair to parents that follow school policy and would have to invite and pay for a party planned for the entire class size.
All in all this is great school and still better than the public option if you can afford it.
I have two children, so sending them both here financially is not an option. However if my children were going there I would have made a point of insisting they follow their policies out of fairness to other students.

Being a parent of a child in pre school..the teaching of appropriate learning material seams good….BUT after hearing about another child touching abusing scratching hitting and tripping my child and having the teacher tell us its normal.after 2 weeks..2 to 3 times a week then to hear about it continuing after 4 and 5 weeks 2 -3 times a week…I say that is not normal and the teacher principal and parents need to have this child stopped…I don’t care what they do or say just have this child stop. So I give this school a over all rating of 2 stars and that’s with a Christian heart… I would not recommend mis rader and the admin…I don’t know about the other teachers…but if admin doesn’t respond with one teacher they probably don’t respond to other teachers…this isn’t the first time out child has been around children…she was in child care for 4 years…yes maybe a situation once a month or every other month..normal…..and minimal situations are normal told to us by other professionals….our child has been instructed not to defend herself and or strike back…so..how long will she be instructed not to defend herself???..thank you

My Daughter has been attending Gaarde Christian School since Kindergarden. She is now rounding the corner to finishing 5th grade. Her father and I love all of the teachers and staff at Gaarde. Our daughter has been learning well above her grade level while being the youngest in class each year. She tests into the 95% and above on the ACSI tests and has been reading well above her grade level since she could pick up a book. The work load is tough, but I want her to be prepared in life – so we don’t mind. While all schools have minor drama, its inevitable, Gaarde tries to work all of the issues out in a Christian like manner. I get asked often what I did to make Ellie so respectful. Not a lot, she has grown into a sweet girl on her own, with the help of a village of people in her life. Gaarde holds the kids to a much higher standard! I APPRECIATE THAT. These kids NEED to be held to a higher standard. We WANT them to be GREAT kids. This is a GREAT school. Thanks Gaarde for your hard work! You guys are pretty amazing.