Southfield Christian School

Academically excellent as far as the small religious schools go. I believe they are now offering dual enrollment college courses as well, and those make more sense for more students than AP credits that depend on passing a single test and may or may not be accepted by a university later. I am an older alum, and the academic emphasis was a good fit for me. The religious lifestyle ultimately wasn't, but since I was still growing up in that lifestyle at the time, I fit in well enough. If you are looking for a Christian school environment that is not Catholic, this is a friendly one. The English Language Arts and foreign languages departments were particularly strong at the time. My college (a high-end public university) was actually aware of the specific language teacher I studied with and how well her alumni always did in that college's department for that language, and I felt very well prepared for my college studies. We also engaged on some fun field trips, and Senior Trip to Orlando is always something the high schoolers look forward to. The couple issues I can think of: I have ADD and some of my ADD traits were considered behavior problems. However, I wasn't diagnosed yet, so it would be hard to hold that against them at the time. These days, we have more awareness. I don't know how often SCS accepts students with diagnosed differences like ADD or if that's something they will exclude for. There were also some issues with implicit body shaming as related to the dress code at the time, but this has since been addressed with a switch to uniforms. (I had issues finding swimsuits for Senior Trip that would have been considered appropriate. And now I realize what a problem the whole concept of female-only modesty is.)The facilities are fairly basic but good enough. Class sizes were never excessive. I made some good friends although I was not really the "church wife" personality type, as most ADD folks aren't. Some of my friendships with fellow alums have actually deepened since our high school days through social media. Overall, I think SCS was a good fit for me and tuition was a bargain compared to some of the schools I might have fit into more completely (Greenhills, Roeper). These schools were not seriously considered due to the tuition costs. It's definitely worth a look if you want to combine Christian environments with high academic standards.