Al-Huda School

5301 Edgewood Road

College Park, MD 20740

15 Reviews

School District
Grade

PK-12
Type

private

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Reviews

Submitted by other on December 05, 2024

Ustadznya suka jual agama dan terlalu bnyak tertawa. Padahal paling kencang teriak ke golongan yg bukan NU, “adab itu diatas ilmu”. Faktanya mereka ini ustadz dan murid sama² jadi tukan ngibul, trus gak jarang banyak yg cabul. Naudzubillah
Submitted by student on October 05, 2024

The teachers don’t care. The learning environments are small dirty and compact. You sit in the same chair for the whole day. The school is very small. I would NOT recommend this school.
Submitted by parent on August 29, 2021

This is our 3rd year for my kids and we are in love with the school learning program and their leadership. We could have not asked anymore from this school. Alhuda is one of the best private school MVD. Thank you for being here.
Submitted by parent on October 23, 2019

Teachers at this school simply don't care. Not for the children. Not for anyone. They view students as their pay check and not as an individual who needs to learn. It's horrible. There's no such thing as mental health awareness. Teachers do not interact well with students, and instead assign homework with hopes that they may just understand. The school is a mess.
Submitted by student on October 14, 2019

alhuda is the best thing we came to alhuda as refugees i didn't speak English at all, but alhamdullilah we learned English in less than a year
Submitted by other on March 05, 2019

Dedicated staff devoted to the well being of the children
Submitted by parent on August 11, 2017

Sending my children to AlHuda is one of the best decisions I have ever made. Just like any other school, there are things that needs to be improved but over all I am so happy with the school and staff. Keep up the good work!
Submitted by other on June 06, 2015

I know that the Al Huda administration won't listen to this but I will type it anyways. This school does not have any electives , health class, lockers, period bells, periods. ARABIC SHOULD BE OPTIONAL. 99.9% of the kids that go here are forced to come!! Also the administration does not listen to anyone parent or student.Overall this school is not very good I go here in 6th grade.
Submitted by parent on February 06, 2014

Continuation of my above post:---- Except a couple of people who work tirelessly for the school there is no one else who really cares for the quality they are producing in the school. All the Information is hidden from the outside world , they come to the parents when they need money that's all, whoever raises a concern about anything to the management, gets "flagged" and "alienated".. Even the first grader knows the "F" word, the school bathroom walls get repainted every other day with the "F" word by the kids. The bathroom are filthy all the time.kids being in the islamic school have no basic knowledge of keeping themselves pure and clean(Taharah) they pray in the school 2 Salahs in this state. There is nothing in the name of discipline. Even a KG kid doesn't know the basic of mannerism, cause they don't teach them anything.Do your research and don't go with just the face value of the school.To Sum up whatever good you see in the few kids coming out of the school is not because of the school but because of the hardwork and extra effort of the parents. If you really want the best for your kid, don't choose this school !! Please save yourself from heartache/ tons of frustration.
Submitted by parent on September 26, 2013

We moved to MD for this school and have not been disappointed. Good teacher, helpful office staff, good Islamic environment.
Submitted by other on July 24, 2013

Al-Huda does not have a clear focus regarding education and academics. They are more interested in the "organization," Dar-us-Salaam, expanding into the future. Students' class times are often cut short for fundraising and promotional events. Lack of resources, extremely large class sizes, not enough teacher support. All these factors contribute to a very frustrating learning environment. The teachers try their best with the resources given, but lack help from the administration. The current principal is not qualified enough to be in the current position and lacks the ability to lead the school in the correct direction. There are too many discipline problems and not enough positive behavior modification methods used. Students often times do not like coming to school and are not motivated. There is no extra curricular activities (like PE or art) and students are loaded with homework. Overall, the concept of Al-Huda seems good from the outside. However, there are a lot of problems that are not known until your student is in the school and you have dealt with the administration. Al-Huda needs to focus on educating students and not making money and becoming big.
Submitted by parent on April 18, 2012

I love Al Huda School and the environment it offers to the students. Academically, the students can compete well with any other student of any other public school and are well posed to face the Future. The Teachers work hard with the students on how to become better persons: how to gain good characters and good manners, how to become faithful persons, how to care for others etc. They encourage the students to excel in every aspect of their lives. I am very well pleased with all the building updates, the discipline, and the Administration. Keep up the good work, Al Huda.
Submitted by parent on February 21, 2012

Taking your child to Al-Huda is a true gampling, unless you are prepared to teach your child at home, just like home schooling. It is very weak in academics and you will only appreciate that if you have experience with other schools. They never involve parents or listen to them and will never have PTA. To me, they care more about your child as a fee, rather than a future. Few people are controlling things and they think they are the wisest people. They collect our money, not serve us as our delegates, but to govern us in their way. Unfortunalet people only learn this after close interraction with Al Huda and after their children alread suffer some academic loss.
Submitted by teacher on March 07, 2011

Al Huda School has its good and bad points, like any other school. As a former staff member with an insider's view, I would say that the teachers and staff are extremely hardworking and dedicated. In general they care deeply about the children. The teachers try to help instill good character, with integrity, manners, care, and concern for others, while at the same time encouraging them to excel academically, giving them a strong foundation for their future. The current facilities are not up to the standard of a well-funded school, however as a locally-funded, community-supported school that keeps the tuition low (relative to other private schools), they have limited funds to work with and do their best within their means. Safety and security of the students is the top priority, and the many building upgrades that are required in order to maintain the facilities consume much of the available funds. The supporting staff all do the work of two people, as there simply isn't sufficient funding to hire more staff. Love for the students and dedication to the school help them manage the work load. I recall how just seeing the children would put a smile on my face during a long day at work.
Submitted by parent on January 18, 2011

I have two kids at Al Huda. Altough I agree with the fact that the bathrooms need improvement as well as the overall appearence of the scholl, i disagreethat this school does not communicate.Of all the schools that my 71/2 year old has been to, this is by far the best school in terms of education,between the teachers and parents. They have email communications that are used almost everyday, they have a website that parents can log in every day for home work( in case your child looses home work), you can see your child progress report, daily grades and so forth. The teachers for the most part are always happy and the listen to parents. In every school system, you will have teachers that might not communicate well, it does not mean that one should hold that against the whole school. They school is alo trying to move to a bigger, better and newer building.I will do my part to help, cause I know this is the right environment for my children. JAK