Trinity Lutheran School

6850 West 159th Street

Tinley Park, IL 60477

8 Reviews

School District
Grade

PK-8
Type

private

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Submitted by parent on May 09, 2022

We are blessed to have our child at Trinity. We love that the word of God is taught everyday, throughout the school day. The academics at Trinity are excellent. Trinity has provided our child with opportunities to excel in academics, sports and other extra-curricular activities. The teachers and staff are very dedicated to the students and their roles as educators. Our child has made wonderful friends while attending Trinity.
Submitted by parent on May 03, 2022

Our family has been at Trinity for 10 years and we absolutely love it! The teachers are the most dedicated and nurturing that you will ever find! Trinity Lutheran School provides academic excellence, a loving Christian education, and a strong sense of family and community. Trinity staff and families have become our family and we are so blessed to be a part of it. It is so nice to have a safe, loving place for my children. We are so grateful to God for leading us to Trinity!
Submitted by parent on August 11, 2020

Lack of preparedness and more so focused on money as opposed to students.
Submitted by parent on October 06, 2016

Some of the classes have too many kids in them.. my concern is the quality of education my child is receiving, I feel the school misled parents into thinking the class sizes will remain small, however my child is in a class with 27 other kids. The purpose of me selecting this school was for the Christian environment and the small educational setting. The school has been a disappointment, as far as monitoring students as well, tooo many accidents and no accountability.
Submitted by parent on August 30, 2016

Tuition is raised approximately $300 per year, which doesn't seem like much but once you are going there for a few years, or have more than 1 child attending, it adds up fast!Their class sizes are USUALLY small but have had classes of 26-28, to the point of wondering if it's a fire hazard in the classroom because it's so packed... Where an average adult has to turn sideways to get between desks...Part of the older students grade is attending choir during church on Sundays (although it is not every Sunday), to which there are no exceptions, so if you don't have a Monday through Friday job it makes it very difficult to juggle this. They also want you to attend church every Sunday, which makes this school 6 days/week commitment. They are also required to memorize a bible verse every week, which is fine for the first few weeks where they send home handouts with their spelling words & bible verse for the week, but after that you are required to look it up on their website.I also agree with other comments that the school seems to have cliques - with both the adults & children.The school as gone down hill since the principal left at the end of the '14-'15 school year. They had an interim principal for the '15-'16 year, but she unfortunately had health issues, so she was unable to be present for most of the school year. There is yet another principal for the '16-'17 school year (unsure if this is another interim principal), but the jury is still out on this one...I've also have heard of problems with bullying that were "being handled" but went on for the entire school year.On the plus side they get a good education.
Submitted by parent on May 18, 2015

My child graduated from Trinity and tested into all honors courses in high school! Trinity offers an excellent academic education and teaches children about God & His world at the same time!
Submitted by other on September 25, 2013

Though the education is good, as you head into 6th, 7th, and 8th grade you will NOT enjoy coming to school. It is extremely clique-ish and me being a girl that just recently graduated I can tell you that the girls that go here are not the best of character. You will be judged by every person on what you do because there is such a small amount of students. Same goes for the guys- most guys that transfer to the school in 7th and 8th grade and made fun of by the "Christian" boys in the class. If you are not Lutheran, you will be SUPER judged so don't go here if your religious views are even slightly different. You now HAVE to join choir which means you have to go to their church 50% of the time which doesn't help if you go to a different church. Finally, their dresscode rule is crazy. NO pictures NO writing NO "outside jackets to be worn inside" (north face). Overall, just send your kid to public school. My mom regrets sending me here and I easily could've gotten an even better education in public school.
Submitted by parent on August 28, 2013

My Son started last year in the 3 year-old Preschool program. It was so amazing to see how much he learned each and everyday. He has returned this year to be a part of athe 4 year-old program and is so excited! They really do have a Christ centered program.
Submitted by other on August 09, 2013

This school is very cliquey, but other than that the education was excellent. However, there was a lot of favoritism shown to certain students. The teachers over- reacted sometimes and I did not agree with the dress code. I loved that the friends I made will last forever. The hot lunch program was excellent and all the lunch people were very friendly. The extended care program is also very helpful, but expensive. Overall Trinity was a decent school with minor setbacks.