Bethlehem Lutheran Church and School - Lakewood, Colorado

Hayley H.

We have 1 kid who attends Bethlehem school for the last 2 years and we have been incredibly pleased. We wanted a private school environment with a faith environment, small class sizes, and building safety was a big priority for us. Bethlehem has exceeded our expectations and we constantly talk about how grateful we are for Bethlehem! On top of that we really feel like our son is excelling at school and well ahead of his age group. We love the small class sizes and feel like he gets ample attention from each and every teacher. The community at Bethlehem is one of a kind and has been such a bonus to us…the parents are awesome and down to earth (always nervous about rigid parents at private school) and the staff is top notch. I truly can’t say that we have had a negative experience with any staff member in our two years. So grateful to have found this community!

Sam H.

Bethlehem Lutheran is a high quality alternative to the public schools in the area. It provides an excellent academic environment, and also focuses on spiritual and faith development of the students, which is becoming more and more critical in today’s world. Bethlehem Lutheran is of immense value within the community that it serves.

Kristi E.

This place is going downhill so fast they are hemorrhaging students. I pulled both of my kids and they are now thriving elsewhere. They act like public school is horrible, but my child was far behind after his transfer, showing they lack proper educational standards. We know of atleast 17 students who have lest just in the past year. They will tot small class size, but it’s only because they can’t keep students.

Over the past few years we have noticed many things:
- Nepotism
-Gaslighting concerning bullying
- Affluenza
- Preferential treatment for the richer families
- Bullying
- Staff turnover at a high rate
- Lack of diversity
- Mistreatment and underpayment of the staff
- Lack of both technology and special education
- Safety issues
- Steady decline in the state of the provided food

Jessica D.

Wonderful school I feel so glad I found Bethlehem when I was looking for a Kindergarten for my son. A totally loving and unique community experience.

Christa M.

Update 2024
I got tears in my eyes today as I was entering the parking lot from the church and thought of all the kindness of the people here in the many prayers that have supported our family. When I posted the 2018 review I had just been diagnosed with a rare autoimmune syndrome and our family has gone through a lot. There were about 4 years I needed help going up and down the stairs, and we had many struggles.

Now I walk with ease again. Can drive, and laugh and enjoy life again. So thankful to God for the many prayers offered up by our church family. Greatful for the many resources available here thru Bible Studies, online resources and table. And grateful for the immense outpouring of love of this community upon our family.

2018 review
I think we've been at Bethlehem about 4 years now. No words can express how grateful we are to God for the church and the staff and the multiple ministries provided here. For me personally, Bethlehem has been a place to heal and I am so thankful for that. The staff and ministers and loving and caring; there are many opportunities to connect through ministry to the homeless, many Bible study options and other outreach opportunities. We especially like the fact that they have both Thursday evening and Sunday morning church services. When work keeps us from attending Sunday mornings, we can usually catch the Thursday evening service. My girls (15, 14 and 5) love it here as well. For us, it is "home."

Jessica T.

I can’t say enough about Bethlehem Lutheran School! The staff and teachers are kind and caring. The ELC has been a huge blessing for us as both parents work and we feel so reassured knowing our kids are in good hands. We are also thankful for all of the activities and offerings.

Shannen M.

We are thrilled with the ELC program. Our son is so happy to attend school and we credit that to the attitude from the top down of employees at the school. His teachers are amazing and provide age appropriate activities and fun every day. We couldn’t be happier!

Willie P.

BLS is awesome. We never planned on sending our kids to a private school but the positive experience @ BLS made us completely rethink things and we've been so thrilled. Both our kids went to BLS for the ELC and now both out kids are in elementary school @BLS. It's a fantastic school community with amazing teachers that care about kids.