This school is awful. Don’t waste your money. The principal (Haroon) is arrogant and disrespectful. He thinks he can talk to parents like they are kids in their school and then demands respect. They load up the kids with lots of homework that is just busy work and kids are up until midnight doing homework on most nights. Some of the teachers are very unprofessional. They have favorites and treat the students according to who they like….

Ive attended school here for most of my life and graduated from here, alhamdulillah. Attending has helped provide a foundation of Islam for my life. As an Islamic school, Islamic related studies, namely Arabic, Quran, and Islamic studies, are integrated into the curriculum. Academically, it is quite rigorous but managing the load prepared me for my college workload alhamdulillah. As a student, staff, or community member, you can always find someone willing to help you in shaa Allah. The relationships you make with the people here are lifelong, and I always look back at the memories I made here fondly alhamdulillah.

School is trash learned nothing and I was in a class of 30 kids with only one teacher to manage... I had the vice principle going through my bag and stole a personal journal I had for absolutely no reason. I was in first grade, it’s been years and have never gotten that book back.

Heres the real deal...Keep reading and like this review so people can see it! Its alot longer⬇⬇⬇⬇As a student of this school since Pre-K, I am rather qualified to explain to you the pros and cons of this facility...Good reviews come from what parents see, rarely will students review the school they study in. So as long as the staff is kind and caring, parents will believe its an amazing school. Thus covering up the insider story. And its true... the staff are kind and caring. But a school is certainly more than simply the personnel.Teachers are nice. (mostly) I honestly think it isnt their fault for giving students lots of homework, its the curriculum. Which brings me too....1. Homework.Homework is unbearable. See the people in public school complaining about how much homework they have, well wait till they see this. You probably think Im just whiney about it and it isnt a big deal, but it very certainly is. Ive been homeschooled for like 5 yrs now (from the trauma) and I vividly remember the horrors of school days. Imagine this -Wake up at 6:00 in the morningEat Breakfast in no timeGo to schoolSchool from 8 to 4Come homeSpend until 12 AM finishing homeworkAnd loop!2. Where does all the money go?$6000 a year for every student yet the roof never stops leaking? HmmmMy calculations:6000 x 30 students per class x 2(12 grades for girls and boys) = 4.32 million. No joke!Possible expensesteachers (on doing research it says $30,000 for teachers on their site)24 HR teachers (Homeroom for boys and girls)10 Subject teachersBTW, you can have the same arabic teacher for years on end, same for other subjects.So 34 teachers x $30,000 is 1.02 million for teachers (bear with me)Principals, Vices, Admins, Inspectors are at most 1 millionso 2 - 2.5 million in teachers. What else do they spend money on...Maybe the electricity, water, AC & Heater, Events, is another million.(Oh and they replace the AC every year or so... So they FUNDRAISE it)So there you have it 4.32 million - 3 million is like an extra MILLION.Fix the ROOF already, add a computer room, a gym, bigger classrooms. cleaner school, bigger playground, NEW SCHOOLWhich brings to my next topic..3. HOME OF THE HEART - 5yrs later5 years ago, they were raising money for a new school. Wow, money does do something! You thought.After like a year of raising money is plastic containers, they were gonna build the school. Hooray we all thought! Come to build the school... gives an excuse (the community didnt want a muslim besides them or something...). No school. BOOO! What even surprises me is no one brought this topic up. As if they knew they werent gonna build it but suspiciously wanted money for another reason. At least try again. No4. Not really that islamic anyway...It may seem like the students are well behaved and pray sunnah but...If they misbehave they get pink slips (3 of them and youre suspended) and they are forced to pray sunnah. Believe me, I was there. When the teachers turn the back, astughfirullah, the kinds of things they do is not even in public schools. Some curse, some physically fight, and much worse things I can not even mention here. It isnt Islamic. I mean sure, guidance is part of the curriculum, they do teach arabic and Islam, but with thats just talking. Some sleep in class, some read books under their desks, even those who here are just writing it down so they can answer the homework they have to do till 12 AM.5. Reviews on Google are from staffReviews here are oftentimes review from staff here anyway, Idk if they are forced to or something6. UniformAn entire sections for itself.You have gray socks ... expell!Like the school is so good looking and perfect in the first place.7. Students are not freindlyIn recess they have like groups of people... You know in the movies when there are like the cool kids on one side. Same here. Just that they bully you and actually physically hit you. Your child can come with a black eye. Its happened.So in conclusion, dont judge a book by its cover.

Nice and bigger place and also preschool is here.

I have been in this school for a while and i still am Alhamdulillah. I think although the work is a lot its very nice to have classmates seem or feel like your sisters. This school personally gave me a good environment and allowed me to be able to meet lots of lovely people. I thank Al Huda and i will forever support you. ( Inshallah)

Private school home to the Darussalaam Community. Ranks among the top 100 schools in the country. Strict uniform policies as any other private school. Great learning environment.Prayer services for students. Very Old building does need repairs from time to time. Parking for staff in the front and back and the side. Drug and smoke free zone.Not public property so avoid trespassing when not in session.

Just iblease dont send your child here, trust me. It will not benefit you, your child, or family in any way other than that you pray.

Recent snow fall was very beautiful at facility! Great community spirit. I enjoy the renovated prayer area. Need to build a gym on site for the students to play in the winter.

Excellent school. Very caring administrators and teachers. Wonderful Islamic school. They treat your kids are their owns.

Al Huda School is one of the best schools. The teachers are working hard and the adminstration is very good and very helpful. Family environment 👍Mash Allah.....

My eldest son graduated last year, and has started since he was in kindergarten, and I also have two other sons currently in Hifzh School. The teachers and adminstrators are very caring and loving for the children and most importantly, they play a role in ensuring that guidance is part of the curriculum.

My older son has been going to Al-Huda since kindergarten and he is graduating from high school this year. The school administration, the teachers, both in Hifdh school and the regular school, and the staff like extended family to us. They have been with us to celebrate our childs successes and supportive and helpful through thick and thin. May Allaah reward them all.

Came to this place thinking it was a musalah or prayer room. Nobody opened the door. Wasted time and effort and no place to pray salah. Please make your descriptions accurate on google

Tried insisting that the logistics of the stairwell system is actually costing hogwarts time and money, but professor Albus Dumbeldoor and headmistress Minerva McGonagall stated that having magical stairs improves the schools aesthetic or something. I honestly think they just don’t know how to turn it off- Former Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry student

School lacks diversity. The staff is racist! The principal has no compassion I was told he would meet with me not only did he not meet with me I never received a phone call. This school discourages students that are not Muslim to attend which no other private schools do!

This school is awful. Dont ever go there. For yall own safety. DONT!!!!!!!! They have a strict uniform policy. And doesnt give u chances. So just dont go!!!!

PLEASE READ THIS I ATTEND ALHUDA AS A TYPE THIS AND I WILL MENTION PROBLEMS IN THE SCHOOL THAT PPL FROM THE OUTSIDE ONT NOTCE) I WOULD RATE THIS SCHOOL poorly Im telling you, I would rather write a 5 page essay as a student to write a report on how i feel about alhuda than go to that school. matter of fact i would msmile typing that esssay because this school has problem that people from the inside dont know about. unless u have a child in the school(like me but i will not mention grade bcuz this school will suspend me for simply stating my opinion and advice) this school is horrible to buy a meal that will fill you up (complete meal) would cost nearly 7$ daily they sell half subs for 3 dollars and obviously any kid can finish a 3 inch sub but isnt that overpriced. now lets talk about unform. the school constatly mentions our shoes must be all back or white ion P.E days and cannot have ANY BRAND NAMES ON IT . YOU GET IN TROUBLE FOR HAVE A NIKE LOGO ON YOUR SHOE THAT IS ABSURDDDDDD. CAN U VELIVE THAT . WE PAY 6000$ A YEAR TO NOT BE ABLE TO WEAR ALL BLACK NIKE SHOES PAY 10 DOLLARS A DAY FOR LUNCH HAVE NO LOCKERS OR SPACE IN CLASSROOM ON FRIDAYS WE ARE ONLY ALLOWED TO WEAR PLAIN WHITE THAUBS( B4 WE WERE ALLOWED TO WHERE 4 DIFFERENT COLORS I CANT REMEMBER ALL OF THEM BUT NOW ITS ONLY ONE) THIS IS RLLY CRZY BCUZ OUR PROPHET MUHAMMED (SAW) SAID THAT ON FRIDAYS ALL MUSLIMS SHOULD WEAR THERE BEST CLOTHES BUT THE SCHOOL IS STOPPING US FROM ACCOMPLISHIN THAT BY LIMTING WHAT WE CAN WEAR ON THAT DAY(ONLY WHITE tHAUBS) THE ROOF LEAKS A LOT WHICH CAUSES THE PLACE WE PRAY STINK PLEASE LISTE N PARENTS IF YOU ARE BRINGING YOUR CHILD TO LEARN MANNERS THIS IS NOT THE PLACE. 6000$ A YEAR WILL NOT GET U THAT THE EVERY SCHOOL IS THE SAME WHEN IT COMES THAT SUBJECT AND ALUDA MIGHT BE EVEN WORSE. ANOTHER POINT IS TEAHCHERS DO NOT TEACH YOU SUBJECTS IN HIGH SCHOLLLLLL IM TELLLING YOU RIGHT NOE THEY MAKE YOU LEARN YOURSELF. SO BASICALLY YOUR PAYING 6000$ A YEAR FOR YOUR CHILD TO TECACH THEMSLEVES IN CLASS. NOT ITS NOT ALL TEACHERS JUST MOST OF THEM.ANOTHER GREAT ISSUE IS DIFFRENT RACES BEING LIMITED TO GGROW THEIR HAIR BASED ON THEIR RACE a person with straight hair can frow their hair long which is sunnah but a black person cant what retarted sense is that it IS SUNNAH TO GROW YOUR HAIR but they dont let you hmmmmm what an islamic school that is there are many points i would love to shre with parents in person about this school and since there is a lot of typing do i will make one last oint teachers blow student with hw and trust me im not soft and just complaining many parents have reproted this proble teachers assign homeowrk b4 test days they say is for tudying when rlly it doesnteven benefit or help you. students can avreage 4 test a week that is too much i swear i wish i could meet parents who r looking for reviews bout this school bcuz its not fair if u only reviwed the school based on what employees from the school say or a parent thtat liked that school bcuz like every story there always 2 sides or more and u must listen to all sides both positive and negative Assalamualikumwarahmatuallahiwabarakatuh

Al-Huda School is a great School for Islamic Education in the DC Metro area. The community is highly focused on Islamic Education for K-12 and they are now journeying into College education that will likely also receive Regional Accreditation. The tuition is $2000 higher per year over competing Islamic Schools in the region (Al-Rahmah School, Baltimore, MD) which is run by the Islamic Society of Baltimore, but its a much larger school population. You will find a broad selection of students distributed across the student body (e.g. African, Arab, Pakistani, American, Asian, and Indian). This may be the general dynamic of the local community, but the very high tuition is probably the reason for a less dynamic student body from K-12 at times.Al-Huda School had a very high tuition which is a significant cause for concern for families not grossing more than $75,000 a year annually. If you have more than 1 child, Al-Huda is extremely costly. Additionally, the school has a number of fees and ancillary costs that are not factored into the tuition (trips, fundraisers, aftercare fees). This serves to further increase the costs. The $10,000,000 price tag of the new school project (which Howard County residents fought against the school to build and won) did not materialize; however, it seems that parents and community are incurring the brunt of these costs since it seems that the school is not taking advantage of Department of Education grant programs and relying solely on donations which can make funding very difficult at this price cap. However, the last fund raiser did raise over $1.8 million dollars. Fund raising does bring in a lot of money but there is no transparency in where the money goes or how it is spent or distributed and how funds are dispersed for sadaqah or zakat. The Amir Brother Safi Khan has a really good character Islamically from actually seeing his interactions in person with the community. Some challenges seem to come from people within the community with the same social societal ills as any other sector of society.The school would be a 5-star rating if the tuition was made more affordable ($8000+ a school year for young children for 1 child is pretty high). The school needs to establish a formal school breakfast and lunch program and embrace more current technology for learning (e.g. Chromebooks, Tablets, etc). The school has no cafeteria or any plans to add one as of 2017/2018 school year.The environment is positive which is constructive and a great for prayer.

My Favorite school : )

Nice masjid and school. building a bit old.

This school was just awful. The kids there have no respect and the adults are a rude ans rude gets,The punishments there are unbearably ridiculous ,everywhere you go someone is trying to sell you something,And the water is foggy unfiltered and it taste like it was already drunken

A condusive Islamic school with excellent overseers.

Nice and great Muslim community school.

Drug free place,available for prayer as well

Great school and perfect environment for the kids

Nice place for studies

This school made my friend dumb she can no longer recover

Best Islamic school in northeast

Nice.

Reopen the school

Great for Muslim students

Good

Amazing