Al-Huda School

Al-Huda School grounds its curriculum in an Islamic legacy of discovery and exploration, combining Maryland State Standards with Arabic, Qur’an, and Islamic Studies. It emphasizes proven instructional methods and up-to-date educational technology, differentiated support and acceleration (e.g., in math), and hands-on, creative learning (labs/experiments, imagination within an Islamic framework). Islamic principles are integrated across all subjects, with a focus on “education of the heart,” Qur’an recitation/memorization with understanding, and teachers serving as academically qualified role models committed to an Islamic lifestyle.

Families apply through Al-Huda School’s online portal (Gradelink): new parents create an account and complete the online application, while returning families re-enroll when the re-enrollment period opens (the site notes that for the 2025–26 school year it was expected around late November 2024). For a new-student decision, parents must submit required materials such as the completed application, a $40 non-refundable application fee, the most recent report card, required transcripts (grades 9–12 must be sent directly by the prior school), birth certificate, immunization record, and complete an admissions assessment (Language Arts, Reading, Math, plus Qur’an and Arabic) and an interview. Applicants are screened based on application filing date, prior school performance, and oral/written exams; once documents are complete, the school notifies families when the admission test will be given. Key requirements include that the school is intended for average/above-average students without special learning/speech/physical/behavioral needs and that all new students are on probation for the first quarter; non-kindergarten entries must have completed the prior grade and pass an entrance exam. Key date rules include kindergarten age eligibility (must be 5 by September 1 of the academic year), with an under-age KG option for children who turn 5 by December 31 and complete an additional early-entrance process; tuition billing is stated to start in August. The website does not describe a formal waitlist process or explicit priority categories (e.g., sibling/staff priority), beyond noting application filing date as a screening factor and that returning students reserve a spot by paying a re-enrollment deposit during the re-enrollment period.