If you're considering American Leadership Academy Queen Creek and will need bus transportation, I…read moreencourage you to look closely at their transportation policies before enrolling. Our children have attended ALA for years, but our experience with the bus system has been incredibly frustrating. On multiple occasions, our children's bus route has been canceled with very little notice, leaving us scrambling to find transportation. If you don't live near an existing bus route, it's extremely difficult to have a stop added. In our case, we had recently moved. The school's proposed solution was for our 13-year-old daughter to walk approximately 1.5 miles home from the bus stop in Arizona heat, including areas without continuous sidewalks and with limited safe crossing options. That simply isn't acceptable to our family. Yesterday was especially upsetting. Instead of dropping her off at her designated bus stop, the driver dropped her off at a different location. She didn't know where she was, her phone had died, and she had to find her way home on her own. She finally arrived home around 5:00 p.m., crying, with a bright red face and drenched in sweat. No parent should have to worry about their child being left at an unexpected location without any way to call for help. Academically, there are things we have appreciated about ALA. However, transportation and student safety have been major disappointments for our family. If your child will be riding the bus, I strongly encourage you to ask detailed questions about bus routes, stop locations, how route changes are communicated, and what procedures are followed if a driver cannot make a scheduled stop. The answers to those questions could make a significant difference in your decision.

DO NOT SEND YOUR KID HERE. I am a student here at ala, I'm switching. The grades from K-6th is…read moreamazing. But 7th grade through 12th grade, do not bring your kid here. The dean doesn't do shit if your kid is getting bullied, which happened to me. Be prepared for fake friends and those scary middle school and high school movies to come true, but only the scary parts. If your kid is even slightly weird, they will be bullied by rich, popular, morman kids.

I'm not sure why this school is rated so unfavorably, but if it were Casteel or payne, put your…read morehands together...... for Casteel. This school is 1000x better than payne jh. I've had a student attend both and the staff at Casteel is by far more engaging, more understanding, and way more supportive than that little dot off higley. Casteel is newer, and yes that's appealing, but there is more to it than just that glitz and glam. If you can make it there, send your children to Casteel. You will not be sorry. We've utilized a lot of their programs and I'll tell you what, thank God for their counseling staff, (Hannah, im looking at you! ) their staff in the front office are absolutely amazing, polite, and entertaining. (The lovely gentleman that was right up front, was fabulous. So heartwarming. However, he retired(congratulations again, sorry I never caught your name, but I hope you're enjoying your very deserved retirement! ) Take a tour, expand your horizons, and please hydrate yourself. You won't be sorry. I know usually you're told where you need to take your kids, in my case it was payne(bootyhole) then Basha, but make the decision yourself. I wish I could hang a Casteel banner outside my window driving down Riggs, but, I was told that's too much. Oh well.

despite all these *bad* reviews, I am a current student at casteel and they offer so so much…read more Amazing & exciting sports, an awesome band program, and while some disagree, the food isn't too bad. If you don't like the food, pack a lunch. Casteel is an excellent school and I wouldn't want to go to any other school.

The SPED Department is completely unorganized and demonstrates a serious lack of communication,…read moreunderstanding of diagnosed disabilities, and overall support for students and families. From my experience, my child was set up to fail. I reached out weeks in advance expressing concerns to the SPED department that my child was showing symptoms of a "flare-up" related to their diagnosed disability. Unfortunately, my concerns were not taken seriously until it was too late. Had the reports and warnings been addressed appropriately, my child may have been able to avoid experiencing a serious health crisis. In addition, the Dean's approach toward students with behavioral struggles has been extremely concerning. Instead of offering support and understanding; students are often labeled as "problem kids" or "bad kids." Inappropriate comments have been made directly to students regarding their diagnoses, including statements suggesting disbelief in their disabilities. These comments are harmful, unprofessional, and damaging to vulnerable students who need support, compassion, and appropriate intervention. Families with struggling children need guidance, resources, and collaboration; not judgment, dismissal, or intimidation. The lack of proper support within this department has had a significant negative impact on both students and families.

God almighty, this school is ATROCIOUS. I'd put zero stars if I could…read more I've been going here since the 3rd grade, I am now a sophomore in high school. As the years have gone by, the place has only gotten shittier. The curriculum is just as bad as every other school's. On top of that, the dress code requirements are insanely strict. (For example, you will only have a few days to correct your hair, so if youre busy that week then youre out of luck and youll get detention.) And holy shit the food is actual asscheeks. 3 dollars for a single stale piece of pizza?? I've thrown up because of this shitty ass food. Plus, half the teachers are mentally slow and don't know how to teach a goddamn class. (Except Mrs Reed and Mr lingaurd and Mr stock and some others they're cool.) The bullying problem here is also just horrible. If you get bullied, it is more than likely that you will get punished, not the bully. Not to mention the staff people are just straight mentally deficient. They're way too strict on us for zero reason. They also put the entirety of their funding into advertising and football. No other sport or activity sees any of the school's funding, causing certain seasons of sports and activities to end early due to lack of funding. So overall... SO DO NOT SEND YOUR CHILDREN HERE!!!!!!

We love all the teachers here at BFCS. Thanks for making our son love school again. Mr. Posner is…read morethe best teacher. We love him.

We have two children who attend this school, we have a 6th grader who has attended this school…read moresince kindergarten and now his sister who is a kindergartner is attending. It is very family oriented and you'll see families come together supporting the kids and teachers at any given event. Our kindergartner is autistic and she has fit in well and is flourishing there. The school provides a lot of resources and activities for the students. They have band, orchestra, student council, mathletes, a gifted and talented program, cool clubs for the kids like kickball club and card trading club and much more. Our kindergartener registered for soccer this past fall and basketball camp during Spring Break and has just had a blast. I love how I never feel awkward at events because there aren't any "clicks" amongst the parents and kids there. There is not a religious belief pushed on to the kids here either. The principal is always out walking around and engaging with students and parents every day and has made time to discuss anything necessary when we have needed help. If you are looking for a school that will encourage your children to be the best version of themselves and to learn to make good choices...this is it. We ultimately as parents just want our kids to be kind, caring human beings in this world and this is the school that will promote that.

Everything about this school makes me want to cry. I went here for 7-9 grade and middle school was…read morefine, I really liked eighth grade. But then freshman year was awful. The teachers couldn't care less about you and what may be going on in your life. All that school cares about is grades and how well you're doing work. The classes are an hour and half long and you are CONSTANTLY doing stuff the entire hour and a half. I wouldn't get home till 4:15 and was still doing homework for an hour after that. If you're not insanely intelligent might as well just give up because that's all you're good for at this school. Making my whole life about school made me lowkey insanely depressed and I hated my life because of that school.

Yuck! Beautiful campus but this school feels like a cult. I recently joined a family member on a…read moretour of the campus and it was borderline upsetting. "We make sure to save all of our student's social media profiles and we have someone who scans them to make sure they aren't posting anything inappropriate". THESE ARE HIGH SCHOOLER'S? What a boundary infringement. "We have our students look up to the founding presidents like Thomas Jefferson as their role models". The same Jefferson who had over 600 slaves in his lifetime. It's a NO from me. LOL.

This private Christian school has been a true blessing to my wife and I. We found this little…read moreschool when they first opened their doors. It was a small building with wonderful teachers and staff that have big hearts. Now it continues to grow and develop with a "family" feel where parents are encouraged to help and volunteer in order to provide the best education possible. The time spent helping each child is rewarding, but to see the children develop a love for Jesus, watch the school grow academically, and grow with FCA family is way better than anything I could have imagined or hoped for. God bless the staff, children, and families. Thank you for staying on the right path and not falling into the norm at other public and private schools. If you are looking for a great place to send your children to school that will excel their education, I "HIGHLY" recommend talking with the staff at Freedom Christian Academy.

As long as this school is hear, we will too. Want to be near family out of town but, we know that…read morewe'd never find a better school! kids are highly excelling & it's because the teachers & staff are the best that there is! We love it there & I love who my children have become.

Queen Creek high is a decent school. I have had a lot of problems here even though it's the closest…read moreone to my home lots of bullying though. Last week of school I ended up getting bullied to the point where it was not a good mental state for me. I'm Considering switching to another school though. Can't give anything but the three.

I would give this School 3.5 stars but sadly that is not available. Queen Creek is such a great…read moreschool with encouraging teachers, organized administration, great choice of a wide variety of clubs, and awesome school spirit! I will say tho that the principal isn't all that awesome. He is a nice guy, but he just isn't very involved with the school! I would indeed enroll your child into this school and you won't regret it.

Came here to do my job onboarding & everyone here is very friendly & super helpful. I had a…read morefantastic experience here & felt very welcomed.

What a complete mess !! This school district is an unorganized crap show ! Filled out open…read moreenrollment paperwork on 6/21 , wasn't informed we were missing anything . Called to check on the status as it has showed waiting for weeks . School informed us we were missing paperwork and good thing we called . Faxed everything over right away thinking everything should be great . A week before school starts I get a call from Anna Price letting us know they are at capacity and my daughters application is denied . Anna Price was very rude and unhelpful . Queen Creek School district is an unorganized disaster and honesty we dodged a bullet .

Terrible school bathrooms are missing door teachers abuse there power food is terrible the pizza is…read morecold and is like cardboard bathrooms are missing doors and are terrible principle abuses her power teachers barely help when asked for it do not recommend.

I was a student here and while superficially a good school it has so many underlying issues. Mr…read more Larson has pictures of the track girls feet, and has made countless female students uncomfortable, he grabbed one girls waist while she was sharpening her pencil. Theres also a lack of disciplinary action. And when there is its not helpful. There was a massive bullying issue while i was there. I was someone who was bullied. I had a bag of food thrown at me. I had a specific group of girls repeatedly make distasteful and down right mean comments about me. One in particular would take pictures of me in Mrs. Tellez's class and Mrs Tellez did nothing about it, but I'll talk about her more later. The main girl who bullied me would harrass me just about everytime i saw her. In the bathroom, where they would all hang out usually vaping, and would make me feel unsafe just about everywhere she was. She was physical with me once, I was going to lunch and she physically pushed her friend into me and I was slammed into the wall. Now for Mrs. Tellez. I was in her 8th period class, and she had a group of rowdy students but she never did anything about it. She claims to be a strict teacher, and she is if she doesnt like you and your not popular. She did nothing about disruptions if they were by kids she was buddy buddy with. She also either didn't notice or didn't do anything about my bully taking pictures of me in the last minutes of class. Another teacher, Mrs Hibbs would literally talk trash about me, TO STUDENTS, I only know this because another student told me that she was talking trash about me. Mrs. Tellez also talked trash about students to other students. Now for the food. I know school food is never going to be perfect, but they were literally serving burgers with GREEN MEAT, AND SOGGY GROSS BUNS. also they will serve moldy food, and their nacho cheese has the consistency of JELLO. Now for safety, while we did have the little slideshows I think we only had one lockdown during the entire time I was there, the whole 2 years. One lockdown.

this is my most favorite school myself go to it and it is so much fun. They do an Easter egg hunt…read morethey do they do pizza day. It's so much fun and teachers sometimes give you treats for being good and they have big big treasure boxes.

I hate that school i went there and it was ass cheecks but the people were really nice but the food…read moreand everything was terrible im sorry