My children live with their mother about 5 min away. I live and work almost an hour away from my children and so my best to be VERY involved with everything they do. Long story short, This school lets out early ALOT. I dont know about other people, but I work. My 16 year old goes to Goodyear High and pics his brother and sister up daily, on short days he runs 30min behind because his school does not let out in time to be there at 12:20-12:35. I have been called and yelled at, chastised, belittled, and told "We are not babysiters," when my kids were waiting for their brother to pick them up. Mind you, other kids as well as security are present well after school has ended, no problems there tho. But for the front office lady to yell at my 16 year old son that he needs to take his 6 yr old sister and 10 year old brother and het off campus now... or to make a 6 year old start walking home alone while she cries that she doesnt want to because shes waiting for her older brother and shes scared to walk home... In the middle of me apologizing while gettin chastised, I was cut off multiple times and told things like "Well, you need to figure something else out,"...."Thats not my problem,"...."We are not babysitters." This is how Copper trails treats parents and children that attend AND LEND A HAND AT EVENTS. LMAO. THIS SCHOOL IS VERY UNPROFESSIONAL AND DOES NOT CARE ABOUT CHILDREN. THEY CARE ABOUT A CHECK. DONT LET THE FEW REVIEWS FOOL YOU. IVE TALKED TO SEVERAL PARENTS THAT SHARE MY SAME VIEWS ABOUT THIS PLACE. Currently exploring options for my children to attend school elsewhere....... And they wonder why kids dont give a damn about school. Seems to me it because the teachers dont give a damn about them. read more

This message is directed to the new principal, Ms. Dawson. I am concerned about her approach with the students. For some reason, she feels it's acceptable to mislead kids in an attempt to elicit information. For example, she told my niece that she saw her on camera using her phone, asking why she called her mom about a referral she received. However, my niece didn't call her mom, and she didn't even have her phone with her. Ms. Dawson then went to my sister's classroom and shared the same misleading information with her. Additionally, I have requested a 504 plan for my child, who is struggling with math despite having an IEP in that subject. Unfortunately, the request was denied because my child doesn't "qualify." Now, I have to wait another month for the school to conduct their own IEP evaluation. I can't shake the feeling that Ms. Dawson holds some biases against my family members who attend this school. read more

While most of the teachers and staff are trying their best to help as many students as possible, there are far too many kids per class. My son's 2nd grade class had around 32 kids at the start of the year. a few teachers in the higher grades have been known to yell and scream at kids, sometimes daily (as witnessed by my child and their friends). Accommodations for neurodivergent individuals is either because of a 504, IEP, or you got a good teacher that is willing to learn and work with you and your child. However, Neuro-spicy kids are bullied relentlessly. Bullies are not confronted by staff unless parents push constantly for it. And I even had a lunch worker scare my 1st grader so badly he refused to eat anything I made him; she had told him it wasn't healthy enough (A ham sandwich, fruit snacks, juice, and grapes and/or carrot sticks. Sometimes leftovers from the night before). When we pushed for her to be confronted about these instances (so she'd stop scaring him into thinking everything he ate was bad) she came up with an excuse that he didn't have lunch, which wasn't true (I put his lunch in his bag myself), but the school back anyway and we were told to not worry about it. The kids aren't given enough time to eat lunch and the lines in the cafeteria (apparently) are pretty long. By the time my kids got their lunch and sat down they had 10 min. to finish and get back to class (which is why we went to packed lunches to begin with). On multiple occasions my kids were picked on by their peers and when brought to staff their concerns were disregarded and they were told to deal with it. On an overnight with the school one student stole from my daughter and when she asked the parent (who happened to be a teacher) for help to retrieve the items was reprimanded for accusing her daughter of stealing and had been told it was her fault the girl had taken her make-up and wouldn't give it back. The teacher also told her that when they got back she would have words with me. She must have changed her mind because she didn't confront me. (I'm only 5'3" and a fairly nice person). When there have been instances we've had to email the principal directly in order to see any resolution. The bus app doesn't work and this year the transportation staff didn't even show up to meet the teacher night to help anyone figure out what bus they would be on; this resulted in us looking on the district website which was apparently the wrong information (even though it'd been updated for this school year) because my kids were kicked off the bus at school, since it was the wrong bus, however this was after their actual bus had taken off. The kid's programs are usually very crowded and people are always so loud it's impossible to hear anything. A lot of times things are scheduled while parents are working. All that being said, there are SOME excellent teachers that are very helpful and honestly concerned with the kids. The principal works really hard to make it the best experience possible and responds to emails and calls as soon as she's able. The front office has a call button to let anyone in and they're really good about checking ID's. The office staff and nurse are always very helpful and friendly. The grounds are fairly well maintained and spacious with gated play areas separated by grade for the kids safety. There are a lot of afterschool clubs and programs, including robotics. The school is really good about keeping parents in the loop if something happens and just in general. read more

My child almost got suspended on the last day of school for wearing free dress and this school does not try to do anything for the kids

Thank you for the education my grand daughters receive from you I will be the grandma taking and picking up from school the facility has great mentors guiding us in and out the the school read more

In the wake of this Corona Virus outbreak, the school hasn't declared that classes are cancelled. Alhambra school district were the first to take try and keep children safe, they should be praised for caring about the kids health and wellness. they're even giving free breakfast to the students who can't afford breakfast. Understandably, everyone is scared, do what you can to protect your children Copper Trails and Avondale school district . If this outbreak spreads because of the lack of your inactivity you will be liable for the children's health and wellbeing. I know federal funding depends on how many children come to school everyday but sometimes there are things that are more important than the $$$ you will receive. Other wise the school is great!! read more