Fabulous school and staff! They care about kids here! Free afterschool programs and breakfast and…read morelunch for all kids.

I am a parent of a student entering 6th Grade at Arizona School for the Arts. I work in Education…read moreand I talk to Teachers, Curriculum Directors, and Principals from all over the West Coast. And,I am married to a former teacher at ASA. I am passionate about this school. I will admit, I was suspect. I thought the parents who were so ecstic over the education offered at ASA might be a little off. It couldn't be that good. Really? My son started school with all the aprehensions of a 5th Grade student who knew very little about music, was active in sports and was very sad about leaving his friends behind. We (even he) chose this school because they had a strong emphasis on education and we expected the school to offer my son the opportunity to learn in an environment that was strict, supportive and creative. We were not disappointed. ASA was all that - and MORE! The academic teachers are inventive, collaborative, and very supportive. The arts teachers are music professionals and perform with and for the students and move them along in the curriculum with such finesse it's like they have private music lessons every day. And, the year was a success. My son was delighted with all his classes, especially his music classes with Monica Sauer Anthony. What a surprise to find him begging us to play his clarinet every evening before we had dinner or before we participted in a famly event. He loved the Science Curriculum, the hands-on activity and his teacher's passion for education. He worked hard in Language Arts and Social Studies and really showed off his new found maturity and knowledge during Presentation Week. And the lessons he learned in Life Skills class were really applicable and life changing. Then the performances at the end of the year were very remarkable and telling. I saw kids excelling in their musical expertise and showing off this success with such poise and confidence that I couldn't believe these were the same kids I met just 10 months prior at our summer welcome parties. The school does have a rigorous application process that leaves you on edge just wondering if your son or daughter will be permitted entry into this prestigious, blue ribbon school. The school doesn't tolerate any bullying and supports all types of students. And, the school is near Downtown Phoenix, so there are issues with the campus being spread across some streets, but those are being addressed quickly as they are building and expanding into new facilities that will offer a number of benefits for the ever-growing school. This school is really a dream. It's an educational opportunity I would recommend to any parent. I think my son would write a similiar recommendation!

I have had 6 kids there over the years and the school has really gone downhill recently…read more Leadership cannot keep things straight, then invent new policies and apply them here and there but no constancy and a huge lack of communication. The students are the ones losing out due to them shifting to be a very punitive type of campus. They have taken retaliatory actions against my children for me pointing out their hypocrisy and sadly the kids are only there because they want to be there whereases before I loved and supported the school and wanted them there, now i dont but they want to be there, so im trying to put up with it but many parents i talk to are disappointed with them as well, and new parents should be warned. They cut dozens of good teachers due to loss of students, but they seem to want to push more out!!!

Such wonderful school with great facilities, teachers and staff. Just an amazing community to be…read moreapart of.

School sucks worked food kid almost got sick from it dont recommend sending ur kid here my kid came…read morehome every day complaining about his teachers not being rude.(dont(recommend)

This is an amazing school! My grandkids attend here and I am very impressed with what they learn,…read moreand how they are taught.

Focuses on grades, but not much help there's no tutoring when you ask for tutoring they just tell…read moreyou to go on your computer and look. Not family oriented something I don't really like. Don't really bring the spirit at school. Really feels like a school that just focuses on grades not personable.

I have three students who attend Kenilworth and a nephew. I've had a problem with one of my…read morestudents and a teacher two years ago, with Mrs.Chapman I won't bring that up. But I'm writing this review because of my nephew, the new teacher of the school, Mrs.wiled was very unprofessional and seems to maybe be racist, My nephew was in class not even a full hour after school started and one of his classmates started picking on him calling him names and even cotton picker then proceeded to slap his neck, my nephew then yelled Stop hitting me! and Mrs.Wiled then told my nephew to Shut up your being innoying, then my nephew proceeded to try and get his lick back (only because his teacher "Mrs. Wiled" didn't intervene and make him important enough to find out why he is yelling stop ). while my nephew tried to defend himself the other student ran from my nephew and then Mrs. Wiled decided to send my nephew to the office crying and told the other student who verbally and physically assaulted my nephew to have a seat and not to act that way in class I'm confused on her discipline method and I'm worried for the safety of my nephew for him being mistreated and disregarded because of favoritism and or possibly racism the way she handled the situation was wrong, Point blank. mrs. Wilde needs to apologize to my nephew and learn to treat every child no matter what race, equally, and if she's having a day where she wants to show her true colors she should have a sub fill-in for her.

An amazing school with exceptional curriculum! My kids went there for two years and then…read moretransferred to Basis Phoenix where they graduated from.

Pretty fine school. I went there in 2018-2019 and, to be perfectly honest, all these other reviews…read moreseem kinda outrageous to me, especially since some of them were written when I was still attending this school. The facility/playgrounds were nice, the teachers were fine, overall positive experience. Some issues with punishments but as long as you were not doing stupid stuff you were fine. Shoutout to my math teacher who hated Dog Man because it was, "... written horribly".

If you have little ones, make sure you have your children evaluated for services to prepare them…read morefor kindergarten. The preschool teachers here are awesome! Thanks Dr. Nardelli.

The pre school here is this best Mrs Jordan has been so great with my autistic son that he will be…read morereturning for kinder next year along with his brother and my daughter will be attending pre school here also.