This school is closing in 2026 due to low enrollment, low birth rate…read more The school is excellent, great staff. Teachers, staff and aids are all so nice.

Great school! My granddaughter attends this school and she loves it! I volunteer in the classroom…read moreand the teachers are so nice and friendly!

Great school in a great neighborhood. I plan on sending my daughter here once we move.read more

An absolutely amazing school! The teachers and leadership are wonderful. The academics are…read moreexcellent. The culture, community and PTO are welcoming and supportive. It's diverse, inclusive and an A+ rated school. It is one of only two schools in the state to receive this award five times. My children love this school. I've worked in education for over 20 years outside of the Kyrene district and know Mariposa is a truly an exceptional public school!

My son has been going to the school for a while now and we are so thrilled to be a part of it. They…read morefocus on education a lot more enjoyable for children to attend school and I love that-- school doesn't have to be the worst place in the world to go to. I'm glad my son's getting an amazing education from amazing teachers and all the support that he gets.

Not the greatest curriculum or teachers. They try and act professional in the worst way possible,…read morealways trying to make the school look good instead of the actual programs instead. Most the teachers can actually teach well while others teach like they are only doing this just as a side job. All the good teachers who can actually make you understand the subject well and encourage people to actually take them serious all left. In general the school is only good if its the closest school to you.

We love this school very much! Every year they are making improvements to the landscaping parking…read morelot and overall the school itself. We have loved every teacher, the front desk is very friendly and helpful and the principal is great with the kids. We are pleased our kids are having this Elementary experience.

I love this school! Everyone is amazing! They have great events and the principal is awesome…read more Hands-on.

My experience with Avalon has been amazing. They treat their students like family. Both my son and…read moredaughter have both been given the same opportunities as all of the other students. My daughters teachers that she has had and has have been super supportive with her and understanding. I couldn't have asked for better teacher's for my kids.

I gave one star because I couldn't give zero. There are no words to describe how poorly this…read morecharter school is ran. They will go to any length to get out of having to provide students with special needs a fair education. they lie and they cheat and they have a new principle every 5 months, they cant keep any good teachers for more than a year. teachers even quit in the middle of a school year due to how terrible the mangers are. don't enroll your children here. It will be your biggest regret. If you care about your children, find a school that will care for them as well. this school is not interested in our children's education, rather, they are in it for the money, they sure don't provide what the kids need, they expect the parents to donate everything, even office supplies. where does all the money go that the governments gives them? not on the kids. that's for sure.

This school is amazing--my daughter has attended here since Kindergarten and she loves it and she…read morehas grown from being at the school in all ways--academic, social, and most importantly, spiritual. There is a great sense of purpose and community at the school, very able leadership and the most caring teachers you will find anywhere. I wish my other two kids had been able to attend this school. I highly recommend this school.

I feel like this school has a lot of potential but right now I feel like the middle school does not…read morelook like it is the best thing I walked in and the teacher was lecturing them and yelling at them, but from what I saw the elementary is looking great I also think that the head of school should be switched with the vice, I feel like the vice could be better in the end.

I'd give it 5 stars if we were talking last school year or better yet the year before that. 2025…read moreschool year has started out proving that employees come first. Everything is very political now. Parents aren't allowed on campus unless they are part of the P3 club. But a lot of parents work and don't have time to dedicate to the club. Also, a lot of parents would take off work to be there to volunteer and hang out with their kids. But instead, it's a mean girls club running the whole school now. Someone who is barely started the school this school year is the president of the club. She has no idea what she is doing, she is badmouthing a lot of the other parents, doesn't know most of the students. I don't think Yvonne understands that so many parents are not being a part of the club because of this single woman. Yvonne is also one of the rudest women I've ever come across. Someone who should not be working with special needs children. And has a consistent bad attitude with parents. Or any child. A lot of the parents are in the works of speaking to other campuses about transferring. And we are all giving notes about other appropriate schools where the children and all their parents come first. The three stars that I left, not for the higher-ups not for the P3 club, it's for the teachers! The teaching staff is amazing and kind and caring and goes above and beyond. And for Mr Dilly! he always treats Parents with respect he is kind and caring, always roaming the school, checking on the kids and the staff. In my opinion and an opinion that a lot of others have is he should be the main one running things. So thank you Mr Dilly and the entire teaching staff! If it wasn't for you guys, a lot of us would have left a while ago. It's you guys that keep our kids happy at school, and keep them wanting to come back! They are having so much fun, also while improving educationally every day! THANK YOU!

Teacher claimed my child was self injuring himself in attempt to justify restraining him. The…read moredirector later told us this was not true, and that he, in fact, was not self injuring. When asked to move him to a different room, our request was denied.

I personally went to Heritage Academy for a couple years as a student at this location in Mesa. I…read morethink that this truly was the best school I ever went to as a kid. I learned a lot from this school that no public school would be willing to teach. They offer all different types of languages, I learned Latin in 7th grade. Also, they offer amazing electives as well as spontaneous field trips. I probably never would have seen the Grand Canyon if I did not go to this school.. I'm very grateful to have gotten the opportunity to go to this school and I'm definitely hoping my kids can do the same thing!

I came to Heritage Academy Mesa for 1 year and absolutely despised it with my entire heart. Sure…read morethere's fridays off and "hot lunches" that your parents may order for you, but I want to tell you about my and other "scholars*" experiences. Scholars is the name that the teachers call the students at Heritage Academy by. I will give you all the reasons why this year was terrible and will not use their writing style (CRED's)* Creds stands for Claim, Reason, Evidence, Discussion, and teachers will use Harvard Keyword Outlines alongside it because this is a review and I'm lazy. Remember that this is completely biased and won't be everyone's experience at this school. And also take into account that this is for the Mesa campus, as it is very tiny and squished. Also, I will not be using my real name for my own safety (this is not my direct account). I would like to talk about the staff and "scholars", both the good and the bad, and the beliefs pushed onto "scholars" by sending your child here. I would like to start with the fact that many of the staff and "scholars" are Mormon (LDS) and your child will have this influence if you send your child here. (I'm not trying to say it's bad or anything I'm just an Ex and I prefer not to hear about it) staff will not hesitate to say where they were married in one of their temples, but often doesn't go beyond it. But some do mention church on other occasions. Also, "scholars" tend to be homophobic/ transphobic and that may affect your child. Although some staff will go easy on you when in class, some are hardcore (I will not name anyone for their privacy). Overall the staff also will push patriotic beliefs on "scholars" and is a highly christian based school. For your information and child safety, teachers also can use "scholar" bathrooms. Although there have been no incidents that I have heard of, once there was a teacher watching corn (adults know what I mean) and accidently broadcasted it to that class by accident. The teacher was fired luckly, but thought I'd mention that. Also, that was not my experience for some context and happened in the previous school year. That concludes the staff/ "scholar background paragraph. There have been incidents of sexual harassment by some of the more tiresome "scholars", and then continue to say that what you said wasn't scholarly, (the experience of sexual harassment was not mine and the students that harrassed the other one were thankfully suspended). The principal*, when I said I would like this (person they were interviewing) should replace my teacher because the person being interviewed was better at teaching the subject, slapped me (gently) on the arm, which made me EXTREMELY uncomfortable (she likely did because she thought I was joking) *This Person will no longer be principal for the 2026-2027 school year* A similar experience happened when I made a dark poem and wrote it on my assignment to get myself to stop laughing during class when she wanted us to shut up. About a week later, she talked to me publicly about it (before class when everyone was talking) and touched my arm out of concern- which made me very uncomfortable, even if she was concerned about me. In general, most of the staff make me uncomfortable just by sitting in a room with them. Now, about the rules and standards of this school. That dress code is one of the most strict I have seen.(I haven't been to many schools, but I have heard of similar schools having less strict dress codes that I will not be naming). As I have almost been dress coded on a "Dollars 4 Duds"* day Dollars for Duds is a day scheduled by Heritage where you can bring cash in exchange for wearing normal clothes- with a strict dress code 'but at least its something' now continuing what I was attempting to say for a semi- cropped top that you could see some of my stomach when lifting up my arms, and it wasn't noticed towards late in the day. I also couldn't wear anything over 4 inches above the knee, which was a huge challenge for me, even if my clothes are pretty modest (other than the crop top). Which is why I kind of think its a scam to look normal at this school. Also on the "no profanity" rule, teachers either don't blink an eye (except for some) or have terrible hearing because I have never seen someone get a Log Entry for swearing. PDA is also challenging to deal with, as you can't hug, kiss, or really do anything.Now to the English program, that is tedious. The English program at this school is extremely advanced and will constantly have you on your toes with CRED's and Harvard Keyword Outlines, SO's Sentence Openers, SV's Strong Verbs, which are all DU's Dress Ups which are only stressful once it's implemented. Now these Rules and standards are incredibly challenging to deal with. Except for swearing because of reason stated - which is incredibly hilarious. Now for the random things I have complaints about. "Hot Lunches" are kind of a scam. Especially because of