My son is in his second year at Ingleside, and we love it. I truly believe he is getting a…read moreworld-class education here. He's been able to advance to the math level that makes sense for him--he's a 7th grader in Algebra--and I really appreciate that they try to get kids into a math that makes sense for where they're at. I also think they have a very decent set of electives. For instance, he's taking Forensic Science--which he loves--and he's signed up for Public Speaking/Debate in the spring. The principal, Dr. Michael, is both inspiring and very hands on. The teachers are experienced, and they seem to enjoy teaching kids this age. My son had a concussion at one point, and literally every single teacher was incredibly understanding and gave him significant time to recover and get caught up. We were very grateful. It's worth noting: to limit opportunities for bullying and misbehavior, the time between classes is tight. Middle schoolers are expected to take care of and speak up for themselves. So if someone needs water, they should bring a water bottle and fill it in the morning and at lunch. This means they have to step away from their friends for a hot second, but they figure it out pretty quickly. All in all, my son is getting a great academic education and he's learning to manage his time and speak up for himself with teachers. I'm very pleased with his experience and growth thus far! Please note: our experience is with CGP, math and electives.

My experience at this school was more than disappointing. I transferred here in the near ending…read more(February) of seventh grade along with some other students. Almost everyone at this school had no personality, like they were all copy and pastes of each other. Almost all the girls were blonde even if it was bleached (probably just to fit in), or the typical modern preppy, the boys however had the biggest egos I have seen. Almost every student and teacher made me feel very unsupported, overlooked, and constantly had me stressing over my appearance, and my style. The teachers were very dismissive, inconsiderate, inattentive, and overall just unprofessional. One in particular teacher was my science teacher Ms. Hains, she would constantly support the bullying of one certain student, even sometimes making rude comments to and of this student for absolutely no reason at all. Yes, I know teaching is and can be very hard but it absolutely does not mean you can take out your frustration on to your students. One of my other teachers even said that bullying should be brought back, although I know this could be a harmless joke to some, but for the people who have experienced actual bullying would not have found this funny at all. Sometimes I would go days without showing up just because of how mentally draining this school was, and when I would return NO teacher would ask how I have been, or maybe why I was out, not one single genuine concern for me. I would even go to school every single day feeling so anxious that I would sometimes throw up in the morning because of how overwhelmed I felt. I hope that I never ever have to go to a school like this ever again, I wouldn't even wish this on my worst enemy.

Coronado high school may not be in the richest part of Scottsdale but they do a great job - two of…read moretheir teachers won awards this year -more than any other school in the state yet Scottsdale district didn't even recognize either of the teachers - way to go Coronado teachers we think you're super!!

My daughter attended high school at Coronado. Throughout her years at Coronado we had a few…read morestruggles. I made contact with her guidance counselor and also worked closely with the social worker and behavioral interventionist. The school (administrative staff) and teachers were sensitive to our issues and worked closely with us to keep my daughter on track. One year my daughter needed to do homebound, they were on top of it, moved her into the program quickly. I hear other parents talk down about their school district, but I have to say I have had the opposite experience. Thank you to the SUSD!

My son and daughter have been at Echo Canyon since Pre-K and now they're in 2nd and 4th grade…read more We've had such an amazing experience here. The staff is all so warm and welcoming. The principal and assistant principal are out greeting kids every morning and they know everyone's name, it's impressive! My kids have thrived here, with my daughter in the advanced Math and ELA and my son finding a love of reading. I'm a very involved parent and can say every single person who works at the school is amazing, thoughtful, and truly care about the students. We feel very lucky to have found this great community.

We have 2 kids in Echo Canyon and they both started out in their outstanding Pre-K program. As they…read morehave grown and continued on we have loved all of their teachers and their looping model as well! We live the small school feel, where the students are created by name every morning by the principal and assistant principal. Their beautiful gardens, tortoise habitat and monarch weigh station and some of the features that really set this school apart from the rest. We really couldn't be happier that we found Echo and that it's a part of our families story :)

Don't be fooled by the prestige name, the academics here are far from excellent. The school lacks…read morethe robust, advanced curriculum you would expect from a high-end private institution. What they lack in academic rigor, they make up for in donor-pleasing. There is a continuous, undeniable filtering process where the system goes out of its way to pamper wealthy donors.

My experience with Phoenix Country Day was unwelcoming and unsupportive. They portray a school that…read moreis elitist and rude. They recruit simply through wealth and not with heart.

This is a wonderful school. I had transferred from a middle school in Los Angeles. I had only…read morethree weeks left for the school year. It was such a shell shock to go from a middle school to an elementary school, with kinder Garten age kids running around and sharing the playground with 2nd graders. However, the teachers were wonderful, and the cafeteria had great food.

best school ever my kids love it here and have made so many good friends and the teachers are great.read more

Beautiful school creative teachers especially Miss Andrea ,very energizing. Teacher creates a…read morefriendly environment focusing on teamwork. Lots of interesting field and nature trips

Huge turnover rate. Admin doesn't listen to staff concerns. Gossiping amongst staff. Admin cares…read moremore about profit and numbers than their own employees.

As a former employee of SUSD I will never go back the reason why is they play favoritism even…read morethough it is equal opportunity employers . Never again. I absolutely hate working for a company that pays the paper pushers more than the aides.

if i could rate this district zero stars I would hi, Im a…read morestudent at a Scottsdale middle school and I first came from another school district that was sooooooo much better. 1, SPORTS TRYOUTS ARE RIGGED none of the coaches actually coach they just expect you to know everything as a kid who LOVES sports and has made and been cut from teams, the "club" and "popular kids" are the only ones who make the team SHOUTOUT TO COACH FOSTER THE SOFTBALL COACH AT ARCADIA!!!! that man cannot coach when he coached my schools softball team we had eight graders as singing us portions because hes such a bad coach. 2 academics the academics are horrendous I came from a better school district but it's ranked lower than susd and I learned more at that school then seventh grade this districts academics SUCK and teachers are so focused on being the "cool" teacher, I mean some are cool and still teach but most are horrible and you won't learn anything. I was in honors ELA last year and I learned nothing AT ALL and the teacher didn't even set up another curriculum it was the exact same as gen-ed just we did book reports. 3. people basically I go to school in the Arcadia complex and all the moms are in their little scottsdale bubble and think they're so special because the live one Scottsdale and the dads are super competitive with their sons and sports especially baseball the kids are petty and are jerks because they come from rich families so they think their better and it's really annoying. now I come from a middle class family and the rich kids pick on EVERYONE and brag about EVERYTHING and if you went to the "rich elementary school " you are immediately "popular" in middle school and same with high school. 4. District the school district is completely oblivious to what's going on at these schools WHY DONT THEY FIX THE FIGHTS AT TONALEA? WHY DONT THEY FIX ATHLETICS ? WHY DONT THEY HIRE BETTER PRINCIPALS? WHY DONT THEY TAKE THE TIME TO TRAIN THEIR TEACHERS? 5 food the food is kinda junk it's not good at all the burgers are nasty the pizzas okay and the Chinese food tastes like bread somehow I don't even know how that's possible and the mozzerella sticks taste like you took a bite out of an eraser. overall this district is highly dis functional please don't bring your kids here they will be miserable and may get bullied I have nothing good to say about this district. thank you for your time :)

We are Super grateful for being able to be part of CLS. My oldest son was in a well known…read moreaccelerated program in PV school district and to say it lightly that was a hot mess. I went to the tour at CLS and was so amazed that I asked my Mom " are we being Punked?" From the piano music coming out of the chapel to the specialized attention and care my boys receive I couldn't be more thrilled. My oldest son is a bit ahead of his grade in some areas but his teacher went out of her way to create a secondary curriculum for him in these areas so that he stays challenged and excited. The level of character building and accountability that exists at this school is unparalleled. It takes a village:)

I decided to post my opinion about CLS because I noticed an unkind review. My children started at…read moreCLS this year and they are in middle school. The education is top notch, they do prepare your children for high school. Ms. Weber is the middle school teacher for social studies and she is amazing. My children are learning the Articles of the Constitution right now. She brings history to life. During the first week of school at CLS they did a lot of team building activities and it brought the students together, from that moment on my children had friends. The kids are great and I have not seen or heard of any bullies. The sports program may not have a lot of practices, but I think it so kids are able to do other activities outside of school, which most do. I think the two coaches my children have had in after school sports have been great role models. Thank you CLS staff & coaches for being so kind and patient with my kids. It is wonderful to see all the teachers model true Christ like behavior.