I wish I could give this school a 5 star seeing as my son goes here. However this may be his last…read moretear at this school and here is why: ADS is participating in the AZ Merit testing metric system and they are failing at it drastically and it is not at the fault of the teachers but the testing is extremely difficult to pass. When a teacher says that your child got a D on the exam and this was one of the highest grades then something is wrong! I am involved in my son's school and went and spoke with each teacher and there was a consensus is that all the students are failing- how can the school continue to allow their students to FAIL! I am an extremely concerned parent that feels that this school is allowing our children to fail and this could drastically effect their future! The school grounds are nice and the uniform is extremely formal with blazer and tie. However again the fall at organizing the physical education class around this. In the summer months when it was 100°+ outside they had pants and a long sleeve collar shirt they participated in. Then there was an incident that occurred at the school that involved the sheriff's presence that parents we're given very little information about. And the most recent situation that occurred was a fire /gas scent incident that forced an evacuation of the school. Which I'm glad they did and they informed the parents via email. What they failed to mention is that this evacuation occurred and our children were outside in the rain! They failed to let us know that our children were soak and wet in December on one of the coldest days! The only way parents knew was if the child chose to call to get clothes brought to them. The only reason I gave 2 stars and not 1 is because I love the teachers! But they need to get organized and quick or we will be looking for another school.

I was a student here for 10 or 9 years and never in my life have i ever wanted to leave this school…read moreso much. The teachers are rude, give out too much homework and whine and cry for no reason about how bad we are. Not just that, the students at ADS are RUTHLESS. Theyre all rude, disrespectful and disgusting. it makes me wonder who their parents are. The worst part about all of this is that the principle does absolutely NOTHING about the drama that goes down in elementary OR MIDDLE SCHOOL!!! If you're thinking of sending your kid here to learn or to be disciplined, pick a another school because academy del sol has only made me dumber if anything. The tests are too hard no matter how hard i study and like i said before, too much homework. Everyone and everything here is disappointing and nasty so take my advice; DO NOT GO TO EITHER ACADEMY DEL SOL'S ROGER OR STAR VALLEY!!! and bella r, shut up. we all know what kind of nasty gossip girl YOU are...