Some of the staff at his school were great but most of the admin were very disrespectful and don't…read morelisten. One of my friends passed away and they proceeded to take her out the promotion program. They said it was to "protect other students" but that was just a very disrespectful thing to do. When other girls would joke about her death and spread rumors about it, they would not do ANYTHING about it and when they "did" it would never stop. The only thing they would crack down on was kids selling drugs, that's it. This school has made me have so much low self esteem, The only good thing about this school is the extra curriculums.

Good school, nice teachers, but the office treats you like a criminal for the smallest thing…read more Apparently, my kid's friend is in a friend group and he's kind of an executive there or whatever their hierarchy system is. And apparently one of the kids in said group was kicked out of it in fifth and sixth grade for doing inexplicable things in the middle of class, but it was misworded to the teacher what he did and he faced little punishment. He tried to rejoin in sixth grade but was kicked out. Now this year he tried AGAIN and succeeded. Now this group was kind of like a Democracy, so they held a vote to kick him out, and a majority voted in favor, to which he brought it up to the principal and my kid's friend was called up to the office. He explained why they had kicked him out due to the "things" he did in fifth grade, but the vice principal pushed that all aside and claimed it was harassment to kick him out of the group, and even if they did, the kid who was voted out would still be allowed to sit anywhere anyway. To which the kid brought up a good point, if they voted him out, he wouldn't have to move, could still sit with them, yadda yadda, so therefore kicking him out would do nothing except tell him they do not want to be involved with him anymore. To which the VP switched the topic talking about how he was putting peer pressure onto the other kids, and how he talked to them about the whole thing, and they said they wanted him to stay in. I'm sorry??? Pretty sure YOU put them under peer pressure because NOBODY wants to look like a bad guy in front of the VP, so how is holding a vote peer pressure but straightforward pressuring kids in your office ISN'T?!?!?

Just because the neighborhood is nice doesn't mean the school is. The biggest regret is moving to…read morethis neighborhood. It's rated #1 I don't know how, my kids aren't excited to go to school. It was completely different at our previous school. Teachers looked happy and excited to be there. Some of the teachers look so miserable!! Especially, ARIANNA BROWN, WHOM TEACHES 1st grade! She has been every parent's nightmare!! She shouldn't be teaching at all. She does things purposefully to hurt a child's feelings it's disturbing. Once you call her out, she stunned and shocked. Teaching is not your calling. Every time I have tried to engage, she has a miserable attitude and look about her. They need to start handing out psych evaluations to these "teachers." Because who can hurt a child's feelings and feel absolutely nothing is beyond disgusting! The school district and principal did absolutely nothing when we requested to move our son out of the classroom. Our request was denied. Now my son is traumatized by ARIANNA BROWN.

There was this one time in the cafeteria, this happened a month ago, idk where my review went but,…read moreone of my friends put a piece of ham on one of the posters inside of the cafeteria, teachers would walk past it like 15 times a day and this happened for a month, even through spring break, this school is extremely unsanitary and rarely gets cleaned.

My child attended here. He fell from a play structure and ended up not being able to walk for…read morealmost 2 weeks as his ankle got sprang when the injury occurred. While the previous staff here cared, a new set of staff members have begun and to my surprise, my son's injury while he attended here was never reported or documented. When I brought up the incidents to the District; to their surprise it was new-news as they were unaware of the dangers and failures of PH Gonzales staff. My son also received various injuries from other children in his classroom- even to the point of his skin being broken as well as bleeding. No report was created or made. Our son's safety became our priority and he is no longer attending. The teachers are tired, overworked and worn out. I would not bring my child here ever again, nor would I suggest parents to. Parents beware.

All three of my kids went there. Excellent school. 5 star preschool. Half days every Wednesday…read moreand lots of great learning.

Never had any major problems with a teacher except for a Kyle Hallum. Unnecessarily snarky and…read moresporadic. It seems as though his untreated mental disorders hinder his ability to effectively teach. Coming from an honors graduate, I'd steer clear of that guy. Borderline bully, I remember that I would dread going to that class thinking how will he pick on me today? And yes, specifically me, I was singled out but I guess that's okay since that meant no one else got the brunt of it. Excellent staff otherwise, I suppose that person was just the rotten apple of the bunch.

Love this school. Teachers are very communicative. Sports and other activities are fair to all…read morestudents.

The others where really nice and welcoming but Roberta Contreras was so rude her attitude is…read moredisgusting. I was nice to her trust me but if someone is going to be acting like that towards others she should find something else that makes her happy!!

The school is good all I'n so it's a good school but me prepared to walk a lot I would also…read morerecommend using sunscreen

This is my little 3 year boy's first time starting any school ( he is now 4)…read moreI did nit want a daycare center setting I am so happy I chose this school! Ms Kopa and Ms Ali are wonderful preschool teachers. The environment is so loving, nurturing and educational at the same time. He has learned so much already and really Gets individual attention. Education is taught in diverse activities that are very organized and also gets a weekly homework packet that is not overwhelming and just right. He is so happy to come here everyday. I cant thank the the staff and especially the teachers Ms Kopa and Ms Ali enough for giving my son such a wonderful learning and nurturing environment they are SUPERB!!

We just moved to this school and are so glad we did. I love the small school environment and the…read morecommunity feel. It's been such a blessing and the kindergarten teachers have been so amazing with my daughter. The principal Ms. Fallon went over and above for us as well. The transition here went so smooth and seamless and we couldn't be happier. My daughter has excelled so much since starting here and her confidence is through the roof! Thank you PPA!

I've worked with many of the Cartwright teachers, have observed them teach in classroom as well as…read moreteach professional development courses to fellow teachers. They are professional, knowledgeable, and motivated. The students I have interviewed seem happy and alert. I asked one Grade 2 student what they did at beginning of the day and he said something about studying the city of Phoenix. I asked him who the mayor was. Without hesitation, he said, "Greg Stanton." When I asked how he knew that, he replied, "I looked it up on the internet." That was in November, so early in his Grade 2 year. The administration and their staff are conscientious and eager to accommodate the needs of students, parents, teachers and the community. They are excellent.

My son attended 1 horrifying year here... This has got to be the worst un organized school in the…read morevalley..first of all they make the kids wear uniforms, and I am all for that except when I see teachers and staff dressed like they were on their way out of door to go to a rave..unacceptable .. In a whole school year I did not once see the principle out on school grounds and my son said he never saw him either..the secretaries dont know much and never return calls ..when you ask them a question they give you a look like they were a deer in headlights..my son was accused of something he did not do, and taken into the vice principle office and interrogated by himself without parent permission..should have taken that one to the board...but I am happy now I have him in a great school, the principle knows the kids by name..the teachers and staff are great ..but yet it lingers in my mind as to where all my tax dollars are going? This school should concentrate on getting organized..especially the principle and secretaries..also maybe a dress code should be in place for staff ...

Horrrrrrible school. Very rude front admin staff. They do not care for autistic children. And…read moreprincipal doesn't respond to requests for meetings.

Don't trust the principal to properly handle any issues regarding teachers singling out your…read morestudent. Now idk if it is a discrimination issue or what, but I personally wouldn't trust Mrs. bunch-rindell (1st grade) or Mrs. Santistevan. They have an issue allowing children to use the restroom and then use scare tactics to keep them from physically walking out the classroom to use a restroom when they are on the verge of peeing their pants in front of everyone. I'm sure teachers are taught to pay attention to the psychological effects they have on children as well. In my case it didn't seem to be anything they're concerned about. Nor the principal when I came to speak with her about it. Instead got an attitude back and they refused to believe it happened the way my son said it did. Safe to say I will no longer have my children attend this school. It's up to you to take any chances.