This school is very strong in advocating for its students academically from the principal to all of the staff! Children are treated fairly and with respect. Five stars to the special education and music departments
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Posted by a parent on 04/01/09
My children are new to this school and we could not be happier. They are in 1st and 3 rd grade and they love their teachers. My 1st graders is learning so much, and I owe it all to the positive influence in the classroom and of course the awesome teacher. Its's nice to know my child loves to get up
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Posted by a parent on 12/16/08
I am very happy with this school. The teachers are helpful and communicate with parents. The school is very inviting and they have a lot of great activities to involve the children.
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Posted by a parent on 05/21/08
I love this school! They treat everyone the same and don't have favorites. They have an AWESOME education system!
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Posted by a other on 08/28/07
I love Desert Vista both my boys go there and one had a speech problem but now he is doing great the staff there is wonderful and I wouldnt have them in any other school.
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Posted by a parent on 01/19/07
My kids started attending DVES last year and have done nothing but excelled, I believe the teachers and other facilty are wonderful. I have nothing but good things to say about our experience at Desert Vista.
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Posted by a parent on 11/27/06
My child has gone to Desert Vista since kindergarten and I think Desert Vista is an excellent school. The teachers are very good with communicating with the parents. The way of teaching and making sure each and every student is all together in the learning process is great. I wish there where more schools
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Posted by a parent on 04/24/04
I think the teaching staff at Desert Vista is excellent they care about the students and give them goals to work toward. The principal is the best in the Apache Junction School District he is the most involved and motivating principal I have ever seen. He is constantly seen around the school encouraging
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Posted by a on 04/29/03
DVES is a wonderful school. It is safe and is making great progress towards better scores. I wish that the school went up to the sixth grade. Personally, I feel that another year in an elementary school for their age group would be appropriate.
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Posted by a on 04/28/03
As a parent of two children who were involved in the transfer from Four Peaks Elementary, it is still somewhat early in the year to assess and formulate fair opinion on the above questions. However, I am happy to say, ""so far so good"" and look forward to meeting more personnel from and getting more
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Gifted Students, Occupational Therapists, Title I, Speech/Language Pathologists
Vocational Education
Phys Ed
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Advanced Placement
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Before/After School
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Gifted and Talented
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general intellectual ability or talent - high intelligence test score (usually two standard deviations above the mean), and high levels of vocabulary, memory, abstract work knowledge and abstract reasoning;
specific academic aptitude or talent in one area such as mathematics or language arts;
creative and productive thinking, the ability to produce new ideas;
leadership ability, the ability to direct individuals or groups to a common decision or action;
visual and performing arts, special talents in visual art, music, dance, drama, or other related studies;
psychomotor ability, such as practical, spatial, mechanical, and physical skills.
Vocation/Technical Curriculum
Vocational and/or technical courses offered within a comprehensive school, usually a senior high school.
Special Education Classes
A school or program within a school that provides services and training to students with moderate to severe mental and/or physical disabilities.
Adult Education Classes
Programs offering GED or equivalent courses for adults within regular schools, whether classes are held during evening or daytime schedules.
English as Second Language
English language classes for students whose first language is not English.
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Apache Junction schools — Desert Vista Elementary School is located at 3701 E Broadway Ave, Apache Junction AZ 85219. 3701 E Broadway Ave is in the 85219 ZIP code in Apache Junction, AZ The school district for Desert Vista Elementary School is the Apache Junction Unified Sd 43. Desert Vista Elementary School is a Public school that serves grade levels K - 5.
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