They have a great music and arts dept., My daughter is becoming and amazing musician from the teachers there and the chorus is professional in my opinion-like a broadway show. The academic programs are super and teachers communicate well by email and take interest in students. Classrooms are not overloaded
... Read more and I feel the campus is safe and well supervised. There are plenty of choices to introduce kids and prepare them for college or life career choices. Read less
I am a student here and i moved from a different school, and let me tell you my old school doesnt even compare. the althletic program is one of the best.... ....varsity football 08 4-0........
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Posted by a student on 09/29/08
i am a student at Cactus. and it is by far the best school to go to. We have a great athletic program and the teachers really care about the students and what happens to them. The teachers want the students to suceed in life and go for there goal.s
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Posted by a student on 06/16/08
As a student at Cactus, I believe I have a very worthy point. The main problem at Cactus is that the students and teachers alike, seem to only care about the minimum. The teachers don't push their students for excelling grades but for what is expected of them. The curriculum is rushed through and no
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Posted by a student on 04/02/08
I love this school. I have a daughter that attends. The staff seems very focused on providing a quality education to the students and seem to care about them.
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Posted by a parent on 12/12/07
I myself have a daughter that goes there and does amazing it is a very good school. my daughter has had so many disadvantages and to be honest you would never know she much out of school I especially like there focus on post graduation they seem to take a lot of intrest in childress with disabilitys
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Posted by a parent on 12/09/07
This high school is the best so far I have ever seen the teachers respect the students while the students return that repect back. the students work hard in their studies doing their best to uphold the schools excellent reputation. the students and teachers have a special relationship that every parent
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Posted by a parent on 12/06/07
I have nothing but rave reviews for CHS. My daughter has a learning disability in math and from day one everyone has been extremely involved in getting her the help that she needs and has been immediately responsive. I have seen concern and genuine caring from every single one of her teachers and for
... Read more the first time in her whole academic history, my daughter loves going to school. I could not be more pleased than I am with Cactus. We specifically moved into the Cactus district so that my daughter could attend there and it was the best choice that we ever made. Read less
Posted by a parent on 09/21/07
I am a teacher at this school and I have been continuously disheartened as to the disintegration of the programs, staff, and quality of education. Fine teachers are leaving; students are not being prepared for the real world. There is little adminstrative support, including at the district level, to
... Read more administer discipline, attendance policies, or to provide proper supplies, such as textbooks or trade books. It is a rare classroom that has a set of dictionaries. Students cannot learn if they are not there; they cannot study without books; yet the teachers are held accountable for progress. The principal and assistant principals are weak and treat teachers as if they are replaceable. It is a real shame that a once very vibrant school is now one where teachers are too frustrated to function at their best. Read less
Auto Mechanics, Culinary Arts, Drivers Ed, Electronics, Health, Phys Ed
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Advanced Placement
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visual and performing arts, special talents in visual art, music, dance, drama, or other related studies;
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Vocation/Technical Curriculum
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Special Education Classes
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Adult Education Classes
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English as Second Language
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Glendale schools — Cactus High School is located at 6330 W Greenway Rd, Glendale AZ 85306. 6330 W Greenway Rd is in the 85306 ZIP code in Glendale, AZ The school district for Cactus High School is the Peoria Unified School District 11. Cactus High School is a Public school that serves grade levels 9 - 12.
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