My two daughters attended Cheatham since 2006. In 2006 this school had severe issues. (students fighting, parents fighting, inadequate teachers) However, since then they have a new Prinicpal. He has done an excellent job in providing leadership and support to his teachers and students. The students
... Read more respect him and therefore he is able to make change. I have had a few issues in the past years with different things, each time I addressed it with the teacher and the principal, and each time it was resolved timely. I feel satisfied with the education they are receiving, a few classes are at a ratio that is too high.They have began to have many extra ciricular programs, 'Lady Cheetah's' great for 6th, 7th & 8th grade girls self esteem! Thank you Mr. Winters for making change. Read less
Posted by a parent on 09/27/09
Really sad school, my friend kept her daughter there for the 6th grade she had over 5 teachers! Not good!
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Posted by a parent on 08/27/09
My son has been to this school since it opened. It has lots of ups & downs just like any school. I can say the staff has improved since they open. I hope they continue to focus on building a strong & dedicated staff. The ratio students vs teachers in each classroom could be a little lower.
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Posted by a parent on 05/15/09
This school has potential to be a great school. My child has been going to this school for 2 years. The first year he struggled greatly. The work he used to come home with has depressing. He would come home with vocabulary tests that had almost every word misspelled. As a grade he would get a sticker
... Read more of great job on his paper... It would leave me wondering how the instructor was teaching... and who was really grading his work? I spend the whole year supplementing his work at home. On his 2nd year there he as has improved dramatically. He was lucky to be placed with a teacher that has been teaching for more than 30 years and really cares. He brings home perfect grades. I believe the difference is in the instructors... If a teacher is genuinally interested in teaching it makes all the difference... Read less
Posted by a parent on 03/27/08
there are lots of fights going on at school.. my daughter always comes saying, ''oh my god there was a big fight at school today!'' taking it like it was so awsome! maybe you should put more playground equipment or opther stuff to keep them busy during recess to prevent future fights....
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My child has been going to Cheatham for the past two years. There have been a lot of changes but she loves it. The teachers she had were very experianced and dedicated. She has made a lot of friends and she had above average scores on her AIMs tests. It is great to see Cheatham is a performing school.
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Posted by a parent on 02/21/08
I am a former employee of Cheatham Elementary School. I worked year one and so much has impropved. Parental involvement was the number one problem at Cheatham. Many of complaints the parents have can be easily resolved with parents contacting teachers, visiting the classrooms and taking part in their
... Read more child's education. Teachers cannot do it all on their own. A teacher has 32 students and time is limited. Step in and make a difference. Read less
Posted by a teacher on 02/13/08
My two children have attended Cheatham for 3 years. Durring the first year of the school, they said it was fun and wanted to go next year. Durring the laast year (2007) everyday they complained about the kids, teachers, and lack of playground equiptment. My oldest daughter had come to me everyday telling
... Read more me about the kids. A lot of kids were picking on her and the teachers had done nothing about it. They had called her horrible names, the same with my youngest. My husband had gone down to talk to the princaple twice. And the princaple had done nothing about the kid(s). (Which made him really mad). So this year I'm taking them to Vista Del Sur which will be a traditional school. Read less
Posted by a parent on 08/03/07
My daughter attended Cheatham for the 2004-2005 school year and it was very disappointing. Her experience was atrocious. My daughter told me things almost on a daily basis that was concerning. I have been taking my daughter to a school outside of the school district for the last 2 years and she has
... Read more been thriving ever since. It's too bad that Cheatham was one of the main reasons I bought this house in Laveen. I thought the school was beautiful and placed so snuggly in the neighborhood. Looks can be deceiving. Read less
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Laveen schools — Cheatham Elementary School is located at 4725 W S Mountain Ave, Laveen AZ 85339. 4725 W S Mountain Ave is in the Laveen neighborhood and 85339 ZIP code in Laveen, AZ The school district for Cheatham Elementary School is the Laveen Elementary School District 59. Cheatham Elementary School is a Public school that serves grade levels K - 6.
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