My son attended this school for only half the year. He was in the Autistic class and they couldn't even hold a teacher for longer then a week so the aids were running everything. They didn't follow his IEP and had the kids from his class sitting on the bus waiting to go home a half hour before school
... Read more ended. The principal wasn't very helpful as she blamed everything on the district and you could never get a hold of anyone withing the district to fix anything. I'm glad I pulled by son out of that awful crazy enviroment he learned more with me homeschooling him then being there and had more stability. Read less
Posted by a parent on 07/09/09
Both my boys go to this school and the teacher and princapale have been great to them this is thier second year and I'll continue to send them next year. i have one son with special needs and one in the gifted programe
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Posted by a parent on 03/23/09
my daughters went to santa cruz last year and i am more than happy that they will be going to a different school this coming year. the opinion of mine and several other parents is that the people in charge of this school are very bad at it. disorganization and apathetic attitudes have led to more
... Read more than one situation where our children were in an unsafe and/or scary situation. however, the teachers are great and i'm thankful to them for being so good to my girls and taking action when the higher-ups wouldn't. Read less
Posted by a parent on 07/09/08
Before I moved to Maricopa, my son went to the top performing school in the district we were in. Given this, I was lucky to experience school excellence and what to expect from the staff. I was not thrilled with Santa Cruz when we were at the old school for various reasons. However, I had hoped with
... Read more the new school environment the school as a whole would become better.... it has. Santa Cruz is a good school and we can make it a great school! I say we, because it takes great parents,great students and great teachers/staff to make OUR school great. Why live in Maricopa and sends your child outside of Maricopa? This is our community and our schools, we all need to be a part of the solution to 'make our schools great!' Read less
Posted by a parent on 05/16/08
I am very pleased with this school. My children are learning a lot and love going to school. My kindergartener could not read at the beginning of the school year and now is reading everything!! teachers are great! i am very satisfied!!
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Posted by a parent on 05/13/08
I've had nothing but bad experiences with the principal. The teachers are fine, but it doesn't seem like the students are the most important issue.
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Posted by a parent on 02/28/08
The staff was very nice and helpful when I enrolled my child in school. However, I was distraught to see how dumbed down the academics were. I am completely against Houghton Mifflin for reading and math and am switching them back to a Traditional school were they teach using Spalding and Saxon. I
... Read more am sick to my stomach that my child came from a school with scores in the 99th percentile for both math and reading to this one with only 75. I don't fault the teachers, I do fault the people in charge of setting the standards however. Read less
Posted by a parent on 01/10/08
the staff is very rude. They do not see any thing they do only want to let u know what you are doing wrong. The staff does not return calls or really approach helping kids with learning problems. they are so rude i took my child out of the school and drive out of maricopa to have my child attend another
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Posted by a parent on 11/05/07
This school is new, so with it has come the craziness of administration not knowing what to do to benefit our children. Overall, the staff at this school has the children's best interest in mind. I know that teachers are working long hours preparing for my children. I hope to see everyone there
... Read more finally get on the same page. Continue to grow harmoniously and keep our children's best interests always first. Also, keep my children's teachers happy! We want our teachers to stay! Read less
Posted by a parent on 10/10/07
Allthough class sizes are large, the teachers are very attentive and involved. The principle really seems to take pride in the school and it's student population.
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Maricopa schools — Santa Cruz Elementary School is located at 45012 W Hunneycut Ave, Maricopa AZ 85239. 45012 W Hunneycut Ave is in the 85239 ZIP code in Maricopa, AZ The school district for Santa Cruz Elementary School is the Maricopa Unified School District 20. Santa Cruz Elementary School is a Public school that serves grade levels K - 5.
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