Great school, fun activities, family oriented. Students and their best interest comes first!
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Posted by a parent on 06/10/09
My daughter and I love this school. They know my child by name and they look after them. I was very septic when I first enrolled her. She has come a long way in her handwriting and reading because of the spalding way!
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Posted by a parent on 01/18/09
I love this school! I have had 5 kids in this school. We are curently considering changing because we now live almost an hour away. Yet, even the distance doesn't make me sure I want to move my kids. I have made the drive for a year already and growing gas prices is the ONLY reason I am considering
... Read more moving them. The teachers and staff are awesome!! My children love school and have loved every faculty member they have come in contact with. I can't say enough good things about Franklin South! Read less
Posted by a parent on 03/15/08
I have loved having my kids attend Franklin South. The classes are smaller than the nearby public school, and I have felt that the teachers have really cared about my kids. I have enjoyed the fact that all parents are involved in various ways. I have enjoyed being on the library book review committee
... Read more and knowing that my children are only choosing books from the library that have been approved is great. I think the principal and office staff are great. My daughter has been able to take violin lessons after class two days a week and loves it. I would only have one complaint and that is the amount of homework. If I had only one child at Franklin South, it would not be so bad, but I have three children there and it is often a struggle to get through. My children do not have time for extracurricular activities. Read less
Posted by a parent on 10/04/06
Excellent academics, extracurricular activities available, great orchestra, band improving, high parental involvement
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Posted by a parent on 01/11/06
This school is wonderful! It is a bit smaller than the regular elementary school. The teachers are very nice (kindergarten teacher is absolutely wonderful!) My son has gone to kindergarten and first grade and they did advanced math problems. They did word problems, triple digit numbers subtraction
... Read more and addition and they started multiplicatioin in the end of first grade. He is way ahead of his cousin who is a great ahead of him in a traditional school. They teach you the grade level you are in at the first half of the year and then teach you the next grade level the other part of the school year....so your kid is always ahead! Wonderful school...wonderful and safe environment! Totally love and recommend this school! Read less
Posted by a parent on 08/30/05
We have been very pleased with Franklin South. We have three students currently attending and we are pleased with their progress. The curriculum is challenging and they expect the students to perform. Other standards and expectations are high as well and the intimate setting is nice. They expect
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Posted by a parent on 03/23/05
Franklin South is a great school; however, most parents won't discover this due the politics involved with this school. Yes, it's true that Franklin South utilizes a waiting list...but what is left unspoken is the policy of selection based on 'who you know,' rather than where you actually place on the
... Read more waiting list. And due to creative shuffling and re-shuffling, it really doesn't matter where you place on the waiting list anyway...fair warning to all. Furthermore, the opinion of Barbara Anderson is highly skewed because she is the secretary of this school, not a parent. So her opinions of the school are from an employees perspective, and not that of a parent. Bear this in mind. All the dirty laundry aside, academically Franklin South is a fantastic school...that is, if lightning strikes, and you somehow manage to get your child enrolled (and if you can tolerate the politics involved.) The negative aspect to Franklin South is the lack of extracurricular activities. You are literally placing your child in a back-to-basics environment (i.e. a 'no frills') school...which is fine if you desire a good, solid education without the fluff. (There's even a strict dress code--no shorts allowed--which seems archaic, but has been implemented to set standards.) The children learn at a level ahead of their actual grade level (i.e. a 1st grader does 2nd grade work); and they tackle the advanced challenges without even realizing they are being held up to higher expectations. This is a lesson that all schools should take note of. Parental involvement at this school is expected, and necessary. The children have nightly homework that usually takes a good solid hour to complete. My children have all excelled at Franklin South. My oldest child began in 1st grade, when Franklin South first opened. My child went from being a non-reader to being a fluent reader...reading on a 5th grade level, half-way into the school year. My children have learned far more than I ever learned in my education. In fact, I have a degree in Education, and in some areas they know more than I do, and they have to teach me! If you desire a strong educational foundation for your child, Franklin South is a great school. If you can't get into this school, there are other Franklin campuses available. Any school that follows the Spaulding Method (and teaches to this standard) would be a school you'd be interested in. Read less
Posted by a parent on 08/04/03
If there were more schools like the Franklins, we would see much less violence in our schools, gang related problems, discipline problems and find out that our children are really smarter then we give them credit for. The Franklin students average at least one grade higher if not more then any other
... Read more public school in the system. They work constantly from a waiting list because of the high demand for the quality education that is achieved at the Franklin Schools. The students are taught respect for themselves and others, good study habits and leadership abilities. They are motivated by excellent teachers and a kind, wonderful support staff who love them and strive to volenteer many hours assisting them in any way they might need help. Read less
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Mesa schools — Franklin South Elementary School is located at 5005 E Southern Ave, Mesa AZ 85206. 5005 E Southern Ave is in the Sunland Village neighborhood and 85206 ZIP code in Mesa, AZ The school district for Franklin South Elementary School is the Mesa Unified School District 4. Franklin South Elementary School is a Public school that serves grade levels K - 6.
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