It is a great school...Caring teachers and an awesome Principal
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Posted by a parent on 08/23/08
I have two gifted children at Pendergast. They were recently given a 3 day test to see if they qualify for the gifted program, which was recommended by their teacher. They are in two different classes and they are not bored the teachers find other alternatives for them to do.
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Posted by a parent on 05/06/06
Pendergast has strength both at the elementary and upper grade levels. I am most familiar with the upper grades. Teachers do a good job teaching students. Pendergast participates in an after school arts-academics program. I am especially impressed with their steel drum program. The level of parent
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Posted by a parent on 02/22/06
The academic programs were fairly standard. We did have problems with bullying. But some of the teachers were good to communicate, some were not.
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Posted by a administrator on 01/13/06
This school is wonderful. The teachers and the administrators are very helpful. The academic programs with in the school are very good. The students are able to choose from a number of extracurricular activities.
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Posted by a parent on 10/20/05
I had 3 children attend Pendergast, and I was very unhappy with the school. It is run down, crowded, has a high turnover rate, and academically is very lacking. Because of the low test scores, the classes are taught at a low level and children who are advanced are left out. My children were bored
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Posted by a parent on 08/20/05
Pendergast is a bit run down and crowded. the school board has done nothing to keep this school up. I pulled my children from this school after they received threats for getting too good of grades and making low achevers look bad. My children were bored in their calsses because they were taught at such
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Posted by a parent on 07/06/05
Pendergast offers students the opportunity to learn in a diverse environment. Typically the students spend the majority of the day developing literacy skills. Students are expected to become readers, writers, and thinkers. Pendergast offers several after school tutoring programs and has a community
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Posted by a teacher on 06/23/05
The school is a small school but maintains adequate teaching for the children. Pendergast offers various extracurricular activities for the students by means of music, band, sports and drama.The school also offers various after school programs to assist the students in the areas of academics.
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Posted by a staff on 06/15/05
Pendergast School has been a performing year the past 2 years and is now out of school improvement. I sit on the School Effectiveness Team which is a parent, teacher, administrator team that works to get parents more involved in increasing student achievement. The new reading program at Pendergast
... Read more and the focus on reading is inviting parents to participate in their child's learning to read. I have been very pleased with the focus on getting children to read at grade level. There is a lot of assessment that takes place. Teachers let me know just where my child is in terms of reading. They send home many helpful activities for me to do with my child. The math program is also fairly new. It includes a lot of review as well as teaching new content. I also like the implementation of the Character Counts Program that started this year. Read less
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Advanced Placement
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Before/After School
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Gifted and Talented
A school system may identify 10% to 15% or more of its student population as gifted and talented. A brief description of each area of giftedness or talent as defined by the Office of Gifted and Talented:
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.
Phoenix schools — Pendergast Elementary School is located at 3802 N 91st Ave, Phoenix AZ 85037. 3802 N 91st Ave is in the Maryvale neighborhood and 85037 ZIP code in Phoenix, AZ The school district for Pendergast Elementary School is the Pendergast Elementary School District 92. Pendergast Elementary School is a Public school that serves grade levels K - 8.
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