My son's teacher is awesome! Everyone seems to really care about the children!
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Posted by a parent on 09/16/09
My grandson has really been happy since he transferred to this school. The faculty there cares so much about the children.
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Posted by a other on 09/16/09
from my experience, kigswood is the worst school in surprise, there are a so few teachers that really care about their students in this school but , that's not enough....Don't enroll your children here, I am a parent and I have keep my son in this school for 4 years hoping that maybe the next teacher
... Read more will do better, luckily this year was really good as far as the teacher but, a little too late... thank Good we are moving and my son will be out of the dysart school district. the worst in AZ this page wouldn't be enough to tell you all the problems I have had with them. sooo many.... Read less
Posted by a parent on 02/26/09
Parent of a 6th grader, 3rd grader , and kinder. Our school experience was good. All three had daily homework and we got regular progress reports. The parents are responsible to make sure the students do the homework...not the teachers. In our home we make sure we do our part....more parents should.
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Posted by a parent on 06/25/08
This school has problems ranging from a weak principle and lazy teachers to pathetic play equipment and slim resources. I had to beg for progress reports for my 6th grader, and when I finally got one it only had 3 assignments out of 21 graded! I see the district making changes to clear out some of
... Read more the worst teachers, but at this rate it will be years before they have weeded out the bad ones! Needless to say, my children will not be at Kingswood next year! Read less
Posted by a parent on 06/24/08
My grandson was enrolled in the 6th grade for the last 2 1/2 months of the 2007-2008 school year. From veiwing the test scores, it is little wonder why the 6th graders didn't do better. Homework was nonexistint and all I heard about was watching TV in science and playing games in Language arts.
... Read more I received progress reports for half his classes. No report from the class he failed, even tho I asked to be kept informed when he was enrolled. Read less
Posted by a other on 05/27/08
I have three children in Kingswood, two in fourth grade and one in kindergarten, and my children have had great success in every grade. My older ones have been there since kindergarten so I've been able to see things progress and change for the good. I've also witnessed many parents complain about
... Read more everything from teachers to homework. Too much homework and the teachers being too hard on the students and it's these parents that feel their children shouldn't have so much homework and classwork that keeps all the other kids behind. Hopefully the new zoning will allow Kingswood to succeed in '08-'09 and get the ratings back up to 'highly performing' Read less
Posted by a parent on 03/24/08
My son's first grade teacher was great. The parking was horrible, very few parking spots available and part of the parking that was available was closed off. The district is horrible with zoning, there is a new school right behind our house and yet we have to drive our son to this one.
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Posted by a parent on 07/26/07
My son's Kindergarten teacher was very hard on the kids acidemically. Although this was difficult at first - being my first experience with school - I appreciated how hard she worked to get them ready for first grade and beyond. My son likes to disrupt class and talk but has made great strides under
... Read more her expert care. She was great and we will miss her next year. He has learned so much and always wanted to go to class. Read less
Posted by a parent on 05/29/07
Kingswood's teachers and staff are doing a very good job. Discipline problems have been handled very well by the behavior teacher. My son acted up in class and I received a phone call and he had my son explain his behavior to me. I appreciated the phone call and the consequences were adaquate. My son
... Read more told me that he likes the ISS teacher as he treated him with respect. I encourage parents to send their children to this school. I want to warn parents that the cafeteria food is very fatty and has high sugar in most items. Pack a lunch. Read less
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Surprise schools — Kingswood Elementary School is located at 15150 W Mondell Rd, Surprise AZ 85374. 15150 W Mondell Rd is in the Continental At Kingswood neighborhood and 85374 ZIP code in Surprise, AZ The school district for Kingswood Elementary School is the Dysart Unified School District 89. Kingswood Elementary School is a Public school that serves grade levels K - 8.
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