Paradise Valley

So excited to continue to have my children grow with this wonderful school. Parent community is the best welcoming, Staff advocates for the kids with my daughter who has a IEP for hearing loss, and the communication is so thorough between the iep support team and homeroom teachers. my daughter looks forward to school everyday, even on breaks and summer.

I do not recommend this school. When my child attended here, he experienced ongoing bullying that the school failed to properly address, and the way administration handled the situation was extremely disappointing.It started when a girl apparently liked my son, but because he did not like her back, a group of girls began repeatedly teasing and bullying him. They would tell other students she was his girlfriend and spread rumors that he liked her. During a school field day, while me and his father were there supporting him, a group of girls even approached us and said, “Do you want to know a secret? That girl over there is our childs girlfriend.” Then they laughed and admitted they were “just pranking” and making fun of him before running away.Over time, the rumors escalated badly. Students began spreading false stories claiming my child wanted to kiss her or do inappropriate things with her, which was completely untrue. My son was young, confused, and had never shown behavior like that. He is a straight-A student in a gifted program with no disciplinary history or prior concerns. Even to this day NEVER an issue!Then one day during pickup, my child was missing from dismissal. I called the office worried, only to be told he had been sitting there for hours. Nobody would explain why. The same thing happened again the next day. My child was confused first day sitting in office with no explanation. 2nd day explained he had been pulled into the office again and questioned over rumors he knew nothing about. He was confused and scared because he had not said or done the things he was being accused of. My husband and I eventually had to refuse to leave the office until the principal finally spoke with us. And finally get our child they refused to release to us! Despite there being no proof, no pattern of behavior, and even other students defending our child, the school chose to believe a group of girls who had already been bullying him. Some of those students were proved to be administration/front office staff children, while principal was close family/friends with them which made the situation feel even more unfair.The school failed to stop the bullying, failed to communicate with parents properly, and handled serious accusations with no evidence or fair process. The entire situation was handled terribly, and I absolutely would not recommend this school based on our experience.

I would caution any family before enrolling their child at this elementary school. Initially the community and the families were very welcoming at the school and there were alot of fun events and a nice sense of community. One of my children was singled out as not paying attention and having a focus issue. At his parent teacher conference his teacher immediately started telling me that I needed to give my son adderall and that she takes it and its amazing. This was so alarming to me I was in shock. This is just one of many deep seeded issues at this school. Teachers frequently have their own children in their classes and if your child is not in the gifted program you will not receive a good education. I would suggest looking into the neighboring charter schools.