1525 E Baseline Rd #140
Tempe, AZ 85283

My family has been part of the Rover community for a number of years. What was important to us in choosing a school was 1) a community feel, 2) strong leadership, 3) socioeconomic and cultural diversity, 4) arts opportunities, and 5) a whole child approach (like low homework and social emotional learning). Rover excels in all of these areas. 1) Community Feel: My kids have built strong relationships with teachers and staff and other kids and their families. We have gotten to know other families, teachers, and staff through the school garden program, PTA, school events, and informal gatherings. 2) Strong Leadership: The school has had responsive, energetic, empathetic, resourceful/adaptable and forward thinking principals. 3) Socioeconomic and Cultural Diversity: My kids have formed friendship with those of diverse backgrounds, though we’ve learned it’s easier to deepen/maintain those with people of more similar backgrounds. 4) Arts Opportunities: The school has a robust music program for all years, but especially 4th/5th grade, with required specialization in band/orchestra/choir and the opportunity to be in an annual musical. Ms. Crawford (the music teacher) is highly skilled, innovative, and dedicated to students’ growth. The school also has a number of arts extra curriculars. 5) Whole Child Approach: What is unique about the school is the integration of the garden into learning, including social/emotional. Ms. Kelly (the garden educator) is skilled in helping every kid find their happy place in the garden. Homework is minimal (mostly reading, and some math practice (20 min) in upper grades). My kids have made great leaps in learning in this context.There is only one issue we’ve had with the school in what has been a largely positive experience. One of our kids was diagnosed with a chronic health condition that affected school performance. We kept the teachers informed about it and asked for advice on how best to support their learning in and outside of conferences. We did not pursue formal accommodations, like an IEP. The teachers were not very responsive, and my child’s learning suffered. A lesson is that formal accommodation may be required in order to get the individual attention that your child may need to thrive at this school if they have issues.Overall, I highly recommend this school if you share the values that my family has about education, just look more deeply into how they deal with health issues if that pertains to you.

Terrible, as an 8th grader, this school is a bad choice. Some girls like drama, I’ll admit I do too, but this school is too much drama. You will most likely get into fights, the girls are very rude and mostly all of the kids are disrespectful. The teachers don’t really care that much and a lot of them are people you don’t really look forward to seeing. Save yourselves the trouble and don’t go here!!!

0 integrity, the only good thing about here is the teachers they really try their best, the problem is the students, 0 respect for teachers 0 parents involvement, bathroom is always occupied with kids vaping, girls and boys all around the teachers and classrooms kissing and touching like their in a privite room, and teachers cant even say anything because this brats are so sensitive that they cant accept responsibility of their actions, These kids also have the toilets so bad and gross pee, blood in toilets, lots of bad writing on the walls. Bad behavior from students education in Arizona ranks the lowest and behavior isnt any better this school definently dosent deserve an A+.