15375 W Pershing St
Surprise, AZ 85379

Academically challenging. Beautiful and well respected school!!!

Overall, we are very dissatisfied with the public school system in Arizona. It doesn’t seem to matter which public school you choose; classes are overcrowded, and the system is failing these kids. Instead of actually teaching, many schools lower standards to artificially boost poor student performance, allowing students to advance to the next grade without mastering necessary skills. They appear more focused on maintaining their school ranking for funding purposes than on true educational outcomes.Classes are oversized, and struggling students are often left behind. Boys, in particular, who typically require more attention, are pushed through the system without even achieving basic skills. These children, who endured the disruptive lockdowns and a lost year of remote schooling, have been especially affected and left behind. As a result, we are withdrawing our son from this school and will now take a hands-on approach to teaching him ourselves. His reading, writing, and math skills do not meet even the minimum school standards. The only response from his teachers is that he "does not want to do the work." If he lacks a fundamental understanding of the material, it’s unreasonable to expect him to succeed.The school culture is also troubling. Bullying often goes unpunished, while instances of racism, especially directed toward white students, are overlooked. The system is failing our children. Some educators seem more interested in preserving a "status quo" focused on diversity and political agendas than on true education. It is disheartening to see that, despite having one of the highest-funded education systems, we are achieving some of the lowest test scores globally. It is truly a disgrace!