17161 W Puget Ave
Waddell, AZ 85355

Our family moved to the Cortessa neighborhood so that my children would be sure to attend Mountain View and Shadow Ridge. The administration, teachers, and staff are dedicated, passionate, and determined to create an environment conducive to learning and growing. As a former substitute teacher, my favorite school to teach at was Mountain View. The children are eager to learn, up to the challenge and rigors provided. The MVS PTA are second to none. They are welcoming, kind, and go above and beyond to make the school and the events they hold engaging, inviting, and inclusive. We grow to love Mtn View more every year and are so glad we made the decision to include Mtn View in our village as we raise our kids.

THIS IS THE WORST SCHOOL I HAVE EVER BEEN TO.The teachers here are JOKES. They don't know how to teach, and even if they do, they lack passion and wanting to CONNECT with students. They don't care about the emotional state of your children, and don't care how stressed they are, or how they confused they are. I don't know why half of the teachers here are teaching, some of them admit they hate it. Specifically, the math department here. Not only are half of the teachers cruel, lacking compassion and empathy, and egotistical, they don't know how to teach. The science department throws a textbook in your face, with a note packet that you have to fill out (you can find a majority of them online.) However, there are exceptions, such as Ms.Roberts, Ms.Wenz, and Mr.Moore. They are teachers who are respected by the majority of the school.The students here are robots, they don't talk, they don't have opinions, and if they do, all they know how to do is gossip. Your student will grow up with students who are some of the most dull, uninspiring, and rude jerks that I have ever seen. When I go to this school, I genuinely find it difficult to talk to my peers, cause none of them know how to have a conversation. There is almost no student spirit. Almost no diversity, and even if there is, the school feels segregated by the students.The counselors here are hit and miss, Ms.Brayden is a wonderful counselor from what I've heard. If you want your child to have a high school experience of mean teachers, boring coursework, and dull peers, send them to this school. If I could give this school negatives, I would.