2806 N 87th Ave
Phoenix, AZ 85037

My grandkids (4 ) LOVE this school! They are excited to go to school, really don’t like it when they have days off. They are uber excited to return after vacations. I have met the new principal and vice principal and a few of the teachers and I am very impressed. The library is AMAZING and every staff member is courteous and appears to know all kids by name. I attended an evening event in the art room where we learned how to paint a picture with acrylics and the art teacher is truly gifted in patience and guidance of her students. Incidents between students are handled with appropriate response and action with sensitivity for all parties. My grandkids are happy here at Amberlea Elementary and that’s huge!

This is a great school, with wonderful staff. It seems like about 10% of the teachers are newer teachers, the rest are seasoned vets. The staff is very supportive of students who try hard, but are kind of lenient towards students who behave poorly. Though the Teachers do work hard to try and engage the students. The Special Education Department is Tier 1 in my opinion. They are constantly taking the SPED students on trips to expose them to new things, getting new technology to help the SPED students learn in different ways, advocating for the students in areas that their families may not have known about. If you have a SPED student, you may want to add this school to your list. As far as safety is concerned, there are cameras everywhere, and there are around 10 security guards, and a School resource officer who works on Campus daily. The campus isn't easy to access to outsiders.The administrators like to invite parents to the school after hours for college preparedness workshops, as well as many other community events held throughout the school year. There are a whole host of extra curricular activities that this school offers as well. Things like sports, acting, art, music, photography, etc.The grounds are beautiful, and well maintained. The facility has a full sized Theatre, excellent football field, and basketball court, and a great weight room.Overall this school is a good school with some room to improve. I would still recommend though.