4303 E Cactus Rd #315B
Phoenix, AZ 85032

I have been in education for over 26 years and I CHOSE to put my child at Indian Bend Elementary School, because of the amazing leadership. Principal Jan Stevens has been in a leadership role at Indian Bend now for three years. Due to the PV closing the previous school, she transferred to Indian Bend. Jan led a staff, students and teachers into becoming an Award Winning National School in 2013 and I believe she will do it again. The staff at Indian Bend are all team players and the school offer's so many opportunities for parents and kids. Great place to enroll your children. The diversity of the school is incredible and prepares your child for real life, while getting a GREAT EDUCATION.

My son attended this school for their gifted DLC program. The school is small but the education is top notch. Many of his friends are not in the program and they are also receiving an outstanding education. The teachers are kind and supportive. Great school!

PVHS is a fabulous high school that happens to also be public. The honors, AP, and CREST classes are very rigorous and challenging; however, students are not loaded down with busy work homework. The block schedule is a little odd and takes some getting used to, but it affords the kids greater latitude in scheduling and allows them to dive deeper into topics during their classtime. I really wish all schools could move to the block schedule. The CTE courses are phenomenal. Where else can students take advanced math, language AND auto shop, welding or culinary arts classes at the same campus? The teachers all seem highly engaged and very competent. I appreciate the emails from the counseling department. They are very proactive regarding scholarships, college admissions and internships. There are several sports teams and the coaching staff is very welcoming. The CREST program (the "school within a school") is an interesting concept and probably not right for everyone; however, for the right kid, it offers a unique and exceptional opportunity. CREST students have the opportunity to take two years of math classes and two to three years of science classes each year. So where high school students "back in my day" graduated with 4 years of math and 4 years of science, the CREST student can graduate with 8 years (or more in some cases!) of math and more than 10 years of science classes. This is because of the block schedule that coverts typical year-long courses into semester courses. Of course, that kind of class load is optional and students can benefit from the block schedule without taking multiple math or science classes each year. The school might look a little like a prison (sorry! but, it does!!!!) but the classes, teachers, staff, curriculum and programming are exceptional and definitely not "institutional."