Cactus High School

1. The class size on this rating is COMPLETELY WRONG. They have about 30 to 35, sometimes even 40 students in 1 classroom, per 1 teacher. It is ridiculously over packed and parents have to get waivers to get them into a better school that is less crowded.2. The teachers here do nothing to keep the students entertained in class. They have them sit down and take notes. There are no science projects, no having the KIDS get up and move around to help do interactive math problems. They do not keep the classroom fun which could explain why there's always so many students failing. All they do is take notes.3. The bullying is outrageous. The amount of children that think it is ok to bully here and no teachers intervene is wild. I mean last year a group of boys had started an entire fight club! It took my student telling me about it and then me telling the principal about it to get it under control. Students would make fun of my son for his father being sick with cancer and teachers never did anything about it. They DO NOT rally behind their students and its disgusting.4. They have no patience. Now that could be due to how overpacked the classrooms are but DO NOT TAKE IT OUT ON THE KIDS. It is not their fault that they are stuck in a classroom that is too large. It is the schools and the school districts.Overall this school is terrible. I have never been so disgusted with a school and how they handle things in my life until we came across Kachina. Hopefully the new principal actually takes what parents say with pride and becomes a solution versus adding to the problem.

We love Pioneer! Class sizes are on the smaller side. We have had a teacher here and there that our children didn't favor, but that's normal. They are very family oriented, lots of family fun nights. The teachers are very supportive. We have always been able to contact a teacher regarding anything and have always gotten a quick response. If there has ever been an issue with one of our children, the teachers have worked with us to help support them and them back on track and resolve the issue. We have had 5 children in this school for the last 5 years from Kinder to 8th and don't see ourselves ever going anywhere else.

My son has been going here since the second grade, the teachers have all been amazing! In each and every grade they have made sure the line of communication is open for anything throughout the year. I do love how hard they are on academics and strive to be better. (This is one of the reasons I picked Peoria school district) They also allow kids to be themselves and thrive in a respectful environment.

My adult children attended k-8 and now my 6 yr old attends this school, which has become a fine arts academy.Wonderful staff, nurturing environment, perfectly paced academics. This school will allow your children to blossom in all areas for various personalites.

this is the best school better then my old one and miss wheeler is the best teacher

I have never felt more disrespected by a school than I have with this office staff and principal. I cam to discuss an issue regarding my child and the lady in the office made it seem like it was a joke and a waste of her time.