Vista Del Sur Traditional School

10
58 reviews
Grades
PK-8
Students
809
Type
Public

Community Reviews

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Vista is a great community school in Laveen that has incredible family involvement. Their parent organizations put on large events that benefit the school and community. School staff is caring and committed to high academic standards through engaging learning experiences for all students.
Posted by a community member on 2/23/2024
Vista Del Sur Accelerated Academy is an exceptional school with great leaders, educators, and students. At Vista they prioritize academics, social emotional learning, and are passionate about helping students grow. They are also very organized with communicating information to families and making sure that all school transitions happen smoothly. Lastly, the staff morale is high. Everyone is supportive of each other and does a great job at being positive role models for each other and the students.
Posted by a community member on 2/21/2024
Amazing school, staff, and parental involvement. Vista del Sur goes above and beyond to ensure that all students have a safe, positive, and engaging educational experience. Teachers are accommodating and flexible. I am incredibly impressed by the staff's continuous effort to go above and beyond for their students.
Posted by a community member on 2/21/2024
My daughter has been at Vista for the past two years. Her learning needs require her to be challenged and that is exactly what happens at Vista. The administration is visible and transparent and always willing to answer your questions.
Posted by a parent on 2/20/2024
My one star goes to the teachers at Vista that are amazing and all the supportive parents. The reason why this school has high ratings is because of the high parental involvement and school-home partnership. However, there is a lot more bad than good to be said about this school. 1. The administration runs on toxic positivity. Don't address any problems or you'll be gaslighted. The passive aggressive responses I've received are astounding. They only address behavior issues if they've dealt with or seen them themselves or if they're physical. I've been told on numerous occasions to deal with certain issues myself even though they most definitely should've been handled by admin. They just don't want to deal with it. The school-wide "behavior system" is completely ineffective and gives students dozens of chances before they receive an actual consequence. Violent/emotionally disturbed students just take "breaks" and are over-accommodated instead of being held accountable for their behavior. They wait until these students actually burst and harm other students to suspend them. These are students that would definitely qualify for services but continue to terrorize their peers in the general education classroom because the school doesn't have a special education program.2. They keep accepting and keeping more and more students who aren't even fit for an accelerated curriculum. I was told to change certain grades so that these underperforming students would still pass even though they put absolutely no effort all quarter and some don't even have the aptitude. I had kids in my class who were low-performing, their NWEA scores even showing they performed below average, yet they're at a school where they're expected to perform above average. This is unethical and unfair for both these students and other students who put forth the effort and actually earned their grades. The Principal is working towards expanding the school and adding more classrooms with no viable plan to do so (given there isn't enough physical room and the school doesn't retain staff)... instead of just enrolling less students.Overall, this school is corrupt. The high teacher turnover rate speaks for itself.
Posted by a teacher on 2/4/2024
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Phoenix schools - Vista Del Sur Traditional School is located at 3908 W SOUTH MOUNTAIN RD, Phoenix AZ 85339. Vista Del Sur Traditional School is in the Laveen Elementary District. Vista Del Sur Traditional School is a Public school that serves grade levels PK-8.

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