Cheatham Elementary School

I am a former student and this school was great! Students were nice to me teachers were kind I feel my grades sky rocked compared to my old school grades and I had an great time the school events were great teachers interacted with my family very well not only that but many of my family members attended this school and had a great time to!

I loved this school because they have an amazing sports program, the academics there are amazing, and the whole Vista community is very awesome and engaging. Kids that may need therapy are treated here because the counselors are very nice and help you. The academics at vista are VERY high because it is an accelerated school. There is an advanced math class for the 5-8 grades and the learning level is super awesome. Vista Del Sur Accelerated Academy is an amazing school and I highly recommend it for families living in laveen.

My daughter was a student at Desert Meadows from kindergarten through middle school. Sadly, we made the decision to leave because the school environment became more discouraging than supportive. Over the years, I’ve seen a lack of empathy from certain teachers and minimal support for students with behavioral or mental health challenges. Despite being a long-time student with diagnosed conditions, my daughter was unfairly evaluated during a recent activity and made to feel excluded — with no transparency or understanding from staff. This wasn’t a one-time issue, but part of a deeper culture problem. I truly hope the school leadership makes changes so other families don’t have to make the same difficult choice we did.

This is a great school when comes to safety and curriculum. My kids did 3 years and then I decided to switch them out. Everything was awesome except the teachers here are rude. At first I thought it was one teacher but literally every year was a struggle with these teachers behaviors. I know it’s not just me because other parents have said the same thing. My children should not plead to stay home because they are scared of their mean teachers. My kids said they want to learn but going to school became a depression for them. I had to drag my kid to the gate and make multiple complaints about teachers. I even argued on the phone with one of them because she felt it was ok to yell and smack the tables. Come on these are younger kids. Paseo should really add the mindful program for teachers and students. It would also really help with some of the bullying. It’s really sad we had to leave this school.