Kyrene Akimel A-al Middle School

Both of my boys went to this school and loved their experiences with the other students as well as with the teachers. My son would tell Mrs. Friesth that he loved her every day when leaving to go home and it would make my heart melt. The staff at the school, along with the teachers, were absolutely wonderful to be around and it felt like a healthy family function at social events. Thank you to ALL the staff for being so amazing!

We have been to several elementary schools in the Kyrene District and without doubt can say that our experience at Kyrene Monte Vista has far surpassed our expectations! The level of parent involvement, loving and friendly teachers, long standing traditions and the incredible PTO has been night and day for us and we have loved every second at this school.

Summit is a private school tailored to wealthy parents, not to academic rigor and excellence. Academics are not prioritized and instead the school's focus is on social media presence. Middle school math is taught by elementary school teachers leaving advanced students to self-teach. There are little to no protocols at the school. Students who are not the children of donors are left vulnerable and can easily be expelled at the request of another parent or at the whim of the Head of School. Communication from the ahead of School to parents is vague at best and lacks transparency, often leaving families in the dark about school incidences. There is a lack of respect toward families by both the Head of School and the Head of Operations. While there is a strong music and art department, one must consider if the hefty $20,000 annual tuition is worth it.

H have special need student at SJB he love the school so much & all the school staffs love him, everyone knows him even those never teach him they call him by his name and greet him with warm smile, he improve so much since he join SJB.