Sonoran Trails Middle School

This school has been wonderful for all of my children. The staff and community is amazing. They just got a new principal and she has been a wonderful addition. Cave Creek School District is great!

The administration at this school is very incompetent! They allow bullying and actually punish those that are victims of bullying instead of the bully. I would NEVER recommend this school to any parent that loves their child! This is the worst school to ever send a child to! The iep program is a joke. They don’t seem to know how to help kiddos with special needs or even help kids that don’t.

I have an 8th grader and we’ve been to 2 middle schools on the area . STMS is by far better for Academics as well as friendships and social life. Teachers are wonderful and caring and the principal is top notch.Lots of parent involvement. Plus they re-opening during the pandemic which was huge !!

This school can be best described as meh. We came from the feeder school of Desert Willow which we loved. Once we got into middle school it was a different story. Vaping, vandalism, and bullying seem to be ever present. For the most my part my kid has been able to rise above it. I figured this was just a middle school thing based off the the conversations with other STMS parents. I then mentioned it to other parents who go to other schools surrounding us and they were horrified. I started paying more attention. Kids seem to struggling with identity and demand pronouns like “they and them” be used. It’s definitely different then when I went to school. Cave creek has truly become the Wild West.

This is my 3rd year at STMS. 2 years is not enough time for the pre-teen students here. With the leadership and the teacher involvement, I truly believe that 9th graders would have greater success if they remained under the guidance of the leadership here.The teachers, the staff, the guidance counselors, and the administration put forth such an effort to help these kids find a place where they belong.