Benjamin Franklin Charter School - Power

We are entering our 3rd year at CTA Freedom and we are more impressed every year. The administration and staff are very dedicated to providing a positive, driven and forward thinking learning environment. As a parent and volunteer, I am extremely happy with the entire experience. Parent engagement is great and the PTO provides lots of exciting events, enrichment and teacher appreciation opportunities. It is a newer school and the classrooms and technology are fantastic including 1:1 devices and brand new Smart Boards in every classroom. It is a more accelerated and focused program, which we chose as it is a great fit for our student. I also work in the district as a substitute teacher and this is hands down my favorite campus to work at. The administration is very supportive, present and involved, and every classroom I have worked in has been organized, and well structured. The school offers a DLI Spanish option, Art Masterpiece program taught by trained volunteers, and is introducing a new Career Literacy pilot class which will incorporate research and design.

We had a horrible experience with our child, who has special needs. It was, without question, the worst experience we’ve ever had with a school.Since starting there, he has developed more behavioral and emotional challenges than he had before enrolling. Instead of seeing progress and support, we saw regression.Several school incidents were not reported to us the same day. In one case, an incident that should have been communicated immediately was only shared with us two days later. At the same time, the school contacted protective services without first having a transparent and collaborative conversation with us.We were also given referrals that led nowhere and provided no real support for our child.Overall, this was an extremely disappointing and distressing experience. I would never recommend this school to another family, especially one with a child who has special needs.

We’ve had kids at Coronado (in the mandarin immersion and special Ed program) for 8 years now and could not imagine a better experience. The administration, teaching staff, community, and curriculum have been so wonderful for each of our four kids. The PTO is even incredible. We feel so lucky to have found such an wonderful school! If more families had an experience like ours, no one would question how important public education is!

My experience was really great with Power Ranch Teachers and others people. Classroom was also kids friendly and focused on learner's environment. Thank you Power Ranch Team.

Please do not take your child to this school. Bullying occurs, and the teachers are well aware of it and do not do anything about it. The whole school environment is not very diverse and is not welcoming.

Our experience with Queen Creek Elementary has been nothing short of phenomenal. The principal Dawn is an amazing human who truly cares about her students. My kindergartener had a difficult time adjusting to starting school and she was there supporting him personally every step of the way. I feel so comfortable dropping them off everyday, I can't recommend this school enough. Their entire staff has clearly been trained and know what they are doing.