Eldorado High School

If you have a kid that requires a bit of extra attention I suggest this is not that school. Found out they had my kid playing with toys meanwhile they had other kids learning. Just because he struggles with focusing.

It has been an honor to work at the school under Ms. Lovato. She cares about every child in the school. She knows all of their names. She is very involved in every child's education. She treats the teachers like professionals. She does not micro manage. She is always out at the parking lot in the morning or after school. She is always working lunch duties. The teachers work so hard at this school to keep all children safe.

This school was a nightmare. One child was bored out of their mind and the other child was bullied constantly with no adult intervention. I had several meetings with the principal (when she would show up) and they were a joke. I had to pull my kids out after weeks of trying to find any resolution and no support. Icing on the cake was two months later I tried to substitute there for a sped class and they canceled the job and removed me from seeing sub jobs there. Stay away.

Both my daughters went to Eastern Hills Christian Academy, and one is currently still going there. I love this school because the staff here truly love my daughters. The atmosphere is very positive and conducive for learning. This allows the children at this school to not just survive school but thrive. My daughter loves going to school. I am amazed at quality of teaching and especially the teaching and memorizing of God’s Word that is woven in the curriculum. I highly recommend Eastern Hills Christian Academy, it is the best school that I have ever seen in my 50 years of life.

A couple of parents were unhappy with COVID requirements in our state and opted to drop negative reviews everywhere they could to voice their frustration, so I felt like the right thing to do is give a more objectively honest and moderate review. We have 2 children enrolled in Sunset Mesa. We are a military family making ends meet to afford to send our kids to the best schools we can afford to due to the lack of funding and general poor management of the public school system here in central NM (and the state overall, but I digress). For context, we are products of east coast public school systems and are not affluent by any means, nor are we part of the "private school circuit" as this is our first experience with private schools. Honest Review: Academics- We could NOT be any happier with how are children are thriving in this environment. They are being challenged and encouraged, and the grade level classrooms offer differentiation to meet the kids where they are which is what we were searching for (and unable to find in the public school system here). My mother is an elementary public school teacher in another much wealthier state (who was pretty offended we were electing to go private) and she was blown away by where my younger elementary children are compared to the students she teaches in upper elementary. Class sizes seem to range to 12-14 students and they adjust the staff every year to accommodate the number of students enrolled in order to keep those class sizes small. This was especially helpful during COVID. Campus- The campus is open and kid friendly, and reminds me of a smaller version of a college campus. The playgrounds could use some updated equipment and we all hate the parking lot that's too small for the size and influx of vehicles but that's out of their control based on their location. Safety- Positive discipline and respect are some of the cornerstones of this school and that was one of the things that drew us. It's got the values and positive aspects of parochial schools but it's obviously secular. **COVID Safety: I feel compelled to address this only based on the other reviews by the disgruntled parent. With 2 children in school full-time, Sunset Mesa's policies kept my home COVID free for now 2 years, which was comforting to us with now 2 younger babies in the home. I'd characterize their communication as good, and policies erred on the side of caution for self-quarantine and testing during the pandemic.