M. H. Specht Elementary School

Every teacher my children have had from pre-K up have been phenomenal. The communication at the school is absolutely top-notch. As a former teacher myself, I have never seen a school that does so much for both their students and their teachers. It is truly a fun and welcoming place for all. My oldest child moved mid year since we are an active duty, military family, and was welcomed so warmly.We adore the staff and teachers here.

Es excelente escuela. Mis hijas dieron un cambio total al entrar ahí. Su personal es muy amable y busca soluciones de manera rápida

We have been attending Canyon Ridge for the past 5 years. My daughter was identified as dyslexic in her second grade year. The school was fast to identify and put the measures needed to assist her in reaching her full potential. Her test scores improved as well as her confidence. From Admin to the Teachers to the staff, everyone strives to make Canyon Ridge the best school for learning and inclusion.

I am writing this review with mixed emotions. On the one hand the teachers, especially the SPED teachers, are wonderful. They are there for the students, day in and day out going above and beyond. On the other hand, our family's experience with principal De La Garza left much to be desired. The focus was skewed towards test performance and when my SPED child was having processing issues, the care was not about the child holistically but rather test scores and how that would impact the school. It saddens me to know that with such a great community, including the community of teachers, such a bad experience could be had because of one person in control. In fact, we always felt like a number to her, in our interactions she was not very personable nor seemed to care about what was best for the child. She even tried to have our child switch schools and we later found out she pressured other families to do the same.Again, it saddens me to write this on what otherwise is a very good school.

Our time at Buckner Fanning School at Mission Springs was deeply disappointing due to the school’s failure to uphold the Christian values it professes. Our child, born in mid-September, was initially allowed an early start. However, near the end of their time there, the administration claimed new adherence to strict school district guidelines, forcing our child to repeat a year. They insisted this policy was universal. Yet, on the first day of the new school year, we discovered younger students had advanced to the next grade, contradicting the school’s claims. This revealed selective enforcement and favoritism, showing decisions were driven by the administration’s interests rather than fairness. Feeling misled by a school that preaches God’s word but acts hypocritically, we urge families to seek a school with genuine integrity that equitably upholds its values.

This used to be a good school. Top educators, faculty and staff that was engrained in your child's success and well being. This year, there was a recent shift in staff -with new leaders, teachers, even nurse. My child has since been miserable. There is no accountability for student's actions, no individual plan for various student's educational needs and you truly just feel like a number. My child complains daily regarding teachers' moods. Shares that they get yelled at and disregarded. Their solutions for almost anything seems to be to pair your child up with an adult mentor, why would this be an option for involved, educated and present parents? Why would I want a random volunteer to be involved? The school should be taking more accountability! Several times, I have called in for other reasons and was met with "an issue" that I was never made aware of. I have watched the joy and excitement slowly drain from my child's eyes. Beware-these scores are from year's past, unfortunately its not the supportive, inclusive school it once was.