My child attends this school and we love it! The staff is friendly and really helpful with any…read morequestions. My child's teacher is very communicative and I love that they use ClassDojo to keep the parents up to date on not only events but your child's progress. The campus is very secure and clean as well! Pick up time can get a bit crazy but if you get there early it goes real fast. They also have half day every Friday and we really like it!

i can understand the low ratings but they made my daughter learn a lot she is in 2nd grade and she…read moreis on 4th grade level

I toured this school not too long ago with my husband, what I saw what not the best yet not the…read moreworst. While they are somewhat organized, the cafeteria looked quite messy. But, I will take this place into consideration in regards of my wonderful daughter!

This school used to be amazing the principal was amazing with the kids, involved with the…read moreparents, and had great communication. Now, things are much different. Staff is not happy with the administration and good people are leaving. The communication is awful and has dropped it's it's school rating. I am an active parent and volunteer in classes so I can see how these shortcomings affects children in the classroom.

I've worked with many of the Cartwright teachers, have observed them teach in classroom as well as…read moreteach professional development courses to fellow teachers. They are professional, knowledgeable, and motivated. The students I have interviewed seem happy and alert. I asked one Grade 2 student what they did at beginning of the day and he said something about studying the city of Phoenix. I asked him who the mayor was. Without hesitation, he said, "Greg Stanton." When I asked how he knew that, he replied, "I looked it up on the internet." That was in November, so early in his Grade 2 year. The administration and their staff are conscientious and eager to accommodate the needs of students, parents, teachers and the community. They are excellent.

My son attended 1 horrifying year here... This has got to be the worst un organized school in the…read morevalley..first of all they make the kids wear uniforms, and I am all for that except when I see teachers and staff dressed like they were on their way out of door to go to a rave..unacceptable .. In a whole school year I did not once see the principle out on school grounds and my son said he never saw him either..the secretaries dont know much and never return calls ..when you ask them a question they give you a look like they were a deer in headlights..my son was accused of something he did not do, and taken into the vice principle office and interrogated by himself without parent permission..should have taken that one to the board...but I am happy now I have him in a great school, the principle knows the kids by name..the teachers and staff are great ..but yet it lingers in my mind as to where all my tax dollars are going? This school should concentrate on getting organized..especially the principle and secretaries..also maybe a dress code should be in place for staff ...

This school was never very special to me. The only reason I tried was because of the praise I was…read moregiven which eventually lead me to having a complex. Always telling me that because we learned a year ahead we were special. I never really learned until I left the reality of high school. It's so different from what I was prepared for, and I was never taught about it, so I was terrified. Even though I was never harassed in this school I always felt left out. No one really talked to me and that's kinda because the thought of grades always stuck to me and left me pretty anti-social. I was in gifted and was proud but now I'm just a burned out mess full of anxiety about little things because I was taught grades were worth more than my mental health. I'm mentally not stable anymore and people I know are the same. I'm ashamed that this school is the only thing I could ever have on my resume when I eventually get any job because I was just too focused on trying to put in so much effort that I didn't have time for anything else. Truth is, all that stress and effort got me B's at best, which made me feel absolutely useless. The lessons weren't even entertaining and I always felt like I was doing the same thing over and over again. Like a repeating process that I got sick off and wanted to leave from. This school never really stuck to me as "wow, this is a good school." It's like "oh, this is what screwed me up." Y'know? The fact that we had to wear uniforms is understandable but if I didn't have it I would get in trouble. We had to pay for wearing normal clothes as if it was a privilege and most of the time I couldn't afford it because my parents were BROKE. The only reason I got in at a young age was because of someone I knew and it's not something I'm proud of. I just don't like being put on a pedestal and gain all this pressure because of one school I went to. The only reason I got an A in my math class was because the teacher was chill about everything which made the kids go to havoc, making me feel like the only stable thing in there. You can look at Phuq's post for more things that happened in their time of going there, since I didn't have many memorable things when I went there. Kachow

Horrible school ! Do not send your kids here at all! They treated me like shit! Their was only a…read morecouple of good teachers was Mrs.Fala Mr.pierce Mr.Iyler and etc

I like the school. They have good rules and regulations in place for the students. The classes…read morearen't overcrowded, which allows teachers to give individual attention to all students. My daughter has graduated from middle school, and my son is currently in 6th grade. I also love how they keep parents engaged and involved in the school's activities. I appreciate the school and its atmosphere.

It's a great school for leaning, all my kids had attended and continue with their education.read more

They treated my son poorly. They treated me (mom) poorly. Lack of communication, no follow up or…read moretake care of bully situation! one of the situations was that my son got push by another student in the classroom huge bruise on his back. Nothing was taken care of. My son felt target and ignored from the staff in several situations.

I like this place very much food is good teach are good and field day looked nice principles are…read moregood they are very respectful to students .

No communication between staff and parents. My son has been called the "N" word several times and…read morethe school year just started. No call from the principal or staff. I called the school no answer no response. No consequences for students for bad behavior or actions. I really had high hopes for this school.

Do not send your children here! The building is in serious disrepair, with multiple health and…read moresafety hazards. The principal says there is no money to fix leaky ceilings and crumbling walls. There are not enough text books, so kids can't take them home to do homework. The books they have are very dated and many are water damaged. No grass area or field for the kids to play on. Some well-meaning teachers, but not nearly enough support They do not follow IEP's, my son did not get all of the services he was supposed to get. They do not have all required services. With beautiful, well maintained schools in the area, you have multiple options to educate your children.

Western valley middle school is possibly the worst middle school to send your child to. If your kid…read morestill knows happiness, don't dare send them to this sorry excuse of a school. Children get bullied like there's no tomorrow , and this incompetent group of "leaders" fail to take any action EVERY TIME. Teachers can't even handle their own classrooms, and fail to provide our kids with a proper education or comfortability. Before attending this school, I expected to just get my education and leave, but to my disappointment, I left there with severe anxiety and crippling depression. I've learned nothing past how to find the slope of a line in mathematics, and in my two months of attendance, I've never even been sat down and taught an actual lecture by a teacher. like I've said, this is the most incompetent group of leaders I've ever experienced. I'm unsure weather it's the state of our world, the parenting, or this stupid school that made my experience excruciating but something clearly needs to change, because nothing in my life had been comparable to this unbearable middle school experience and even words alone cannot express my hatred for this school. Please take action ASAPPPPP!

Bad teachers I half of the teachers don't even speak English and they always have an attitude…read moretowards students