Desert View Academy

Posted July 16, 2009

I would highly recommend this school. The staff is extremely professional and you can tell that they really do love 'all' the children. Their 'zero' tolerance for poor behavior and the building up of strong character gives me peace each day when I drop them off at school. Both Mrs. Schug (K) and Mrs. Neketin (2nd) suceeded in challenging my children this past school year beyond anything I could have hoped for. Also, I've volunteer beside many of the other teachers and aides working there and have found them all to be genuinely great people. The uniforms are a way cheaper way to go than street clothes and leaves no child feeling lesser than another. My children will have to take music lessons outside of school and the parking lot is a little crazy at pick-up time, but the pro's far outweigh the con's. :)
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Posted June 11, 2009

this is a great school with great test scores
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Posted May 15, 2009

After being frustrated with the school system I sought out an alternative to the Public schools. DVA is what I found and I think it has been wonderful. In the regular schools, neither one of my children had a real teacher - they went through 3! temps in one year. My son was falling behind and you could see the pattern, everytime there was a new 'teacher', his grades would fall even further. We have had nothing but success at DVA. Yes there are fundraisers, but no more than a regular school, especially now with all of the budget cuts the other schools are doing. We had a big drive at the beginning of the year for things, but not the list that we got the two years we went to a regular public school. I am very happy with this school .
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Posted April 22, 2009

My son started Kinder at this school ('08-'09) with Mrs. Larson. She has been a great teacher this whole year. She has been very patient and understanding with my son. He is very shy and does not command attention, but she saw that he was excelling with his class/homework. She focused on keeping him challenged and working to get him more involved with the class. He is doing great and Mrs. Larson talks to me frequently about how he is doing, and I appreciate that open line of communication. I wish they had the funds for an afterschool program, and I'm not too fond of all the fundraisers. However, it's worth it for my son to excel in school and be in a safe, nurturing environment. Character classes have really reinforced good behavior and respecting others.
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