Fountain Hills Middle School

The 7th grade teachers are inspiring and great. I am relieved, because math was REALLY bad in 6th grade! The teacher is still there as we learned. ( English was great in 6th grade, to be fair) . For math we have Mrs. Baca this year and she is good and can actually teach. Unfortunately the principal and assistant principal are awful. The young assistant guy is real tough while flicking his hair (can we trust this?) while the principal seems to have no straightforward way about him at all.
—Submitted by a parent

Worst school ever, my child is being "bullied" by the so called popular kids in the school, the principal doesn't take role on anything, the school staff is out of order. This school is a big disappointment.
—Submitted by a parent

The seventh grade team is totally top notch! Instruction is compelling and insightful and keeps a mind's eye on thinking outside the box.
—Submitted by a parent

Don't judge a book by it's cover. Being that Fountain Hills is a fairly new city in Arizona, I am VERY disapointed by the education and habbits of the students here. The grade level of the kids here is TERRIBLE. Your child will also pick up bad habbits such as cursing. The kids have been repeatedly caught saying the N word which I found very disturbing. The kids bad habbits has also caused the teachers to give up on trying to correct them. All they do now is give them a 30min detention slip that doesn't even stay on record. I do NOT recomend this school to a parent who finds there childs education important.
—Submitted by a parent

I am a parent, and, I am impressed with the administration, teachers, and staff of this school. They have high expectations of students both academically.
—Submitted by a parent

The school is okay. The teachers are great. they make learnig fun. i loveee my teachers their helpful and if u dont understand they break it down easier for you and they help you before and after class.
—Submitted by a student

I am a seventh grade student at this school, overall I would recommend it. It definently isn't where you would go if you want to get into Harvard or Standford, but expectations are high. They have different levels to fit everybody, they have traditional classes and honors classes, and even only two categories, it fits a large range of students. Mrs. Dunlevy is the most amazing teacher ever, and a lot of teacher have good teaching techniques to emphasize excelling grades. The principal and vice principal are also really fun and connect to the students, Don't get me wrong, it isn't perfect. The cafeteria food is terrible! And there are some teachers that don't try very hard, just hand out homework and let the kid do it. But overall, I like it. :) :) :)
—Submitted by a student

This school is wonderful place for kids to go. They have excellent teachers and staff. My kid switched to this school and her grades went skyrocketing upward!
—Submitted by a parent

fun, but that doesn't mean we don't learn! In fact, we learn a lot
—Submitted by a student

As a parent of a 7th grader, I think this school does a great job. My daughter is learning math and science that I didn't learn until I was in high school. She also very much enjoys and is benefiting from programs such as band. Keep up the good work and thanks!
—Submitted by a parent

'This school has been a big disappointment. The only saving grace is that the administration has changed and the new guys seem to be working to correct it.
—Submitted by a parent

The spirit of the school is welcoming, the teachers made everything clear, and they never tried to escape a mistake they made! I loved going to school (which is unusual for me) because it was so different from other ones where I would often not understand the concept the 'teacher' was telling us. At this school, I actually call them teachers. At all the other schools I have been to, all I saw were people working a job to get paid.
—Submitted by a student

Good school, not enough music arts and related activities.....act like they are constrained on the budget....teachers are somewhat apathetic..maybe payscale is low? For such an'upscale ' town it could be better......they voted down the bond issue for teacher raises and equipment.
—Submitted by a parent

We were new to the district this school year. I am impressed with the eighth grade teachers. My son fit in well and I truly think most of his teachers are wonderful. They seem to really care. The elementary school is another story. My fifth grader was in challenge math at her previous school. Four Peaks wouldn't test her even though she's a straight A student. I've emailed her teacher with questions, and I've never gotten a reply. I realize teachers are very busy, but the last time I emailed her was in January, and I still haven't heard from her.
—Submitted by a parent

I have just found this website and I think it is great. I am very happy with the school and the education that my children are receiving. I am, however concerned about the way some of the teachers talk in front of the students. Otherwise I am very pleased with this school and feel the teachers are high quality, strict, but fair, and my children are high achievers because of their caring efforts. Thank you!
—Submitted by a parent

All of these parents sound very whiny. I can't imagine that their kids are high achievers. I am an educator who chooses to send my kids to Fountain Hills schools. My children receive a quality education with smaller class sizes and more personal attention than they would get at any other valley school district. I know a lot of people who feel the same way, but satisfied people rarely write to these sites. The majority of the complainers on this site would probably have complaints about every other school. Too strict? Visit a few schools nowadays and then complain! By the way my son attends Fountain Hills Middle School and he gets to use the bathroom between every class. He has six classes, so if he goes before and after school and lunch, and between every class that's about 10 bathroom breaks if he chooses to use them. Not enough?
—Submitted by happy parent, a parent

The Fountain Hills Middle School has disappointed me greatly. The teachers are mediocre and the food is worse! My children come home every day complaining of overly strict teachers who don't give them a chance to explain themselves.
—Submitted by Mrs. McCue, a parent

I am a very involved parent of 1 child. I would rate myself a 4 on a 1-5 scale. I wasn't pleased with the teachers. They didn't seem like they really took any interest in my child asking for help because she wasn't understanding the way they were teaching. I was pleased with the art progams, but not the music. There weren't any good after school sports for my child. I was definately displeased with that. None of the teachers were frendly at all. They were dry as toast, very strict and mean.
—Submitted by a parent

I was not very happy with the majority of FHMS's teachers that my son had. Now the ladies in the office are another story - they are fantastic and couldn't be more friendly and helpful. The ladies in the office are actually the best part of FHMS. The Principal needs to wake up and make some changes around there.
—Submitted by a parent

The kids' have too much time off first of all and that may be throughout the state, I've only been here a year. Secondly only one teacher bothered to reach out to me in a timely manner when they felt that my child was at risk of failing a class. Also, she provided emails as to what was going on in the class and to inform of any special projects. Finally, another teacher was too busy w/the girls' basketball team to give provide any extra help!
—Submitted by a parent