Glendale American School

I dont like Glendale School District at all. Classes are over filled, under staffed. Communication with teachers and parents is mostly impossible. Try charter or private over GUSD
--Submitted by a parent

This school has a big bullying problem. There is little to no supervision on the playard. The academics are sub standard. I have finally come to my senses and am pulling mine out!
--Submitted by a parent

i think glendale american is nice but there is a lot of bullying and i come home horrible
--Submitted by a student

My daughter has been attending this school and we are debating giving it another chance this year or finding her a new one. The homework packets look nothing like the school work she brings home. And you can tell when the state is about to test the school districts because that is when the kids receive very time consuming homework, most of the time with poor instructions. About a month before testing, the packets gain an extra 3 pages as well as a list of 500 words needed to study. My daughter is in the first grade. The work she does in class consists of coloring and counting. There is a huge problem here with the teachers unloading their job onto the parents..
--Submitted by a parent

My children have been attending this school now for a few years, and I'm so disappointed that this school has not had any decent field trips, basicly none!!
--Submitted by a parent

My children have been attending since preschool. I just recently had an 8th grade graduate. I can honestly say this school has improved this year. The teachers may be young but they make the school day fun. My sons are in the accelerated classes and love their teachers. The communication is there if a parent does their part. The students have agendas and the teachers have an open door policy.
--Submitted by a parent

The only issue that I would have with the school in general is that I feel it is not as secure as it could be. The visitor passes are a joke and some teachers don't watch the kids as well as they should when walking from one part of the school to another. Many times I see instances of where a child could wander off at any time and the teacher wouldn't know about it. They need to be more careful.
--Submitted by a parent

Don't enroll your child in this school. After two years of disappointment we are pulling ours out. There is little communication between teachers, administration and parents, and what is communicated is usually incorrect. They spend their days flooded with worksheets and the teachers are so young and inexperienced they are incapable of taking the time to understand individual learning needs. They dont even grade the homework, we just get it back with a lazy star, even though there are obvious errors. The gifted program is more confusing to the kids because they are trying to teach two grade levels at the same time. Plus, if you pick your child up from school in the afternoons be prepared for total chaos as nobody follows any common sense or respect in the parking lot. You wont make it out without wanting to scream!
--Submitted by a parent

Things have really changed at this school. The bullying issue has been addressed and son who has a disability really flourished this past year. He was bullied last year but this year the issues was adressed quickly and firmly by his resource teacher. He had a wonderful year academically and made more progress this year than in his past three years.
--Submitted by a parent

the school has a big bullying problem. and the school seems to be just getting the hang of how many days/hours are in a school year. I think this should have already been handled.
--Submitted by a parent