Public | K-8 | 1223 students |
Surprise's Sunset Hills Elementary School serves grades K-8 in the Dysart Unified School District. It is among the few public schools in Arizona to receive a distinguished GreatSchools Rating of 8 out of 10.
This school has an average Community Rating of 4 out of 5 stars, based on reviews from 31 school community members.
School highlights:
| COMPARE | SCHOOL | GREATSCHOOLS RATING | COMMUNITY RATING |
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Western Peaks Elementary School 0.7 miles | |||
Cimarron Springs Elementary School 0.7 miles | |||
1.2 miles | |||
1.3 miles |
Disappointed by this school...having had 3 children go here ranging from ADHD to gifted I have found the Prinicipal to be extremely biased and fake. She worries only about furthering her career and not truly helping the children in a manner that would help them grow and become better. Most of the teachers do their best but they are understaffed and classes are too large. I will be glad when this year is over and my last one leaves.
We love Sunset Hills! The teachers are wonderful!! Unfortunately, the administrative and support staff leave a lot to be desired.
Teachers at this school are pretty good, it is the administration that are horrible. My son graduated 8th grade from this school, and at the ceremony a parent whistled for his child when his name was called and the principal yelled at him "There is no whistling in the school Gym" . I have also witnessed this principal yell and point her finger in the face of students who are being dropped off for school in the morning. Not very professional in my opinion, I am glad my child is out of this school.
My children and I love SSHES! The staff is amazing. My kids love going to school everyday. I feel confident that they are being well taken care of and are learning to their full ability. The PTO has done an amazing job putting on fund raisers and social events. SSHES is the best.
This school is absolutely horrible. My child has had 2 bad teachers. My child is in 1st grade and hates going to school. I have had many parent teacher conferences which were all a complete waste of time. Without going into specific details, this school has the worst teachers I have ever seen in my entire life.
I love this school. I'm very happy my kids are able to go to this school. my daughter is in kindergarden and one of my sons is in 4th grade. All the teacher and the staff seem to really be wroking together to make sure its a great school. i like the fact that they really keep parents involved and have things where the parents can be involved. I have no complaints about this school.
I cannot say enough good things about this school. It has been great for my family. We have had great teachers every year and staff that really care about the children. They have a lot of great events put on by the PTO as well.
Supportive teaching staff - with strong ideals and high morals. The teachers and staff have high standards for our children and hold them accountable. Parent Involvement is low - and makes it much harder on those parents who do stay involved and plan events to help the school.
My two children have been in this school for 5 years, from the first day it opened in 2005. My husband and I are extremely happy with the high standards they expect of students and of the relationships teachers have with families. Parents and teachers work together to help our children do their best. Communication is important and as a parent I make sure I communicate with teachers regularly.
Maybe I have just gotten lucky. I have had nothing but a great experience at this school. All the staff and teahers that I have dealt with are always very nice and helpful. I love to volunteer my time at the shool as well. You never realize how much work a teacher puts into there day until you help in a class room regularly. It is way more than just 8-3. It really makes you appriciate all that they do.
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