El Camino Real Academy

My children attend this school but I am very disappointed by the front office staff. They are very unorganized and unprofessional. The Principal and Assistant Principal do not return phone calls or seem to be involved with the success of students.
--Submitted by a parent

my daughter has been going to this school for 2 years. her teachers have been very good but the office administration is lacking. The principal and assistant principal are never seen and when i call to speak with one of them 'they are busy and will return my call' they have not returned my call yet. Horizon would do better if they had better administration.
--Submitted by a parent

Too much chaos at the school and no one knows what is going on. I was treated very rudely by the assistant principal when went there.
--Submitted by a parent

I have 2 girls that attend Horizon. I can not belive the lack of responsiblity from the office staff. I have seen the principle one time in the 4 years we have been there. The police is there onece every week. The assistance principle is doing her job and the principles too. We have two securities there that are not doing there job. I have been to the office to talk to someone and no one is available to talkl to me. I have had to sitt in the lobby for up to 2hrs to see someone and I never have had anything resolved. All I get is we will look in to it and give you a call. I have called back and they are always busy. Some one need to checking them to make sure they are doing there job.
--Submitted by a parent

I don't think the administration listens to concerns. There is a lot of confusion at the school.
--Submitted by a parent

The Administration, Parent-Teacher Organization, and Governance Council operate independently without consistency in communication to parents or students. The buildings are in dire need of repair and maintenance. The school was closed for one week without advanced notice to parents or students (administration hung a 'closed' sign on the front door early one Monday morning). Students use out-dated editions of science and math texts.
--Submitted by a parent

I think Horizon Academy is a great school. They have had problems in thepast but they are moving forward with getting the school situated and the stability of things being put into place. Thank you guys for your hard work and dedication to making this a great school!
--Submitted by a parent

I'm very disappointed with Horizon. We have been here since the beginning, my son started kindergarten when this school first opened. He has had great teachers for the past 4 years. But the administive staff is lacking. We were promised so much before the school opened and we have yet to see it. The play area is shameful, the student to teacher ratio is too high, there is not enough afterschool extracurricular activites. Since the high school merged with the elementary the office staff seems not to care about the little kids anymore, their to busy with the bigger kids always getting in trouble. I'm sadden by the fact that my son will no longer be attending horizon, only for the fact that he will miss the friends he has made over the past 4 years. Anna Zaragoza
--Submitted by a parent

I don't think the principals or staff at Horizon are interested in parent concerns. Their response to parent concerns are: 'Fill out a form.' I have yet to receive feedback on forms filled out over the past four months. Their concerns with children are not academic but who is throwing a snowball. They suspend children for throwing a snowball at a fence and tell parents this is aggravated battery in their dictionary. They are seriouisly lacking in knowledge of what their own policies are and cannot show parents their policies when asked. Horizon Academy is not a good school.
--Submitted by a parent

I have had both of my sons enrolled in this school since the school opened. Overall, I have been happy with the school. It does have some problems, but compared to the area schools where my sons were enrolled, it was a positive move. In time I belive this school will be a great school. I have never regretted the decision to keep my children in this charter school and out of a regular APS school.
--Submitted by a parent