BLACK MOUNTAIN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL Go back
33606 N 60TH ST
SCOTTSDALE, AZ 85266
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Phone: 480-575-2100
School Information
  • GreatSchools Rating: 9
  • Educational Climate: High
  • Technology Measure: Medium
  • Type: Public
  • Grades: Kindergarten - 6th Grade
  • District: Cave Creek Unified School District 93
  • Students/Teacher: 16
  • Students/Grade: 80.6
  • Number Students: 564
  • Number Teachers: 36
  • Number Classrooms: 23
  • Expense/Pupil: $.01 - 4,199.99
  • Poverty Level: 6 - 15.9 PERCENT
  • Number Computers: 140
  • Number PCs: 140
  • Number Macs: 0
  • Principal: Mr Matt Owsley
  • CHARTER SCHOOL
  • GIFTED AND TALENTED PROGRAMS
  • ESL
  • SPECIAL EDUCATION
  • ADVANCED PLACEMENT
  • BEFORE AND AFTER SCHOOL PROGRAMS
  • ALTERNATIVE PROGRAMS
  • YEAR ROUND CLASSES
  • VOC-TECH
  • ADULT EDUCATION
  • NCLB SCHOOL
  • BLUE RIBBON SCHOOL
  • COALITION OF ESSENTIAL SCHOOLS
  • AYP SCHOOL
  • INTERNATIONAL BACCALAUREATE
  • MAGNET SCHOOL
School Ratings & Reviews

School Ratings (31 ratings)
Maximum Rating: 5




    School Reviews (26 Reviews)
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    Parent Review | Rating:
    Posted 2012-07-27
    "I can't believe the last reviewer! BME should have 5 stars overall. My son also attended school at BMES since 1st grade and it has improved in many ways. The sixth grade classes did have over 30 students per class but not the 36 that the last reviewer wrote. The teachers were great! They did not mix up grades one time! One project due date did change but it should have. It is called monitoring and adjusting - something good teachers should so. There was some change in Math teacher as the first one had a baby and the school refused to just put anyone in the spot. Instead, substitute teachers were in the spot until they made a choice. In all, there were 3 sixth grade math teachers. As for the no homework, that was totaly wrong! The school is not against homework, just against irrelevant homework. As for students transfering to PV, very few students have left the school. In fact, many many students come to BMES from outside the attendance zone. This school is the best and I am sad that it was my son's last year. It really is heading in the right direction!!!! It is too bad that it hasn't always been this way."
    Parent Review | Rating:
    Posted 2012-06-25
    "I can't believe BME has 4 stars overall. My son attended K-6 there and it has really gone down hill in my opinion. The extreme right led by the local newspaper vote down EVERYTHING the schools try to do and its taking its toll. Results: 36 kids in my son's class this year, overwhelmed unorganized teachers, mixed up grades and nobody even notices, project due dates ALWAYS changed on original due date, newbie teachers writing emails to the parents with multiple spelling errors, 6 sixth grade math teachers in one year, no homework because the principal and the teachers don't believe in it, no librarian, no gifted anything (many of the brainiacs have transferred to PV district anyway), and many other traits of a very mediocre public school. Too bad. It hasn't always been this way."
    Parent Review | Rating:
    Posted 2012-05-22
    "My daughter almost had finish her 2nd year at BMES. Since the new principal has been on board the school is going in the right direction. He connects with students, parents, and teachers. The teachers are excellent and the PTO is really involved. Looking forward to another exciting school year!"
    Parent Review | Rating:
    Posted 2012-03-31
    "My child's homeroom teacher, Mrs. Finley, is amazing! When I ask my daughter about what she does at school, she doesn't give me the "nothing" comment. Instead she won't stop talking about everything. And I know it is not just my child's teacher because all of my friends' say the same thing. Great teachers, great principal, great school!"
    Parent Review | Rating:
    Posted 2012-01-28
    "BMES is a great school! My daughter has the best teacher ever too! I love that my children have the opportunity to do so many extras! She was in the Reptile club this year, is going to apply for the BMES National Elementary Honor Society, and is currently in intramurals. We even attended a star gazing night at the school last week. This school really goes above and beyond for its students!"
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