HORSESHOE TRAILS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL Go back
5405 E PINNACLE VISTA DR
PHOENIX, AZ 85085
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Phone: 480-272-8500
School Information
  • GreatSchools Rating: 9
  • Educational Climate: Above Average
  • Technology Measure: Low
  • Type: Public
  • Grades: Kindergarten - 6th Grade
  • District: Cave Creek Unified School District 93
  • Students/Teacher: 24
  • Students/Grade: 96.9
  • Number Students: 678
  • Number Teachers: 28
  • Number Classrooms: 31
  • Expense/Pupil: $.01 - 4,199.99
  • Poverty Level: 6 - 15.9 PERCENT
  • Number Computers: 0
  • Number PCs: 0
  • Number Macs: 0
  • Principal: Ms Janiene Marlow
  • 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 (20 ratings)
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    School Reviews (19 Reviews)
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    Parent Review | Rating:
    Posted 2011-12-30
    "As a parent that formerly sent their child to an accredited private school back west, I feel that HTES is comparable to a private school education. We came to the school for the gifted program and to continue the academic rigor that my children were already used to. The school is 14-17% gifted and a good majority of the teachers are gifted educated or gifted endorsed. There are caveats to choosing a public education vs. private education. For a public school that cannot be selective of their students, HTES lives up to "excelling" grade."
    Parent Review | Rating:
    Posted 2011-11-16
    "This is an excellent school. Our daughter needed an IEP, and they made sure that she had everything she needed. Mrs. Marlow really cares about her students and their well-being. It is too bad the Cave Creek area keeps shooting down the bonds, because it will make the schools suffer eventually."
    Parent Review | Rating:
    Posted 2011-10-28
    "My daughter attends this school & having 3 older children out of school I have seen poor schools and excellent schools- HTES is one of the outstanding schools. There are 3 sixth grade classes- 2 honors math classes- as a parent I find that accomplishment amazing 2/3 of the class are in honors. Anyone living in the Cave Creek area knows that horses are a way of life here. What is not to like about offering students a one day a week chance to interact with horses? The district offers other language programs also.. another elementary school has Spanish Immersion classes. Not on board with learning Mandarin? Our children will be one of the few in the country who will be able to communicate with people of a huge country that is definitely a world influence. My daughter and I are both sad that this is her final year here- she was in kindergarten the year the school opened.. her class is the first class to complete every grade.. again I applaud Mrs Marlowe for her genuine concern for all the kids.. the ability to make decisions that benefit the entire school, and even though I am not active or a part of the PTO - the PTO here is fantastic and they work well with the teachers & principal"
    Parent Review | Rating:
    Posted 2011-09-29
    "As a PTO member I wanted the readers to know fact from fluff. HTES is an excelling school with 2 A+ programs. Our Mandarin language was chosen after 5 years of district study and a trip to China with 5 HTES staff members. Being one of 200 schools in the world honored with a Confucius Classroom from the ASU Confucius Institute is a source of pride. The nearly 300 families who attended our opening ceremonies would agree. Hands on science has produced scientists who have received school and district awards. Real World Social Studies is being honored with recognition of our students from the Daughters of the American Revolution essay contest. TRRFCC Horsemanship is a Character Counts Promising Program that reinforces trustworthiness, respect, responsibility, fairness, caring & citizenship and is supported 100% by donations. The overcrowded parking lot is a result of school choice and parents who care about a school that has teaching and learning at the forefront."
    Parent Review | Rating:
    Posted 2011-09-23
    "Unfortunately, this school does not live up to all its hype. The school has a lot of fluff and not much substance. The AIMS scores show this, especially the 6th grade ones for 2010-2011. The principal, Mrs. Marlow, cares mainly about the image of the school. She does not survey her community to see what programs they would like to see on campus. She makes those decisions alone and tells them what she is bringing. Equine and Mandarin programs are two such programs now at the school. By having these two programs (and Mandarin is now considered a CORE subject) included in the daily schedule, the main subjects of math, reading, language, etc. are not focused on enough daily to ensure mastery of concepts/standards. The parking lot is SO crowded before and after school, not to mention high classroom sizes in the upper grades, due to all the open enrollment she accepts. There are some good, caring teachers. It seems as if the principal, though, tells the teachers how and what to teach and does not allow for much individual creativity, freedom and fun. A lot of parents are not on board with the Mandarin and Equine programs. I would rather see a hands-on science and social studies program."
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