School Information
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GreatSchools Rating:
6
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Educational Climate:
Above Average
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Technology Measure:
Medium-high
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Type:
Public
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Grades:
Pre-kindergarten - 6th Grade
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District:
Scottsdale Unified School District 48
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Students/Teacher:
17
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Students/Grade:
72.5
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Number Students:
580
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Number Teachers:
35
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Number Classrooms:
40
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Expense/Pupil:
$.01 - 4,199.99
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Poverty Level:
6 - 15.9 PERCENT
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Number Computers:
105
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Number PCs:
0
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Number Macs:
105
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Principal:
Mrs Lesa Friend
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CHARTER SCHOOL
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GIFTED AND TALENTED PROGRAMS
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ESL
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SPECIAL EDUCATION
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ADVANCED PLACEMENT
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BEFORE AND AFTER SCHOOL PROGRAMS
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ALTERNATIVE PROGRAMS
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YEAR ROUND CLASSES
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VOC-TECH
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ADULT EDUCATION
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NCLB SCHOOL
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BLUE RIBBON SCHOOL
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COALITION OF ESSENTIAL SCHOOLS
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AYP SCHOOL
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INTERNATIONAL BACCALAUREATE
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MAGNET SCHOOL
School Ratings & Reviews
School Ratings (22 ratings)
Parent Review |
Rating:
Posted 2012-03-22
"I brought my son to Tonalea from out of state and although academic levels in general in Arizona are behind, the teachers worked extremely well to keep him interested and challenged. The staff has always been polite and professional and made me feel welcomed as well. Parent involvement is poor at this school until it comes to complaining, then parents suddenly come out of the woodowork. Bullying is not tolerated and the bullying students and their parents are confronted when it is identified. Kudos to the staff!"
Parent Review |
Rating:
Posted 2012-01-01
"Tonalea is the absolutely worst school in the Scottsdale school district! Being our "home" school, I kept my daughter at Tonalea hoping it would get better.. It didn't! The administrative staff is unprofessional and unattentive to the students or teachers needs. The staff is unmotivated and there is a obvious lack of parent participation at this school. The children are uneducated compared to other schools in the district and there are little to no extra curricular activities."
Other Review |
Rating:
Posted 2011-12-15
"I see that the teachers and administration are absolutel focused on academics and learning. The classsrooms are happy, the children are learning, and the administration is welcoming to new families and students. The entries below indicate that someone is not getting what they want and does not spend enough time at the school to really know what an excellent job this school is doing. Keep up with the good work, Tonalea."
Other Review |
Rating:
Posted 2011-12-15
"Tonalea is a wonderful school. The teachers are extremely qualified, the students are learning every day, and the parent involvement is outstanding. Look at the website to see the many activities that include parents or get involved to see for. This school even has parent exercise classes every week. This school has a strong focus on academics and has improved in ratings by the state. It is a "Highly Performing" school and is truly outstanding."
Parent Review |
Rating:
Posted 2011-12-13
"the pre k teacher was wonderful and i hated taking my son out of her class but i had to. the school is barely passing in all of its test scores the office staff is some of the rudest people i have met. and the teachers are terrible to the students. i have heard how the other teachers talk to the students when i pick up my son from class. maybe since they think i am not that childs parent that its ok to act that way infront of a parent. i am not sure why the staff acts this way it was worse then when i was a child there and now the school is lacking in all areas. this by far is the worst school in scottsdale and needs to have a reality check. there is no diversity rudeness and meaness seem to be pouring out of the staff and creates a horrible learning enviroment"