Opinions on Prescott or Prescott Valley Schools (Scottsdale, Page: home, middle schools)

[Kirby68]

Anyone with kids out there living in the Prescott/PV area that can give some idea on the schools? Bullying policies, academics etc. We are really considering moving from Maryland to Prescott or PV. I was born and raised in Scottsdale and now it's time to come back (but with 3 kids). Living in Az years ago certainly wasn't thinking about elementary/middle schools for my future children. My mother currently lives in Prescott so I am a bit familiar with it on a general basis.

Thanks.

Kirby68

[oregon_mom]

Dont Move To Prescott Vly The Schools Suck And Are Very Bad My Son Has Autism And They Cant And Wont Help Me Try Prescott Its Alot Better

[TN Gal in AZ]

My child attends Bradshaw Mtn Middle School and I am quite happy with the school.

[hollywollyd]

We just moved back to Prescott about a month ago, but I was pretty much raised here. I went to Bradshaw Mountain high school in Prescott Valley and really liked it. There are some incredible teachers there...and some not so incredible ones, but I enjoyed it.
My kids go to Washington Traditional on Gurley St. in Prescott. It's a more challenging school and I hear that 80% of the kids who attend are not in the district. Mine are, so we didn't have to wait to get in. My kids have an abundant amount of homework each night, compared with other schools they've gone to. The teachers are a bit more strict and expect more from their students. So far, my children love it! My oldest has gone to 3 schools and hated the other two. The kids are really friendly, and both of their teachers are really outstanding. Mrs. Greer for kindergarten and Mrs. Harding for second grade are great! There are two teachers per grade, which is nice. It's not so big of a school or classes. The school is the oldest working schoolhouse in AZ. And, contrary to everything we heard about Washington, they do take field trips, have art classes and music and encourage creativity. We had heard, from many people, before enrolling them, that the traditional schools don't do those things, but that's not true.
Another school that's really good, I think, is Lincoln elementary on Park St. in Prescott. We heard many parents tell us they loved it. One of the teachers at Washington told me to enroll our kids at Granite Mountain middle school, rather than Prescott Mile High middle school. She said Granite Mountain is leaps and bounds better than the latter. But it's father out. Prescott Mile High middle school is right in downtown Prescott.
Hope this info. helps.

[Nearborn]

Good thread. I'm considering Tri City College Prep. Anyone know anything about that school? I understand they put potential 9th graders in a lottery for admittance. If you don't get in at the start of the year, they put your kid's name in twice for the January semester.
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