Explorer Middle School

Awful. Administration is very demeaning to the parents. This needs to be an educational facility not a prison. Stop expecting the worst behaviors and recognize kids showing positive behaviors.

My son is challenged in his honors classes. He has a good amount of homework and the teachers are really helpful and nice. His writing has improved immensely. His experience with other children has been positive and he has made a lot of new friends coming from a new school. I was worried he would not adjust well, but he has good social group of kids. I would definitely recommend this school and the neighborhood of Desert Ridge.

Terrible!!! For 6 months we have given them many chances to do what’s right. Time after time again they didnt. It’s hard to put the blame on Administration when their hands are tied as they have to follow their Districts’ policies and cannot do the job that they were hired to do. They have too many fires to put out criminally there (3 last week alone) that there isn’t time left to deal with the good students that are being harassed, bullied and given extremely inappropriate reading material by their Teachers that the Administration can NOT even censor at their level?! We CAN NOT in good conscience, recommend Explorer Middle School to you for your child or ANY child!!!!!

Although my daughter didn't hate this school, it just isn't very good school in academics, social, or teacher supports/encouragements. All teachers have too many students to care about anything but getting day to day. Some have anger issues and some are just checked out. I'm not sure how this school have 4 stars. Maybe because they really care about AZ merit testing? This school is in upper middle class area so I was really hoping to have better schools. I am hoping other parents do take time to write constructive reviews for changes in the future.