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Kiva Elementary School
(480) 484-2200
6911 East McDonald Drive
Paradise Valley, AZ 85253
Level: K-6
District: Scottsdale Unified District

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In-depth school information including test scores, student stats, parent ratings and reviews for Kiva Elementary School, Paradise Valley, AZ.

Census Info	Value	Year
Student Teacher Ratio:	17.22%	(2008)
Percent Free and Reduced Price Lunch:	9.07%	(2008)
White, non-Hispanic:	85.4%	(2008)
Black, non-Hispanic:	1.69%	(2008)
Hispanic:	7.04%	(2008)
American Indian/Alaskan Native:	1.96%	(2008)
Asian:	3.91%	(2008)

Kiva Elementary School Ratings Summary

Average Quality Rating	4
Average Principals Rating	4
Average Teachers Rating	4
Average Activities Rating	4
Average Parents Rating	4
Average Safety Rating	4

Kiva Elementary School Reviews


Posted By: parent Quality Score: 5 2008-08-26 “Kiva is a great school. My son started Kindergarten this year, and we have been welcomed with open arms. The faculty and staff are great, reaching out to meet and know all of the children as well as the parents, and very motivated to keep parents involved. During lunches they expect the children to have restaurant manners, and over-all you can feel the respect as soon as you step foot on campus. I am thrilled that my son is going here and am excited to grow with the Kiva family!” Posted By: parent Quality Score: 5 2008-08-11 “Kiva is a wonderful school! I have two boys at Kiva. I like Kiva as it is very welcoming to parents and kids. There are many parent volunteers, and it is a wonderful community. Also, the education is great. Most teachers teach to child's specific level in some way. They have pull out gifted program too, which works well. Also, even though Kiva is in the Scottsdale/PV area, I do not feel it has the same snobby/'plasticy' kind of feel that you may notice at times in Scottsdale. We have not had a problem with bullying, or heard about problems with their friends.” Posted By: parent Quality Score: 5 2008-05-27 “My son just finished kindergarten at Kiva and we couldn't be happier with his experience so far! He is now reading efficiently with the help of their emergent reader program. We highly recommend this school to anyone!” Posted By: parent Quality Score: decline 2008-05-13 “I am extremely concerned aboutthe bullying that has taken place at Kiva. My child cannot seem to get away from it! Everyday it is something different. 6th grade has been such a horrible experience for him.” Posted By: parent Quality Score: 5 2008-03-20 “We are seasonal residence to the state and I am so grateful we found Kiva, it was so much easier on my son going to a school he loves, the staff is friendly and helpful, his teacher was wonderful, there is alot of parent involement, it felt like a family. Thank Heaven for open enrollment and we could go to this could go to Kiva, even though we don't live close, it was worth the drive!!” Posted By: parent Quality Score: 5 2008-03-06 “My 2 boys attended this school for 3 years. We have lived in multiple states, and this is by farrrr theee besttt school regarding caring teachers, special ed program is amazing, it is small and personable. My children are also bi-racial, and never once did they experience any favoritism, racism or feeling left out. Rosa in the front office is priceless! The school is close knit and has an incredible Fair that the PTA puts together, and parent involvement is very high. This school is outstanding!” Posted By: parent Quality Score: 1 2007-01-24 “Bullying has become a problem at this school.” Posted By: parent Quality Score: 5 2006-03-02 “Three of my children attended Kiva Elementary School. It is a wonderful school with very caring teachers. The music and art program is also very good. They use the Accelerated Reader Program at Kiva, which is good for getting children to read a lot or more than with some programs. I also liked the math program they use. I did not like the fact that class size is large at least 28 in each of my children's classes. The children did not get as much individual attention as they could with smaller class size. I also wished that they offered a foreign language or at least Spanish.” Posted By: parent Quality Score: 4 2006-02-26 “My daughter started attending Kiva in 2004 - we are so extremely happy with the teachers she has had for the past two years. She is currently enrolled in the 4/5 class and will have the same teacher for two years. We have had two wonderful teachers who know how to challenge her and raise the bar. We believe that she is getting a great education. They also have the PACT program in which my daughter particpates. The parental involvement is wonderful and the PTO does a great job of fundraising and helping to make up the budget where the school district falls short.” Posted By: parent Quality Score: 4 2005-11-02 “School has great programs and academics” Posted By: parent Quality Score: 5 2005-07-19 “Kiva has wonderful, professional, caring, dedicated, well-trained, hard-working teachers.My 1st grade daughter made huge improvements last school year in math, reading, spelling, and writing.Her teacher worked very close with her to improve and enhance her math facts skills, reading, writing, phonics, and vocabuary development.She also really enjoyed her art and music classes and teachers.She is looking forward to reading bigger chapter books and going on more trips in second grade.” Posted By: teacher Quality Score: 5 2004-10-10 “Kiva is a very warm, loving and nurturing community of learning. I believe there is a real sense of what school is about and why education is so important to be a well rounded person. I love Kiva. This is my family and my home.” Posted By: parent Quality Score: 4 2004-05-05 “Our experience with Kiva has been outstanding....the teachers and administration have been accessible, helpful and caring. Parent involvement is a key to the success of this school as well, and the PTO is welcoming and effective, with plenty of opportunities for all to get involved. Both of our children have grown academically and are excelling.” Posted By: parent Quality Score: 3 2003-08-11 “I had a two of my children at Kiva. Many of the teachers were exceptional. I did not agree with the philosophy of teaching only to the test. The principal Dr. Helminski is ineffective as an administrator. Our experience was very disappointing due to his inability to perform the duties of principal. The kiva PTO is a very involved group of parents. It was a lot of fun to be a part of that organization.” Posted By: Quality Score: 5 2002-10-15 “My son just started at Kiva this year as a third grader. I couldn't have asked to feel more welcome or for a more dedicated teacher. His transition from a Montessori setting into a more traditional one has been smooth because of the dedication of his teacher. We are very happy!”