Vista Peak P-8 Exploratory

24551 East 1st Avenue

School District

Adams-Arapahoe 28j
Grade

PK, K-8
Teacher/Student Ratio

1:18
Type

public

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Reviews

Submitted by parent on February 18, 2025

Review:This school’s administration will say one thing to your face and then do the complete opposite. When confronted, they will gaslight you and pretend they never made those promises—fortunately, I had them put it in writing! They pick and choose who to punish based not on fairness, but on whether or not the student’s parents dare to call out their failures.This school is not a safe environment. When my son was beaten up, they made endless excuses instead of taking responsibility, claiming they were overworked and understaffed. That is not an acceptable justification for failing to protect students. Parents and students deserve better.
Submitted by other on January 03, 2024

My child recently went through a traumatic event outside of school and her homeroom teacher immediately suggested a school counselor. The counselor has checked in on my child for three weeks in a row now. My family appreciates the support from the school. Thank you.
Submitted by parent on October 30, 2023

My daughter has been bullied a few times -- and they have written reports for each time. However, they never contact me about it. I always have to contact them stating what my child told me happened. Academically I think the school is great, but some of these kids are allowed to say whatever they want with no consequences it seems.
Submitted by parent on October 30, 2023

My kids are always excited to go to school, and they tell me how great their specials are. However, it seems like their expectations are much higher than the actual quality of teaching. It seems when I go over assignments with them, they have no idea how to do anything. They mention it was gone over maybe once. I am having to do A LOT of work at home with them to catch them up to where they need to be. However, the teaches are supportive in providing me resources.
Submitted by parent on October 20, 2023

They have great STEM, music, theatre, and art programs. I was very impressed when I went to academic night.
Submitted by parent on October 19, 2023

Overall my family has had a great experience with this school. The drop off and pickup is kind of a hot mess, but other than that we are happy with the school.
Submitted by parent on October 11, 2023

If you are involved in your kids education, they will succeed. The school gives the kids a ton of resources. However, if you sit back and expect the teachers to parent and be the only people educating the kids -- of course they won't do well. I agree, bullying has been an issue, but the school squashed it at the beginning for my child. A lot has changed at Vista Peak and I am proud of its progress.
Submitted by parent on August 18, 2023

My daughter had a rough start as a new student, however the school provided multiple opportunities to get involved and work with the school to help my daughter iron out the issues. She has been THRIVING at Vista Peak. Their communication is great, and they provide so may opportunities for my daughter to try new things and learn new skills. I was told coming in Vista Peak was not a great school, but I have no idea what anyone is talking about. I am excited for kids future!
Submitted by parent on April 14, 2023

this school is not good. the princiapal is mean and the teachers dont teach, there is a lot of bullying. kids are super disrespectful. and the learning does not meet my requirements.
Submitted by parent on March 07, 2023

No bus service within the neighborhood if you live within a mile. Passing time between classes 3 min. Teachers do not teach or make sure kids understand work they just fly through lessons. No lockers so your child will carry a backpack all day. Theft. Choose a different school and neighborhood to live in if you can
Submitted by student on January 12, 2023

It's a nice school, but allows kids to cuss and bullying is never dealt with and if you do something about it , you get in trouble.
Submitted by parent on December 04, 2021

Vista Peak EXPLORATORY, If I could put ZERO stars I would… coach Washington is a DISGRACE of a coach. Always has his favorite players while other girls sit on the side line crying because they want to play. His favorite players have red marks on their arms by how much they hit the ball. When talking to the school principal she expressed NO concern at all.. These “Adults” don’t realize the damage they are doing to these girls, making them think they are not good enough to play. This is unacceptable, there needs to be a change on this matter. When I asked my daughter why didn’t her coach put her in she said “it’s my fault”. So kids are blaming their self’s for not being good enough. Awesome stuff coach.
Submitted by parent on May 13, 2021

Good school. I've been sending my now 4th grader since 1st grade. My younger son started in prek, which left some things to be desired, but I think that was a singular teacher incident (and I believe she isn't there anymore). His kinder year was cut short due to COVID, but they did the best they could with the circumstances. Overall, the teachers are invested, working with your students to help them excel. They're cognizant of bullying, and will help mitigate any situations that warrants it (from my experience). It's a clean school, drop off and pick up are well orchestrated, communication is there (for the most part).
Submitted by parent on July 26, 2019

Terrible school. The teachers mostly young and fresh out of college. They have no idea how to deal with kids. The teacher to student ratio listed above is way off. My daughter's 4th and 5th grade classes have more like 30 kids in them. I sat in on a class once and there are so many kids the teacher is busy the whole class trying to control them, it was complete chaos, no wonder my kid can't seem to follow what's happening in class. I went to parent/teacher conferences and my daughter had to conduct the conference while one of her two teachers laid her upper body across the desk half asleep. My daughter gets bullied by the girls and sexually harassed by the boys, and it continues all year. Honestly the world would be a better place without this school.
Submitted by parent on September 16, 2018

My experience has been amazing. Seeing the school increase performance year over year was so exciting. Also seeing my daughter grow academically and socially has been wonderful. The faculty and staff is are very engaging and very involved in my daughter's overall well being. This campus has surpassed my expectations and I look forward to the successes we will see this school year with our new leader, Mrs. Kolquist.
Submitted by parent on August 24, 2018

Overall, our boys have had some great teachers. The bullying tolerance is not what it should be. My oldest was physically injured to the point of a cast in 1st grade and the student didn't have any disciplinary action. Otherwise, we've been happy thus far. The communication is good and most of the staff genuinely cares.
Submitted by parent on July 30, 2018

Terrible. I’m withdrawing my daughter and not even sending my preschool aged son here. There are better APS schools, you just have to find them.
Submitted by parent on November 08, 2017

I am absolutely disappointed in this school and it’s leadership. The teachers are fabulous but that’s where it ends.
Submitted by parent on April 24, 2017

This school is failing my child. I have a child who is advanced is all of her subjects and gets bored when she is not mentally stimulated or challenged. She is in Pre-k and reads on a second grade level, and is already capable of adding and subtracting. Her teachers weren't even aware of her skill set because they just don't bother going beyond counting to 20 and knowing the alphabet. Her teacher was shocked when I pointed this out at a parent teacher conference. I have been told on many occasions that they can do nothing for her and we should just continue working on her level with her at home. While she is at school, she sits by herself coloring all day. We will not be attending Vista Peak at all next year.
Submitted by other on January 14, 2017

My son is in pre-school and his teachers have been nothing short of excellent. They seem to really understand how to build a rapport with the children and address their learning needs on an individual basis. My daughter is in 6th grade and this is her first year at Vista Peak. Her teachers have done a great job communicating with me and making themselves available when I want to communicate with them. I am pleased that the current administration seems to constantly seek out opportunities to involve the community in school events. I think that with more community buy in, this could be a really great school. I believe in having knowledgeable and skilled educators- and I think that that there are some very good educators at Vista Peak, but I also understand that my job as a parent is to ensure that my children are doing their part because the teachers can't do it alone.