Cactus High School

6330 West Greenway Road

School District

Peoria Unified
Grade

7-12
Teacher/Student Ratio

1:19
Type

public

School Map for Peoria Unified School District

GreatSchools Rating

The school rating calculation is based on four ratings: the Student Progress Rating or Academic Progress Rating, College Readiness Rating, Equity Rating, and Test Score Rating each designed to show different facets of school success. Learn more about GreatSchools Ratings

Reviews

Submitted by student on January 04, 2021

Love this school ive gone here for six years great coaching staff and great staff overall great school
Submitted by parent on March 25, 2019

I would rate this school and my experience 10/10. Cactus has so much to offer and just like any school if the student's do not put the effort into their education then that is on them. However, if the students try and the parents are involved then this school rocks!
Submitted by student on March 07, 2019

i would say that my experience is terrible. They don't know how to treat there kids right unless they are on the sports team and good. it isn't right. i would never recommended this school to anyone.
Submitted by other on May 16, 2018

So glad to be rid of this school. FYI they focus on football and how many of these kids are really going to be professional. Let's focus on academics.
Submitted by parent on October 05, 2017

I have had five children go through this school and we have loved having them there. I love that the school is more of a family and that they have such a great pride in their school. I have no complaints about their academics, sports or fine arts programs. My son played baseball for them for four years and two of my girls were in dance. The school was able to recognize that one of my daughters needed a specialized program in math and they were excellent in making those accommodations for her. I'm a proud parent of 5 children that have attended an excellent school.
Submitted by parent on May 02, 2017

Fantastic school with excellent AP programs and great student/ teacher ratio.
Submitted by parent on December 22, 2016

Let me begin by saying the academic program and JROTC are wonderful and supportive. They strive to have a risk free environment. Now, if you want to send your student for fine arts, think again. The band touts that it is a big family. Not true, there have been disturbing incidents with making jokes about specific cultures and the band director participating and laughing, that is until called upon by the parents. Even then he is not strong in addressing the issue and ostracism continues for those students. Also, if you want to make plans, this is not the place to be. Scheduling is next to none existent or very last minute, last minute requests for money etc. Sure the band is good and sometimes great, but this is due to the assistants who volunteer their time. In the classroom it is entirely different. This is not an environment that promotes risk taking. In that way the band teacher has let the students down. He tells them to handle it themselves, which in many instances creates more tension when they do as there is no respect being promoted. Having said that PUSD has let him down. He needs to have a mentor that can show him how to manage classroom behavior and show mutual respect. He needs to understand that he is a teacher and not one of the popular band kids.
Submitted by parent on February 04, 2016

Both my husband and I went to Cactus High School. We were so excited for our daughter to start there this year! We have been so happy with her experience so far. The new administration is doing an excellent making academics a priority at Cactus. They have hired some fantastic teachers who teach with enthusiasm and passion. Her teachers have gone above and beyond their job descriptions and helped her fall in love with most of her classes- not an easy task! The guidance counselor are always available and even know her by name. She is involved is student council, which has been amazing, and is proudly inheriting the Cactus traditions! We could not be happier and look forward to the next couple of years at CHS.
Submitted by parent on September 28, 2014

Best school EVER. I went there and my children go there now. What a great school.
Submitted by other on September 26, 2013

I had 3 children go to Cactus High School and graduate from there. Now I have a granddaughter who goes there. It is a good school. The teachers are involved with their students and give them the tools they need in life to move forward and make good citizens and become successful in life. They have a good sports program also.
Submitted by parent on October 12, 2012

I am A parent of a current student a cactus school and he love it there and enjoys their Jrotc unit As it was the best unit in Arizona
Submitted by parent on September 23, 2012

The school has done a moderate job of protecting it's students. my teenage daughter had been threatened and bullied on several accounts and very little was done about them. the district and office continues to have some outrageous ideas about dress code and recently, i was told that my daughter (junior) would need a vaccination while my other daughter (senior) would not need one. giving us only a week, we got my one daughters vaccination. then a month into school i am verified that my senior daughter will be kept from school until she receives a vaccination. ridiculous! the school needs to get organized. i am not a stay home mom, these unexpected requirements are not easy to accomplish.