Gale Elementary School

678 South Gollob Road

School District

Tucson Unified District
Grade

PK, K-5
Teacher/Student Ratio

1:18
Type

public

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Reviews

Submitted by parent on September 20, 2023

I highly recommend Gale! My daughter went to Gale from kindergarten to 3rd grade and we always felt supported and welcome! We had to move to a different state and to this day miss Gale and wish we could have taken the school with us!
Submitted by parent on April 29, 2023

The moment I toured this school, I knew it was the school for my girls! We bought in the neighborhood and have been so blessed to call this neighborhood school ours. The teachers are exceptional. They are fabulous with instruction, communication, and community building! I am so glad that we found this school! Go for a tour and see for yourself!
Submitted by parent on October 21, 2022

This school is exceptional! Both years that my child (1st grade) has attended, he has had such awesome Teachers! The Principal is wonderful, the staff is awesome, the other teachers all seem to really enjoy being there and all of them really make an effort with their students and the community. Gale is always organizing fun, safe, and welcoming events for the families. They really engage with the students and community and it is such a positive atmosphere that emphasizes kindness and respect and they celebrate the students for it. I feel very confident that my child is safe at this school and will thrive, not only academically but emotionally as well. I really am happy that we chose this school and I truly couldn't love it more! Did I mention that our little boy absolutely loves his school too? Well, he does, he comes home happy as a little bee in spring every day!
Submitted by parent on June 16, 2022

Granddaughter in kindergarten. Both verbally and physically bullied. Send emails and phone calls. Told it is hard to discipline young ones. How about call the parents for a conference. All years no help.
Submitted by parent on August 10, 2021

Dont send your kids to this school! Stay away! Horrible teachers, Horrible principal.
Submitted by parent on November 12, 2020

10/10. Gale has exceeded all expectations & gone above & beyond for all their students. All of the staff is very kind & courteous.
Submitted by parent on October 29, 2020

Just terrible I’ll be switching my kids school but not before telling the world to beware . In Tucson you have multiple options you don’t have to settle for a school that is unsupportive with terrible administrators. Your kids deserve better
Submitted by parent on May 11, 2016

We love Gale! Before my daughter started Kindergarten, I meticulously researched 15 schools (a bit excessive, maybe) and toured my top 5 schools. I picked Gale because of: the teachers, the active parental involvement, and the overall "feel" of the school. Gale is a very caring and nurturing community. Gale participates in the Ben's Bells Be Kind program, which teaches children many positive character-building traits. This program is wonderful. Overall, I am impressed by the high quality, holistic, well-rounded education my daughter has received at Gale.
Submitted by parent on July 22, 2015

A few not so good teachers can make it a bad experience for a lifetime for a child. I understand there are situations that are difficult but the teachers should be trained to handle them so as not to affect other students as well. Do you use corporal punishment or teaching and training our children? Do you treat the child as you would like to be treated? Respect is earned and teachers are included...not just the child. Yelling and degrading a child is not a manner of teaching and redirecting....tell them how they may have handled a situation and not just call a name such as "tattle-tale", etc. Name calling even for teachers is not acceptable! Now he or she is afraid to talk about a bullying situation.
Submitted by parent on April 29, 2014

We have attended Gale since kindergarten and my child is in 3rd grade. it has had its up and downs this year with principal change, fundraisers changed, etc. My daughter is happy for the most part but the lack of communication, notice given, and follow up frustrates me. It has slowly gotten better throughout the year but there is still progress to be made. Most of the teachers are wonderful for the lack of resources they have. We have had great teachers over the years, this year was a bit of a let down. The PTC board seems to be their own click, have their own agenda and does not do what benefits the school as a whole, just the select amount of them. I was told by one board member, if htey are the ones doing the volunteering, then it should be what is best for them, "as they do the most for the school". Many parents, because of the mentality of this board, have chosen to not be active with events and fundraisers, but just as volunteers in class rooms and field trips. The overall attitude of the school has changed, not for the better. This is our home school and we will stick with it, but hoping for positive changes to come!
Submitted by other on April 28, 2014

My grandson goes to pre- school at Gale. I was impressed with the new student/parent orientation and how attention there was. My grandson looks forward to school each day and is proud of his take home work. He was developmently behind but I see great strides and improvments. He still has a way to go but I confident he'll be ready for what lies ahead.
Submitted by other on February 21, 2014

hello I am a student who goes to gale the school has fallen apart art will be ending soon I don't know why there really are no sports after school activities or clubs that bothers me also the learning everything we have has been review from 4th grade there really is no bullying expect a few girls who think they popular and flirt around boys I like the new princable shes pretty nice but its just sad I was here since 1st grade and everything has fallen apart since our old princable left its very upsetting :(
Submitted by parent on January 30, 2014

Gale elemtary is an excellent school. The new principal was given a lot of change without much notice. She has risen to the occasion and introduced the OMA program and has hired a new PE teacher. The teachers are outstanding and offer an excellent education.
Submitted by parent on September 06, 2013

Gale Elementary is absolutely wonderful!! I am so pleased with the new administration, teachers and facility! I really enjoy the new principal and look forward to seeing what the year will bring. Both my children wake up every morning extremely excited to be going to school and wonder why they are unable to go every day, including weekends!! I As a parent, my ONLY concern is my children's happiness and if they enjoy learning! Gale has provided the love of learning to my children in a very special way!
Submitted by other on August 05, 2013

This school is the best! The staff and teachers are so nice. My daughter is in fourth grade this year!
Submitted by parent on August 02, 2013

Gale is an amazing environment for our daughter - she loves it, and we couldn't be happier. Stellar leadership and faculty, wonderful programs (thanks to the Parent-Teacher Club) and a beautiful facility.
Submitted by parent on December 29, 2011

I love Gale!!! This is my daughters 3rd year at Gale. The teachers and the principal are very involved. The PTC is great and everyone works hard to provide a great learning environment. You can be as involved as a parent as you would like and all the teachers I have had so far have an open door policy and encourage the involvement of the parents. I am glad my daughter attends gale and I wish I would have know about Gale when my oldest daughter was in elementary.
Submitted by parent on August 17, 2011

We are so impressed so far with Gale! My son is in Kinder with Ms Schlak and loves her so much! The principle is awesome too. She will answer any and all questions you have and will respond promptly to emails. It is amazing that this school is able to function as well as it does with the madness that is TUSD. The parent involvement is also high at this school. I have high hopes that my son will continue to do well in this high expectations/excelling school!