Tucson Hebrew Academy

3888 East River Road

Tucson, AZ 85718

12 Reviews

School District
Grade

K-8
Type

private

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Reviews

Submitted by parent on August 23, 2023

We have 2 lower school students at THA and we feel so lucky to have found this school. The community is so warm, inclusive, and diverse. The teachers are incredibly loving, attentive, and really try to challenge the kids to think outside the box. We love the emphasis on arts, music, & social justice. We're just really happy overall and our kids love going to school every day.
Submitted by parent on January 23, 2019

THA has been a wonderful experience for our family. I highly recommend THA to any family looking for an environment where your children can grow and flourish academically,socially and emotionally.
Submitted by parent on November 13, 2018

We've had an overwhelmingly positive experience at THA. My two children are receiving a challenging and broad education that includes an excellent curriculum in art, music, and language. The community of teachers and parents is warm and inclusive and open to feedback. Most importantly, my kids are happy and confident due to their day to day experiences! Highly recommend that parents check out THA if you are looking for great school with small class sizes and fabulous teachers.
Submitted by parent on October 09, 2018

Overall, we could not be happier with THA. The administration is open and wants feedback. The teachers are there to work with individual students. There is a true open door policy.
Submitted by parent on September 18, 2018

Tucson Hebrew Academy is hands down the most impressive school I have come across, and I have searched extensively for the right place for my children. My children are receiving a phenomenal academic experience. They are being incredibly well prepared for a higher level of academics. They will be more than ready for some of the most competitive high schools and beyond. While the education is beyond my expectations, the programming and staff also focuses on fostering kindness, compassion, and morality in each student. The school strives to nurture the total person, not just solid academics and test scores. The school environment reflects this on a daily basis. They have programs that are proactive in preventing bullying and strengthens bonds of children across the age/grade spectrum. The staff from the Head of School, Teachers, Classroom Assistants, and everyone in between (even the PE instructor) have each shown me on a DAILY basis that they care about what they do and about my children. They listen, strive to improve, and are responsive to parent feedback.
Submitted by parent on June 09, 2014

After briefly attending public school and being unsatisfied with the standardized testing approach, we entered THA. I have been thrilled with every aspect of this school. My child loves attending THA. He has had an excellent academic and social experience. My son is highly gifted in math, and has been challenged but not stressed by his teachers. Class size is amazing, and the whole school feels like one big family. There is a lot of music and PE twice a week. The lunch food is delicious - my son loves it!
Submitted by parent on February 14, 2014

This is our first year at THA and my children just love it. The teachers are all wonderful and we love the small class sizes. They are getting a quality education and plan to keep them there for many years to come.
Submitted by parent on January 09, 2014

The low ratings of the last few reviews posted here concern me, because while those parents' concerns and stories are legitimate, overall, I sense that most students at THA are having a very POSITIVE time and most parents are really quite happy with the education and experience their children are receiving. THA offers some wonderfully unique things -- an intimate, small class size and small school environment in Lower and Middle, and strong secular and Jewish education. The student body is diverse, drawing from all walks of Jewish life. Overall, the teachers are excellent and enthusiastic. Parents should consider THA if they're not getting what they need from other schools -- they may be pleasantly surprised.
Submitted by parent on October 29, 2013

My experience is this school cares more about funding than the actual student body, unless you are a large donor. The parents are very clique focused, and there is a strong message to fall in line. Heavily academic, which is not a bad thing, but not for everyone. Great cafeteria and nice holiday celebrations. Our experience is that they just did not care about our child's personal growth, more about keeping up appearances. Vote of No Confidence for head of lower grade.
Submitted by parent on December 03, 2012

The school has fantastic teachers but unfortunately the administration and board of directors are uneducated about bullying which has resulted in a lack of proactive and serious measures to combat it when it does occur. The school needs a serious overhaul of it's bullying "policy" and perhaps some changes in leadership including the Board of Directors.
Submitted by parent on February 16, 2012

I have both recent experience with this school as well as over a decade experience. My stepdaughter attended from first grade through 6th. After transferring to another school out of state, she had to a hours and hours of tutoring, even for Hebrew. Additionally, my youngest daughters transferred to this school from another private Hebrew day school in another state. My kids were advanced in all areas and the teachers admitted that they were more advanced. I was very concerned but valued the religious aspects of the school. I regret that decision. I pray that my children can catch up. Also, why cannot I not find the AIMS scores for this school? I ask when my kids attended last fall but never received them. The other school printed copies and provided to all parents as well as the public- of course, that school was in the top 1% of the state. Bet money, THA does rank so well.
Submitted by parent on January 20, 2012

I have had no issues at all with bullying, and was surprised to hear about it. By daughter has never felt more safe and supported. Perhaps because we came from public school to private, we do not view the conflicts we see as "bullying,' by comparison. We therefore reacted with less concern. I think our reactions have a huge impact. We used to overreact. Now, we trust our daughter's skills, and have therefore instilled more confidence in my daughter to handle her own conflicts, rather than perhaps imposing our own fears upon her, and creating more of a problem than actually existed. All I can say is that it gets easier as they get older to trust they can handle the complexities of social interactions and development, and don't need us so much anymore.