Arco Iris Spanish Immersion School

"My child has been a student for a few years and I plan to have their sibling join them. The school has challenges related to space that are common with a charter school, but the benefits out way the concerns. The staff and teachers are amazing and students not only are strong in Spanish, but Math and English as well. They are also taught to care about one another. This year the school gained an incomparable principal who I have no doubt will push the school forward. The PTO is the most dedicated you will ever see and the Board is present and available as needed. I highly recommend and was not surprised when I saw they were the number 1 charter in Oregon."

"This used to be a great school, but at this point is absolutely pretending to be a school. It is in the process of imploding since they fired the principal mid-year, and both the 1st and 5th grade teachers left mid-year. The 5th grade will be on its 3rd teacher this year, once they find a teacher and stop having subs. They used to pride themselves on being one year ahead in math, but at this point it will be surprising if the test scores are even at grade level in certain grades. The student-teacher ratio may be 17 to 1, but the class size is closer to 28-32. Multiple parents have pulled their children and gone to their neighborhood school already. The board is trying, but they are all volunteer and it seems that at this point it is playing school and keeping as much information from the parents for as long as possible so that they don't all leave at once."

"Arco has been a great place for my kids, they are happy and getting a great education. The community has dealt with challenges over the years, but has always come through."

"This used to be a great school, but at this point is absolutely pretending to be a school. It is in the process of imploding since they fired the principal mid-year, and both the 1st and 5th grade teachers left mid-year. The 5th grade will be on its 3rd teacher this year, once they find a teacher and stop having subs. They used to pride themselves on being one year ahead in math, but at this point it will be surprising if the test scores are even at grade level in certain grades. The student-teacher ratio may be 17 to 1, but the class size is closer to 28-32. Multiple parents have pulled their children and gone to their neighborhood school already. The board is trying, but they are all volunteer and it seems that at this point it is playing school and keeping as much information from the parents for as long as possible so that they don't all leave at once."

"My child has been a student for a few years and I plan to have their sibling join them. The school has challenges related to space that are common with a charter school, but the benefits out way the concerns. The staff and teachers are amazing and students not only are strong in Spanish, but Math and English as well. They are also taught to care about one another. This year the school gained an incomparable principal who I have no doubt will push the school forward. The PTO is the most dedicated you will ever see and the Board is present and available as needed. I highly recommend and was not surprised when I saw they were the number 1 charter in Oregon."

"Arco has been a great place for my kids, they are happy and getting a great education. The community has dealt with challenges over the years, but has always come through."