BASIS Oro Valley

Both my boys have had a wonderful experience at Basis OV. They're quite advanced academically thanks to the curriculum. My boys knowledge of Math and Science was important to me and the school has given them an exceptional understanding of if. My 3rd grader knows a lot of Mandarin, it's really cool to hear him speak it and be excited about learning it. Once in high school it's a sometimes daunting amount of work but it's surely prepared him for college. The downside is there isn't much time for athletics or clubs, unless they require little investment of time. It's not a perfect balance so I would say it's not ideal for many different types of kids. They have to be academically ambitious and fully focused or it's not the right fit for them. We may be leaving for a different high school next year so my son can have time for clubs and more activities but I am so grateful for the foundation Basis has given him to be a high achieving student with exceptional knowledge in every subject.

Its got a pretty good high school but the middle school is bad. My kid has the Spanish teacher "Mrs.Tyrell" and she has left the room multiple times with no clear reason, been very rude to students, and from what I've heard no one has learned anything in her class. The other teachers are better but the curriculum is also very intense and no 6th grader needs to know physics or latin.

If you want a great education for your child, this is the place. Just know that your child will have to want it and have to work for it, but all in all the kids love it here, they love the challenge and my child couldn't be happier... she started at BASIS Tucson Downtown in 5th grade and is now in the 11th grade at BASIS OV. What I really like about the teachers is that they all hold a degree in their specialty that they teach. We couldn't be happier! Go Jaguars!

The school is rigid and intolerant. I second Alexandra's review. My son was doing ok in the school. He has ADHD and has Aspergers. Instead of being tolerant and teaching him to make mistakes and move on, they made him a pariah. They didn't test him or help him. With no time to get a lawyer, they pushed us into a corner with no way out. I was an advocate and now I'm a critic because no kid ever deserves this kind of treatment.

I could not give this school more praise. My daughter received an A+ education. The curriculum was challenging and my daughter was not the "perfect" student. The teaching staff were available before and after school for tutoring. The teachers love to teach and it shows. As a parent I needed to do my part and had to get a tutor with one particularly hard area for which the school provided a list of older students willing to tutor one on one, to ensure my daughters success. The administrative staff were involved and accommodating when needed. This school may not be for every child but if you are searching for a great quality education this is the place.

This school is a joke. my son attended for three years and after us both having a mental breakdown we left. The kids are mean and bully, with no help from the staff unless "you have proof". the teachers are also bullies, BEWARE the fourth grade math teacher Ms. Rodgers who stopped allowing me direct communication after i begged her for help for my sons struggling in the class. She blamed my poor parenting and the fact i am a single mother in his reason for falling behind. 2-3 hours of homework at night is a guarantee, and there is no time for fun at school because academics is all that matters to them. Parents are not allowed in the school-EVER. The racism and treatment depending on your Socioeconomic status is real. I once had a run in with Ms. Miller in the parking lot after my son accidently hit her mercedes with my car door. She got in my face and scolded me that i obviously didnt care about my car-a 2012 Camry - but i should respect other people things. I didnt know at the time she was a teacher but i after i realized it i was so disappointed.If you are looking for a place to send your child to feel like an adult with a full time job this is the place for you.

i am a long time student here, and honestly, it's great. your not going to find a better school nearby. the admins can be a bit touchy, and maybe they aren't the best at handling kids with learning disabilities, but i can say with 100% confidence, that the only kids that leave basis are kids that don't put in the effort. i'm not about to tell you that your kids wont have multiple hours of homework each night, but any accusations of racism, sexism, or teachers not caring about your kids, are Absolutly false. the secrete to success at basis is putting in the effort, going to student hours, and building relationships with the teachers.

BASIS Oro Valley is a great school. Most of the 1-star reviews are false. Most of the teachers have at least 4 degrees in the subject that they teach, and they never, I mean never, turn a blind eye on harassment, bullying, or homophobes. I mean, sure, some teachers are kind-of bad, but they mean well. Some teachers grew up in stressful environments, and they know what it's like to live in them. The testing calendar is great, because it ensures that there are no more than 3 tests/quizzes every day. Most of the material that they teach is easy. I mean, my son joined BASIS in 7th grade, and he has no trouble catching up to the curriculum, despite the fact that he barely even knew english. The teachers were kind, and they helped him with most of the activities. The only reason I didn't put a 5/5 is because their sports teams suck. Their high school has no American football, no swim team, despite most other BASISes having a swim team, and their soccer and volleyball coaches are being coached by teachers with no experience with the sport.

Basis Oro Valley has been one of the worst schools I have ever attended. I have been here for more than half my life and not only is it ridiculously hard and overwhelming, the staff/teachers do not care for the student's well-being and mental health. I don't know why but middle schoolers are learning college materials and preparing for college exams while also having tons of homework and tests dumped on them without end. There are literally exams worth 50% of your grade at the end/middle of the year with everything they've learned on it with only a week of preparation. You can't expect students to prepare and study everything that they've learned throughout the year when they haven't even learned it yet. Also, the amount of homework/tests they have every week is disgusting. It's currently Tuesday and we have already 3 exams and a few more planned for the rest of the week. And on top of that, we have tons and tons of homework, we have to do. The teachers also never tell us what's going to be on the test/quiz/exam, it could be on anything we learned. They never provide help or even a study guide.Do not get me started on the staff's negligence of the well-being of the students. The people who are supposed to help student's mental health or deal with their personal matter is horrible. One of the students there experienced a stalker at the school and what did the staff do? Nothing, they forced them into a room to "talk it out", like that would help anything. The amount of racism and discrimination that goes around in this school is disgusting and the staff plays it off as "a dumb rumor" when people are literally calling slurs and racist terms like no tomorrow. Have mental issues/disabilities? Get ready for a lot of bullying from the staff and students. The staff thinks trauma and mental issues do not exist and don't pay any attention to struggling students (EX: the same student was getting abused by their dad like threatened to be killed and stabbed with sharp objects, and the only thing the school did was call CPS and not help the student clean up their materials that their abusive dad ripped up, not help their struggling grades and certainly did not help their mental being). None of the teachers care that students have other things to do outside of school and continue to dump the same amount of homework on the students every day. The teachers constantly play favorites and actively last out/rant to students about their issues and the amount of mental pain the students are causing them even though they just asked a question. The teachers are racist, the students are racist, and it's not a safe learning environment when everyone is having a mental breakdown. Falling behind? That's the student's fault and the teachers bring to effort to help the student catch up or help. Don't understand? Prepared to be publicly humiliated in front of the entire class for not understanding something. Need help? Better ask other students instead of the teachers that explain nothing. Have other things you have to deal with outside of school and so you can't do any of the work? Well, that's not the teacher's problem so 0. The head of the school literally said that they're trying to put off the workload so we're not carrying a huge backpack but they never did anything. In fact, it seems even worse. The planning in this school is terrible. If you donate to this school, your money is probably going to something stupid like instead of a 2nd floor for the very cramped upper school with huge and small children cramped in a small hallway, let's buy tablets for the lower school 5th graders that don't even need them. There's supposed to be a testing calender for tests to make sure students aren't overwhelmed but it has been confirmed by the teachers that none of the teachers use the thing and no one cares about the thing. My younger sibling had 4 different English teachers last year and each of them wrote the very important 50% of your grade exam and then left so the new teachers had no clue what was on the exam. And it's not like the teachers were going to answer any questions about the exam either because "I'm not going to be yelled at by children" even though they weren't answering any questions. The schedule is messed up, there are hours longs classes on certain days but that means you have to cut down on other classes making the classes different every day and making it more confusing because there are constant room changes and constant issues with everything. I've been here for too many years and I cannot stress enough how terrible this school is and how much I do not suggest enrolling your children here.You get no breaks from anything, no recess, like 20 minutes of lunch and nothing else.

Ok so if your looking for a school for your kid don't choose this one, the school is mentally draining, the teachers suck and the deans aren't trauma informed. Depending on the student the deans act different ways sometimes if your crying they will sit you down and give you candy, and for other kids if your crying they will straight up tell u to stop crying. I don't recommend going to basis the only pro of going there is academic wise, they do teach you certain things you wouldn't learn at a public school. They do put a lot of stress on you throughout the year. Please don't go to basis find a better school.