Chandler Preparatory Academy – Great Hearts, Chandler | Fees, Rankings, Address, Admission, Vacancies, Reviews & More

Although I was only at Chandler Preparatory Academy for 3 years (6th-8th grade), I nevertheless hold it in the utmost esteem. Where do I begin? Firstly, I must address the claims in previous reviews that CPA allows inappropriate or dangerous behavior- this is simply not true and I am offended that former students would spread these sorts of falsehoods around the internet. On the contrary, the administration was very involved in the wellbeing of the student body, oftentimes encouraging students to speak up if anything was bothering them. I now go to a public high school, and I sometimes wish my teachers cared about me half as much as the CPA faculty. Continuing on that vein, the bonds I formed among my peers were amazing; bluntly stated, it is literally the easiest place in the world to make friends. However, while the academics are advertised as “highly challenging”, I found that I was deeply bored and unstimulated at CPA, especially in the STEM subjects. It is truly a liberal arts curriculum, and I was appalled at the fact that no AP, IB or Capstone classes were offered. Additionally, I considered the homework load to be laughably small and the general atmosphere to be overly conservative; it was for these reasons that I had to break free. Of course, I am a hyper- competitive person when it comes to academics, and while I thought CPA was quite easy, a lot of my classmates regarded it as very challenging. In conclusion, I thoroughly enjoyed my experience at Chandler Preparatory Academy, and I would encourage potential students to come try it out for themselves!

I went to Archway since Kindergarten and it was a very educationally stable school. I am now in seventh grade and it is going downhill. One girl is turning the whole school bad and is setting bad examples and drug selling. That is the only issue i have had other than harsh dress coding.

I have sent several kids through CPA over the last 8 years. The kids never love it when they are here, it is a rigorous academic school. But when they get to college they always thank us for making them stay with it. It prepares them very well. The sports programs are great too.