New School for the Arts & Academics, Tempe | Fees, Rankings, Address, Admission, Vacancies, Reviews & More

I am currently a high school student here. The student body here is good, better than an average public school. I have found it easy to make friends, and I have had very few classmates dislike me for unreasonable reasons. There are a lot of talented students here, and I have learned a lot from them. We have a large LGBTQIA population here, and everyone is either interested or experienced as a visual or performing artist.

The security here is very poor, and the school is not located in the best part of Tempe. I worry about my safety often, and I know other students worry too.

Most of the teachers here are good, and teach their classes well. There are a few teachers and staff I worry about though. I understand life happens, and teachers get taken out unexpectedly, however I am concerned about how many teachers are really certified to be teachers for the classes they teach, and how many really should be a teacher here.

The dean of this school appears to be very friendly at first, and if you stay in line and don’t ask too many questions you will be fine. However, if you do not prefer how she runs the school or you confront her about something she does not like nor wants to help with, she will show a very toxic and narcissistic version of herself. She seems to want to take the easiest way out of situations sometimes and only helps the students and parents who stay quiet and ones that she favors. She can be very two-faced, so just be aware of that. I have noticed that over the past few years, she has gotten a lot worse, and I am worried about the future of this school.

If you think I’m creating lies, look at previous reviews on this page. The lower starred reviews have more thumbs up than the 5 star reviews. I think that says something….

I hope everyone takes time to read this review. I have a niece who loves to perform more than anything. She loves to draw, sing and dance any chance she gets to. However, this school has deprived her of so much. I don’t have enough space to explain my anger towards this school and the management of their staff. I have had many one on ones with my niece discussing how rude this world can be just to make sense of all this. Not only does this school focus on arts more than academics but they do not protect their children what so ever. In the year and a half that my niece has attended here, her education level has not advanced. She has mentions suicide, bisexual, transgender and been a victim of bullying several times. We are pulling her from this school as meetings with teachers and the principal has done nothing but put more stress and attention on her. This school really should not be allowed any longer to corrupt our children and show favoritism to any one. I’ve witness their staff verbally abuse children, and been very surprised to see them dress with no professional class. I really hope you do your research before putting your child here. If you want them to be in a open environment that teaches kids to be different and put academics second to arts then this is the school to choose but I don’t think children should be welcomed to this nonsense. Feel free to message me for any details. Good luck.

Middle and high school age art school. Right on the ASU campus and super close to the light rail and the interstate.
The school is a wonderful small school for musical and mixed media artists. Very supportive teachers learning history and science and diversity in the classroom and world.
Choral program, musical ensembles, drama, a pottery room with kiln, photography class with large darkroom, digital art classes with top of the line graphics programs and computers, and life drawing classes. This is a laid-back campus that is trusting and very peaceful!

The first time you visit you need to know that the entrance to the school is from the back parking lot through the front office. As you enter, the waiting area is an art gallery with the most recent student exhibits.