Troy High School

I am going to be attending Troy in the following fall and currently, I am a eighth grader who lives quite far from Troy. My family has struggled so much trying to decide whether to sned me here or not and although many people have told me that the work is rigorous and suggested me to not come, I still believe that this school is an amazing school where students of great self-motivation can succeed.

Not sure what that one star rating is about, my son attends the school and I have never dropped a single penny on tutoring. The one thing he does do is study, study and oh yeah study some more. The teachers are great and the growth that I've seen in the first two years is remarkable. But don't kid yourself, the school is rigorous and students hit the ground sprinting. If your son or daughter does not have an affinity for learning or the tenacity to keeping working hard at difficult subjects not to mention heavy work loads, this is not the school for them.
--Submitted by a parent

I am a parent of two students at Troy High School. Troy is an outstanding school, overalll. It is a very high testing school due to the willingness of students to strive to reach their maximum capibilites, AND in large part due to the amazing teachers and staff at the school. it is a very warm and welcoming school with a plethera of willing to help teachers. Teachers here, unlike other public schools, dedicate more time to helping their students acheive greatness than i have ever seen before at a school. This is not only a very good testing school but a school that has a high college acceptance rate. i would recemend sending your child here if you have the chance. It will only help your child prepare for success.
--Submitted by a parent

I went to Troy and while I can't say that I would ever want to go back there I would send my children there (if I had any) in a hot second. Troy prepared me for college more than I could even say. They ignited my drive to learn new subjects. Their Troy tech program english classes were more informative and educational than those that I took in college. They have a plethora of extra curricular activities (sports, clubs, JROTC,band, etc.) that look excellent to colleges as well. All in all this like getting a private school education in a public school, if you can make the grade and pass the entrance exam.
--Submitted by a student

As an alumna of the school, I have seen it evolve from when my two older sisters attended the school to when I did and now, as my cousin now attend Troy currently. I do agree that Troy, in the current years, have lost many great and excellent teachers, but the students are still bright as ever. Many of the teachers my cousin have I have never heard of. Despite all that, I believe great schools are a combination of knowledgable teachers and hard-working students with a discipline and challenging cirriculum. Even though I did not graduate as the top 2% of the school, you don't really need to in order to attend a great university because if you do well at Troy, it will help when applying for colleges. I went to a well-known private 4 yr university and I would have to say, Troy prepared me very well for my first year. All my classes were a breeze because I have already developed the studying habits required for college. Because of Troy and the IB/TT program, I finished my GEs in the first 2 years of college so I could focus on my major classes and take additional elective classes. Whoever, feels otherwise about Troy, obviously didn't make the best of it.

The teachers at Troy High School are below average despite seemingly high test scores. It is actually the high quality students that spend their own time studying or going to private tutors to perform well. Great students are covering the poor education provided by the school. If you want your students to succeed, look elsewhere.
--Submitted by a parent

It's very disheartening to see all of the ratings which discredit the "excellency" of my high school. Additionally, the claims that Troy inadequately provides quality sporting and extracurricular activities is complete hogwash. Aside from providing an exceptional, however challenging and competitive, environment for learning, I know very few students who are not concurrently involved with multiple extracurricular activities and/or sports. Yet, if you are a prospective middle school student who does not want to come to Troy due to your own drive to achieve academic excellence, rather it's your parents who feel you "need" to come to Troy to succeed, then don't bother; you will not survive the competition if you don't have self-motivation and the drive to learn.
--Submitted by a student

Great academics that challenge students to excel in the high school years and prepare them for the rigors of college curriculum. Great teachers and Troy Tech/International Baccalaureate Program. Lacking in sports and extracurricular activities.

The school is over rated, and most of the students think they we are some kind of elitist community, even more so than private school kids. Its really about motivation, most of the work at troy is just busy work not really worth our time. Still it was fun, wrestling program was good when i was there too. (UCSB student)

Troy is an excellent school. Yes it is difficult if the student chooses to be in full IB, but it adequately prepares students for college. Any complaints regarding too much work are pretty ridiculous in my opinion. If the work is too hard for a student's schedule/abilities, he should drop to the next level in that subject. Troy is only too hard for students that make it that way.
--Submitted by a student