Aragon High School

The teachers are wonderful at Aragon, but for the most part you just have them one time in four years. The counselors change each year and there is no individual support or knowledge of a student. In almost 3 years my childs only interaction has been once a year when the counselor signs her class list for the next year. There is no school spirit or pride. There are two levels of classes, college prep with little homework, and AP with two hours of homework a night per class. The students are thus either bored or living on 5-6 hours of sleep to keep up. The administration is unwilling to make any changes to any part of the school - their favorite refrain - that's impossible. If you'd like your child to be a test score stat or graduation stat than Aragon is the school for you. Because treating students as statistics, rather than individuals is what Aragon does best.
--Submitted by a parent

Aragon has good scores because the student body comes from affluent families. Don't count on any support for a student who is not performing at a high level. The administration is inept and unaware of what is going on at the school. Bulling as well as harassment based on race, sex, and gender orientation is common.
--Submitted by a parent

Wow, I just read a review saying Aragon has good scored because the students are rich. I'd say that might be true for 1/4 of the kids, but there are also many from decidedly non-affluent families. However, affluent or not, many are from families that care about academics. For the others, there is a lot of support at Aragon, for example, with the AVID program. As far as harassment based on gender orientation, I'll just say that GSA (gay straight alliance) is the most popular club on campus. If someone is being harassed, for any reason, they should report it to the school counselors. My child was being harassed slightly at one point, and I found the administration extraordinarily concerned and responsive. w.r.t. teachers, like any school, there are good ones and there are less good ones, but most of the teachers at Aragon are VERY good. We've run into a few truly exceptional ones as well (think AP Bio and Freshman History, not to mention orchestra).
--Submitted by a parent

Aragon is an excellent school. Our child transferred from a private school sophomore year and we would highly recommend Aragon. The academics are rigorous and the kids are going to great schools. The teachers are very impressive and our child is so happy with all aspects of the school. It is nice to be at a neighborhood school with our child's friends living close by.
--Submitted by a parent

Excellent academics and athletics.
--Submitted by a parent

Staff is very engaged and receptive to input.
--Submitted by a parent

The teachers care and so do the parents.
--Submitted by a parent

Aragon is a great school with excellent academics including a flourishing AP program. The school's Music Department is enormous and wonderful. The teachers are super as are the counselors. Our son's overall experience with this school has been fantastic and our daughter can't wait until next year when she starts at Aragon!
--Submitted by a parent

Great school committed to meeting the needs of their students and making sure they are ready for college. The parent community have invested in the success of their kids and it shows through the number of hours they volunteer to help the school and through their financial support.
--Submitted by a parent

Commitment, spirit, dedication. This school can top any private exclusive school in terms of academics, sports, art and culture and parental involvement. My daughter graduated from here and my son is a junior and both thrived under the excellent teaching, which is balanced with fun and activities. This is the BEST School ever.
--Submitted by a parent