McKean (Thomas) High School

This is the best decision i ever made for my child. she's going to keep going here until she graduates. I LOVE MCKEAN !
--Submitted by a parent

The schho has improved in recent years. Me a current sophmore believes that the Honors classes are challenging and the teachers make learning fun. The vilence in the school is a lot lower then the past years. With having a zero tolerence policy it helps make our school safer.
--Submitted by a student

i dont not prefer that you let your children go to this school it is a very unsafe enviornment.
--Submitted by a parent

We have been very happy with this school. The honors curriculum is excellent and the ninth grade academy is just such a terrific program. I don't know why more schools don't do this. I agree with one other poster that there are some tough kids and kids who are not very interested in learning. But the school makes every effort to keep them under control and keep parents informed about discipline. The principal is very accessible and open to parent ideas and feedback. And the responsiveness of the teachers is just superb. Any question, concern, they are back to you ASAP.
--Submitted by a parent

Overall the school is above average. The honors classes are very challenging. High expectations and the students in honors are well behaved and there to learn. Compared to the one other school we have experience with, the kids in the AP classes here seem to be the kids who belong there. They don't just try to shove everyone into AP and honors. The college prepatory classes have discipline issues. Mainly kids being so noisy and disruptive your student can't concentrate. Part of attendance zone is from a tough area of the city and it shows. They seem committed to fixing discipline issues. Most of the teachers have been good to excellent. Very few bad apples.
--Submitted by a parent

As parents of a female, ninth grader, entering public school for the first time in her educational career, we are pleased with the overall situation and experience at McKean. Our daughter was able to make friends easily and to adjust to high school much easier than we anticipated. We feel that the Freshman Academy helped our daughter in her transition from a small, private, middle school to the more populated, public, school system. We are impressed by Ms. Gross' leadership as principal and willingness to involve the students in actively promoting academic improvements and personal achievements.
--Submitted by a parent

Excellent school overall. No violence or major problems. I felt safe there and Don Keister (princ.) and Don Odom (Vice princ)were on top of there students and faculty.
--Submitted by a staff