Leon High School

I have a son going to the 11 th grade now and he is 15 years old. We are from the Netherlands and we send our son to this school and we are very pleased, all the teachers are great and the pricipals are Super great! Ou son is happy in this school and as a parent for me and my husband this is a happy feeling.
--Submitted by a parent

I attended Leon High for my Freshaman Year of High school , its a Very , Very excellent school . Only thing i didnt like was the Attendance Policy .
--Submitted by a student

Although I take full responsibility for my bad decisions in skipping classes my senior year of high school, I think Leon and the administration should be held accountable as well. I was 17 years old, a minor, and my dad was never called regarding my absences. I got my act together and was in school without misses any classes for a month before I was called down to the office and informed that they withdrew me a month prior and that I would not be graduating. I had made up all of the work I had missed and was passing all of my classes and feel strongly that I should have been able to walk. I ended up walking with the class after mine and found out that a cheerleader was able to graduate although she missed more days than I did. This is typical of public schools, however. I am now a mother of a 4 year old daughter and will do my best to keep her in a private school.

This is an amazing school. A principle who never lets his students down, and a faculty who cares about their students.

I graduated from Leon High a few years ago & we had more commended students, semi-finalists, & finalists in the National Merit competition than all the other public & private schools in Tallahassee put together. We had more finalists than all of the schools put together. Anyone that complains about the quality of preparation LHS gives to move forward with higher education has not spent enough time paying attention, studying, and attending classes. Thanks to my overall education at LHS, I scored an 800 on the math PSAT and a 740 (my fault) on the language portion. I had quite a few friends that did as well or better. LHS helped me to become a well-rounded student & I learned to love Shakespeare & other classical literature. Music & all the arts were also encouraged. I will soon be receiving a PhD from a very selective college. Thank you Leon High!
--Submitted by a student

I have attended Leon for four years, and I must say, I would be sad to go to any other high school. Leon is a great place to get an education, get involved in the community and learn about yourself. The extracurriculars are terrific, and the faculty is great. Our school really is one of the best around.
--Submitted by a student

My granddaughter is not allowed to bring text books home to facilitate stuying particularly in areas where she needs additional work. How is a student expected to do homework without textbooks? All of her recent midterm examinations were multiple Choice! How does that facilitate critical thinking for a 9th grader?

with my friends and even my home situation. So if your son or daughter isn't doing so hot at Leon, do not blame the faculty because it's not they're fault, it's your sons or daughters. Maybe they got in with the wrong crowd or maybe you're not monitering their work properly. Rocky is amazing, also, so to say he isn't very involved is bull. He and Mr. Feely are always coming up with ideas to get the students and parents involved in school activities. Leon has been amazing and i am so lucky to have attended.
--Submitted by a parent

LHS prepared all three of my children for success in college. We worked with all teachers to make sure that our students received what they needed. Parents MUST be involved in their child's education, even (or maybe especially) in high school. All three of our Leon grads were accepted into selective schools including NYU, West Point, and St. John's College (with their wonderful great books program), and were extremely successful. The schools had heard of Leon especially due to their wonderful Latin program, math department, and of course the crew team was know in the northeast. Kids on the crew team also happen to be very successful academically. There is no other place this former Yankee would have been happier to have my children in school. Opportunities abound, and our children flourished.
--Submitted by a parent

Great school! Great faculty, students and programs! Excellent reputation in the community. Very successful people in all walks of life have graduated from the school.
--Submitted by Jennifer, a parent