Plant High School

kids are snobby and form allot of cliques, very overcrowded. i personally enjoy Robinson way more
--Submitted by a student

my daughter went to plant as a junior and senior and them 2 years were the best years of her entire life as a student. never had a disciplinary problem or academic problem. did better than she ever did at the academy or berkeley. that is why i am proud of my grandson going to plant.

We paid $15,000 last year to send our son to a highly selective top rated private school and were very disappointed with the academic program taught by extremely new and in one case exceptionally out of date teachers. We have been awed by the quality of the acadmeic programs, extracurricular activities, sports programs and also the exceptional administrtive team and faculty.
--Submitted by a parent

My son was a freshman at Plant last year and moved to a local private school his sophomore year. We found the academics at Plant lacking with the school seemingly more interested in maintaining high GPAs than in adequately preparing kids for college. The sports programs also seem to be geared toward kids who have played in the coach's camps and/or off season travel teams (moneymakers for the coaches) as opposed to selecting kids based strictly on playing ability and work ethic. Plant is probably a good choice relative to other public high schools in the area (excluding Robinson IB) but a poor choice compared to local private schools, or at least the one that our son attends.
--Submitted by a parent

Although I focused on the negative in my below review, Plant does have much to offer in terms of academics, athletics, extracurriculars, and service opportunities. Personally, I enjoyed competing on the math league team, participating in the Latin club and rowing on the crew team. Just a note: Having glanced around this site, I noticed that the list of AP tests offered does not include some of the tests that I took as a student at Plant, which I would assume are still available: Statistics, Physics C: Electro/Magnetism, Latin: Literature, Psychology, World History
--Submitted by a student

As both a parent of two sons in this school and having substituted there as well, I would not have my kids go anywhere else, public or private. Great teachers, great administration, teriffic student body.
--Submitted by a parent

I agree with the statement that we are very cocky at Plant High School. But I'd also like to wonder why we shouldn't be. We've got some of the best teachers, students, and programs in Florida. I think a little cockiness is in order. As for the rude part, I have yet to run into a student I didn't get along with at this school. I realize that with parents the fault never lies with their child, but in this case I suggest that some perspective is in order. Maybe the problem is not with the kids at Plant. This is based purely on my four years of experience at Plant.
--Submitted by a student

I think plant is an ok school, but my child has told me the kids are rude and cocky. My other child at Robinson High says it is a great school, she is in the IB program there.
--Submitted by a parent

I attended Plant and did not realize how great of a school it is until I left the state and finished at another high school. Not only did I not realize, I had to research Plant once I finished high school and see that Plant is one of the top 100 high schools in America. That's way learning was made so much easier, we had true teachers and that mattered most ;)
--Submitted by a student

I am a minority that went to Plant and I had one of the best experiences that life has to offer. I was very involved with all programs that they had to offer and was on the executive board of the school and a president of two of the clubs that I was involved in. If you go to school to study and want to be involved as a minority and stay out of the stereotypes then you too will have a wonderful high school experience and also learn a lot along the way. This school is great for anyone.