Turner County High School

For size, Turner is an efficient school that offers a solid education. Its success is hampered because of the poverty level and general low economics of the area. In general the school has a core of solid educators and a strong administrative team.
--Submitted by a parent

I am a former student and i can't blame the school entirely, because there are some teachers that really care. I learned that I was not ready for college when I attended, i think mainly because i was not in college prep classes, but I was not advised to do so because in middle school I received mediocre grades I was advised to vocational, but I've found that if lead in the right direction I would have been better off. I learned that in college when i was taught something, i retained it easily, and didn't have any problems from then on. At turner co, because they didn't consider me one of the smart kids or gifted kids, I felt I was deprived of i guess I can say the harder classes. Advise your kids to push themselves and if they advise them to do one thing go 1 step higher.

I am a former student and as i know from personal experience and from experiences with relatives turner county high does not prepare there students for college. Most have to take remedial classes to improve things they should have learned in high school and wasn't taught. If you look at how this schools test results compare to state average it falls bellow average in every area that says it all.

This schools is working to increase student achievement. They were the only high school in this area to make AYP in 2007
--Submitted by a parent

This school cares about kids the school leaders are making decions based on what is best for the students

Principle tries very hard to reward students for doing the right thing. Even though most students are not appreciative, it does influence some.
--Submitted by a student

I think these people are entirely wrong. No school is going to be perfect. Every school has some faults. Half of the things people on here are saying is completely untrue. They do not know what really goes on in this school. I have attended Turner County myself and I have to say it is no where near being this bad. I feel offended by all of these accusations. First of all you don't know, so you need to stop talking about stuff that you have no idea about. I mean, i know its not the best but is is by far not the worst.
--Submitted by a student

I graduated from this school. My mother, aunt, sister, and 2 cousins did also. I still have 6 relatives in this system. The comment about social status affecting a child's education here is an absolute truth. Different members of my family have various financial and social status, which have had impacts on their treatment at school, especially in the grading and discipline areas. If a student wishes to better themselves in this environment, then figuring out how to do so becomes the full responsibility of that student and their family. This school offers no motivation or instruction for a continuing education after high school. My suggestion to any student is to do all that you can with your texts because the teaching you receive is inadequate.
--Submitted by a former student

I have attended this school within the last 5 years and I don't think it was as bad as these reviews may lead people to think. It was by no means an outstanding experience but I think that I recieved a decent education and good mentorship from the teachers. My parents are not 'someone' in the community but between them and myself I and my siblings are well educated and successful. I feel like you get out of this school system what you put in.
--Submitted by a former student

This school is bad. You cannot get an education if you are not keeping up with the Jones'. This school is one that wants no one to be different and wants everyone to conform. They are like a dictatorship. They want certain kids to be rich and the rest to be poor. People of different backgrounds that are not rich or their parents do not try to be, do not fit in at all. Plus, their dress code is entirely too strict.
--Submitted by a parent