Stone Mountain High School

The staff is rude. The teachers are not kid friendly. A very un-welcoming environment.
--Submitted by a parent

The school is amazing. The sports they offer are good. The teachers are smart. The offer extracurricular activities. What more could i ask for? My child has been there for 3 years and i am proud to say that my child attends Stone Mountain High school. The also offer programs for students to get paid for volunteering for safety speeches at Middle Schools!
--Submitted by a parent

I love everything about my school! The teachers are great and we get a lot out of the classes! They also provide us with different opportunities that motivate us to participate in things other than school work, but still keep us focused on getting good grades.
--Submitted by a student

I was a former student at SMHS who went on to Georgia Tech with most of friends and others who went on to UGA, Emory and the Citadel. I received a great education- I took advanced classes and when they ran out- through IMPACT we created our own Advanced Physics, Chemistry and literary classes. There will always be cliques, discipline issues, and teachers with whom you may have a personality conflict. However, kids will get out what they put in and maybe some of you will learn that when you get out into the 'real' world- if you don't like your boss you just have to get over it and drive on. And parents need to do more to be part of the solution and not just complain.

This is a really good school, academic performance is not at its best and could be better. But its olly so much the teachers and staff can do for the kids. I recommend the SMHS Navy JROTC great environment.
--Submitted by a parent

I don't recommend this school. I wish I had transfer somewhere else freshmen year but it's too late now. The principal of this school lacks in many areas. She only cares for herself. She cares about what the students are wearing rather than actual issues in the academic areas. She favors the football team and cheerleaders. No leadership is shown whatsoever. Counselors are rude and unhelpful as well as the administration office. This school cannot prepare you for the topnotch colleges. And I know because I am struggling getting into my dream school of UGA right now. Plus this school tries to milk money out of you however they can. That's right. Dues are too expensive, especially during this shaky economy time. What is included in dues? Prom and a keychain. The school is cheap and I can go on forever on how bad it is.
--Submitted by a student

I am very disappointed with the leadership and administration of this high school. The principle fails to administer adequate discipline to those students who require it. There are no penalties for 'sagging' or being late for classes. The majority of the students are contantly out of order. The building is in terrible shape . I feel that the principle's main focus is to limit the advancement of the students and to do as little as possible to see that the school's overall academic performance improves. The school failed AYP for 2007-2008. I am getting my child transferred. as soon as possible.
--Submitted by a parent

I am currently at smhs. I feel that this school good personally be alot better. The air doesn't work, the bathrooms are disgusting, and the teachers can't control their classes. We are only in like the third we of school and pretty much all of the freshnam class has had their schedule change ont eh average of 3 times. So therefore you have to continuously find your new class, and since the hallways are 99.9% Of the crowded makes the transition no easier. So i will be leaving this school by the beginning of october. Besides that fact of missing my lifetime friends i will be happy to leave. Gwinnett county here i come!
--Submitted by a student

We sent our daughter at the start of the spring semester 2008 to Stone Mountain. The administration/teachers/staff seem to teach to the minimum. Kids that actually want to learn have to deal with the constant disruptions of fights, being talked to in any matter and if your child is actually intelligent, they may have to teach themselves since teachers have to make sure that they teach to the bottom. I am very dissapointed in the school and feel that students who really want to be educated are at a severe disadvantage.
--Submitted by a parent

Teachers and other administrators are excellent. Wouldn't send my kid anywhere else to learn.
--Submitted by a parent