Mandeville High School

We gave 3 daughters at MHS. We moved to this area from New Orleans for the public school system. We have not been disappointed. MHS is definitely for those who are academically minded. It offers good classes for all levels, and a student body of middle to upper-middle class families, with college an expected "next step" for students. Vast number of clubs, activities, and sports. For those that feel there are "snobby" students: I don't see it. We are middle-income, and a large family, and we find our kids making friends at all social-economic levels. Kids do look down on the "druggies" and let's face it: It's high school. We love the area, the school system, and the future prospects for our children.
--Submitted by a parent

Great school - well run - well disciplined - tons of extracurricular activities.
--Submitted by a parent

Great school...........great community
--Submitted by a parent

I love this school. I am a junior at mandeville right now and I am so glad I decided to come to this school. This is an acidemically great school that challenges students to do their best. It offers gifted programs, ap classes, honors, and on-level classes. They have great sports; the football team won district this past year, and we have great school spirit. There are some problems with drugs and snobiness. But, there is no way to get past this if living in the mandeville area. This is definitely a better school than Fontainebleau High School, seeing as though we have less students (easier learning environment) and we are more academically challenged. I would definitely recommend this school for anyone.
--Submitted by a student

This school is great, the teachers were nice, respectful, helpful to students and actually cares about them. The school has many programs, they value education and the sports well
--Submitted by a student

Stepdaughter graduated this year, and is doing well at LSU on the TOPS program. I've been to the school several times and the students have always been well behaved and respectful. This school is one of the few public schools in the state that values academics as much as athletics.
--Submitted by a parent

MHS is a school content to rest on its academic laurels; the students are neither challenged nor guided; many of the teachers are as self-absorbed as their teenaged charges; and the school leadership, in particular the principal, suffers from gross megalomania coupled with a blurred but myopic vision of purpose, failing miserably as both an academic model and as a compassionate human being. The experience of my child at this high school has caused me to move her elsewhere in the midst of her academic career there. Not only to greener pastures but where the person matters and not the $$$!
--Submitted by a parent

MHS is a great school. I graduated in 2006. I was fully prepared for college. I participated in both athletics and clubs. It is easy to get involved. People who complain about the lack of extracurriculars don't want to get involved, they're making excuses for their parents. As for the drug and cigarette use, open your eyes it happens everywhere. I didn't think it was a big problem at MHS. As for athletics, they are very successful, especially the girls. Mandeville is by far the best school in the parish.
--Submitted by a former student

My child returned to MHS after attending another local H.S. for 2&1/2 yrs., and the difference in academic quality and student environment is remarkable! It was my child's decision to return, based on attending an English summer school class at MHS, & learning more in that class than in all time spent at the other school, and to develop increased academic enthusiasm. It is a true thrill for any parent to see a child begin to 'bloom' in all areas, to achieve academic and personal potential,& an improved sense of self-esteem. To parents concerned about crowding/facility issues, please remember that most schools in New Orleans & other Katrina-affected areas were destroyed/badly damaged, causing a major influx of students. Drugs, alcohol, teen styles, & 'PDA's' are common in most high schools; parents should focus on their own kids,including their needs (eg:attention) vs. desires (eg: cars).
--Submitted by a parent

I am very disappointed in Mandeville High School. The overall physical condition of the school is poor and the school seems quite overcrowded. On a recent trip to the school to handle some paperwork, students could be seen groping each other openly in the hallways and cafeteria. Teachers and staff walked by oblivious to it all. I have reports from my child that drugs and cigarettes are passed around in the classroom while the teacher sits at his/her desk. Based on what I have seen myself and heard from my child, I could not recommend this school to any caring parent.
--Submitted by a parent