North Quincy High School

The teachers in the school are friendly and cares about the students. Great sense of security in the school. Classes move at a pace that is right for the level of the class. Only problem is the school bathrooms are usually unclean and a lot of times contain no paper towels.
—Submitted by a student

Glad we are leaving the area and this school! Teachers allow cell phone usage in class, constant "bathroom" breaks, and think 70% is an acceptable average for a geometry class! My kids have told me there are teachers who know students can't POSSIBLY concentrate for 45 whole minutes, so they allow them to use their phones/ipods for the last 10-15 min. of class! Also, they hardly ever have homework and I've noticed mistakes on papers which weren't corrected by the teacher. Good riddance!
—Submitted by a parent

My children graduated this school and my granddaughters are now attending the same school.
—Submitted by a parent

It was a great experience but the inside is alittle too big and hard to find my way around the place to my classes. They also have good classes
—Submitted by a student

Pros: The size and scope of the school allows for nearly everyone to find a niche. The curriculum (in rigor) at the advanced level is very good for a public school. The three levels (standard, honors, and advanced) allow for every variety of student to be adequately challenged. The opportunities are there if you are a self-motivated student that finds the right niche. Cons: The environment is extremely unintellectual. Very few students legitimately care about academics. The diversity on paper may seem impressive, but in actuality, it is awful. The school is divided into the Asians and non-Asians, and neither of the groups associate with each other much. Some of the teachers, bluntly speaking, are awful.
—Submitted by a student

This school has a girls hockey team, a dance team, and everything!
—Submitted by a student

This is a great school full of diversity and well rounded students. The teachers and faculty are great. It would be nice to have a make over here and there, but that rarely contributes or effects the children'ts education.
—Submitted by a parent

The school system is amazing, clean, professional versitle and most of acedemicly perfect. Has soooooooo much to offer than any other school I looked into.
—Submitted by a parent

it could use a make over inside. but its a good school.
—Submitted by a student

its a great school with excellent teachers and great sports. I love it there
—Submitted by a student

As a senior there over 2 years ago, my experience was not very impressive. The qualitity of the academic programs that it provides does have a high quality, as well as the music, art and sports programs. The coaches and teachers are very dedicated to their individual programs, which is easy to see. However the level at which student actively participate in these programs isnt that great. The environment is not motivating or secure. More than not I witnessed severe lack of security and attention, which is unacceptable at this stage of schooling. The assistance in a student's transition to college is also very poor at North. I have several ties to students attending the school currently and am only disapointed to see where its lead them. I strongly recommended my parents not to send my sister to NQH.
—Submitted by a former student

I am a graduate class of 1981 and have a Junior enrolled at North Quincy.My personal experience: On an academic level I feel NQHS to be exceptionally involved in insuring that each student receive the best quality education possible.I did not attend college as I landed a job through the schools work study program that lead to make success today.I have many friends who went on to college where they became successful, lawyers, doctors, nurses, politians,teachers etc. I have asked all of them who they most credit their accomplishments with and not suprised the response being high school and the good quality education they received.My son will be graduating in two years and plans to continue his education,I credit the school and all the programs they offer to help students continue to receive the best education.Its truly a great place to receive good quality education .I rate it 'A+'
—Submitted by Anita, a parent

North Quincy High School offers so much for our kids. The faculty is constantly improving and revising the curriculum to offer the best and most demanding classes they can. North's students are involved in so many school activities, and provide for a great community and high school experience. All in all, NQHS creates a wonderful, safe learning environment. And, although many parents opt out for private schools for their teens, I find that if kids are dedicated enough, students can succeed and surpass their private school counterparts when they attend NQHS.
—Submitted by a parent