North High School

North High School is horrible. Some of the teachers are dedicated, however, that is detracted by the behavioral problems at the school. It is hard for an average student to achieve ANY education there. Yes, the NJROTC is a great program along with AP and honors classes. However, for the typical student, North definitely disappoints. I will no longer send any of my children there. Hopefully, we will move before another child reaches high school age.
--Submitted by a parent

I am a student at north high and i wouldnt want to go to any other school here in mass. The teachers are great and when i need help i get their full support
--Submitted by a student

I disagree with the negative comments alot of the student success has to do with what the student wants to accomplish. I have two daughters in ROTC in North High and it's what has kept me from relocating back to florida. I think it is a very good school. It is true that the middle school nearby like worcester east middle was a terrible experience and maybe that's where the problems come from but definetly have seen great efforts and improvement from my daughters who would not miss one day of school the entire year except for rotc fieldtrips.
--Submitted by a parent

This school is the worst most uncontrolled school i have ever been to seniors run the school
--Submitted by a student

my daughter goes to this school and we came from new york. she went to east middle in the 8th grade and said it was very easy. when she came to north they recomended honer classes. my daughter is doing a awsome job in north high. thank you north high.
--Submitted by a parent

I am a freshman who attends North High. At first, I was petrified to come here beause of the awful rumors about North, but honestly they were horribly mutilated. I take all honors classes, and they are very challenging, but with lots of effort and hardwork, I'm doing very well. It was kind of a shock to go from middle school to high. I went to the middle school that's near North, and I learned nothing there, but at North, it was like going from 5th-grade leveled work to 9th. But I got use to the schedule and work, and I got straight A's (And one B) But anyways the work is challenging and the transition of middle to high might be a shock, so come prepared! The kids really aren't bad here. The environment seems more mature than the 'middle school drama.' So I recommend this school to everyone.
--Submitted by a student

Worcester North High School may just be another public school in old 'ghetto' Worcester, MA; but to the residents of the north quad. it is our best school, learning is awesome and discipline is always inforced.
--Submitted by a parent

As a student currently at north I love it so much. Its hard for me to express my feelings about north. I can wake up every morning feeling excited and enthusiastic to go to school. Once the new buliding is built this well be the overall best public high school in worcester. They offer honor and ap classes as well as plenty of extra curricular activities. I love NORTH
--Submitted by a student

As a sophmore presently at North I love being there. Even though the building is crumbling we all see to have that sense of unity that makes a big Polar Bear family. I'm glad I decided to go North for its classes that they offer as well as the JROTC program that they have running. JROTC is a great program that should be wide-spread like AP and Honors Classes. To some it may not seem like North is anything but it definitely means the world to me.
--Submitted by a student

While the teachers and staff seem to do a good job of teaching, the school itself is deplorable. The building should be condemned as unsafe. I have a problem with the locker policy, wherein students may only use their lockers before and after school and not visit them between classes. In addition, I feel that the loitering in front of the entrance to the school needs to be stopped or monitored somehow. Academicially, I feel this school is acceptable, but in every other aspect, this school is amongst the very worst I've ever seen.
--Submitted by a parent