Central Islip Senior High School

Im a senior at central islip senior high school and I cant wait to get out from this horrible school. When it rains the water leaks in and there's wet floor signs everywhere, and the cess pool over flowed 2 times this year. The lunch is discusting and not healthy at all. There's almost a fight once a week and instead of the teachers being teachers some of them are like your classmate. Girls and guys that are boyfriend and gurlfriend are always making out in the halls. So I wud not advise anyone to come to this school.
--Submitted by a student

CI is a horrible school. The education system is low and most teachers don't even teach and just sit around and don nothing. The students are out of control and there is always fights and riots and they never keep to their Curriculum.
--Submitted by a student

im a freshmen at CIHS and its okay. there are people who just act like animals and others who act normal. i wish we had better teachers, if u ask all the students if they have at least 2 or 3 horrible teachers i bet more then half would say yes. Ci is a great school but there needs to be a better system; more organized and run better.
--Submitted by a student

i am a 9th grader at cihs and i love it the only reason why the school has the rep it does is because of the bone heads who don't know when to stop. every high school no matter where you go is like that i personaly think that if you want to make it out there in the real world your best chance is here it's as close to the real world as your going to get in high school
--Submitted by a student

This school is terrible!! My son attended this school for the 9th grade and did not like it. He came from a school as a honor roll student, but when he got to CIHS everything seemed to go down. He has now transferred to another school and is doing wonderful! The teachers seem to have their favorites and the music department is not what it seems. There is definitely favoritism in the music dept. I had a niece who graduated from the school and other children i know who also graduated and said they would not advise anyone to have to put CIHS on their resume. The school needs a whole new makeover as far as the teachers!!!
--Submitted by a parent

Miami Central is plagued with the same issues that occur at any other inner city school. There are teachers who work very hard to make sure that the students make gains. Learning and respect begins at home. If parents and teachers work together to ensure that the students learn and dicipline issues are resolved, Miami Central will be a better school.
--Submitted by a teacher

If you want to do well, you will students who go to this school and want to do well go to ivy league universities but the students who dont want to do well, dont do well because of the lack of discipline at home. and for your information, the music department doesnt soak up any money at all, and i would know because i attend the board meetings/
--Submitted by a parent

you cannot depend on a teacher to feed you the education, the teachers here are amazing, but if your child doesnt want to achieve he wont, thus bringing the state test scores in our school down. This school has the most wonderful diversity i have ever seen. its an amazing school if your willing to do what you have to do.
--Submitted by a parent

This is not the best school in the world, I can tell you that. My son went to that school and got into a whole lot of problems. His grades terrible, and threats with all the gangs in that school. They say its the parents that make the student, but when i transfered him to catholic school he is now a straight A student and living in a stress free environment.
--Submitted by a parent

the school is horrendous the teachers do care but almost one none of the students except in honors care at all There is no security people come and go as they wish despise the campus being 'closed'. Discipline is a joke the only punishment is suspension which the only use of people who fight or cut class, which makes no sense at all. Large amounts of people are repeating 9th or 10th grade. There are a large number of 5 and year students. The school has a great band but its over hyped because the music is the only good part of the school. The music program also soaks up a large amount of money. The administration is terrible with three principals in 5 years. The parents don't care except for a minority. The only good point is the teachers are good.
--Submitted by a former student