Fort Hayes High School

To the student who reviewed before me, welcome to high school. It's a college prep school so of course there's a lot of work. You just have to be responsible enough to get it in. Otherwise, you'll be eaten alive your first year (that is if you even plan on it). And it is definitely not boring. If you got involved more, you would see this school has a ton of fun stuff. My only complaint is the principal and the assistant principal who show arrogance when it comes to mentioning the school.
--Submitted by a student

This school is the most boring school i have ever been at they just shove work at you and if you miss something your grade goes down 2 grades so they are mean and strick!
--Submitted by a student

arts based, college prep high school. great program, great teachers.
--Submitted by a parent

Education program is definitely geered to help children succeed
--Submitted by a parent

Fort Hayes is a wonderful arts-based school with extraordinarily talented students, committed teachers, and it is a centerpiece of the urban Columbus community. I am proud to be a volunteer there and love what I learn every time I go.

I am a student at fort Hayes high school and it one of the best school in Columbus Ohio. With ever school there are its ups and downs but overall the ups outweigh the bad. Fort Hayes is for the art student or the academic student. If your child is not into the arts or a higher level of learning it s not for them. Teachers are hard but caring and will help your child find their own way.
--Submitted by a student

Horrible. No parent-to-teacher communication. My calls are never returned and I don't feel that my presence is welcomed when I make visits to the school. I have always been involved with my children and every school they have attended until this school. When my first child arrived at Fort Hayes, he had excellent teachers and an excellent principal, by graduation I was ashamed to even have Fort Hayes on his diploma.
--Submitted by a parent

Ft Hayes Arts and Academic High School was rated one of the top schools in America by U.S. News and World Report. We received Silver the same as CAHS and above many suburban schools. We are an outstanding program for students that attend for the right reasons - this is an Arts and Academic High school and our Extra-curricular programs are curricular and these art programs have won many local, state, national and international award. This is not a school for students that do not want to be involved in the arts. Hundreds (around 800) of students apply for 175 9th grade positions.
--Submitted by a teacher

I graduated from Fort Hayes in 2002. That was under a different principal so I don't know about how it is now, but when I went it was THE BEST high school in Columbus. The teachers are without a doubt the best. They are passionate about their subjects and their students. It has the highest standards in the district, so a lot of kids leave after the first year because they can't handle it. It is not a good place for uninteresting kids either. The student has to be interested in Art or Music or Drama or Architecture, or else they won't fit in and make friends. Unless you want to pack up and run for the suburbs, send your kids to FHHS! Note:There is a difference between Fort Hayes Arts and Academics High School and Fort Hayes Career Center. Know the difference when researching or talking about the school.
--Submitted by a former student

It is awful, sure not sending my child for this school.Very bed experience as a parent and student.school principal and communication with teacher,never responds to calls.
--Submitted by a parent