Council Rock High School North

This school, I believe, was better than Newtown Middle. The reason I don't give higher than a four is: not much help at times, some teachers make you feel like nothing or annoying, and the only way you get kicked out is by doing a serious crime, other than that everything is pointless rules or the trouble people cause are little to nothing to the district.
--Submitted by a student

Council Rock High School North has proved to be an excellant education center for both of my daughters (one who has graduated and one who has just completed her junior year). CRN offers a safe, collaborative, challenging and engaging school environment. The curriculum is comprehensive and far reaching. The administration is first rate, not only at this school but throughout the district and the teaching staff is one of the highlights of the school. That said I would say that I am not sure of the overall quality of the Math department as both of my children, who are otherwise very good students, struggled with math throughout their durations at CRN. However, overall the school offers a quality education, a full range of extracurricular activities and very adequately prepares high school students for college.
--Submitted by a parent

I am currently a student at Council Rock North, and I can honestly say that I hate it here. The school, in terms of academics, is excellent. However, the students who attend this school are some of the most low-quality human beings in this world. If you are a transfer student, like I am, you're life here will be a living hell. Do not come to this school.
--Submitted by a student

We moved to Newtown with high school aged children and I have been so pleased with Council Rock North High School. The counselors have done a great job in helping my children feel welcome and adjust to a new environment and have gone the extra mile in making sure they were placed in appropriate courses. The academics have been outstanding. They have a history program that builds from year to year, an English program that focuses on vocabulary, grammar and the classics, excellent math and science teachers that engage the students in the learning process and their after-school clinic is a great chance for all students to receive extra help in any subject as needed. There are a wide range of extra-curricular activities that allow every student who wants to get involved the opportunity to do so.
--Submitted by a parent

Both my children have attended this school and got a great education Once they got to college they found exactly how good their high school was. They were ahead of many other college freshmen.
--Submitted by a parent

What a school district! My three sons have all gone through Council Rock North and have achieved so much! The teachers are incredible, with degrees from Penn, Georgetown, UVA, Penn State and Colgate. The honors programs, AP, and accelerated academics are unbelievable! If you're looking for a great town to live in with topnotch schools, Newtown/Washington Crossing is the place to settle down!
--Submitted by a parent

My son, a Junior, rarely expresses enthusiasm about his school, CRHSN. Neither did my two daughters, who also attended CRHSN. They aren't alone; many of the students here appear overwhelmed and harried. Animated conversations among students and cheerful dispositions do NOT abound. If CRHSN students seem to carry heavy burdens, it is because they do: both literally and figuratively. The backpacks probably weigh 30 pounds apiece, laden as they are with the entire contents of the students' respective lockers. If the youth at CRHSN seem plagued with pressure and angst, look no further than pushy, ambitious parents who will settle for nothing less than the whole package: Honors, extracurriculars, clubs, sports, etc. The teachers? They are excellent, as well as being highly disciplined (how else to explain their adherence to a 7:00 a.m. start-time?), and are only giving parents what they demand: Fast-track, type 'A' college-bound achievers at any cost.
--Submitted by a parent

As a former student I would Like to say that council rock north prepared me well for college. I was mostly in ap and honors classes throughout high school. Compared to my fellow students in college I am a head in my math and sciences. The one problem that council rock has is that all of its best teachers are retiring within the next 5 years or so.
--Submitted by a student

This school is a hell for me. I still attend and I'm in high level courses, all of which fail to challenge me. The graduation requirements are extremely annoying as the school offers many courses I'd love to take, but because of the requirements I can't fit them in my schedule. The teachers are both ways, either retarded or brilliant. Level of interest from the student body seems extremely low to me.
--Submitted by a student

Great school if you're in the honors program or special ed. Otherwise it's a very mediocre school. Tons of the teachers should have retired or fired by now, but the union is too strong.
--Submitted by a student