Arlington High School

My daughter is a Sophmore at AHS. We love it, the teachers are really great and are very concerned about their students academic welfare. Would highly recommend the school!!
--Submitted by a parent

I found this school to outstanding with a great administrative team and staff. The administration has to make tuff decission and the can come off as rude
--Submitted by a parent

The school is big and has come a long way in just a few years. Most of the teacher's work hard and seem to care about the students. The fine arts program is outstanding and the extra-curricular sports are competitive. The school principal cares about the kids and keeps the school clean and safe. Most of all, Arlington High School has great kids.

I have to agree with the other post, administrative staff is horrible... very rude. It seems they hate their jobs? Yes, the school is beautiful on the outside, but don't be fooled.. the administrative staff that inhabits the inside is horrible! Invest in a private school if budget allows for it, those are teachers and staff who care!
--Submitted by a parent

I'm a student at Arlington Highschool and I feel the responsibility to refute any claims of poor academic standards. I moved to the school from Northeast England (I'm not a native of England and i was raised in the U.S.) in my sophomore year. Academically i am challenged. Although the school's facilities are astounding, along with the human capital involved in educating students, they do not determine the level of education your child may recieve. They are simply tools to be put to use by students and parents alike, to achieve the level of education they expect. So, the hard fact is; the faults you find in the school, are really just faults in your decision making.
--Submitted by a student

I'll have to agree with the Sept. 10 poster's comments. My experience with the administration at the school has indeed been dismal. They are rude and act annoyed that parents dare to be interested in their student's education. They are practically impossible to contact. They will not return telephone calls, emails. Attempts to try to obtain information from the school are futile, the telephone system is an endless useless maze of options and telephone mailboxes that have not been 'set-up.' When you become frustrated with the phone system and go there in person, you are treated rudely and ignored. There seems to be a total lack of leadership from the top down. People are not doing their jobs and don't appear to be held responsible. Aside from the poor administration, the teachers seem to be adequate and the school facilities are nice. The school has become rapidly overcrowded.
--Submitted by a parent

Don't let the exterior fool you, AHS looks like the perfect school, some even think it is a private school. The administrators don't care about student safety or about educational success. They want parental involvement for volunteering and for fund raising, especially for fund raising, but they do not want you involved where it counts, your child's education. However, the majority of teachers there are very good, you just can't get past the administration if you have a question or concern.
--Submitted by a parent

The teachers are great, and the administration does a really good job of keeping things under control while being reasonable at the same time.
--Submitted by a student

My daughter has attended AHS for the past 3 years. We have been very pleased with everything from the teachers to the athletics. The school is only 4 years old and is growing. One parent stated that the school puts too much emphasis on fundraising, but I feel it is only a way of helping the school to grow. Part of growing is raising money to add new clubs, equipment, and computers for the school that will benifit our children. My daughter has been in several sports and while the programs are still growing, they are handled on a high level of excellance. The academics are actually higher than that of most of the state. I would highly recommend AHS to anyone.
--Submitted by a parent

We recently moved out of the AHS district to another state but my son did attend the school for his freshman year. We were very pleased with the majority of administrators and extremely satisfied with the safety felt within the school. The boys basketball program is a bit of a joke. The biggest downfall I have noticed is the fact that while I thought my child was doing quite well in the school, it is now obvious that the school teachings are not necessarily up to par with other school systems. He was recommended for honors classes in 10th but was advised that students in our new state have already taken these honors classes in 9th grade. I think AHS falls behind in their academics..they put too much emphasis on fundraising and getting your money.
--Submitted by a parent