Flower Mound High School

The school is great for brilliant and gifted students. It offers nothing, though, to help those who struggle. Nothing. They are shuffled aside and ignored. It is incredibly frustrating.
—Submitted by a parent

I graduated FMHS about 4 years ago. I was in no way prepared for college, because the teachers here simply baby students so they don't upset the rich helicopter parents. The students are spoiled brats. High school was a huge waste of my time.
—Submitted by a student

Flower mound is very good if you want academic competition and a dynamic student body. Class ranking among the top here is reserved for the brightest of students and A's in regular classes won't get you above the top 25% without the additional work in pre ap or ap courses. The sports teams are always well funded and facilities are top notch.
—Submitted by a student

Flower Mounds focus on excellence is very aparent in all the teachers and counselors we interacted with. The school values and promotes acedemic accomplishments not just athletic. The staff's focus on student sucess and advancement of all students to secondary education is visable in their record of percent of students moving on to college.
—Submitted by a parent

Sure, being in high school is never fun. At this age, students struggle with self-identity. That being said, I was a student in the graduating class of 2007. As any high-volume school goes, the staffing is typical. I'm not sure about current admins (I have heard that lately it has been lackluster) but admittedly at times it felt like there were too many principals and that they weren t communicating well. Many of the teachers were excellent, though few of them were just ok. I assure you that the teachers are going well above-and-beyond what they are asked to do, and they want to see students excel in their futures. Here I was prepared for college in various ways. My teachers were willing to teach at a higher curriculum level to prepare and challenge students in ways it didn't sound to me like other high schools in the area offer. I believe that block scheduling should be implemented at more high schools. It is at first challenging as a student going from 7periods per day in junior high to 4 periods per day in high school, but many of these students don't notice the difference between their high school schedule and their college schedules in terms of block-curriculum.
—Submitted by a student

I am a former student of this school, and I am SO glad I never have to set foot in there again. While the teachers aren't bad, the block scheduling is awful. I hate that they fit a whole year of class into a semester. The cliques are awful - money, popularity, etc. rule the school. At first glance it may not seem so, but after spending all my years in LISD schools, it's a constant thing. If you don't belong to a certain group or hang out with certain people, you're pretty much shunned and have no friends. Luckily I wasn't one of those people, but it always hurt me to see that. If you aren't involved in anything and you don't wear labels and have money, you're pretty much an outcast.
—Submitted by a student

I have mixed reviews about this school. I have two kids - one attended there briefly and one is currently attending. My daughter who attended briefly struggled at this school. She was a new student and this school was very clique and difficult to fit into. She is also more artistic and this school let's these types slide through the cracks. No support from the Counselors either. We moved her over to ISchool High and her grade point avg. went from 2.3 to 3.2 ....big difference and that says a lot. My son just started there this year. He is academically strong and in all the advanced programs. This school Embraces these types of kids and thus he is doing well and likes it. Basically, if you are not in a group (cheerleader, football player, brainiac group) I think your child would struggle or more artistic.
—Submitted by a parent

Recent administration changes have seen this school go downhill quickly. MANY of the best teacher have left the school for other districts, or dropped out of teaching completely. This new administration is more concerned with controlling the kids and teachers than they are with educating them.
—Submitted by a parent

Great School with great statistics for graduation, college enrollment, and the largest school in Texas with an "Excellent" rating for the second year in a row!

Best school. Even better than a lot of private schools.
—Submitted by a teacher

Flower Mound HS is one of the three exemplary 3A schools with a population over 3000 in the state of Texas. It is a fantastic school and I am proud that my son attends here. He will be ready for college!
—Submitted by a parent

Yes, my children did receive a fine education from Flower Mound High School, however, I feel that they could have received the same quality of education from any of the other LISD high schools. In regards to the previous parent who suggested that a person should move in order for their children to experience a more diverse student population, it is this type of mentality that gives this schools its poor image of lack of acceptance of diversity.
—Submitted by a parent

This school expects nothing less than perfection which is fine if you have been in LISD since elementary school but transferring from another school is horrible. I find myself not knowing the basics of their classes and I am going to have to drop out of an AP English class because I don't know what is needed for the class. Their standards are going to ruin any transfer students unless they come from a high end private school. The school also relies too much on the internet. If a student is having internet or printer issues the night a homework assignment is due, there is no fail-safe. There is way too much administration. It is nearly impossible to find out how to get some basic things done because you have to find the right person to go to. Random drug tests required for everything. I hate this school
—Submitted by a student

My daughter currently attends FMHS. Overall it is a good school, it is a very large school so individual attention for each student is lacking. Improvements do need to be made as far as helping the kids choose their classes wisely. Trying to schedule classes for the following year can be tough even for the experienced parent. I have to leave more than one message for the counselor to return my calls or emails. As far, as the front office goes, very rude! Don't expect Southern hospitality when dealing with the ladies in the front office. I undersatand that they are dealing hundreds of people everyday but they need to remember that it is my taxes that pay for their salary.
—Submitted by a parent

Great school but no school is perfect, As for previous post (Would love to see the school more racially diverse.) you can always move!
—Submitted by a parent

My kids did well at fmhs from an academic standpoint. it is big, however, if you take the ap classes you will be challanged.
—Submitted by a parent

I was very unhappy with the education my child received. Flower mound high school did not prepare my kid for the A.C.T. and left him poorly prepared for college. The classes are way too big, and kids rarely receive the individual care they deserve.
—Submitted by a parent

I had four children attend this school we were very impressed with the music program. It is first rate. There has been a lot of changes with the new principle, and we have heard not all good changes. Several good teachers left due to change
—Submitted by a parent

Comming from California schools that ranked 49th out of 50 states on all levels,we moved from the Bay Area, California. Flower Mound schools are just the best in education and programs. They offer our children so many more after school programs we just could not beleave how safe our children feel now, teachers are great and the school does not have multiple fights everyday like California schools did, yeah Texas, yeah Flower Mound for giving our children hope in a future again.
—Submitted by a parent

We moved from out of State to Flower mound schools Our children love the teachers the students the after school programs are the best. Cant rave enough about the difference a school can make wish we brought them to the school district years ago.....
—Submitted by a parent