Atascocita High School

I find it very disappointing that today I dropped off my sons homework (that he forgot at home) at the front desk, but he never received it. When I tried to telephone Atascocita High School at 3:45 I was only able to reach the operators voice mail. After spending 45 minutes trying to find any number to call on there web site ( of which I only found three ) or internet I was unsuccessful. Heaven forbid it was a real emergency.!!!
--Submitted by a parent

We have not been impressed by AHS this year. We feel like some of her teachers do not communicate with the parents. As much as I want high school to prepare her for college, I still want to know what is going on in the classroom so I can facilitate her learning as well.
--Submitted by a parent

This was a great year for Atascocita High School. The teachers need to learn how to communicate better with the parents. The district has a website for homework and missed assigment etc.. But the teachers can not keep it up dated or lack of the knowledge to use it. It is a great tool thst need to be utilized.Some parent are really concerned and involved in their children's life. You have to be very persistant. But over all it was a great year and the school di well.
--Submitted by a parent

i have had a great experience here at AHS! i love the way the school is laid out, and the teachers are great. AHS and Humble isd offer many great programs that allow you to advance in the real world. The teachers know what there doing and how to run things in their classroom. The best part is there are so many clubs, activities and sports that you can join and become apart of. it is easy to make freinds and enjoy your High School experience. This school has been great to me all four years that i have been here and i wouldn't want to change a thing!
--Submitted by a student

This high school though still in it's infancy, provides a muti- cultural education to it's entire student body. The demographics encompass several ethnic, socio-economic classes. They provide outstanding education in the arts, theater and has a promising sports arena.
--Submitted by a parent

My son graduated from AHS in May2010. He started there his 10th grade year. My son really wanted to go to AHS after a year of watching most of his friends get into drugs and gangs at HHS in his 9th grade year. So when we moved we decided to move close enough that he could attend AHS. My son ended up being so disappointed in his high school experience at this school. He actually had quite a few friends that he went from K- 9th with that were at AHS with him. He hardly ever saw any of them the three years he was there. That school is so over crowded. The kids are all separated by color houses. Even after Humble ISD built Summer Creek HS to help handle the over crowding it is still over crowded. Thank God for SCHS.
--Submitted by a parent

One thing I wish the school would focus more on is Respect, Responsibility and teaching. I have a child that is graduating in '11 one who has Graduated at AHS. After speaking with the college advisor I was amazed at how many kids in TX graduate not knowing how to write a college paper. I though that is what Senior English was for and I found out differently. TX should mirror Fairfax County VA teaching skills as it is one of the top 3 school system in the country them maybe our kids who are honor students wont need residual writing class to take a basic Comp 101. raise the standards dont lower to accomadate for the Minorities wrong way to handle our education.
--Submitted by a parent

This is our first year at AHS and so far I have had a pleasant experience. It is hard for a school with almost 3000 students to have a intimate feel but I believe that its design tries to address that feeling. As a parent it is my feeling that if a student wants to be involved they can be, or if they want to be invisible they can do that too. Its really like life either you want to join in or you don't. Most kids don't like school, and quite frankly if a student is not getting the material, it has been my experience that it is up to the student to accept the help offered by the school staff, tutoring, or other activities. It is not up to the teacher to do the work for the student or to beg them to want good grades.
--Submitted by a parent

My daughter is a senior this year and has fallen from the top 25% of her class to barely the top 50% due to the administration not correcting issues and 'sententcing students' to long term which they do not recieve any help for honors calsses and they care nothing of correcting this issue. She was not a self learner she would have been flunking by now. The administration does not pass on any info to other students or parents and the kid 'gets lost'. The idea of a prinicpal going up every garde with you until u graduate allows for hostility and someone always reminding you of you previous mistakes and never letting you forget them and amking any punishment more severe.. What a waste!
--Submitted by a parent

I am amazed by many of the comments posted here. How can a school be rated by the attitude of the students toward learning? Yes, this school is large, therefore a degree of alienation will be felt by students who don't join student organizations and activities. The same could be said of any large suburban high school. I also don't see the racial polarization as someone suggested. I think the criteria that matters most should be whether the staff is caring, competent, and professional. This is my first year at AHS, but my tenth year of teaching, so, with some degree of comparison, I can honestly say we do well under that criteria. Our administration is responsive to problems and actively seeks to improve. We have challenging course offerings and many great student resources. We have top rate sports teams and a good facility. What more could one want?
--Submitted by a teacher