Lawrence E Elkins High School

Elkins is in my opinion the best high school in the district. Elkins students are all very accepting of new students, like my daughter. Clements on the other hand, has many students who are bullied daily. And chose to make fun of the students at Elkins as well calling them 'Ghetto'.
--Submitted by a parent

I went to Elkins when I was a freshman and sophomore, and it was a totally better school than the one I'm attending currently. The administrators are nice most of the time, I had more friends there, and the academic quality was above average.

I had a daughter in this school for one year, and I agree with all the criticisms of the school administration. They do a terrible job. We moved to Clements & it was like night and day.
--Submitted by a parent

Their staff has no courtesy and their nures are very rude my child does not learn there.
--Submitted by a parent

Administration does nothing to help with either a special needs student, or a gifted/talented student, which i have both of..Have been trying for weeks to get a teacher to even call me on the phone to discuss childs progress...Its teaching to the lowest denominator in the class, and pushing along the students...I am extremely discouraged and am going to the school board with my concerns.
--Submitted by a parent

I am a senior at Elkins, and I have had a great time over the past four years at the school. Although the rezoning after my freshman year may have hurt the school academically, the teachers are still top-notch, and the AP program is amazing. The facilities to succeed in various areas are thankfully still there for motivated students, without the cut-throat competition present at other schools like Clements. Frankly, I love it here, and I wouldn't have gone anywhere else.
--Submitted by a student

This was once a great school, both my sisters went here, and I was very excited to go as well after all the praise I heard about it. However, the atmosphere of the school has changed. What was once a fine learning institution is more rapidly becoming a prison more than anything else. This coming from an honor student with most upperlevel classes. I ended up transfering schools my junior year. It has definitely gone down hill since then.
--Submitted by a student

The Elkins adminstration will present itself to parents as very helpful and not do a thing to change your child's circumstances. It is challenge to address concerns and resolve issues.
--Submitted by a parent

Elkins is an all around cool school to go to, there are so many things to do, the teachers are cool, and the food isn't to shabby either. Though the building is a little older than other schools, it is still extraordinarily functional, and more than fun to explore:) Over all I am proud to be a knight
--Submitted by a student

My son has attended EHS for the past 3 years, he will be a senior this upcoming 2009-2010 school year. I believe that Elkins has the right progamming in place for its students to be prepared for higher learning and beyond. However, I believe that only a small percentage of the students are actually motivated to take advantage of those opportunities. Unfortuanely my son was one of the unmotivated ones. He's done 'OK', but if he had really taken advantage of all that EHS has to offer, he would have created a lot more post-high school options for himself. Its too many 'unmotivated' students, and they are rubbing off on others and bring the campus down as a whole.
--Submitted by a parent