Johnson High School

un-friendly staffs, laughable "credit recovery program", terrible Vice-principals, secretaries, teachers that seems to not give a snap about the success of their students.
--Submitted by a parent

With all the PhD and Master's degree in Johnson High School, the only smart person that I encountered there is the school policeman. Our children might not have a good principal, assistant principals and teachers but by God we have the best policeman in NEISD serving the school. There's no rating for the policeman I would have given him 5 stars.
--Submitted by a parent

The school has gone from bad to worse when the current principal assumed the position. There very few teachers who are dedicated to their calling as a teacher. I question the way the principal manage the school or there lack of. Not only the JROTC is problematic but also the Spirit/Cheerleading. This school is an accident waiting to happen.
--Submitted by a parent

I am a two-year attendee Senior at Johnson, and a high ranking member in the school's AJROTC. The education at this school is one of the best, but extremely competitive, to the point that students who are not the most studious or smartest in the class, get left out of a lot of opportunities that the rest receives. Also, the school is immature in its administration and has difficultly handling the problems that arise in any high school. Also, sadly the ROTC is problematic. There is a non-stop flow of gossip and un-cadet-like behavior that is a huge turn-off for anyone who accidentally gets involved.
--Submitted by a student

Johnson High School has excellent academics, but has problems in certain areas. Most teachers are really, really poor in responding to emails or calls and they don't even seem to care about updating websites (has nothing to do with "hand-holding" as it does with working with parents/guardians as an education team). Therefore, it's hard to figure out what on earth is going on. Bluntly, no excuse for that. There are reported problems with the JROTC program, so this may be an area to avoid. Because the school is new, they seem to want to hang their hat on athletics to build a reputation, which is rather idiotic. They should be spending their time promoting their academics and the academic successes of their students to make sure their students go to excellent universities. Counselors seem to talk only about Texas colleges. Have/had couple children at this school, so seen it all. As another parent said, no one seems to want to rock the boat in this entire school district at all. School district administrators appear completely clueless. They spent more time getting money from homeowners than seeking cutting edge solutions to advancing education for their students.
--Submitted by a parent

I have had the experience to be in several schools in the NEISD district and speak with many parents. My children attend Johnson High and love it. The principal is a bit strict with the kids but the parents all seem to get along well with him. I like that better than the principal catering to the kids and being a pushover. The admin staff is excellent. Thorough, experienced, and dedicated. Some tasks may take them a little longer to accomplish but that is so with any office when prioritizing each situation. The faculty seem to really enjoy their jobs and some parts of their job more than others which I can relate to. When it comes to taking care of my children and their needs, they seem to do a wonderful job. Some spend little time hand holding the parents and others are readily available. I think that may involve the individual student. I have one child that struggles, one that excels and I see how they use different approaches. I think they have such great groups of kids because they are kept busy and involved. There are tons of other clubs and groups besides sports and they do get a lot of attention too.What they lack in one area, clerical/software they make up for in another.
--Submitted by a parent

The school is very beautiful, but it is a glaring example of the mismanagement of funds the NEISD school district receives. Sports programs are over funded while other programs do without. I have 3 kids at Johnson. They have 7 classes each. Only 7 of their teachers' web pages had updated, useful information. The school district administration & school administrators are close-minded to new ideas that are proven efficient & effective in other school systems. For example, the school's mainframe computer system runs on DOS programming. It takes 2 to 3 weeks to complete a schedule change at the beginning of the year! This school is excellent compared to other Texas schools, but that is not saying much considering the low national rankings of the Texas schools. My kids like Johnson although they are micromanaged. As a parent and former educator, I am not too impressed.
--Submitted by a parent

Here is a fairly new school (4 years old) with tremendous upside. The principal is excellent; the VPs not so much. However, the teachers are pretty non-responsive, with contact with parents not done on a timely basis. The school is cliquish and the teachers do nothing to prevent this. Academically, it is tight, so no real worries there. Administratively, with the exception of a very responsive principal, they aren't very proactive in solving problems. I think that will change with this new principal.
--Submitted by a parent

We are so glad we chose this school. We bought our house in this area so our 3 children could go to Johnson (ages 5, 13 and 16). It was the best decision ever. The band program is outstanding. The band director as well as the teachers are very eager and enthusiastic. The work is demanding but the results are rewarding. The buildings are new and beautiful. This is trully an outstanding school
--Submitted by a parent

Parent involvement in this school is great, but what is the involvement surrounding? Extracurricular activities mostly.... Teachers are average, some with very poor attitudes, one fired for cussing out students, after the 3rd time, another discriminating or favoring some students over others. Some teachers have little if any control over their students, and as far as correcting behavior and punishing mis-behavior, it goes without saying that this districts clean record is a result of brushing these under the table! Female sudents seem more concerned over matching their Coach shoes to their purse than their education.
--Submitted by a parent