Tomball High School

Just a bad school. If you are going to move to the area, look at other school districts first. I ve been to alot of schools in the United States, and can honestly say this is the worst school in America. Unfriendly students, bad teachers, lazy adminstration, top to bottom just bad. My counselor refused to meet with me when I wanted to talk to her about personal problems. My Assistant Principal resfused to meet with me too. This is one on the worst administrations I had ever seen. If you didnt live in Tomball all of your life, then your lost. Nobody talks to new students and are often hostile towards them. No school spirit, just bad. It's worth moving to a new neighborhood. BAD SCHOOL.
--Submitted by a student

Of all of the schools I've gone to this one was by far the worst. It appears really great from a distance, but almost all of the teachers and students that go there are really snobbish and unwelcoming to new comers. I had a few good teachers but most of them were too focused on test scores and making us take pretests to really teach us anything useful, and even the good ones were very biased. You have to be in an extracurricular activity, preferably football, cheerleading, or student council, to get anywhere with them. My second year there I got into cheerleading and my teachers started to treat me very differently, giving me little perks that the other students didnt get like accepting really late homework, not counting all of my absences, and giving me scores on tests and essays I knew I didnt deserve. It was kind of like an unspoken rule 'Make the school look good, get a free ride.' I hardly even tried and I still passed, it wasnt until I graduated that I really started to feel guilty about that and started asking my friends if they had similar experiences, which they did. So, if you or you're child is about to go to this school make sure they are joining clubs and sports.
--Submitted by a student

Obviously your new to the school. The drug problem wasn't that bad when I went there not oo long ago and actually that have police dogs that sniff the lockers between classes. If your worried about it follow students before and after school. Most Students there aren't going to bring it to school.

Administration is overly concerned with test scores to the point that it is detrimental to the overall education of the students. The teachers do a great job communicating with the parents as well as giving them opportunities for success. The athletics program is hindered by poor administrative support but manage to compete at a high level despite their circumstances. The cougar pride band program is exceptional and has much of the support from administration as well as parents. I am very pleased with the school as a whole but if I were to change anything, it would be to change priorities from TAKS scores to actual education.
--Submitted by a parent

The drug problem at this school goes unnoticed.
--Submitted by a student

Tomball high school is overcrowded but the school is great.
--Submitted by a parent

I have personally attended THS and I think that our school is top quality. Our UIL programs are top notch and that the Tomball Cougar Pride Marching Band is extrodary. We have acheived UIL sweepsakes in Marching and Concert. Our two new directors have helped over and beyond. This program is highly recommed and the children learn responsablity and disapline. Also the Tomball FFA Chapter is fantastic. They are one of the highest awarded chapter in the state and this January, we raised over $300,000 at our project show and sale. The AP classes are extreamly helpful and the parents are very involved and I would recommend this school to any parent.
--Submitted by a student

The overall quality of the school is good. The teachers are very good and there are a lot of fine students at the school. However, electives are limited. The only musical instrument program requires a student to be in the marching band. There is no symphony. There is a heavy emphasis on football and baseball, which has caused some other sports to be dropped. The fine arts program is good.
--Submitted by a parent

I enjoyed working there. I don't know a lot about the current administration. Parental involvement was fairly high, and most students seemed motivated.
--Submitted by a teacher

1.5 yrs now at THS and I have found that the e-mail notification is very helpful. I receive 3 different e-mails each a different report. One is the grade, attendance and detailed assisgnment/missising assisgnment with grade. Teachers have been very responsive when I leave phone messages or a hand written note given to my child. We all like THS.
--Submitted by a parent