2703 Eagle Ridge Rd
Marietta, GA 30062

I don’t know where the bad reviews are coming from. My son attended Hightower from Fall 2020 to Spring 2023. He had a wonderful experience there and the orchestra program was fantastic. He was in gifted classes so maybe he had the best teachers in the school, I don’t know, but as parents we were very impressed all 3 years, and the principal was very involved and was outside the front door every morning at dropoff to say hi to the kids. Good vibes all around, no complaints.

The students at this school are not excited about learning and are often discouraged from participating in the science fair if they are not part of a selective group (the principal’s favorite PTA group). The teachers at this school try their best to educate the children within the environment they are given. However, I have observed students taking benchmark assessments while other students were talking and running around the classroom.I have also personally observed—and have been told by students—that they are not allowed to play on the playground and are instead required to play near the dumpster due to the playground limitations (broken swings etc). When the garbage truck arrives, the children have to wait and lose their recess time. While this may not be true for all grade levels, it does happen if your child is placed in certain classrooms.It seems to me that the principal cares more about the school’s appearance—whether it looks stylish or not—than about what truly matters. When she climbs onto the roof of the school in an elf outfit is not only dangerous but also sets a poor example for students. The principal is a self proclaimed drama kid trying to always place the spotlight on herself (climbing on the roof in an elf outfit).We left the school and are very happy we did. Several of our friends made the same decision.

I was at Pope until the middle of my Junior year and transferred to a different school because they were unsupportive of my mental health needs. I graduated high school in May 2025. The counselors would do the bare minimum when I was having panic attacks and didn't do anything when I reported that I was having suicidal ideation. The students made me feel unsafe attending school because a lot of them were ableist, homophobic, transphobic, and just rude in general. Speaking of transphobia, the school refused to let me go by my preferred name on the roster and were very controlling about what bathrooms I could go in. Genuinely the worst 2 ½ years of my life. My life significantly improved after leaving Pope.