I really agree with you nothing more than value brand name. I have my daughter attend this school only because one of my Asian friends can help out. I am a single, working mom but my friend is not. The school counselors are not so helpful. The teachers are good. The administration staff is not so friendly;
... Read more they want you to think that they are so busy to talk to you. The parents (most of them) are educated and hard worker but no self-discipline. I feel like we are not in US but in Asia country. Read less
Posted by a parent on 11/04/09
It's not the worst school per se. It's extremely over-rated. The counselors are pretty bad. They work so slowly. Very inefficient. The bitter secretary is so rude most of the time. Most of the teachers are nice and responsible.
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Posted by a parent on 08/31/09
Students are better than the teachers. Lots of politics get in the way of teaching, especially in the English department.
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Posted by a parent on 07/19/09
The truth is that in this school pressure to excel comes from students and parents, as befitting the Asian culture(s). Not from teachers. After having attended this high school, I feel that one could replace all the teachers with unionized chimpanzees, and the test scores wouldn't slide. Bottom line
... Read more is that if a student could excel here, he could excel anywhere, and I think my parents overpaid just for the privilege of bragging to their other Asian friends that their children go to AHS. The only thing i could say about the school is that as an Asian student, for the first time in my life in the US, I am no longer a part of a 'small minority,' in this school. This is not a bad schoo, per se, just highly overrated. Asians (of which I am) value brand names, which this school is, nothing more. Read less
Posted by a student on 05/30/09
yes, agree with you. The students are running the schools. Not the administrators or office staff.
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Posted by a parent on 04/27/09
I worked there for many years. There is much chaos and little accountability for both the administrators and the support staff. I felt that they were doing an injustice to the students and parents.
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Posted by a teacher on 03/16/09
This school is bragging about how many teachers they are hiring at this tough economy time. It has some good teachers. They students are very very smart and they are mostly aiming at Ivy league universities. The counseling department and the office staff always encourage everyone going to community college.
... Read more Because they don't want to write letter or rec and do paper work for students. They have no advice for my students and don't have much knowledge about AP and universities. The students are running the schools. Not the administrators or office staff. The office generally has a very low morale where students and parents are bring talked down and put down. Avoid the office. Hold you breathe and stay away. Read less
Posted by a parent on 03/04/09
AHS is a great school, but the teacher are either really really good or really really horrible, some teacher don't know how to teach. Another bad thing in this school is you can't change your classes, that's very bad , expecially when you unlucky have the teacher who doesn't know how to teach. You have
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Posted by a parent on 12/10/08
The school was safe when I attended and compared to the stories I have heard from people I come in contact with, it was a better school than most. I will say, even for myself who has a BA, I don't think this school prepares non-college bound students for anything other than failure. There is not a
... Read more single vocational or trade class to be found, unless woodshop counts. I personally struggle and have struggled with a career path because of the lack of classes geared toward a student not bound for a 4 year college. Parents HAVE to talk with their students at AHS about what they might enjoy doing for a career, because the school wont help. Read less
Posted by a other on 12/05/08
Is it a understaffed counseling department or an overstaffed but unwilling to work hard counseling department? You parents be the judge. It is a school with very very good teachers and amazingly hardworking students!! Staff working in the office need to learn to respect parents especially those who are
... Read more new immigrants. There are many complains about the attitude of the secretaries and counselors among us parents but we didn't file official complain to the school. They are horrible and difficult to deal with. Please don't have high expectations in the office. Hold your grudge because these people will never improve! There is no motivation for them to improve; they are already overpaid and are backed up by their union! Read less
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Arcadia schools — Arcadia Senior High School is located at 180 Campus Dr, Arcadia CA 91007. 180 Campus Dr is in the 91007 ZIP code in Arcadia, CA The school district for Arcadia Senior High School is the Arcadia Unified School District. Arcadia Senior High School is a Public school that serves grade levels 9 - 12.
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