I go to Irvine High school and I'm going to be a sophmore next year. The school, is outstanding. maybe not as academic las University High, or as high of performing arts as Northwood High, but it is a equal balanced school with a lot of opportunities. The science program is fantastic, being able to take
... Read more Biology in your Freshman year. Even though there are not as many foriegn languages offered as in other high schools, but the languges at Irvine High can be placed into solid Fourth period, finishing 2 years of foriegn language in actually one year, unlike how other high schools make you actually take it in two years. To tell the truth, I live in the University High School area, however, i chose to go to Irvine High, because i had friends that went there, and I new it would not be as competitive as Uni. I Read less
Posted by a student on 07/28/08
My daughter attends IHS and loves it! They make it very easy for kids to be involved and the families that are involved with their kids are wonderful and friendly. They do have a program for introducing new Freshman students, my daughter was a peer this year. Parents that are worried about the block
... Read more scheduling, don't be! My daughter loves it and it has made even the difficult classes easier because she had time to question if she needs to. There are a ton of AP/Honors classes and the counselors are always available to help out. This is the best of the Irvine schools! Read less
Posted by a parent on 10/16/07
IHS is an amazing school and sincerely made my high school experience a wonderful one. The diversity of the school makes everyone friends. Anyone and everyone is accepted. The teachers are so intune with each individual student. They consider their profession their passion and their goals as teacher
... Read more is to change their students lives for the better. Although some parents may not agree with the block scheduling, (coming from a graduated student) it's so helpful when applying to colleges and having enough time (90 minutes) in the class room. It allows the students to get as much done as possible in the short four yrs they are there. IHS teachers are nothing but caring. Read less
Posted by a former student on 09/14/07
This school has the world's greatest teachers. They are interested in the whole student, not just the test score.
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Posted by a parent on 08/23/07
I cannot recommend Irvine High School under its current leadership (2007). The principal is very involved in fundraising, but frankly she does not belong anywhere near young people. She presents quite an impressive figure publicly, but her private persona leaves much to be desired. I have absolutely
... Read more no confidence in her. The quality of the academic programs at IHS is unfortunately mediocre. AP programs are characterized principally by the homework burden (which my son has described as 'useless busy work'). Parents' participation is welcome in extracurricular activities, especially sports, and especially when volunteer work is needed. However, if there's a problem, parents' input is not appreciated. There are some really terrific faculty members that make extracurricular activities definitely worthwhile. (The wrestling program is particularly impressive, largely because of the coaches.) If your child is on track to becoming a star athlete, IHS is fine. Otherwise, it's not a great environment for kids. Read less
Posted by a parent on 05/16/07
I've had 2 children graduate from this school and have no complaints. Both have gone onto college and done very well! The staff and faculty are extremely helpful to both parents and students. As with all schools, parents need to not assume, stay involved - no matter your child's grade level. Every
... Read more HS has some sort of problem - unfortunately that's kids get this from peers, and lack of home discipline. Read less
Posted by a parent on 02/04/07
Block scheduling is not as bad as the other review makes it sound. In fact, block scheduling allows your student to have more classes and more time to do homework if the class is every other day. This type of schedule allows students to have more than just one elective. This is a very good schedule,
... Read more and works very well. Most of the students, including myself, that go to Irvine agree that they like it very much. Read less
Posted by a student on 01/31/07
Irvine High is a great school, safe and academicly one of the best in orange county. Music and Sports activities are plentifull, and it's art program is outstanding. Parents invollvement is the most that I have seen.
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Posted by a parent on 08/08/05
I'm a student of IHS. I play sports, clubs and have a 3.0 gpa but parents who are we kidding. Kids do that on their own. With not much help from the teachers. The parents that think this is a great school aren't really aware of what goes on. No drugs? Wrong. The school just doesn't talk about it. How
... Read more many kids do you know of that sneak off campus, don't get caught and go to Heritage Park to do drugs. Your child skips school. They just don't get caught. I mean IHS doesn't have the best security. I transfered from another school my sophmore year. Read less
Posted by a student on 06/01/04
Warning to all parents! My child attended IHS her freshman and sophmore year. She managed to skip school for 2 weeks and I had no way of knowing. 2 weeks went by and I received no call from the school or any of her teachers. The school is block schedule and only has 4 classes a day. It was nearly impossible
... Read more to get any help from the teachers or staff regarding her credits being transfered to another school. In fact a few of the standard classes that she took were not even eligible to be transfered to other districts. Now that my daughter is at a new school she has a 3.8 gpa, and the teachers and staff are very helpful. Read less
Auto Mechanics, Cosmetology, Drafting, Health, Keyboarding/Typing, Phys Ed, Word Processing
Music
Band, Choral, Music Theory, Music, Orchestra
Computer Science
Computer Science, Desktop Publishing, Internet/Web Site
Fine Arts
Dance, Drama
Social Studies / Social Sciences
Economics, Psychology
Science
Human Anatomy/Physiology
Special Education
Life Skills, Learning Differences, Speech/Language Pathologists
Advanced Placement
Math, Science, Social Studies, English, Fine Arts, Foreign Language
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creative and productive thinking, the ability to produce new ideas;
leadership ability, the ability to direct individuals or groups to a common decision or action;
visual and performing arts, special talents in visual art, music, dance, drama, or other related studies;
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Special Education Classes
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Adult Education Classes
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English as Second Language
English language classes for students whose first language is not English.
Irvine schools — Irvine High School is located at 4321 Walnut Ave, Irvine CA 92604. 4321 Walnut Ave is in the El Camino Real neighborhood and 92604 ZIP code in Irvine, CA The school district for Irvine High School is the Irvine Unified School District. Irvine High School is a Public school that serves grade levels 9 - 12.
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