I give the teachers in this school a 10 for effort but I am not satisfied with the direction the school is headed. Tension is visible between ethnic groups! Instead of ignoring this behavior, there should be programs implemented that would allow people to work closely together, and therefore get past
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Posted by a parent on 01/09/09
Whoever wrote that review must have had an agenda, because they left out some very important facts. According to Foshay s website, the high school has 650 students. The elementary school has even less. Out of 3,300 students, over 2000 are in grades 6, 7 or 8. Foshay is a middle school! Notice the last
... Read more reviewer did not say anything about the middle school. So how is the middle school? It s a little better than some in South Los Angeles. If your children are high achievers they can get a good education in the middle school. If your middle school child is low, or even average, Foshay is just a typical South L.A. middle school. It is located in one of the 11 gang reduction zones. Low or average middle school students will be placed in classes where very little learning is going to happen. That is reflected in the middle school test scores. Check those out. They tell the real story. They are just slightly better than the worst middle schools in South L.A. Don t confuse the high school and elementary school with the middle school. They are not the same. Also the recent scandals should point out the obvious. The administration is not in control of the school as they were in years past. 3,300 students is too big for a middle school and too big for the current administration to handle. Read less
Posted by a parent on 10/23/08
I read some of the reviews and I am shocked! Foshay is still the best school around! They have one of the highest graduation rates in the District and one of the lowest dropout rates. Kids like my grandchildren, still get accepted into the top colleges. Foshay is always in that Newsweek Magazine
... Read more that features the best high schools every year. The old principal, Mr. Lappin turned the school around. The new principal, Ms.Wills has made it more positive if you ask me. Kids travel to other countries now, they have this great Robotics Team (very few in the District), the elementary test scores and a lot of the high school's are better than the state's. I just wish it weren't so crowded. And, I like that the principal and other people greet the students at the door in the morning and the kids seem calmer. Read less
Posted by a other on 08/22/08
This used to be better school many years ago, however, currently is on probation. The best teachers eventually leave, parents are shunned from true involvement, bad teachers and administrators are welcomed. The problem of this schoo is the same problem that affects all south central and poor neigborhoods
... Read more run by the LAUSD. The teacher's union, lack of parent involvement, as well as political leaders who are afraid of confronting these simple realities, and are unwilling to act and take the hard descisions. In the end we had to leave, to a better school disctrict, unfortunatelly for most of the thousands of kids left that is not an option. It hurst to see so much money being wasted, and squandered, and even more sad to see continous student's generations without a deserving true education. Read less
Posted by a parent on 11/13/07
The school's administration seems to be in a state of crisis; they canceled homeroom, so nobody really knows what's going on until they INTERRUPT ACADEMIC TIME to talk about the after school dance or some Jr Hi only activity. Next they canceled the 'tolerate no tardies' program which helped turn the
... Read more school around 15 years ago. So now hundreds of kids are late to school everyday in a neighborhood where education doesn't seem to come first anyway! Help!! Read less
Posted by a teacher on 08/21/07
Principal is unresponsive and does not make decisions. The school will not OT students, because it will make the the school look bad. Many classes are out of control with no administration support of teacher discipline. More emphasis should be placed on helping the teachers with enhancing student exam
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Posted by a teacher on 08/18/07
All of my kids have gone to Foshay. Even since the last principal left, Mr. Lappin, the school has not changed. They still get kids into the best colleges, it's still relatively safe, the staff is very caring, the elementary test scores are awesome, the middle school's are getting better! Ms. Wills,
... Read more the new principal is very caring and supportive of the teachers and parents. I heard they just got their Accreditation renewed and again are in Newsweek Magazine's Top American High Schools (2001, 2003, 2005, 2006.) Read less
Posted by a parent on 03/15/07
Great school. I was able to go to mit thanks to foshay and the teachers
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Posted by a former student on 10/12/06
Excellent academic program and a great environment in which to learn. The program is designed to inspire and challenge the student, should be a model for all inner city schools.
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Posted by a parent on 01/17/06
THe quality of the academic program is better than the other local high schools, but it is still no where as good as it should be. There are great teachers there, but about 25% of them are terrible and are only out for themselves. The adminsitration is terribly unresponsive to the needs of parents. I
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