I just graduated and I am glad that I was able to attend Arlington High School. Everyone at school, as far as adult-wise, were nice and caring. Being at school allowed me to have a family-like feeling. I am sad to see some of the comments about AHS looks. Whether or not the school looks bad as far as
... Read more needing an upgrade will not determine whether us as students will be successful or not. Arlington is not the ghetto school of Riverside. I agree that classes that are AP are a lot more sophisticated and help students a lot more, but that is because the students in the regular classes have a lack of desire to do work and go to college. My time at AHS was great:) Its a good school. Read less
Posted by a student on 06/24/09
Every school has a percentage of students and/or parents that will be unhappy with their school for a variety of reasons. Sometimes, there will be no pleasing these individuals no matter what the school or teachers do. This is a great school, filled with talented students, caring teachers and positive
... Read more attitudes. Keep up the great work, Arlington! Read less
Posted by a parent on 06/21/09
The quality of the classes offered here that are not a.p. is very poor, however i can say that all of the a.p. courses that I've taken here except for one have been very challenging and definitely college level. The athletic programs are superb but with old facilities that are falling apart. Many sports
... Read more this year went undefeated including waterpolo, tennis, and freshman football. Waterpolo and tennis were league champions with tennis winning cif. Read less
Posted by a student on 06/16/09
I agree Arlington High School needs new upgrades and the school stucures are falling apart. My child calls it the Gheto school of Riverside.
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Posted by a parent on 11/27/08
As a graduate, I must say this school is a piece of crap! There are few teachers that try, the facilities are below average, the roofs leak, the school is on the border of a bad part of town & the participation of teachers/ students trying to do more for to build school pride is lackluster. The music/
... Read more choir program is great & the athletic programs are above average, but I don't know how in the last 10 years the district has continued to build other schools with state of the art facilities, but hasn't mildly updated the facilities in this one. Maybe they're waiting for the train that runs through the football field to derail & take out some of the decrepit buildings & then they'll just start over. Oh and Excellant is actually spelled Excellent... If your daughter received such an education she should've helped you with that word! Read less
Posted by a student on 11/23/08
My daughter attended Arlington and graduated from there. The school has an excellent reputation statewide as far as academic programs and extra curricular activities such as Envirothon, Choir, and the Debate teams. Quite a few students were accepted to major universities across the country after scoring
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Posted by a parent on 11/06/07
My daughter received what I consider an excellant education that prepared her for college. Doctor Hanson, the principal is highly involved in the school and demands excellance daily from both students & teachers. The AP program is excellant & the teachers truly caring. Envirothon & the music program
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Posted by a parent on 11/06/06
The academic programs at arlington are average, but most students do not participate in them due to lack of knowledge about them and administration foul ups in placing kids. The sports programs are always doing well, especially in water polo and baseball where the coaches are proven winners in thier
... Read more divisioins. The parent involvement in the school is probably sub standard in terms of education involvement, but extreme whebn in it comes to boosters for sports. Read less
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Riverside schools — Arlington High School is located at 2951 Jackson St, Riverside CA 92503. 2951 Jackson St is in the Arlington Heights neighborhood and 92503 ZIP code in Riverside, CA The school district for Arlington High School is the Riverside Unified School District. Arlington High School is a Public school that serves grade levels 9 - 12.
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