I am an alumna and I also had nothing but great experiences at JHS. I had both college-prep classes as well as honors, and regardless, I always had teachers who were dedicated and motivated to helping me learn. I participated in a slew of extracurricular activities, and looked forward to homecoming
... Read more and the various activities that were offered year round. I was accepted to the university of my choice, am in grad. school and have a rewarding job thanks to the dedicated teachers at JHS! As far as blame being put on teachers regarding student's not learning what they should be: if a child does not want to be at school, and does not want to learn-they're not going to learn. The majority of that blame cannot be attributed to the teachers. Instead of placing the blame on others-intiative should be taken in the home to hold the kids accountable. Read less
Posted by a student on 04/27/09
I am an alumni of Johnston High School and have had nothing but great experiences. My son recently graduated from Johnston and the teachers did nothing but make sure my son graduated because of his disability with learning. Everyone has their own opinion on Johnston High School and I feel as though people
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Posted by a parent on 01/11/09
Horrid school, most classes are below age level. Everything is old and falling appart, it is disgusting.
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Posted by a student on 01/07/09
Johnston is a great high school that is too often under-rated. The courses offered in the honors program are top-notch. Many students graduate with numerous college credits. Higher ranking students have gotten accepted to the best colleges in the country. The sense of community and pride at this school
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Posted by a parent on 10/16/08
I recently graduated from Johnston High School, and have only had good/great experiences in my high school career. Unfortunately some of the problems with the school are often attributed to the staff, while most the problems that the school endured (while I attended) were issues of the budget and school
... Read more committee that have been resolved. I am now in college and planning to attend graduate school soon, and believe that Johnston did a fantastic job of college preparation. Some parents have the misconception that this is a bad school with a below par staff. The truth of the matter is that there are a good amount of amazing, dedicated teachers that are happy to go to work in the morning. Do not waste money on a private school, often times the child ends up going to college with friends that are graduates of graduates of those private schools that parents contemplate. Read less
Posted by a other on 07/27/08
my child graduated from Johnston High and is now struggling in college. I don't feel the school prepared her for college.
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Posted by a parent on 05/25/07
I am a parent of an 11th grader that has an IEP. The school has come a long way trying to address all of its problems. However they need to address the overwhelming problems with teachers not following IEP's and 504 plans. We have children failing because of the teachers not following the IEP's and
... Read more 504 plans. Some class rooms have two teachers [regular ed and special ed] and the children in these classes are still having haveing trouble because the teachers are not doing thier jobs effectively. There are a few teachers that are great and i applaud them for doing their jobs so effectively. The school administration needs to make all teachers do their job and follow all of the laws or get rid of the teacher. It is a shame that teachers can tell you that they dont have to do something because its not in their contract. Read less
Posted by a parent on 02/21/07
Johnston High School needs some help lets just say that. Not even including the fights, harassment, and sometimes fires that happen on a everyday occurence. This school used to be top-notch but now it is on lock down. The only problem is that the staff things that the school is on lock down but it
... Read more really isn't. Kids everyday leaving early coming in late and sometimes not even showing up are getting punished by a meansly 2 week social suspension. The thing is that most of the people don't even goto the social events, so the suspension means nothing to them. This school needs alot of help and until a great staff comes in and picks this school off the ground, this school will continue to be one of the most helpless schools in the state! Read less
Posted by a teacher on 12/15/05
I am a Junior at the Johnston High School and I feel as though the school has come a long way. JHS sets its goals and soon achieves them. I am very involved in the schools extra curricular activities. I obtain rewarding and well earned grades because I strive to do my best at JHS and I try my hardest
... Read more to represent the school in a positive manner. In the past, there was a lack of communication between the school and parents, but I would like to make you aware that letters have always been sent home with students, they may not have made it as far as home, but letters were handed out in homeroom whenever a parent needed to be notified about something that was going on at the High School that they needed to be aware of. Read less
Posted by a student on 11/20/05
I am a student at the High School and there are nights where I don't have WRITTEN homework, but we are instructed to read ahead in our books so that the next day in class it will be easier for us to understand the subject. There are nights that I am bombarded with homework and there are other nights
... Read more where I have about 2 hours of homework. The amount varies, but I have some sort of homework every night. I feel safe at the high school and as a student, I feel as though the principal and teachers do their jobs, as well as the students. Read less
* In 2007-2008 Rhode Island used the New England Common Assessment Program (NECAP) to test students in grades 3 through 8 and 11 in reading and math; in grades 5, 8 and 11 in writing; and in grades 4, 8 and 11 in science. The NECAP is a standards-based test, which means it measures specific skills defined for each grade by the state of Rhode Island. The goal is for all students to score at or above the proficient level.
Student enrollment:
900
Students per teacher:
11
Full-time teachers:
83
Number of classrooms:
52
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Special Education Classes
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English as Second Language
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Johnston schools — Johnston Senior High School is located at 345 Cherry Hill Rd, Johnston RI 02919. 345 Cherry Hill Rd is in the 02919 ZIP code in Johnston, RI The school district for Johnston Senior High School is the Johnston Public School District. Johnston Senior High School is a Public school that serves grade levels 9 - 12.
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