I have 3 children who attended BSHS. All three have done wonderfully in college. In HS, they participated in many extra curriculuar activites and took advantage of the conncurrent and AP classes offered. They all went to college with 24 hours of credit. Overall, I thnk they were well prepared for
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Posted by a parent on 04/26/08
I graduated from this school a few years ago, have a sibling enrolled and things have not changed much. More money on sports, less towards the academic departments. Your teens will not get anything out of this high school unless they decide to take vocational courses or dual credit courses at the local
... Read more community college their jr/sr year. I believe you should make the best with what you got but there isn't much to work with here. In fact the whole town is set on 'mediocrity'. I had a good childhood, wonderful friends and family in Big Spring but the whole place seems to be run by the wrong people. Read less
Posted by a former student on 08/24/07
Big Spring High School is a good 4 A school. BSHS has much to offer students through organizations, AP or Pre-AP Classes and enthusiastic staff.
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Posted by a parent on 10/07/05
Big Spring High School is mostly for the teens activities and not for the teens acedemics. It's ratings statewide are in the low 50 percentile and it's ratings nationwide are in the high 20 percentile. It is my opinion that Big Spring High School needs to put more money into it's teaching staff (replacing
... Read more a few teachers ), teachers that have the desire and knowledge to push our children to do their best, and not accept mediocracy. Read less
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Big Spring schools — Big Spring High School is located at 708 E 11th Pl, Big Spring TX 79720. 708 E 11th Pl is in the 79720 ZIP code in Big Spring, TX The school district for Big Spring High School is the Big Spring Independent School District. Big Spring High School is a Public school that serves grade levels 9 - 12.
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