Have four kids and now 3 grandkids going thru and all seem to have good education and happy memories
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Posted by a parent on 09/16/09
Alamo Heights is all about status. They say they are the best, so everyone assumes they are. But if people took time to investigate, they would see it's just a cover. They do not care about developing good people. They just want the students to have high test scores and get into ivy league schools
... Read more so they can brag about it. I think that is not just from the teachers, but the parents in the community. If you aren't rich or obsessed with GPA, you are an outcast. A few new teachers try to reach out to 'lower' students, to recognize that all students have talents, but it doesn't go very far. The administration always sides with the wealthy parents who think their kids are entitled to everything. I will not send my kids there. I want them to have a normal high school experience. Alamo Heights is totally elitist. Read less
Posted by a student on 01/24/09
A school with a great tradition = bringing in 'outsiders' has hurt the academic and 'spirit' performance of the school, but it is still operating at a high level. Recent additions to the administration need to recognize more the important influence of parent participation and tradition. They must not
... Read more compromise performance for an ill advised 'democratic' advantage. This school is possibly risking its history by dumbing down for a very small population and an 'outside' administrationb that takes its own education too seriously. This place can really excell!! Read less
Posted by a parent on 10/23/08
If you're blonde, skinny, and rich you will fit in perfectly here. The academics are strong, but the social scene is way off balance. Kids get ridiculed for wearing the same outfit twice. If your famiy doesn't make over $250,000 a year, you're considered 'poor'. Great academics, bad attitude.
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Posted by a other on 10/10/08
I have two children currently at AHHS. While there are many teachers who don't communicate well with parents, there are also some newer teachers who take a personal (yet strictly professional) interest in the students. My daughters multimedia teacher, Mrs. Culp, actually calls on a regular basis and
... Read more has encouraged my daughter to work during the summer to learn more about her interests. The teachers who go above and beyond make up for those who don't. Read less
Posted by a parent on 08/17/08
I am an AHHS graduate, but if I had it to do over again, I wouldn't send my child here. Socially, this school is a nightmare. Overemphasis on social standing, income, alcohol. The teachers are pretty good, but they aren't all that responsive to the individual student. My daughter (who is in all advanced
... Read more placement classes) does a lot of writing in her spare time, and she never got any positive feedback from teachers when she tried to share her out of class work with them. She's applied to new schools for the fall. I plan to take my other kids out of AHISD as well. Lastly, this school has a poor track record for serving special needs populations. There are better schools in San Antonio. Look at some of the magnet programs and even a very few select charter schools. Read less
Posted by a parent on 05/23/08
AHISD is a ritzy school district. But in the past 15-20 years it has comformed to changing times. It willingly accepts low to middle income persons without reservations. In fact it accepted hundreds of Katrina evacuees. They are not snobs as many people think, on the contray, most are friendly and
... Read more warm. The teachers are 80% Masters degreed or higher, they welcome parent participation in all area of your childs educational growth. The district does not force or instill football on all, it does encourage participation in extracurricular sports activity. I highly recommend Alamo Hieghts HS and the district. Read less
Posted by a parent on 10/20/07
Academically excelled, Athletically gifted, but socially damaged. Not recommended for everyone.
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Posted by a former student on 09/18/07
Yes. I had two kids at this school. Both are now gone. I was very unhappy about the poor teaching and overemphasis on football.
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Posted by a parent on 09/15/07
Vastly over-rated. There are some very weak departments. Far too much emphasis on trivial homework and time-wasting 'collaborative' assignments.
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San Antonio schools — Alamo Heights High School is located at 6900 Broadway St, San Antonio TX 78209. 6900 Broadway St is in the 78209 ZIP code in San Antonio, TX The school district for Alamo Heights High School is the Alamo Heights Independent School District. Alamo Heights High School is a Public school that serves grade levels 9 - 12.
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