12 Sharp St
New Bedford, MA 02740

One of the best schools I have had the pleasure to be in

My experience at this school so far as a 7th grader going into 8th is decent. Fighting doesn't occur often like it used to in 6th. 3/4 of my teachers are decent in their jobs meaning they are able to make it fun compared to the 2/2 for 6th. Swearing is common in this school. I hear it everyday, but you know, we are 12-14, we are always immature. In all schools there's bad kids and good ones this ones one of them. So far, this school is not half bad. Nice unified-art programs and good teachers. Plus there's some nice students who are wonderful people. That was my honest opinion of this school.

New Bedford High is the school you go to when you can't get into anything else. If you had money, you would go to Bishop Stang. If you had good grades and conduct, you go to New Bedford Voc-Tech. I went to NBHS for my first year and it was terrible. I saw drug deals during school hours, students carrying weapons on their persons, and fights were a common occurrence. I don't know how you would fix it. The students don't care. The parents of the students don't care. The teachers and staff don't care. The school needs more police presence inside and around the school. Years later, I can drive by that school when the school day ends and it looks like it has only gotten worse. On the southeast end of the school property where the trees are, I've seen kids yelling profanity at cars passing by. Immediately north of the school on the same block, there is a wooded area; I've seen kids throwing rocks and glass bottles at people and cars passing by. I've seen kids on bikes ride in the middle of the street near the school to block traffic, only to start fights with the driver. I've also seen kids trying to break into parked cars when they leave the school property. If you had a choice, send your kids to anywhere else but New Bedford High School.