7251 E Portobello Avenue
Mesa, AZ 85212

So the curriculum at this school is a hot mess ! Especially the science classes . Students that take regular standard science classes not honors not AP get similar curriculum . All the students are failing . Test are being failed . Students give up because they know they wont pass the test .Assignments are every where nothing aligns . Students survive in test retakes . So many students are struggling . I don’t see how the administration can’t see its right in their face they aren’t learning it’s to intense . Curriculum is way over the top . That’s why these students are not taking honors or AP courses . Not sure what GPS is trying to achieve . If I was starting my student in high school . I would look at other districts . Families I know that attend chandler school district are shocked when they see GPS - Highland HS assignments and mass emails for students failing !! Believe this is why many are attending to charters schools . Sports is also in the decline at Highland . More kids won’t be able to participate due to college or above curriculum. Run from this school . The Math department also struggles no one teaches . Don’t worry GPS just wants more students to take online classes to retake classes they failed. It is more money for them . Then they have Canyon HS to send your child to. So many parents at other districts do not receive mass emails for so many students ta failing to go to another school during fall break to bring grades up . Why not look at why all these students are failing !! How can you have over 5 plus student a all failing. Enter classes failing or class average on test barely a c or lower !! Don’t be blind sided by GPS and it’s Highland HS . It basically online teach your self . Assuming Highland HS graduation rate is actually lower than what they show . They send the students to Canyon HS .

One of the better schools I’ve been too but like a lot of the staff is really scary and sometimes I just really wanna die during the school day because of all the kids but yk. <3333. also I can’t rlly say anything abt the disabilities but I’ve seen the ones who do need help get help so yeah.

I have experience with this school for over the last 8 years and there have been some changes for the better. However, the thing that has stayed the same, if not gotten stronger, is the staff's commitment to each child and their learning. The staff holds students to a high expectation and reinforces that their education is the biggest job they have right now in their life. As this school continues to build on their community involvement, there have been more events to bring the community in to see what amazing things these students are learning. From Ancient Wax museums, reading nights, Steam nights, fall festivals, musical performances, and movie nights the way this community supports their school and teachers is great. I am lucky to be a part of this school and know that students who attend here are lucky because their teachers and the staff truly do care about each and everyone of them.