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Annapolis, MD 21409

This school isn't horrible but it's a far stretch from great. I've been here for a few years and not every teacher is good or enthusiastic about their job (there's actually quite a lot that aren't, unfortunately). Fights happen every now and then, and many students do not respect for each other so the social atmosphere is pretty toxic. Counselors also struggle to reply to emails if at all regardless of how important the matter is (it has caused me to miss some deadlines), and a lot of teachers don't really care if students do well or not since they place a heavier emphasis on it being the student's responsibility- making the classroom environment feel pretty unsupportive. Also, while it's not often, teachers here can be surprisingly petty too and take on a less professional demeanor at times. As for the workload, it can be tedious but it's usually not overwhelming in numbers. However, on some days, you can have multiple tests on the same day which makes things pretty stressful because it assumes students are actually loaded with free time outside of school to study for all of them, which isn't the case for many. The curriculum can also move very slow and it's not good for students way ahead academically. Overall, Annandale High school is quite below average in many ways.

I have a son in kindergarten and I’ve had the worst experience. He’s really talented when it come to academics but the teachers are teaching so many kids that they don’t have time to really look at all their strengths. I guess that’s public school for you.

Poe Middle School is one of the worst schools in Fairfax County. In my experience back in 6th Grade for example , a student made death threats to me every day in English class, but some teachers I had were nice and supportive