5320 Lake Gardens Dr
Grand Prairie, TX 75052

Currently, I am a sophomore right now, and South has become increasingly worse as time has gone on. We have metal detectors at the front doors of both main and the Alex building that you have to go through before school starts, which has quickly proved to be an extremely inefficient way of security. It’s time consuming, and it isn’t really doing much. It has made students miss most of their first period, and admin has told staff to mark students absent or tardy because the metal detectors aren’t an excuse. The student body here is pretty bad. There are some good kids, but a good amount of students don’t take school seriously. The school is extremely outdated. You can’t get service in some hallways due to the way the building is designed, and South is in desperate need of a renovation. We have an early college program that is kind of faulty. I can’t speak on it too much because I’m not in it, but from what I’ve heard, the administration running it is unhelpful, unnecessarily strict, and the early college program has been deteriorating for a while. It’s even cause students to drop out of early college. Teachers here are also a hit or miss. A lot of teachers here don’t care and/or they’re just here for a paycheck, which stunts student growth. This school is also hyper focused on sports, and doesn’t do much to credit the other extracurricular programs and activities that students work hard for. Funding mostly goes to sports as well, leaving students and the staff running their department to pay out of pocket. Overall, I realize some of what I’ve said is honestly a district thing, and there’s nothing I can do as a student to speak out. But I will say, if you’re considering coming to this school, it’s not completely horrible. But just be prepared for what you’re walking into.

Horrible because the teachers are mean to my kid.

My kids feel comfortable and safe and have yet to hit any roadblocks in learning. I believe this school is the home for education and family oriented.