La Mirada High School

I had an incredible experience going to LMHS. I felt supported by teachers, was in a couple clubs, was in choir and had several friends throughout my experience. I felt like it was a pretty balanced school with opportunities for students to be a part of anything they wanted to try. My parents felt like there was good communication from admin and I was able to take some more rigorous classes.

Everything the reviews say about the principal catering to the sports program is true and covering up for his teachers too. Teachers here aren’t supportive academically. And if you are involved in special education or have an IEP this is definitely not the school you want to be at. You will not get the support you need even with an IEP. Keep looking.

I hate being here. I have never enjoyed a single day doing any of the work that is assigned here. I can't even say that this is a learning environment, as I haven't "learned" anything meaningful. The ONLY thing that makes this school bearable are the friends you make, which is a given at literally every school. Most of the teachers are not good teachers who only focus on work, work and work. There are only a handful of teachers who I can say I have genuinely enjoyed being in their class. That is unacceptable. Furthermore, there is almost no focus on the students. It's always about our athletics team. I really wish I could say that I enjoy being at this school, but if i'm honest, I'm only still here because I have good friends here. If you're considering going here, look somewhere else.

The teachers harass students and disrespects them in the worse ways, bringing their self esteem down. I’m writing this review based on the experience my two students had to go through and face with no support from administrators who was more interested in the reputation of the school and covering up for their staff. No help at all at this school or the district when it comes to protecting teachers and reputation. They don’t give a dam about the students this is so sad! My students where not involved in any sort of trouble they both graduated with honors and where involved in the school.

After being here for 4 years it is easy to see the incompetence of some of the teachers, although some teachers were very beneficial to my academic growth some departments either overwork their student to the point of giving up entirely or not care enough to actually teach its students. The environment the school presents is like a tying a noose around your neck, hard to breath and wanting it to be over with.