Highlands Middle School

While the school is in an upward trend academically, student behavior is off the chain. Children are hitting adults and no amount of ISSP fixes that. If your child is mixed, the kids will never let them hear the end of it. We had amazing, committed ESE staff that tried their hardest with their enormous caseloads, and the guidance department was amazing while I was there, but none of that can change parents trying to fight administrators alongside their kids.

I just finished my third year of teaching at Highlands Middle. I can honestly say Highlands has improved over the three years and continues to head in the right direction.

It was hurtful to be there everyone was so mean and very discriminative towards me as a mixed child, they said since they were fully black they were better than me. Th e staff and teachers didn't care about me and said just do your work and watch the videos but that didn't help. I went to school in fear everyday because I knew everyone was going to be mean to me at some point today.

horrible school. too many bad teachers and horrible test scores. also, the students here are the rudest.

If I could give it no stars I would this school needs actual teachers and staff that actually know how to work with children in general I hate that there’s a lot of discrimination towards Hispanics and every new student that arrives at this school tends to get bullied teachers have no respect towards your child and feel that it is okay to scream at your children and make them feel worthless I feel that every parent that’s going through this not only writes directly to the superintendent but to also write to the mayor of duval county all of this needs to get fixed the proper way our children are our future and if we can’t speak up for them then who will these children need education not discrimination or manipulation All Lives Matter and should all be treated equally