Stone Mountain High School

Moved to this school from Hamilton in Marin County CA... This school reminds me of one of those 90's movies where the principal needs to carry a bat, absolutely the most dangerous place to send your kids. Daily fights, the teachers are just as bad as some of the students, home school before you send your child here.

The first thing I want to begin with about this review is that the majority of reviews about SMHS are outdated.A School can change in 1 Year A School can change in 2. There's been a principal switch, keep that in mind.This review was made Early January 2023Family Engagement- 3.5/5- The school tries, so hard to get teachers in the PTA... There's the School Newsletter, there's Infinite Campus. The school overall tries so hard to get parents engaged but I feel like the parents are used to the unconnected SMHS of before and there has been little success from what I've heard. If you are a parent reading this, we don't have many parent-targeted events here at the rock but if any gets released like say the Winter School Beautification Project or a PTA meeting... Take the time to join in, it's easy to get connections with the staff and Principal Casta!Learning/Teaching- 4.7/5- Yes we have AP classes, as of right now I've heard about and can confirmed:- AP Human Geography - AP World History: Modern - AP US History - AP Art (Might be discontinued due to lack of students to form class) - AP Lang - AP Statistics - AP LIt is a special occasion because the school is open and students are open but there isn't a teacher available so it's a might as of now... (11th Grade) Our teachers not only just teach the content but most do take the time to push and encourage students. Instead of a depressing classroom where the teacher talks all day, teachers here get their teaching done and give out their assignments, letting students talk while completing the assignment. Our teachers take the time to actually form friendships with nearly EVERY single student. And with all of that, COMMUNITIES FORM. And these communities I think are what makes our school powerful. Social-Emotional Support 5/5 Stars As I said about, REAL friendships between the teacher and the students form. Students have plenty of teachers to go to if there's a problem. Teachers like to make sure their students are okay and help out/understand if life happens.Clubs- 4/5 Stars Our sports teams are state and county levels. We have all sorts of sports from our state-level Wrestling to male and female basketball, volleyball, baseball or softball. And there is also academic clubs like National Honor Society, Sr. Beta Club, NJROTC, Aura (All Womens), FBLA, A new ACTIVE Student Government Association, Marching Pirates, Dancing Rubies, Cheerleaders, the Media Team, and International Club.

nothing evry thing is cooli love my school

PRINCIPAL IS INCOMPETENT. SHE HAS NO RESPECT FOR STAFF! SHE SHOULD NOT BE AN ADMINISTRATOR ON THE HIGH SCHOOL LEVEL.SHE HAS MY WAY OR HIGHWAY MENTALITY!

As a parent, I have never felt fully welcomed at SMHS. When I would visit the front desk receptionist was rude and almost dismissive. The Principal was never there or available and the new Principal has taken this same stance. She is rarely at the school and when she is, she never is aware of the things going on. Teachers are bullies. They are talking disrespectfully to students and kicking them out of school for minor infractions. Overall I will be withdrawing my student because I do not feel he is receiving the education he deserves.