Highland Forest Elementary School

Since all reviews were around 5-7 years ago I’m making a new one to update anyone that wants to enroll their children here from a high school students pov (point of view) To start off management seems terrible, staff members don’t seem to communicate with each other especially when it comes to problems in the school, the only problems that will be solved is anything emotionally related because the counselor team is amazing if not impressive at their job. The teachers are mostly laid back as long as you do their work, they will still enforce school rules and standards and are very helpful when it comes to needing to solve a problem that your not familiar with. With all that being said you might ask yourself “well that’s odd they started off with saying the staff seemed bad” which for most parents would obviously be concerning as far as teachers, counselors, janitors, school guards, or even the nice people who cook our food it’s great but when it comes to upper management and our (as in the students) higher ups it’s as worse as it can be. We’ve had multiple very concerning and seemingly consistent problems with our school one of the main ones being that their has been multiple WEAPONS brought by students to either look “cool” or to do something awful. On top of that the schools more worried about dress code which is never for all students, I’d consider myself one of the “targeted” that’s being enforced by higher staff members, and with all due respect towards the school they still have students bringing non mesh backpacks, allegedly small weapons and even vapes or even alcohol yet this is nowhere near as concerning towards the school as dress code is for the (targeted) students.If you’ve read all this please reconsider enrolling your child here.Thank you sincerely unhappy unmotivated student

I have been involved with Jubilee Highland Hills for 3 years. I find the school culture warm and inviting. It is a safe place with friendly and caring teachers. They have 5 administrators, 4 PE Coaches, and over 50 teachers. This school is truly a STEAM school with art, music and tech teachers both at the elementary and middle school level. This is the only charter school that I know of that has a Middle School Orchestra. They have winning sports teams (co-ed Flag Football, Volleyball, Basketball, etc.)Parents are welcome at the school. They hav excellent family events such as Grandparents Day, Literacy, Math and STEM nights, a fantastic Fall festival and much more. This is the only school that I know of that has a Trauma Therapy Certified animal ( a beautiful Siberian Husky). Come get a free tour and check it out.

HORRIBle!!! school the teacher just give us assignment and don't teach us how to do it.

OK my kid got stab and bullyed I HATE THIS SCHOOL

I would definitely NOT recommend this school to any one. I have had my child in this school for the last few years and these last 2 have been horrible. Not only does this school condone bullying; pretty much they turn the other cheek and I am guessing wish it away. The teacher and the principal join in on the bullying. I am absolutely dissatisfied with this school. SAISD needs to seriously do some investigating because I know for a fact that my child is not the only one getting bullied and nothing is getting done. And to top it off the teacher and principal will try and make it seem like the child who is being attacked physically or verbally was part of the problem. It is a shame. I'm taking my complaints to the school board and filing a complaint about this school because instead of taking the information i gave to the teachers and principal and helping the situation they decided to join in and make sure that make my child feel worse about being there. You teachers are taught to handle certain situations a certain way when it comes to bullying not join in. And to top it off the child my child has the most problems with for the last 2 years tells my child " Why did you have to tell that I pulled your hair? " ARE YOU KIDDING ?! SMH I am furious and I wish I would have moved my child when she asked me to. You teachers and principal should be ashamed of yourselves!

THE SCHOOL PUT MY DAUGHTER ON THE WRONG BUS AND PRINCIPLE DONNA FINCH NEVER APOLOGIZED FOR IT. THE SCHOOL RELEASE MY CHILD TO SOMEONE WHO WAS NOT ON THE LIST AND LAST PRINCIPLE DONNA FINCH GIVES COURTASY TO EMPLOYEES CHILDREN IN THE MORNING BY ALLOWING THEM INSIDE THE SCHOOL BEFORE 7:30 , WHILE OUR KIDS HAVE TO WAIT OUTSIDE THE WALLS OF THE SCHOOL. DO NOT SEND YOUR CHILD TO THIS SCHOOL .