Southeast High School

What a great school! I cannot say enough about the Principal Jim Pauley and his outstanding administration. Most of their teachers hold advanced degrees to teach in the IB Program. We had teachers in both traditional and IB schools. They all did an excellent job. We are sadly leaving after 4 great years. I can highly recommend this school to all parents. A big thank you to all faculty and administration at Southeast High School and, as always, GO NOLES!

I am a sophomore at Southeast High School and I am enrolled in the International Baccalaureate (IB) programme. I truly think that this program is an amazing choice after nearly attending Lakewood Ranch High School. This program has taught me, and will continue to teach me, just how to be successful in the world by acquiring people-pleasing skills while developing intellectual inquiry. Most of the teachers are well adapted to their job and take pride in caring for their students. From what I have heard about non-IB classes, they're not nearly as notable. I would definetly consider trying out the IB program as it is a great way to prepare for college.

My daughter is a freshman at southeast we like it. She's in the marching band GO NOLES

This school has a bad reputation. I will admit that when I was first zoned for here, I believed the hype and hoped to transfer as quickly as possible. However, a year into it I came to love the school. The teachers greatly care about the individual students success, and the environment is very conducive to learning. I am in the IB programme as well, which is a very thriving AP/Honors system that many of the student body is involved in. Don't fall for the bad reputation of this school, or the greatschools rating! It is the best high school in the county receiving the most money by more than 3x the next highest school in scholarship money last year!