Harriton Senior High School

Sufficient but not nurturing to my excellent student. Most of the teachers are excellent, but the overall culture is overprivileged and myopic. Way too typical high school where the achievements of varsity athletes are valued above all else.

Great school if your student is a self sufficient high achiever. But if your student is not, look elsewhere. I had a teacher say to me "God help the B student in this school. They are overlooked and ignored." Teachers don't teach, they "throw" information at students. If you student knows how to catch and absorb on his/her own - great. Otherwise you'll be spending money on after school tutors to teach what students should have been taught during the school day.

The best of the best of schools. Very high caliber students, teachers, principals, guidance counselors, courses and extracurriculars. I can't imagine any better high school.

Perfect environment for the affluent, over achievers with above average IQs. Principal is political which is not synonymous with effective. Teachers are privileged, lackadaisical, and apathetic. If your student does not meet the criteria of the first sentence you would best be served looking for another school. Students outside that criteria are dismissed as unworthy. Also, Special Needs compliance virtually non-existent. Special Ed teachers may try but receive zero cooperation from the main stream staff of teachers.