88 out of 10GreatSchools

Johnson High School

San Antonio, TX
  • Public
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  • Grades 9-12
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  • Enrollment: 3086

Overview

Johnson High School
23203 Bulverde Road
San Antonio, TX 78259
(210) 356-0400
Johnson High School is located in San Antonio, TX and serves grades 9-12.It received a GreatSchool rating of 8 out of 10
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Student Diversity

Race

Percentage

Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander
0%
Native American
0%
Two or more races
5%
Black
6%
Asian
8%
White
39%
Hispanic
42%

Reviews46 Reviews

3.5
student
Great experience with teachers; accommodating with our extracurricular activities and take the extra mile to help us understand the lessons we miss. Very blessed to attend this high school!
parent
Excellent. My daughter graduated from this high school and is doing great at Texas A&M. My son is a Junior at Johnson and it has been a good experience
parent
When I walk in to the school the staff is great, however I cannot say the same for some teachers.
parent
Don’t be fooled by school ratings, especially on this site. We moved here several years ago and chose this area largely on the reputation of the schools in this district. After five years here we are thoroughly convinced the scores earned at this school have little to do with the effectiveness of the teaching and more to do with the affluent local population that puts more stock in school performance of their children. The previous school district we moved away from was more organized and put more attention into the students. Our child was hazed a great deal as a freshman, details that we didn’t learn until years later. Additionally, we encountered one of the worst teachers we could imagine. She taught level 3 of a foreign language and her incompetence, lack of fairness, and disorganization snuffed our child’s desire to pursue a fourth year of studying this language. With no explanation to parents from the school, this teacher missed several months in the middle of the year leaving the class to be taught by a rotating parade of substitutes. Finally, the drug use is off the charts at Johnson, second only to their nearby rival, Reagan. It’s often said the only reason Reagan has a worse reputation is because their students can afford better drugs. So as not to sound like a bit-picking parent with an axe to grind over isolated events that could happen anywhere, I acknowledge that the teachers mostly put forth a great deal of effort and do a good job. While we had a few bad experiences, we’d be wrong to say teachers here don’t care. I feel they are hampered by a convoluted daily schedule dictated by the school district and a student population that is too large. Likewise my child made many good friends who we are grateful for. I just want parents to think twice before being woo’d by high marks on websites like these. If we could do it over, we would have stayed right where we were years ago in a different school district. The grass wasn’t greener on this side.
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