Granada Hills Charter High School

So far for us it seems the teachers are buried in their own work . They dont have time to grade it all lose some of it and make no apologies. They just keep piling it on not grading it then testing on it. Odd philosophy.

Although GHCHS has an excellent academic record great sports teams and lots of after school programs etc the biggest problem that I see is the size. GHCHS has over 4000 students and one lunch period it is impossible for everyone to get through the cafeteria lines in time to eat. There are fast food carts but they re not very nutritional your fate is determined by how close your class is to the cafeteria before lunch. It also takes spending all lunch period in line at the student store to purchase event tickets or supplies. There are a lot of students who just don t eat lunch or eat from a vending machine

this school is not what we were expecting I'm not happy with this schools performance.

Each of my children attended different high schools and Granada Hills was the best by far. With caring and competent teachers my child was able to thrive. The school was strict about its rules but I didn't see the bullying problems that were prevalent in my other children's schools. I highly recommend this school.

Negative and positive experiences at this school. The teachers seem very enthusiastic and caring. There seems to be a lot of help available for your child. The administration runs things differently than any other school we've been to which is a good thing! Way too much homework though!!! Doing homework from 3 30 to midnight every night and at least one full day on the weekend sometimes both days is just a little too much! These are children not robots. My child is under a huge amount of stress and I don't like it at all. Also the basketball coach shouldn't even bother holding tryouts if he had already made his choices before tryouts. It would have saved me a lot of time. Those were the worst tryouts I've ever watched. He advanced kids that lost the challenges and cut the ones that won????????

This school is only interested in its Faculty and Staff. The children are unimportant to them. They push out students that need help and only keep the ones there that will help keep up their API scores high. Only vain parents send their children to this school. The new high school will be a much better option for students in the 2011-2012 school year.

Graduate of Granada Hills High great school great teachers graduated in 60's lots of school activities and social interaction memories that last forever

My child transfered from a rigorous college prep. Catholic School. The academics and challenging classes at Granada have not only met but far exceeded the school she attended. Granada offers more opportunities for honors and A.P. classes. The extra curricular activities and clubs are outstanding. There is something for everyone here. I was a bit worried that her religious values would be attacked I found just the opposite. She is free to voice her opinions and still treated respectfully. The staff/teachers I have encountered have been friendly and very helpful. She is getting a superior education for free... now if I could only convince my other child to transfer to Granada.

My daughter went to Granada after Catholic school. I was afraid she would get lost in the crowd. But after only 1 semester I found that the teachers care especially Mr. Nelson her algebra teacher and the staff are very helpful. My daughter has excelled and found her place in the campus population. I am super pleased!!

I am very blessed that my two sons do well in High School. I am involved with the PTSA at this school so I know that there is a great support team at GHCHS.

Our child is in his second year at GHCHS and we think it's been a great experience! If your student is not self motivated it could be easy to fall between the cracks with 4 200 students. The have a very strict attendance policy and dress code as well as many rules rules rules but we feel this is a safe campus as well as a positive environment for our student.

I forgot this part Be ware of the drop-fail policy of the school. Excused absences (including documented illnesses) count toward this policy too. Their treatment of children is Draconian. This school is a great support for small learning communities and smaller schools (including HSs). My son was in another charter that provided meaningful SpEd so it is not just charter schools that are problematic and I am actually pro-charter. Good luck with finding a good high school for your child!

Recourses are unmatched as school is very wealthy. Extracurricular clubs and just about every department is well developed. Reputed for some brilliant teachers however most really great ones were let go recently. As a preparatory school for college it is extremely well organized and helpful. As an environment it can do better. Perhaps too strict and concerned with test scores and overall school image as largest Charter School in Nation to care about student needs and concerns.

The student drop off in the morning is awful. Instead of fixing the situation they just hand out tickets. The school tries to fit all the kids in the same mold. They do not cater to the special needs kids or the students that might excel at the arts.

Granada is not a bad school-- it has great academic and elective courses (rigorous!) along with some great teachers (like most schools not all teachers care). However it is over-packed with over 4000 students who aren't very friendly and i've had an extremely hard time adjusting socially at this school. I've been attending this school for 2 years and we have some of the strictest policies in our district. Our school is lined with security with some staff only searching for people who go against dress code etc. After our school turned charter our discipline policies have turned into police enforcements and going into dances such as homecoming or winter formal feels like going through airport security. Overall granada isn't a terrible school but if i had a choice i wouldn't attend.

GHCHS has been a positive experience for my son who transferred this past semester from a Private School. The teachers have been great along with the coaches and administrators. Glad we made the switch.

GHCHS is one of the best High in the area. The students are motivated 90% of the teacgers are caring great staff specially in the attendance office (Miss Killpatrick is wonderful) counseling is great and the carrear college office is excellent. My daughter is graduating from this school in the SAS program which is excellent and I hope my second daughter can be admitted. Great school to be consider it is important to be in contact with teachers and conselours.

The competent teachers will respond to parents and seem to genuinely want to help the kids. Unfortunately only about 50% of the teachers are competent. Administration will not call you back or talk to you. I asked to speak to the VP of Counseling. My son't counselor said he would tell her and maybe she would call me back. Nope. She didn't. Didn't want to. Nice. In addition Granada is so worried about their scores that they actually are making my kid take more credits than required to graduate 'just in case' he fails something. My kid has a 3.125 gpa and has never failed a course. He has to have two more classes than required to graduate before he can take five instead of 6 classes his last semester senior year. Makes it hard for him to keep the job he needs to help pay for college.

At first I hated Granada Hills high because of its LARGE population but overall its a pretty good school. They expect nothing less than success which is good in prep for college. At times I feel as if they are far too strict and expect us to conform at times but as I said its a good school

Granada Hills Charter High School is an excellent school. Teachers and staff are very qualified and are serious about setting goals for the students. I am very pleased. Thank you.