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Parent Reviews (19 reviews)
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The teachers are great. They really get involved with the students and keep parents informed about their children's progress. The after school programs keep children busy. They also have enough staff to ensure that your child is safe. Administration is visible and approachable. This is our second child attending this school and both have excelled beyond our imagination.
I personally love Downey High School because of the good high educated and patient teachers we have, who are reasonable. Another thing is the enviorment at Downey feels much more safe, even though we have over 4,000 students especially for not being the only school in Downey it still feels safe and there aren't too many fights. Our student population has went up alot but the teachers motivate students to get involved in sports and clubs. DHS staff & teachers also prepares its students for college & what colleges they have in mind and also helps them figure out what they want to do in the future. So over all I think it is a well rounded school. (:
DHS provides an outstanding A.P./Honors program. The A.P./Honors courses are incredibly rigorous and is perfect for a student who enjoys a challenge. As a student currently enrolled at DHS and in the A.P./Honors program, it HAS been a challenge. DHS has sent some of their former students to great UCs like Cal Berkley, UCLA, etc. The only issue DHS has is the overcrowding. DHS is approaching 4,000 students this school year. We have a pretty big campus, but it is not big enough for the amount of students it accomodates. The construction also makes it diffiuclt to get from one class to another without being engulfed in a pool of students. DHS has two new buildings that have an auditorium and advanced chemistry labs that provide its students with great hands on experience. DHS is overall a great school.
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