Mainland High School

1255 West International Speedway Boulevard

School District

Volusia
Grade

9-12
Teacher/Student Ratio

1:16
Type

public

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Reviews

Submitted by other on July 12, 2023

Tearable Admins teacher all rights Sga was the only good partCurriculum was like pre k for ese kids
Submitted by student on April 05, 2022

It's pretty chill here, until it's not. However, it's never terrible just sometimes, they implement random rules at random points in the year. Teachers here are pretty amazing but there are of course bad apples in every school.
Submitted by parent on March 31, 2022

My son went here great Administration teachers keep you up to date with there grades and they have fun learning
Submitted by other on January 23, 2021

During my time at Mainland High School, (2015- 2019) the experience was overall great. Mainland was full of opportunities. I was in the band and it gave me a lot of fond memories. I made some friends and showed our hard work under the Friday night lights. I got to take challenging AP classes that I received college credit for. I also had the ability to go to college for free with dual enrollment. DSC was right across the street making the process easy ( I also got the attend Embry Riddle for free). The teachers really enjoy teaching and it showed. The topics I was taught follow me into my college career. Yes, there were fights but the staff was always quick to break them up. In my senior year, they started increasing the security and adding administration by the gates. All in all, I'm happy to have attended Mainland. Buc Pride Never Dies!
Submitted by student on September 30, 2018

Mainland is an excellent school is my freshman year and ever is very helpful all the bad stuff people did about it ihave yet to witness but i can proudly say Buc Pride Never Dies #BPND
Submitted by student on October 04, 2017

Mainland is an awful school. The worst decision I've made in my academic career was attending MHS for my freshman year. The wall to wall academies and block schedule do not work, and what Dr. Salerno is trying to do by being "new and innovative" is just aggravating. The bell schedule is very chaotic, and the academies here do not offer much. Even ASIM is just average, and the other eight are even poorer quality. This school can not pay for subs and half the time we sat in the theater and got marked absent for the school's mistakes. There are fights EVERY DAY, people bring guns, the hallways constantly reek of drugs, some girls are pregnant, students are very disrespectful, and there is racoon poop that is never cleaned up for weeks. I legitimatley feared for my safety every day at Mainland. The sports and band are really great, I'll give them that, and I had a few nice friends. But overall, my experience was miserable. Yes, all schools have problems, but Mainland is especially bad. I'm not just saying this to be rude or anything, it's just the truth. I got a transfer to attend a different high school, and now I am VERY happy there. If you actually care about your future, look into Spruce Creek or Atlantic. Please don't make the same mistake that I made. I'm going to be honest and tell you: Do. Not. Come. Here. I wish somebody would've told me that before.
Submitted by teacher on May 17, 2017

As a teacher here, I'm very disappointed in the direction the school has gone. Several teachers have stated they would like to leave the school, and education in general after the disarray this year. The principal went forward with a plan to implement several different schedule changes, which has created chaos for faculty, administration, and staff. This plan was constructed "on the fly" with no guidance or accountability it seems, and after dropping from a "B" school to a "C" school, it will be miraculous if we do not drop to an "F". Students frequently skip, and the violence you hear about in the newspapers stems from a lack of structure/foresight by the administrative staff. They do not respect the teachers here, and the one saving grace, is the effort that each one of us puts in day in/day out. Each of us is dedicated to your children, and it is our hope, that our administration allows us to do so in 2017-2018 (those of us who remain). We frequently have high turnover due to the frustrations, and it's a shame to see such a wonderful place deteriorate so rapidly.
Submitted by student on May 22, 2016

Being a student at Mainland for four years was the best decision I've ever made! This school is like no other. Everyone who works here gives out so much love and dedication with Buc Pride! This school has amazing academies for all students and the opportunities for the Buccaneers are endless! Here at our Buc Paradise, we are family and Buc Pride Never Dies!
Submitted by parent on June 20, 2014

Our experience was not so good at this school. My interactions with the Guid. Counselor and Ass't Principal were not positive. It seems to me that the student and/or parent are considered a nuisance to many (not all) of the employees here. In trying to explain something to them, I was frequently cut off mid-sentence and made to feel like I was bothering or burdening them. My son is a high achiever. They attempted to get him to re-take the FCAT, which was completely unnecessary. We believe it was encouraged to help the school beef up its FCAT score average. We chose not to retest...but the office kept making attempts all the way to the end. Imagine sitting with your peers DURING your grad ceremony after receiving your diploma on stage, only to open up the black folder to find you didn't get a diploma like the guy next to you did. Devastating. We found out it was because they AGAIN mistakenly thought he had to take the makeup test...this was done despite telling (and proving to) MANY adults on campus that he did not have to retake it! Another senior was late 2 min to that same grad ceremony. They disallowed him to walk. Seems to me there's a lack of empathy for humans, here.
Submitted by parent on April 17, 2014

I am a parent of a mainland high school student.I have found most of the faculty members to be very caring and dedicated to the students. The engineering Academy is great. The variety of activities the students can participate in is fantastic. Truly something for everyone at mainland. I was concerned about the reputation and things I heard about mainland but have found those to be rumors mainly from uninformed individuals. Children need goals to succeed and teachers to help them along the way. Mainland provides paths in their academies and plenty of inspirational teachers asking the way.
Submitted by teacher on July 30, 2013

I've worked here for the past 2 years and all I can say is this is a wonderful place to work. The principal is student-centered in absolutely everything she does, and is a top-notch educator and visionary. Wonderful place, high rigor in the upper-level classes, and a strong sense of family on campus. I'm sad that I will be leaving this year to pursue other goals in life, but will always look back on my time at Mainland with delight.