Higgins Education Center

1100 West Higgins Road

Hoffman Estates, IL 60169

2 Reviews

School District

Township Hsd 211
Grade

9-12
Teacher/Student Ratio

1:8
Type

public

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Submitted by parent on April 28, 2024

Higgins’s was a savior for my son. He was a freshman when the pandemic hit and like so many kids but to an extreme he couldn’t handle the virtual courses at Fremd as his attention couldn’t be kept. He was a very good student but the pandemic largely caused a severe depression and he stopped going to school. Sophomore year he started at Higgins and I wasn’t sure due to his mental state he would go but he did. The school was very willing to work on some special accommodations for him that made a world of difference to him and allowed a 360 degree turn around to the kid I knew. He received great help and attention from all the teachers. These teachers don’t have an easy job as they are working with kids that don’t do well in the normal academic classrooms at the larger High Schools. There are fights, name calling, and behaviors that would get students kicked out of main stream schools but their objective is to reduce and hopefully change behaviors and keep kids in school as alternatives are not going to bode well for the student and their future. EMy son stayed out of that drama and focused on academics and getting the mental health help he needed. He flourished and started attending Fremd part time in the second semester as well as Junior year. He choose to stay at Higgins his Senior year as it was a more comfortable environment for him. The support there has been outstanding and they have seasoned teachers. I believe the teachers love their jobs or they would transfer to other positions in the district. The main stream HS can be very intimidating and stressful for students that don’t fit the “typical” HS student mold. If you have a child who is struggling in the mainstream environment, either academically or just doesn’t feel comfortable fitting in, I would recommend giving Higgins a try.
Submitted by other on August 14, 2023

Staff uncaring and irresponsible.Students miserable, often visibly intoxicated, and staff consistently misplaces blame when student arguments go awry.School allows discriminatory, sexually violent, and racist behavior to go largely unchallenged.Behavior support and health staff are a joke. I’m consistently shocked at their actions and lack of an ounce of care for their students.