Lyman High School

865 South Ronald Reagan Boulevard

School District

Seminole County Public Schools
Grade

PK, 9-12
Teacher/Student Ratio

1:21
Type

public

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Reviews

Submitted by student on August 25, 2023

I really love it here. I’ve been to three high schools overall, and Lyman is my third and final one. I feel safe, there are many ways to get involved in the school culture, and overall other students are respectful to each other and care about doing well in class. If you hang out with the right people, you won’t have any trouble doing good here, but that’s with any school. I’m proud to be graduating from here, and really love the motto of diversity and inclusivity because it’s true. We’re always up to date on events because of the weekly newsletters from Mr. Hunter. The communication and environment is great :)
Submitted by parent on November 16, 2022

My daughter is a freshman this year and she's pretty happy. She has some great teachers and her school counselor, Judy Lee, is amazing. She always responds within 1 day to all of my e-mails... usually with a phone call, no matter how trivial the question.
Submitted by parent on March 02, 2021

First year in Lyman High School, and Teachers don't care and yes Principal only cares of numbers for payment purposes..it's not about our children. it's about money. I've had teachers say why did your child choose this elective, we didn't the school chose it for him. wow that's a blow.
Submitted by parent on October 28, 2019

Communication is awesome! I have a senior and a sophomore that attend Lyman and it has been a fantastic experience. Great communication from administration and teachers. Have always had a very positive experience when dealing with administration, teachers, guidance counselors, school staff, and coaches. Don't agree with the negative comments that have been posted. We moved from Volusia County Schools and this has been nothing but a positive experience for both me, as a parent, and for my son's.
Submitted by parent on September 18, 2019

Bad. Unsafe. Unresponsive. Principal apparently overwhelmed and concerned only with his numbers. Principal dismissive and defensive. Bad School, stay away.
Submitted by teacher on June 07, 2019

Disgusting. Administration is ineffective and enjoy bullying their staff because of their lack of confidence in running a school
Submitted by parent on May 16, 2018

HORRIBLE! If you have any choice at all do not let your children attend this school. We purposely chose to live in Longwood simple because of the schools. We are now purchasing a home in Oviedo so that our remaining 2 children will not have to attend this school.
Submitted by parent on February 20, 2018

My son has been here for the past two years and we have loved it here. After relocating from a very expensive school in Maryland in supposedly the best school district in the country, my son is so much happier here!
Submitted by other on November 01, 2015

the school has terrible dicipline and skills with hanndling with their students honestly the resource officer has a thing against hispanic people
Submitted by parent on October 24, 2015

Lyman is rated by US News & World reports in the top 2% of most challenging schools in the U.S. It's rated the best in Central Florida. There are 32 sports available for students and the marching band is rated in the top ten in the state of Florida. Students go on to top universities such as Duke, Columbia, and MIT. Lyman is a safe and friendly school. The prestigious Institute of Engineering is housed in Lyman and freshman take college engineering classes. Seminole County families are very fortunate to have a school like Lyman.
Submitted by other on August 18, 2014

The dean of discipline doesn't do a good job of listening to students about their concerns with teachers, peers, and policies. The way he handles situations is like a first grader. The drama teacher is highly obnoxious and has favorites. She uses excuses to yell at students. This school needs major changes.
Submitted by teacher on April 21, 2014

Lyman High school is the best kept secret in Seminole County. It is a fantastic school with great students.
Submitted by other on January 04, 2014

Lyman High School is now an "A" school thanks to the hard work and passion of the students, teachers, and faculty. This school is highly underestimated and seems to have a bad reputation, but is actually a very good school that is beginning to show its high academic and athletic standards.
Submitted by other on September 26, 2013

School seems to struggle with a tight budget, but they seem to make it work. Recently transferred here from a school in a different state, and I can tell you that this school is very laid back compared to northern schools.
Submitted by parent on January 16, 2013

New principal is making kids hate school. And these are the good kids. The trouble makers should have been weeded out long ago. Now everyone gets to suffer for prior lack of discipline. If you are late to class more than once you have to go to "Wednesday school", missing other classes. If you are late again, you have to miss DAYS of classes! Makes no sense to miss SEVERAL CLASSES because you were late to ONE. That's just stupid. I agree that it is important to show up to class every day, but prison rules are extreme. Only 5 parent notes (excused absenses) are allowed per SEMESTER. So if your child is sick, you need to decide whether they are sick enough to keep home. This of course means that there will be tons of sick kids spreading germs back and forth, instead of just staying home for a day or two. And these new prison policies will make the borderline students who are always 1 or 2 bad grades away from dropping out run for the hills. This will affect the graduation rate and drive the school grade down rapidly. By the way, my child is in mainly AP classes and has to be there every day anyway, and only misses 1-2 days a year. And now hates Lyman. Way to go.
Submitted by other on November 26, 2012

poor leadership, low parental involvement, no consequences for discipline infractions, students liken the school to a prison and teachers walk on egg shells because of administrators who have little to no experience in the classroom.