Moriarty High School

200 CENTER ST

School District

Moriarty-Edgewqod
Grade

9-12
Teacher/Student Ratio

1:17
Type

public

School Map for Moriarty-Edgewqod School District

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Reviews

Submitted by parent on June 25, 2024

This school is a total joke, You can get straight A’s here And you will not get any kind of recognition, They rewards sports Not academics, I thought you went to school to learn, All they care about is sports. My teenager Got an A+ in ceramics And did not make a single thing, They said all they did was sit there all day long Twiddling their thumbs. They pass everyone at the school so they don’t look bad and keep getting their funding, Some teachers are good, but some are a total joke Including the female history teacher, talk to your kids about this school. I bet you they will tell you the same Thing I’m saying here.
Submitted by parent on February 25, 2024

Moriarty High School is the only comprehensive high school in the East Mountains. Students are able to take AP and dual credit classes in addition to career technical courses. They have an excellent music program that is one of the tops in the state. My oldest son graduated in 2022 and my youngest will graduate next year. They both have and are receiving a well rounded education preparing them for life after high school.
Submitted by parent on April 29, 2013

I would rate this school a negative zero!!! The administration is a joke, the school has clear drug problem, my child tells me about it daily. If my child knows and can smell it on other students you would think that the teachers would do the same. That in fact is not the case. Drug test at random, how about the Truck raffle they do every year for the past 7, put towards drug prevention and awareness....start testing, there are actually students there that want an education!!! The math course is not accepted by other schools or some colleges, when my child moved back to Texas they gave him an elective credit for it and had to take Algebra 2 over summer school. I get it that NM has ZERO funding for education and Moriarty is a prime example, but with all the casinos in this state, make room for some!!!
Submitted by student on August 29, 2012

MHS is plagued by good teachers and bad teachers. The Math program is especially abhorred: the student has to almost help them self along as this math program teaches by the students own ability to find answers through trial and error it seems. Other than math, the English Department has it down, regardless, this school is a choice to be placed at the bottom of the list.
Submitted by parent on March 07, 2012

The policies at MHS are outdated and seek to punish students out of spite, rather than to improve on issues. Speaking of "outdated" I have to mention the transphobic remarks made during class by a certain P.E./Health teacher, when she was supposed to be educating students, instead of spewing curriculum-irrelevant prejudice. Other than just all-around abysmal math teachers, their staff is just very out of touch with students. There's very much a "just doing my job" -without regard for individual students or actual learning- kind of mindset. And it's almost as if the principle/ assistant principles get a kick out of punishing students, dealing out over-the-top punishments to keep kids quiet.
Submitted by parent on February 07, 2012

I rate this school TERRIBLE! As a parent, who received a telephone call from a teacher regarding my child's grades dropping, I immediately made an appointment, to see what can be done to assist. Well, I met with the Counselors, who indicated that just because the child is failing this class and grades dropping in this class ... she will still pass the semester with a C- or D Average. Thanks for the motivation and encouragement.
Submitted by other on August 02, 2011

My brother graduated in '07. He says that there weren't any popular cliques, bullies, or anything. He's quite smart, and I'm coming here when I'm older. He gives it four stars.
Submitted by other on January 14, 2011

As a former student I must say that the school overall is alright when compared to most public schools in Albuquerque. Torrance county is littered w/ "poor man's mentality" and that mindset has been given to each generation. It's not the job of the teachers and staff to be the educator, parent, and disciplinarianm however, that role has been thrust upon them and although they're given that resonsibility, they're not given the authority. So basically the kids run the school. Lack of parenting and discipline at home has turned this school into a jungle. Educators can only do so much, and the "it's ok try again" mentality isn't working. Raise your kids right and they'll be fine here. It starts w/ you.
Submitted by parent on September 18, 2010

I find that this school has a high level of incompetence at the administration level and it disappoints me to send my children to such a school. I have to choose one star grade for the principal because they have nothing lower. The only thing I like about this school is it has a great auto teacher who really cares about his students.
Submitted by parent on April 07, 2010

this school is terrible, parents do not send your child here
Submitted by parent on January 29, 2009

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