Hardee Senior High School

830 Altman Road

School District

Hardee
Grade

PK, 9-12
Teacher/Student Ratio

1:25
Type

public

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Reviews

Submitted by parent on April 06, 2024

These guidelines fail for me to tell the truth about certain individual who is so disrespectful and and makes the kids feel uncomfortable in her presence. She thinks she is better than everyone else and refuses to listen to students when they bring a real concern to her. She pushes them away and disregards their issues. She is the absolute worst individual at this school. The next coming school year none of my kids will be returning to this school until she is gone. Her disrespect, and nasty attitude makes this school an unhealthy environment. She is at the top of the list.
Submitted by parent on November 16, 2022

We just moved to this county and my child is gifted. The guidance counselor sat down with us and with the exception of one class next year he will be in all college classes. He is taking three college courses this year. We were really concerned moving him from a highly specialized academic program in the county we moved from but this school has not disappointed us. As long as he has the prerequisites the opportunity was there for him . He was even able to take the forensic science class he was slotted to take in our old county. So far, his experience has been pretty good at this school.
Submitted by parent on August 22, 2013

In a nutshell my kids education tanked when we moved here. There needs to be a change at the helm. Considering it is the only High School in the county I feel the state needs to step in and take over. My son was never told his senior year he was missing credits. He passed all his classes but forgot to turn in a couple notes after being absent. He attended Sat. School to make it up. The school never notified me or my son. The only reason my son found out was after requesting a schedule change. They erased all his credits from the previous year with zero letter or phone call to his parents!! How can a school operate like this? It doesn't , it fails!! There are dedicated teachers at the school but they cannot overcome the way it is run.
Submitted by other on April 24, 2013

I went to this school and it was a horrific experience! Students being rowdy and throwing desks, chairs, whatever. Teachers standing by not doing anything because they were scared themselves in my opinion. It was an incredibly scary "learning" environment. Apparently they have a high teen pregnancy rate based on the fact that there is a childcare facility on campus for the students to take their kids. As well as every female student I met except for myself and one other were not parents. Selecting one star because there isn't an option for zero.
Submitted by other on May 16, 2012

one in five hardee high school graduates are illiterate. the teachers will happily teach you, if you are willing and able to learn, but if you are, say, dyslexic, or rebellious, forget it. they will carelessly pass you right out of their hair. this school does succeed in teaching one lesson very well, however. and that lesson is that popularity is paramount. and that's fine, if you plan to stay in hardee county for the rest of your life. but if you hope to succeed outside of hardee county, i suggest you go to school elsewhere.
Submitted by parent on July 27, 2011

I am a parent of a high school student at this school. Today I just got a letter from the superintendent letting me know what the school was rated a D or F on the most recent FCAT and that as a parent I am being advised that my child is eligable to attend a school in another district since this is the only high school in our county. Pretty sad that my children are being offered such a poor education.