2021 Best School Districts with Gifted and Talented Programs in the Dallas-Fort Worth Area

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Carroll Independent School District
School District
Southlake, TX
72 reviews
#1 Best School Districts in Dallas-Fort Worth Area
Alum: This school provides many wonderful opportunities for all students in all interests. While it is a large school, sports are amazing here, with many state championships won by the high schools, the fine arts department equally as talented, sending some students onto broadway!
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11 Total Schools
8,366 Students
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Highland Park Independent School District
School District
Dallas, TX
28 reviews
#2 Best School Districts in Dallas-Fort Worth Area
Alum: I feel very lucky to have attended Highland Park ISD for almost all of my school years (I moved to HP in 2nd grade). Although the academics are rigorous, students will graduate from Highland Park prepared for the expectations they will face in college. The social life at HP also plays a huge part in the student's lives, but there are countless extracurricular activities offered to ensure each student can find their place. I wouldn't trade my time there for the world!
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A+
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7 Total Schools
6,840 Students
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Lovejoy Independent School District
School District
Allen, TX
67 reviews
#3 Best School Districts in Dallas-Fort Worth Area
Senior: I love my school district. There are a lot of things they could improve on, such as most school districts, but at Lovejoy, they give you many different resources and great teachers along your path at home. I moved to Lovejoy in 3rd grade where it was very different from my previous elementary school. At Lovejoy, the kids were much nicer and it seemed like you actually did matter with the smaller class sizes. Now, going into my senior year of high school, Lovejoy gives students many chances with their retest policies and many ways to earn extra credit on assignments. I love my school district because of the environment as well. Lovejoy offers a variety of classes, but with fewer students than other larger school districts and they require each student to take certain classes to graduate which I love (4 maths, 4 English courses, 4 science, and 4 histories). Lovejoy ISD is a great school district and I couldn't be happier anywhere else.
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6 Total Schools
4,272 Students
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Coppell Independent School District
School District
Coppell, TX
83 reviews
#4 Best School Districts in Dallas-Fort Worth Area
Parent: Coppell offers choice programs like IB and Dual Language Imnersion while also maintaining high academic standards in other areas.

The teachers here are highly qualified and the schools are well-maintained and/or newly built. CISD utilizes modern teaching techniques and each child is supplied with the technology they need.

PTOs are very involved and assist the schools, along with the Coppell Ed Foundation, by providing extra funds for enrichment activities and teacher grants.

The GPA system does foster hyper-competitiveness and needs to be re-evaluated. There is a high-pressure culture of cheating at the high school. This is a district filled with involved parents with high expectations, though, so it is unclear how much the district can reduce the pressure-cooker environment some of the students live in.
Read 83 Reviews
A+
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16 Total Schools
12,925 Students
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Frisco Independent School District
School District
Frisco, TX
461 reviews
#5 Best School Districts in Dallas-Fort Worth Area
Junior: FISD is a school district that understands the issues, wants, and needs of a student. I am a junior in High school and have been part of the FISD family since 1st grade. FISD builds their students to be ready and provides an abundance of opportunities to fulfill interests and feed the curiosity in every student. My personal experience can attest. Since elementary the programs and events such as Boosterthon, Watchdaddy, Camp, Choir opportunities have facilitated a nourishing environment, and lasting memories I will hold. Now that I am in high school preparing for college and beyond is mine and many others best interest. FISD knows this and with Career and Tech center (CTE) I have found my passion and I am ever so grateful to FISD for the opportunities and welcoming environment. FISD is well-rounded and cares for their students. To any considering joining the FISD family I highly recommend it. Students wanting a strong academic school district FISD is the best way to go! Thank you.
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73 Total Schools
60,182 Students
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Grapevine-Colleyville Independent School District
School District
Grapevine, TX
79 reviews
#6 Best School Districts in Dallas-Fort Worth Area
Senior: I love how advanced the academics are here and how willing each and every teacher is to help our students grow as young adults. The teachers always remember their old students whenever they come back to say hi and see what's going on. The administration is extremely helpful when it comes to sports and fine arts. For example, the school funded our trip down to Austin when we performed for over 500 school administrators to show just how good our choir is. The school offers a myriad of classes that cater to all the students' needs like Animation, research class, advanced math and science classes, and even the option to learn from the local community college professor. With the high involvement of parents, we always feel at home at Colleyville Heritage!
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21 Total Schools
13,941 Students
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Allen Independent School District
School District
Allen, TX
177 reviews
#7 Best School Districts in Dallas-Fort Worth Area
Sophomore: Allen Independent School District is an amazing public education system. In my time in the district, I have experienced many years of good education. The teachers are experts in their subjects and have excellently prepared me for STAAR testing, EOC's, etc. All schools have resources available to create a better learning environment for all students, and make an extra effort to ensure students feel safe, welcomed, and encouraged. There is a large variety of sports, fine arts, clubs, and organizations, so everyone feels like they are apart of something. One of the best tings is the community comes together and supports so many things our schools do, whether it's showing up for sports games and concerts, buying fundraising items, or donating time and money. Anyone who goes to an Allen school knows how lucky they are to be in such a great school district!
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24 Total Schools
21,557 Students
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Plano Independent School District
School District
Plano, TX
233 reviews
#8 Best School Districts in Dallas-Fort Worth Area
Senior: The Plano Independent School district has three academy high school that students can attend. The IB academy , the STEM academy, and The Health Sciences Academy. I will graduate from the Health Science Academy program in 2021. It was absolutely great! I will have Certified Nurses Assistant, Electrocardiogram Technician, and Emergency Medical Technician certifications when I graduate High School as well as an Associates degree. I have gained tremendous exposure to the health care field from my clinical experience. I have gained a wealth of knowledge about the human body from the anatomical structure to the cellar level. I feel like I already have a head start on medical school and I haven’t even graduated high school.
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A+
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81 Total Schools
53,057 Students
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Argyle Independent School District
School District
Argyle, TX
20 reviews
#9 Best School Districts in Dallas-Fort Worth Area
Parent: We have been in the Argyle for 2 years. We used to homeschool and some of our kids wanted to try public school. Having experience with the Hilltop Elementary , Argyle Intermediate, & Argyle High School...we have loved our experience. The transition was very smooth for the kids. I will tell you I was very selective on what school district we would place our kids. There is no perfect school, but Argyle ISD has exceeded my expectations. I will also share we foster kids as well, some have not had the best academics and Argyle ISD, teachers, & staff have made the process very smooth for all of our kids. They have gone above and beyond to help with the needs of our kids. Now looking for a larger home, we don’t want to leave Argyle!
Read 20 Reviews
A+
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4 Total Schools
3,061 Students
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Prosper Independent School District
School District
Prosper, TX
100 reviews
#10 Best School Districts in Dallas-Fort Worth Area
Senior: My experience here at Prosper High can be summed up in one word which is opportunities. I say this because Prosper gives students many ways to earn scholarships, career paths, and so much more just be involving us in certain activities in school which can lead to many opportunities. There are some things such as doing many things on the internet rather than actual hands on learning. I understand during this pandemic that we need to take precautions, but before Corona, I wanted to do more hands on learning than internet learning because hands on learning leads to more real opportunities than internet. I personally like my school because of their mindset to have everyone succeed and no one fail!
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A+
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13 Total Schools
14,348 Students
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Sunnyvale Independent School District
School District
Sunnyvale, TX
23 reviews
#11 Best School Districts in Dallas-Fort Worth Area
Senior: I like how friendly everyone in the district is. Sunnyvale isn't just a school, it feels like a family because everyone knows each other. The teachers and administration make me feel loved, and important, and they are always ready to work every single day. The teachers are willing to help any student, no matter what. They even go as far to help students not just in school, but they help them with their personal problems and things in their lives. The teachers are so much more than just teachers. I wouldn't change anything about the school.
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A+
Overall Niche Grade
3 Total Schools
1,882 Students
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Wylie Independent School District (Wylie)
School District
Wylie, TX
119 reviews
#12 Best School Districts in Dallas-Fort Worth Area
Junior: Wylie ISD not only focuses heavily on academia, but also on personal responsibility and respect for others. Once a semester, academics are put on pause to emphasis a good characteristic, such as grit or hard work, throughout all schools for an entire day! Parents do not need to worry about their kids being indoctrinated into anti-American rhetoric. Most of the schools won multiple awards for high test scores on more than one occasion. The majority of teachers are decent with some exceptions. Most of all, Wylie ISD does not get caught in cheating scandals or anything similar. Overall, I'd give the district an A.
Read 119 Reviews
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21 Total Schools
16,527 Students
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Lewisville Independent School District
School District
Lewisville, TX
275 reviews
#13 Best School Districts in Dallas-Fort Worth Area
Senior: Lewisville ISD offcers a great education on all subjects and creates students who become leaders. Involvment with organizations has allowed me to learn more about my surroundings, and how to communicate with others. The faculty has amazing communication, with parents and students. My school has offered me many opportunities to get help at "cougar help" an after school program to go over SAT strategies. Lewisville is full of many different cultural backgrounds from each student. For this reason we have created a multicultural club. Each month the multicultural club presents a presentation in the library, allowing students to connect with eveyones diffrent backrounds. Lewisville ISD provides iPads for students and fast internet at the schools. Schools provide great food, a great education and security. I'm thankful I got to attend TCHS in LISD, my experience could have not been any better.
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A
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65 Total Schools
52,218 Students
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McKinney Independent School District
School District
Mckinney, TX
121 reviews
#14 Best School Districts in Dallas-Fort Worth Area
Sophomore: The thing that I like most about my school is how they are welcoming of everyone. No matter who you are you will be accepted in this school district. I have met many people and they all feel comfortable in the atmosphere that the school has set up for its students. The district has also overcome many challenges including this pandemic, but they have found new ways to help the students learn through technology. They provided every kid from grades three and above with a laptop which has enhanced my learning as an online student. The teachers at my school are also very motivating and strive to help every one of their students to achieve their goals no matter the level of difficulty. That is what I think about my school district and their accomplishments.
Read 121 Reviews
A
Overall Niche Grade
32 Total Schools
24,717 Students
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Rockwall Independent School District
School District
Rockwall, TX
94 reviews
#15 Best School Districts in Dallas-Fort Worth Area
Niche User: The overall curriculum expectations are so high here, but that's simply because we have some of the best teachers in the state here! Our students win national and state level competitions all the time, and our overall atmosphere exudes confidence.
The only real thing I have problems with are that the school is so competitive that some students that would be valedictorians at any other school become top 20% students here. We also have many, many students per class so you really have to compete for the attention of the teachers in some classes. The classes aren't tough to pass, but to keep track of more than 2 AP classes in one year is just exhausting and makes the experience stressful. This stress is assuaged slightly by the school events such as Jacket Feast (a day where food trucks from downtown DFW are available during lunch time) and Dodgeball/Volleyball tournaments though. Regardless of these cushiony extras, the school is high quality but difficult.
Read 94 Reviews
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21 Total Schools
16,587 Students
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Hurst-Euless-Bedford Independent School District
School District
Bedford, TX
178 reviews
#16 Best School Districts in Dallas-Fort Worth Area
Senior: I'm currently a high school senior student at Trinity High School. The diversity of people is incredibly huge, its amazing! You get to know people from many parts of the world. The staff members are friendly and always lend a hand to help you. Although, it would be greatly appreciated is they would provide more information about colleges to students because sadly a lot of my classmates including myself struggle to get information for college and scholarships. You need to take initiative if you want to move forward.
Read 178 Reviews
A
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33 Total Schools
23,686 Students
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Fort Worth Academy of Fine Arts
School District
Fort Worth, TX
5 reviews
#17 Best School Districts in Dallas-Fort Worth Area
Senior: Fort Worth Academy of Fine Arts is a great school for students wishing to incorporate the Fine Arts into their everyday lives including school work. The school includes 3rd-12th Graders but maintains a great "family" like community between all students and faculty. The performing and visual art programs are strong with some incredibly talented and recommended teachers and staff who are dedicated to their craft and to their students. As it is a small Fine Arts school it does not have a great range of academic electives and the path for a high school student is pretty set in stone academically. The teachers are the main feature I think FWAFA presents. The teachers are teachers because they believe in the students and their potential. These teachers are there to help you whether it is their strength or not. Graduating, you will most likely have multiple people you could consider asking a recommendation letter from. The one thing FWAFA could improve is college preparation.
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2 Total Schools
577 Students
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Keller Independent School District
School District
Keller, TX
164 reviews
#18 Best School Districts in Dallas-Fort Worth Area
Senior: Schools are very active! Each week was something new, whether it be a play, choir performance, sporting event, or weekly club activities. We had cultural days, where students and teachers of the culture of that day would dress accordingly to show it off. Councilors often met with us to insure we were doing OK with our college readiness, and even offered help and resources to scholarships and SAT/ACT dates, just in case. I had lunch at my school often. It was gourmet, but with fresh fruits and a wide variety of meals to choose from, it made up for it. My school was also very safe, reacting quickly and with the students best interests in mind. I would say Keller ISD is one of the best districts ive gone to school in.
Read 164 Reviews
A
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41 Total Schools
35,088 Students
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Mansfield Independent School District
School District
Mansfield, TX
507 reviews
#19 Best School Districts in Dallas-Fort Worth Area
Junior: I personally really enjoy attending school in MISD. I've attended MISD schools all my life and have never had a bad, horrific experience. Now that I'm in high school, I think I can really tell how well and advanced MISD is compared to other school districts in all aspects. First of all, the appearance and what everyone sees from the outside, MISD has very nice buildings. They are well taken care of and are all in nice safe areas. For the academic side, I believe that there are very good teachers and we are learning important information. Now obviously I myself haven't even met half of the MISD teachers, but from my experiences, they've all been excellent. I am a huge athlete so sports are important to me, and I believe MISD is very advanced in sports. We are provided with very nice facilities, uniforms, gear, and other necessary items. Overall my experience with MISD has been quite well and enjoyable and I honestly wouldn't change a thing!
Read 507 Reviews
A
Overall Niche Grade
44 Total Schools
35,293 Students
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Northwest Independent School District
School District
Justin, TX
162 reviews
#20 Best School Districts in Dallas-Fort Worth Area
Senior: Northwest independent school district does a good job making sure its students have a safe, inclusive learning environment. There is constantly growth in the district with new facilities. As students get to highschool they have a unique opportunity to study different career paths which usually would not be offered at a typical highschool. These include academies such as the bio-medical, culinary and hospitialy, STEM, media production, aviation, buisiness, and collegiate (which allows students to graduate highschool with an associates degree). Overall this is an amazing school district with incredible opportunities, inclusion, and funding. Safety and diversity are also large parts of the district. Each school can personalize their own clubs and many include cultural apreciation clubs, academic based groups, and fine arts related activities. Though our sports are not ranked the best, each team is more than hard working and determined, just like the rest of the staff and students.
Read 162 Reviews
A
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30 Total Schools
24,141 Students
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Birdville Independent School District
School District
Haltom City, TX
86 reviews
#21 Best School Districts in Dallas-Fort Worth Area
Freshman: School filled with lots of opportunities and has incredible staff! Good if you are into sports and into the tech/math industry. I believe this school takes safety very seriously and has some of the most amazing, loving teachers, that are so dedicated. These teachers really do care for their students and I honestly love that and they push us to the best of our abilities.
Read 86 Reviews
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33 Total Schools
23,614 Students
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Denton Independent School District
School District
Denton, TX
116 reviews
#22 Best School Districts in Dallas-Fort Worth Area
Senior: Over the years I believe the Denton Independent School District has done an excellent job in improving their flaws and truly advocating for the student's well being. This district is filled with amazing and inspiring teachers. In the near future I would like to see more cultures being celebrated and taught at school. This district is home to various people of different ethnicity and nationalities. Therefore, I believe that celebrating these cultures can open doors to a better and accepting environment at schools. I would even encourage these conversations to start at a young age in elementary school as it would enable a positive outlook on diversity and lessen barriers between cultures.
Read 116 Reviews
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41 Total Schools
30,169 Students
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Melissa Independent School District
School District
Melissa, TX
13 reviews
#23 Best School Districts in Dallas-Fort Worth Area
Junior: Overall ever since I moved to Melissa I have appreciated practically everything the school has to offer. Prior to coming to Melissa I had been living in Mckinney, a much more crowded city nearby, and I had been struggling a lot academically so my family decided to move themselves, my two brothers, and I to Melissa as they thought It would be better for all of us, and they were not wrong. After being In Melissa for six years or so I've definitely noticed a difference in the quality of learning along with the atmosphere of the school. Coming here everyone seemed super friendly and nice and the teachers are really great at what they do. Up until now I have had nothing but love for Melissa's schools, however the only thing I wish they could improve on is the limited Electives, clubs, etc.
Read 13 Reviews
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4 Total Schools
3,163 Students
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Eagle Mountain-Saginaw Independent School District
School District
Fort Worth, TX
96 reviews
#24 Best School Districts in Dallas-Fort Worth Area
Alum: My years in EMSISD were great years. The student body really encouraged each other and the staff encouraged us to keep doing what we were doing my supporting each other. I was in the school district from kinder to graduation, I have see our school district grow in many different ways. There is many more schools in our district as well as more people, more times than not I noticed groups such as athletes, band kids, etc. but throughout the years the groups merged into each other which I think is great that we aren't putting one another in categories. The staff did a great job of expanding and getting out of their comfort zone by going to sporting events and joining social media to keep the students engaged with school activities on their side. Both student and staff were always out doing themselves for student and staff appreciation weeks. Overall I believe I could not have been grown up in a better district, my experience was fantastic and I would not change anything!
Read 96 Reviews
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27 Total Schools
20,054 Students
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Waxahachie Independent School District
School District
Waxahachie, TX
75 reviews
#25 Best School Districts in Dallas-Fort Worth Area
Senior: Going onto my fourth year here at Waxahachie High school, I have honestly had a great high school experience. I feel like getting up in the Years was better and better, feeling as students were given more and more responsibilities but also more freedom. I feel like this School district has fully prepared me for after high school and I’m ready to graduate. There has been some problems, mainly with the teachers. I feel like some of the teachers weren’t able to teach in different ways based on how a kid learns and that can really cause a problem in a classroom. Other then that I have loved my experience here!
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15 Total Schools
8,937 Students
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Nysmith School for the Gifted
Private School
Herndon, VA
PK, K-8
8 reviews
Middle School Student: It is the best school I have ever been to and has opened the gates for me to really be able to learn. I especially like language arts and my teachers truly have a broad understanding of the world and inspire us. I have read books including Pride and Prejudice, Jane Eyre, The Power of One, Frankenstein, Henry IV, Henry V, Oedipus The King, and many more. I came in 7th grade and I thought I would have a hard time, but that was not the case. The school is so diverse and I have gotten to learn about a bunch of different cultures and it has given me a better understanding. I went to public school before and until I got to this school I did not really know whiten outstanding education was. I feel ready to share my ideas with the world.
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A+
Overall Niche Grade
580 Students
8:1 Student-Teacher Ratio
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Uplift Meridian Preparatory
Uplift Education, TX
PK, K-5
1 review
Middle School Student: uplift is a very academic school they HAVE VERRY HIGH EXPECTATIONS FOR YOU. and if you don't understand it they will always help you. uplift safety is very protective they always help and is always there to help. uplift always want there students to say that they are going to college and know what if's.
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656 Students
17:1 Student-Teacher Ratio
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Nazarene Christian Academy
Private School
Crowley, TX
K-12
51 reviews
Junior: If someone is seeking a relationship with God or wants to strengthen that relationship, Nazarene Christian Academy is a great place to go. Every teacher is always available to talk to you if you're struggling with something! The only thing I would change would have to be fixing the air conditioning throughout the school because classes can be really uncomfortable if it's too hot or cold.
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B+
Overall Niche Grade
219 Students
10:1 Student-Teacher Ratio
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