My daughter was part of the first graduating class at this school, and our experience has been very…read morepositive. She was involved in cheer, National Honor Society, and track, and the staff consistently supported her growth both academically and athletically. I've personally met with counselors, coaches, and teachers, and they have always been helpful, responsive, and invested in student success. My son currently attends and is active in both football and track. The school offers a wide range of extracurricular activities and creates plenty of opportunities for students to get involved. There are also strong academic options, including advanced classes and college prep pathways. The campus feels safe, well-managed, and focused on student development. A new NISD baseball and softball complex was recently built right behind the school, which is a great addition for student athletes. Overall, I highly recommend this school for both academics and extracurricular involvement. - Parent

Brand new NISD school with great campus, beautiful design and great staff. Inaugural year with…read moreFreshman, Sophomore and Junior classes.

I thought I chose the best school I could. I think I was…read morewrong because there's a bully not being addressed right because after she attacked a girl she's back trying to fight my child and other girls. I was told someone in office knows her so but that shouldn't have her protected. I did call about the child but nothing happened good enough to stop her from fighting a child almost 2 months later. If the students can see a problem I believe the adults should be able to. Disappointed, please do better Folks Middle School.

I've given this school it's fair share of a break but so much has gone down within these past…read moremonths that I need to talk about, being that there's only about 5 months left of school and my final year here. For the most part, there hasn't been too many fights recently or any that lasted. But I want to talk about the teachers. At least 2 of my teachers are picky about the noise in the classroom. They either dislike when it's too quiet or tell us to speak more. This has been bothering me a ton, because when people don't stop talking the teacher will get upset but when they ask for feedback and no one responds except for a shake of the head they go crazy. When it's the same kid volunteering to answer questions the teachers get upset and ask for someone else. Not everyone wants to speak up, afraid of getting the answer wrong or just generally don't want to. The teachers can't seem to understand what's going on through kids heads on a day to day basis, learning is important but understanding your students is too. Now the coaches. Just yesterday me and my friend were leaving the locker room to get to class a minute or two before the bell rang, no big deal really. We were stopped by one of the male coaches and he told us to put our bags down and run across the gym or he'd write us up for "skipping" when class was completely over by now. This was baffling to me because we weren't skipping anything and we weren't trying to be sneaky about it either. The coaches make everything too much of a big deal. For our grades, they usually put a 95 for every "assignment" in the class as a participation grade. We played mat ball one day and the ball didn't even come to me once and I barely got play time. I received a 70 for not participating which dropped my grade down by over 10 points. This is the most stupid format for grading ever because if someone else is grabbing the ball before me I can't just take it from them and throw it. My science teacher is always complaining about my class because we don't answer questions and we're an advanced class, if she hears a little bit of chatter she counts seconds for us to stay after the bell rings and is always giving out warnings to kids who aren't doing much of anything to earn them. Back to the ID's from before. They are useless. We don't use them at all unless we want to go to games for sports, no one checks them and people have lost there's without a care in the world for it. Everyone in this school has been stooped down to a lower level because of these teachers and staff and it's not going to help anyone with a successful future. Instead of teaching us about scale factor in math -which I'm not sure I'll ever use in my life- we could get an early introduction into finances and how to pay for important things that we will need in our every day life ahead. The teacher's don't care about kids problems and one of mine is always telling us we need to learn how to be independent but all she ever talks about is how proud she is of herself and her kids. Thanks for the information I guess?? This school does not deserve to think of calling itself "The Best Middle School in Texas" because who are y'all trying to fool? I'm done with this buffoonery and denial. FMS #1 Exposer - r.b

At age 18 the school officers, officer Rodriguez and officer Bevins, arrested me for playing my…read moremusic "too loud" in my car while leaving the school and off school premises. I had a stock sound system, nothing that was beyond the legal limit. I spent the night in jail and they ruined my start on life as a young adult, it was hard to get a job and I could no longer go to O'Connor events to see my younger siblings grow up and play sports for the school. These officers were tyrants and ruined many children's lives and futures, they should be ashamed. They even took me back to the school and handcuffed me to a chair in their office for 3 hours while my wrists bled & called in head coach Maleskey, who screamed and spit in my face. These individuals are a disgrace to the O'Connor name.

Teachers and staff are great. they work to support students who are ready for the challenge. They…read morecontacted me as a parent when they needed to let me know progress, and had conversations with me. Were supportive when needed, but backed off to allow the growing process for success. They provide tutoring and weekend work time for low students. They support students who need AP classes as well. Administration returns calls when requested. In a time where parents can be pretty demanding, I felt they were great and work hard. Much appreciated.

I am a student here, and i love this curriculum! It is accelerated massively, and is a true…read morechallenge. Be warned however, i would NOT recommend moving to basis after you are in 6th grade at another school, because for people are doing algebra 1 in 7th grade, have separate science classes for bio, chem, and physics. However, you will be rewarded, as (In my experience) in UIL, we regularly win most of the awards. Not too great sports programs though. And as other reviews say, your student will have to study. The motto is literally "Exellence through Rigor" Not much bullying though

If you want a frustrated child and want to set them up for failure then send him or her to Basis…read more Dig deep into the junior high program and even deeper into the high school program. Start with the administration that will "hear" your voice but they don't listen. They push subjects down to young people who are not ready for the content either morally, emotionally and intellectually. The subjects are mandated by a panel disconnected from the schools and students. Administrators don't have any reason to change the curriculum as all they care about are rankings and money. They have instructors that don't understand their students. They mandate AP subjects to 14 year old ninth graders as if they are 19 and 20 year old college individuals, you cannot choose otherwise and the head of school does nothing! ..

Okay this school is awful I have been bullied, getting death threats, harassed, been made fun of…read moreand the school administrators do absolutely nothing. They simply dont care about any except them getting money for our attendance. Atp dont go here just home school.

I graduated in 23' and if your child wants to do sports there PLEASE be careful. Specifically the…read moregirls coach's have such an immense favoritism that they would rather play a girl who's scared of the ball or can't dribble right up and down the field than someone who isn't. One of them (a coach) had told me once that they "didn't know where to put me" and when I would ask for advice to be better gave me half booty cheek answers. Refused to actually coach kids correctly or effectively. This coach in particular that I'm talking about was the head soccer coach my junior year of high school. I never talked back , always did what I thought they expected ,but yet was still not given the equal opportunity to play or be coached. She teared me down even more when I had bad days and never said anything when I did good. The day I decided to up and quit was when most of my team ganged up on me one morning just shouting horrible things at me making me even more de shuffled mentally. Not all of them did but most of the under class men female dogs did and I was nothing but nice and encouraging to them. Keep in mind, the coaches just stood there and WATCHED them tear me down, I walked off the field and went home. I'm not sure if the coaches there are just flat out miserable and enjoy breaking kids spirits but this clearly still affects me if I'm currently writing a review 2 years later. Also Mrs lane who's the attendance person or whatever she does there is trashy and unprofessional , I told her that my uncle took his life and she asked me why I wasn't really at school and when I told her I was depressed and rather be at work she flat out told me "why do you need money you have beats on your head" (the beats headphones). Which if you're reading this , I BOUGHT them with the money I worked for. She also attempted to embarrass me by trying to call me out saying I didn't want to graduate by asking other students in FRONT OF ME "do you want to graduate" and then proceeded to move onto the next person and ask them the same thing. She asked three or four other students near us when we were in the library to fix whatever we needed TOO graduate. There was about 20-30 kids in the library at the time of this event. I walked out in front of her because it doesn't matter who you are you're NOT going to try and tear down a student in front of their peers who's clearly trying to seek help. I was quite literally willing to risk not graduating because again, my uncle took his life and I had been previously depressed that whole year but yet she didn't care until it was the end of the school year and tried to embarrass me ? Many other students at the time agreed that what she did was wrong and that she's ALSO treated them that way or similar. And yes I do have depression, I have papers for it , my mental health was just not okay that year. It's one thing to give constructive criticism and I know for a fact that I CAN take constructive criticism but it's another when you're tearing down a minor to make yourself feel better. These are grown adults in their 40's or 50's like are you serious ? I hope no one ever has to endure the mental torture I have gone through not just there but in life period. This school needs to re-evaluate their whole coaching staff because their treatment just wasn't right. In no world will that ever be right.

Good luck trying to pick your kid up. I was here early offering a ride to my sibling and they made…read moreus go all the way to the front only to realize it's blocked by cones bc the kiddo is in highschool. So they were expecting me to take the turn around and go all the way around? Then at the office they tell us to. Go back into the even longer line (which is at a stand still at this point) stop giving out names and use numbers like other schools use. A huge mess! Oh by the way rude lady in the office slammed the glass window.

Went here and graduated. Only problem I had was the grading system. I might've had a hard time time…read moregetting my things on time and everything. With all my timing there I was very impressed and more than anything thankful. If you have any kids that need to go to school make sure they come here. Northside is a very good district however it is a bit tough to get the best services with them but at least give them a chance to tell you what they can help you with and everything. With me being autistic I was given the advantage to do sports and try different things that most people aren't able to do or try. Whenever I graduated from here at this district I can't be more thankful and more proud of what I've accomplished since Day 1 from coming here. Now that I see my little brother graduating here in 2025, makes me more happy because I know he'll do great in life and everything. I'm just curious to see how it ends for him and all those that apart of Northside. Northside was definitely the best I've been apart of. I can't be more happier and thankful than I already am. I'm a graduate from 2022 that went to Harlan . Thanks again Northside and I can't wait to see everyone especially my brother graduate here.

This is actually Harlan High School. It is on its second year now. This is Northside's latest…read moreschool and they went BIG on this one. There is a District gym with ALL the latest amenities in the East end of the school. However, the school has its own Main & Auxiliary gym in the middle. It appears to be a multi level building and it is at least 3/4's of a City Block long. Ample parking and a full practice football field.

this school ruined me as a old student there mentally and her friends this school did nothing about…read morethe drama that happened especially when her old friend's mom sent her and her friends threats and they dont care how you feel they tell you there gonna get things done but they never did. they never used the cameras to back us up on anything even when we ask they lie and tell us no when the cameras do work. That school isnt right for your child im saying this as a student who used to go there ive had been in the harmony district for the for 5 years and they never helped my education and the teachers there were terrible they would throw objects at us and cuss at us and the school never believed it until it was saw and heard but the whole class.DONT GO TO HARMONY SCIENCE ACADEMY

My boys had the pleasure to be a part of this family for 2 awesome years. Great environment,…read moregreat staff and great teachers. If a problem does arise they are prompt and willing to address and/or correct it. Other than not offering students a designated unstructured break (reason for only 4 stars) I am pleased with all other aspects. BTW: A friendly heads up, very strict with excessive tardies, which is understandable. Teachers are very involved and admin always makes themselves available (special thank you to Ms. Gomez). Kudos to the lovely ladies in the front office, always a pleasure to see you. ( which was quite often with our excessive tardies, lol) All in all will miss being a part of this family. *almost forgot, much credit to the academic and extracurricular team for consistently exposing and encouraging the students to participate in many various clubs and programs offered both on and off campus.

The after school pickup is beyond dangerous and a mess just people parked in the middle of the…read moreroad. I hope no accidents happen, just sitting here writing this waiting for pickup and I have seen 2 people almost wreck because of the traffic in the middle of the street!

The experience I had at Bernal was very good. The principal and staff are very nice and friendly…read more The school is beautiful!