A growing school district with a beautiful administration building…read more Students are obviously the focus of this school district as the walls are lined with their praises and new schools are always being built. It's really exciting to be a part of such changes. It's especially amazing to experience such changes from the aspect of a young student, a community member, and an employee!

Today, my child was sent home from school due to an issue with his facial hair. I was initially…read moreunder the impression that the school's focus was on education, not appearance. However, I was informed that he was required to trim his facial hair, which not only contradicts our religious beliefs but also infringes upon the First Amendment rights of religious freedom that every religious American has in public schools. Policies should not be altered based on the perceived future of a generation. Instead, schools should prioritize more pressing concerns. While attire is understandable, facial hair removal is an extreme measure that should not be imposed on individuals. It is disrespectful to the values we uphold when the system designed to support our children's success is instructing them to remove their facial hair. This policy appears biased, as I have observed faculty and staff with facial hair and numerous board members who also have facial hair. Therefore, I intend to address this matter with the board of trustees on September 8, 2026, at 6:00 PM.

I graduated from the Chinquapin School in 2006 (this marks 20 years today). The directors at the…read moretime were Bill and Kathy Heinzerling. They were the directors at Chinquapin for about 30 years. The intial idea was to provide quality education for low-income students like myself at the time. Similiarly, to the affluent schools like St. John's School in the Upper Kirby area in Houston. In fact, the founders of the school were Bob and Maxine Moore who intially worked for St. John's at the time and decided to open The Chinquapin school in 1969. The Chinquapin School was a safe haven for me when home life was complete chaos. My English teachers at the time saw a lot of potential in me and pushed me to write and excel in my writing and academics. I am the first woman to graduate high school in my family. I am first woman in my family to graduate college. I am the first teacher in my family. Currently, I teach English I at Yes Prep Public Schools (I have been awarded by the state because of my STAAR scores). I have read some of the recent reviews on here. And clearly based on those reviews some things have changed due to the leadership and the culture in recent years. However, I have enrolled my son here and this will be his second year at The Chinquapin School. He absolutely loves it. The school now has a new director, I believe her name is Chelsea Korth.

if I could give it negative stars I would. i could write a whole book on how this school was living…read moreheck. I sent my daughter there in 2022 and she also as living there during the week since they offer that. Im barley now writing this review after she opened up about why she left. I was also confused on why she never explained but now It all makes since. lets start off with the principal of that year I'm not sure if she still is there, but all I know is that she was African American, my bad. so she was also my daughters teacher. idk if they were short on staff idk and idc anymore. well she was eating in class one day and she told me the table was too. she said it was a small chocolate bar and she ate it real quick, to later be held back after class because she cant sneak food in. now my daughter is the type to stand up for herself and she said she was hungry and why cant she eat a snack its not even distracting. shes told me little small things that the principal would pick and Nick at. like c'mon that's stupid. my daughter got the weirdest vibes from the dorm person the lady who stays with them and like is in charge of that too. I've read reviews on how its a cult it most def is. they over work the children imo . if you didn't know in the afternoon there's no janitors, the children clean aftershool and everytime she came home on the weekends she was sleeping all Saturday and Sunday and would complain how physically exhausted she was. like no janitors cmon also dumb asf. I also read some reviews about gays, yes all true. now idc about all that, but they def allowed and were open to that stuff. my daughter would tell me some stuff that would happen , but not to her. and about teachers crossing boundaries is def true too. my daughter is a nice person shes ok in grades , but shes herself shes talkative. I was shocked when she would come home crying or call me at night from her dorm to pick her up. I know she hasn't told everything, but I'm writing was she has. so I would describe this school as a jail for bad kids that'll straighten them up real quick. don't send your kids if you truly care about them mentally. like I said its a lot. I moved her to public school and cmon y'all js send them somewhere close she was better in public than this hell of a school. also the school was ghetto asffffffff like imma be so fr there was days with no ac and constant stuff that def was a violation if there was an inspection actually matter fact someone call them rn I bet you that school would close down asap. if anyone says anything good about the school they prob were paid or blind and deaf. its a freakinnnnnnnnn cult. I hope my daughter soon opens up about that school more until then all i can say is that the school js wants ur kids to stay but not for the right reasons and whoever graduated there was def forced to. I gave my daughter the choice to leave and she did asap. anywho I wish anyone who's still there a bug good luck and anyone who's also had a horrible experience a sorry as well.

This is a review for the track at the high school. I can't comment on the school, the kids, the…read moreteachers, the buses, the principal or anything else except the track! Which I love! I started running on pavement...didn't know anything different. Didn't realize that running on a track feels so much better on the knees and joints. Plus, it's way easier to do speed work on a track that's already all marked out. The only downsides: there's no water. You HAVE to bring your own hydration. Which really isn't that big of a deal. I mean, what runner doesn't have a camelbak, or a hydration belt, or at least a water bottle? The bigger thing is no bathrooms. I have seen the bathrooms at the track open exactly once, so unless they open them when school starts, do not count on there being anyplace to go! There have been days where there are groups using the track (school athletic groups, I think), so you just have to play nice and give them room. There really is plenty of room, you just have to be aware of what people are doing around you. I love this option to work on my speedwork; it feels better om my legs, plus there's bleachers if you want to incorporate some bleacher work into your running routine as well. Come on out on Tuesdays at 7 pm and see me and my running peeps! We will be there!!

Great school!read more

Play. Hairspray the play is unbelievably good. These teachers are outstanding which in turn made…read morethe kids outstanding and the play. Great job all at Ball High School. From a woman that has attended plays in London, and New York City and many more places. Great Job !!!!!

racist and discriminatory practices at this district. I seriously moved due to all the problems…read moreafter living there for years. I will never set a foot back in that district and I'm not the only one. Apparently a lot of us have relocated to other cities that are blue. I have seen a lot of classmates in Dallas and they had the same issues therefore moved.

Love these schools! Excellent teachers and facilities!!! My kids love going to school here!!!read more

I'm writing this review as a substitute who has been working a long term job at this school…read more I've worked for Pasadena ISD for 8 1/2 years. I've been a full time employee, a long term sub, and a sub for a day or two here and there. Pasadena Memorial High School is one of the few schools that I'll regularly work at if I'm available. The staff is friendly and accepting. The students are that I've interacted with have been friendly as well. They have safety as a priority and enforce the rules to make sure that students and staff are in a safe learning/working environment. They have many different sports teams, extracurriculars, and different activities and opportunities for students to excel. They also have a college and career center to help students with dual credit, college, and career opportunities. It's definitely helpful for the students and makes me wish that my school had these kind of programs when I was growing up. I've seen and worked at a lot of schools in Pasadena. This is one of my favorites.

This school is very well run and neat and clean. A lot of very interesting Veterans and families.read more

this school is great and all but I would say the AP who is name Ms.Reed is very judgmental she…read moreraises her voice at students even if there trying to be formal and not start a problem most s would say she is a racist she mostly goes by how the students looks and she attacks them I would like to say that she needs to be reported or removed for doing this things to students also would like to say if this can be reported to the district's for how she is and her behavior with the students.

Horrible baseball fields! I went to a baseball tournament this weekend, and the grass had not been…read morecut in. The bleacher area was filled with mosquitoes. Thank you so much to the gentleman that brought his own mosquitoes sprayer. The fields need to be cut correctly meaning the bleachers need to be moved and mowed under them! We eating is also a necessity! Do better