Respectfully and no offense :) the front office sucks, they're rude and lack any form of…read moreunderstanding. They act like total snobs and answer in an annoyed tone, they're not there to help, and clearly don't care about the students or parents. Aside from that, that school is staffed with some wonderful lovely teachers that really do care for their students success. Some of the security staff there have been questionable... overall an alright school. I'd just really swap the front office. It sucks that they're the first faces parents are greeted with.

Wow , this what a school should be. With all the hard work that the teachers put in with the…read morestudents and all the time and work the office staff put in to help all our students. We are so amazed with MIRA MONTE high school everything is so fantastic at this school such a large school with so many afterschool clubs and so much for our children we can never say enough about all the staff and the teachers at the school one of the greatest schools that we have in Bakersfield

Los profesores son malos con mi hijo y mi hijo dijo que lo intimidaron en el baño de la escuelaread more

I will never take my kid there again a teacher was abusing my baby, this really impacted me.I…read moretalked to the principal and he did not do anything about it, this I very disappointing.I WILL NOT RECOMMEND THIS SCHOOL.

the office ladies are really rude, its very unprofessional especially the attendance ladyread more

Tonight I attended EBHS's play Grease. As you walked to the auditorium you are greeted by a staff…read moremember and student as they hand you your ticket, or sell you one if you did not buy one in advance. They had a small "consignment" where they sold chips, candy, and THEE cutest themed cookies (wished I would have taken a picture before I devoured one of them!). I bought 3 cookies, two for my kiddos and one for me. We were given a program of the play and we quickly chose our seats. We got aisle seats on the middle left side of the auditorium. Before the play started, (as usual) I had to use the restrooms. Being at a school function I was a bit worried that it would be not up to par, but it was clean and all necessities were well stocked! The play started promptly at 7pm. The students and staff did an amazing job! Was this really a school play? They looked like pros! The costumes were on-point, and the stage looked like it was out of a professional Broadway play. Great job everybody! Now, I had to take a star because of the sound. Although you can tell the kids knew their songs and had angelic voices, it could not overtake the bad speaker sound. At many times it was hard to understand what they were saying while singing. Other than that, the play was great!

This school had changed a lot from from what I remember and some of the upgrades they have made is…read morea Benefit for all the kids. New computers, after school program, music is a big thing at this school, they get to be in both parades this year and a district wide band that kids get to try out for, a petatholan the kids get to use every studies they learn in school as a competition, so many good things. Teachers are good and want the kids to learn more and set high standards for them. Office staff is good and gets the job done all the time good communication skills between them all

I give it 3 stars because I love the office staff the teachers are very hit and miss I have a huge…read moreissues with a history teachers trying to teach black power to my kids

The school is tucked away on a small steer in Bakersfield. It looks like a regular JR high nothing…read morespecial. The schools sits across the steer from homes and condos, which isn't bad. When walking in you are greeted by a gate monitor and the campus is always clean. You head right to the front office and the office stands are nice and seem to be always busy. We are new to this school and their special needs program but so far so good. The pick is easy just sign them out show id your kid is walked out. I was only able to get pictures of the outside.

I am a current attending 8th grader, I will graduate in less than a week. I have had nothing but…read morestraight A's this year, and A's and B's last year, yet this school treats me worse than kids that tend to fight or get detention. This school REQUIRES you to buy either the P.E clothes or a gray shirt or blue shorts for 20$. If not, your grade drops or you get detention, in my opinion, this is dumb, dressing out does not determine you participation in sports or your efforts, this should not be such a problem to the school, if it isn't harmful, why do students get detention or even after school detention. This goes on records! "Student didn't wear a grey shirt and blue shorts, so they go after school detention" make that make sense. Teachers here are either kind or rude, most do not care of your learning. They will leave you behind if you cannot grasp the subject within a week rather than ensuring all kids are able to learn. They will get angry if you ask questions as if it isn't their responsibility to answer these questions for students. While there is tutoring, it shouldn't be needed if teachers are able to teach properly, and many students do not join tutoring in fear they will be bullied for being "stupid" which the school does nothing to stop. Bullying is a huge factor to this school, I myself had been bullied for looking "different" I wore band Tees and had a side part, multiple times I've been called names in front of teachers, yet they brush it off, I have been threatened because I was answering questions in class, I've been called nerd and dork. The teachers do nothing and neither will the office. Even if they do, the worse they get is detention. I witnessed a fight before, the kid that started it got a week of In school suspension, while the other walked in the hallways in fear that the friends of the bully will harm him. And while I admire the school's ability to see the "good" in "bad" kids, they refuse to notice that even after months of being a problem, they will not suspend a kid for longer than a week or keep them in separate classes. They refuse to help the victims and only treat them on what they see and not what actually happens behind closed doors. This is why kids are in fear of their bullies. The school will do nothing if they tell. Instead the bullies will only bully more and continue, they might even turn worse for being a 'snitch'. Because the school basically allows this, these kids don't change and continue to make other kids uneasy or feel as if they cannot speak what they feel. Mr. Postiff, he is too strict, he dress codes shirts with bands on them, dress codes shirts with certain font, he dress codes my bracelets for being "spiked" they are rounded, and the spikes do not damage to the skin, a pencil would hurt more than my bracelets, and why would they care? I am a good kid, with good grades, and try hard, while there are kids that do drugs and are horrible people, but they do not care and focus more on harmless bracelets. They don't care about the children and rather dictate how kids act and look. The office ladies are rude, I bought a ticket for a road trip there and they spelled my name wrong, I asked them to change it, they said no. And they speak with attitude as if I am the problem.

My family recently moved to Bakersfield, hoping for a positive school environment and a fresh start…read morefor my daughters. Instead, Highland High School has shown bias, poor judgment, and a complete failure to protect my children during a very serious bullying situation. After my daughters chose to distance themselves from a friendship that became uncomfortable, another student began harassing them, spreading lies, posting threats on social media, and escalating the situation. I provided the school with videos, screenshots, and detailed statements showing clear and ongoing cyberbullying. What makes this situation even more disturbing is that the other student collected multiple students to attack my daughter, resulting in my daughter being bludgeoned, injured, and visibly harmed. This was not a typical school conflict -- it was a coordinated assault, and the school was fully informed. Despite all of the evidence: * The student who made threats, organized the group attack, and continued harassment was allowed to remain on campus with no real consequence. * Her parent was even seen freely walking around campus with her, which was completely inappropriate. * Meanwhile, my daughters were repeatedly told to stay home "for safety," essentially punishing them instead of protecting them. * Staff admitted to having my daughter's earring after the fight, then later acknowledged it may have been thrown away. * Dean Kristen Urquidez communicated inconsistently, dismissively, and left us feeling unheard, unsupported, and minimized throughout this entire process. After fully cooperating and providing everything the school requested, I was informed that my daughters will not be allowed to return to Highland High School for the remainder of the school year. Yet the student who initiated and organized the violence remains on campus without consequence. This is not fairness. This is not safety. This is not how a school should handle bullying, physical violence, or threats. As a parent, it is devastating to see my daughters punished while the aggressor faces no meaningful accountability. Highland High School failed to uphold its own bullying and safety policies and failed to protect my daughters when they needed help the most. I hope sharing our experience pushes the school to take bullying, threats, and student safety seriously -- before another family is forced to go through this.

I really thought I was being pranked this morning as I sat in the office of highland highschool…read morewith my 17 yr old son. The staff is so much different than what I remember school office staff to be like as a kid. Absolutely no professionalism whatsoever. There was no greeting, no welcome, no introduction. Just a loud harsh tone that that I found very demeaning. It was just painfully obvious that there was an air of arrogance that was palpable. I was attended to by a young lady who was dressed more like a Halloween witch than a professional in an office. "Do you have your papers" she demanded. I had to ask "who are you?" "I'm the one who's gonna review your papers" she snipped. "What is your name miss?" It was like pulling teeth. Finally she told me that she was meka. Well once the rest of the office staff got wind that there was a parent in the office who wouldn't tolerate disrespect I was marked thee rest of the time I was there as "difficult". There just seems to be a need for a complete overhaul of the entire staff or at least a very rigid re-training. As I was leaving I couldn't help but overhear a new teacher in her car crying on the phone about how the staff was mistreating her. I wish I could have someone from channel 17 down there to observe and report what's going on because I guarantee you it would make for a riveting story.

Had a great experience Nice and also Calm Workers Helpful Workers Non discriminating Workersread more

I love the classes provided but hate the in office service. Every time I go in person or call, the…read moreworkers there seem as though they don't want to deal with me or want to give out any info and just tell me to look at the website. They also question why I'm in the office like I'm some vagrant and really I'm just scanning brochures for courses they offer plus what days or months classes will start. The office workers and even few teachers feel like they are exasperated by my questions and not able to catch onto things quickly to the point it really disheartens me to even start school again.

I am a student here the office staff are VERY untrustworthy do not call back when they say they…read morewill but the teachera are nice

I have had nothing but good things to say about all of my kids teachers. They have all been so…read morehelpful in trying to get my kids up to par in all of there subjects. Good security and camera systems.

I have had 4 kids at this school. This is a horrible excuse for a school! My oldest breezed through…read morebecause she wasn't challenged, my 2 middle children are in special ed and the special ed teacher is OK. She really does do everything she can with limited resources. My little on, 10 yrs old is struggling the most. He is failing everything but because he tests well, he doesn't qualify for special ed. He also was born drug addicted, we adopted him when he was 4 weeks old. He has behavior issues which would be overlooked if I didn't make the school punish him, he cannot do basic 3rd grade math and he is in the 4th grade. The school has been putting me off for 2 yrs and have done nothing to help him. It is now the end of the year and nothing they promised to help him catch up has been done! They are just pushing him on to the 5th grade in hopes he'll be someone else's problem. I've tried to get him held back and they refuse! He is going to continue to fail as long as they keep pushing him through. It's horrible and my son is the one who suffers!! This is just a little taste of how they do things now. It doesn't matter that he has no idea what he is doing in class in all his subjects, it only matters that he tested slightly below average so too bad, just push him through to the 5th grade. Remember everyone, my son is your future.