Harrison, Allatoona, Kennesaw or Hillgrove HS (Marietta: schools, income, live in)

[aries4118]

Originally Posted by neil0311

Sorry...my daughter and son go to KMHS, and I've done the research. Hillgrove is a good school, but not as good as KMHS.

For that matter, Kell isn't so hot either. Wheeler and Sprayberry have better reputations due to the perception that they're "east Cobb schools" but when you look at the specifics, KMHS is on a par. North Cobb is a level below in my opinion.

And Kell is really good--East Cobb convenience (well, half the district), but not the hyper-competiveness and higher prices found further east.

We don't have to put down other schools to bring ours up.


Kennesaw Mountain, Harrison, Hillgrove, and Allatoona form a wonderful and stellar collection of "West Cobb schools."

[neil0311]

Originally Posted by aries4118

We don't have to put down other schools to bring ours up.

Not "putting down" anyone or anything. You can research the scores and the schools. I don't take offense to people who correctly state that Walton or Harrison is a better school than KMHS. Please don't take offense to my comments.

[aries4118]

Originally Posted by neil0311

Not "putting down" anyone or anything. You can research the scores and the schools. I don't take offense to people who correctly state that Walton or Harrison is a better school than KMHS. Please don't take offense to my comments.

Offense to your comments???

Uh no, my brother--just clarifying misinformation and informing someone who took offense (and semi-hijacked a thread) because the high school of their son and daughter wasn't "starred" on a list of schools for another poster.

[triciapaige]

I think that most of the West Cobb High Schools are pretty equal as far as test scores.(Harrison, Hillgrove, Kennesaw Mountain, Allatoona) The only issue that someone might have with KMHS is that their feeder schools are not great...Pine Mountain Middle and Hayes Elementary.

Of all of the ones that I mentioned above, here are some things to consider.

Hillgrove...probably the most diverse but VERY crowded
Allatoona...GREAT school and definitely the least crowded of the 4
Kennesaw Mountain...Magnet school but feeder schools are not good at all
Harrison...Great school and definitely the most crowded. Least diverse

[suprascooby22]

Originally Posted by triciapaige

I think that most of the West Cobb High Schools are pretty equal as far as test scores.(Harrison, Hillgrove, Kennesaw Mountain, Allatoona) The only issue that someone might have with KMHS is that their feeder schools are not great...Pine Mountain Middle and Hayes Elementary.

Of all of the ones that I mentioned above, here are some things to consider.

Hillgrove...probably the most diverse but VERY crowded
Allatoona...GREAT school and definitely the least crowded of the 4
Kennesaw Mountain...Magnet school but feeder schools are not good at all
Harrison...Great school and definitely the most crowded. Least diverse

We got our kids out of Hillgrove last year. That school will resemble McEachern in the next few years. We are thrilled to now have our kids in Harrison High and Lost Mountain Middle.

[aries4118]

Originally Posted by triciapaige

I think that most of the West Cobb High Schools are pretty equal as far as test scores.(Harrison, Hillgrove, Kennesaw Mountain, Allatoona) The only issue that someone might have with KMHS is that their feeder schools are not great...Pine Mountain Middle and Hayes Elementary.

Of all of the ones that I mentioned above, here are some things to consider.

Hillgrove...probably the most diverse but VERY crowded
Allatoona...GREAT school and definitely the least crowded of the 4
Kennesaw Mountain...Magnet school but feeder schools are not good at all
Harrison...Great school and definitely the most crowded. Least diverse

Remember, McClure Middle, Bullard Elementary, and Cheatham Hill Elementary--three great schools--also feed into Kennesaw Mountain High.


And Pine Mountain Middle and Hayes Elementary are good, decent schools.

CCSD School Feeder Patterns

[Sandy Springs Rep.]

Originally Posted by suprascooby22

We got our kids out of Hillgrove last year. That school will resemble McEachern in the next few years. We are thrilled to now have our kids in Harrison High and Lost Mountain Middle.

You moved and bought a new house just so your kids wouldn't go to Hillgrove?

[suprascooby22]

Originally Posted by sandy springs rep.

you moved and bought a new house just so your kids wouldn't go to hillgrove?

yep!

[RaSaDaGa]

suprascooby22 you are too funny!!

Based upon your logic, it seems that you will be moving out of the U.S. soon because it too is looking more and more "diverse".

Where will you be heading next to avoid that deadfull, politically correct "diverse" plauge that is taking over West Cobb County schools and the nation?

Very soon, perhaps sooner than you would like, the definiton of "diversity" will change from it's current code word of 'non-whites are here' to a new politically correct meaning of 'a few whites are here'.

What will you do then. Move to a small village in the Austrian Alps? Good luck on your mission of musical housing due to your desire of finding a non diverse world for you and your children.

[suprascooby22]

Originally Posted by RaSaDaGa

suprascooby22 you are too funny!!

Based upon your logic, it seems that you will be moving out of the U.S. soon because it too is looking more and more "diverse".

Where will you be heading next to avoid that deadfull, politically correct "diverse" plauge that is taking over West Cobb County schools and the nation?

Very soon, perhaps sooner than you would like, the definiton of "diversity" will change from it's current code word of 'non-whites are here' to a new politically correct meaning of 'a few whites are here'.

What will you do then. Move to a small village in the Austrian Alps? Good luck on your mission of musical housing due to your desire of finding a non diverse world for you and your children.

You dont know me or the reasons we moved so keep your assumptions to yourself. I moved from Hillgrove because I want STABILITY in the schools that my kids will be attending over the next 10 years. NOT a majority white school now and a majority minority school in the next five years. That is EXACTLY what is going to happen to Hillgrove and I am looking at the big picture as very few whites want their kids going to McEachern since it transitioned from white to black. In Atlanta that is just a fact that many want to gloss over but yet it is obvious that parents want OUT of a school that is trending minority as literrally hundreds of schools have gone from white to minority over the last 20 years. NONE of that would have happened if the whites wouldnt have packed up and moved on!