What's So Bad About West Orange High?

[bmw335xi]

Originally Posted by ComSense

DPHS is across the street from Universal?!?

I thought you were a local? It's right across from Jurassic Park.

[bmw335xi]

Originally Posted by brinkofsunshine

DP might be rated low because they bus in the students from the very low income area of Tangelo Park. I believe it's gotten A and B ratings from the county though. If your daughter does well in school, takes magnet and AP/honors classes, I'd think Dr. Phillips would be great for her. FWIW, there are always a handful of DP students who get into the Ivy League schools every year.

Yep, exactly right!

I've been to $20k private schools, but ended up attending DPH and thought it was a great school. They offer a lot of programs and there wasn't bullying or social issues that plague many schools.

[volk2k]

Originally Posted by brinkofsunshine

Well, sorry, I was mistaken in that regard. I just remember the Tangelo Park students as being grouped seperately. Didn't realize they were already zoned for DP. I've never needed to be shielded from them. In fact, part of the time I attended that school I lived near Millenia on Vineland.

Anyway, DPHS got an A grade from the state in 2014, which is higher than West Orange and even the prestigious Winter Park got (B's).

Look, I generally like Dr. Phillips, but to infer that a school performed poorly because of kids that were "bussed in" is a actually a bit snobbish, and that's what I took issue with; as if those kids didn't deserve to be there if not for a special program.

I was also pointing out that there is much more to the DPHS school zone than the neighborhoods that they think of along Apopka Vineland.

[brinkofsunshine]

Originally Posted by volk2k

Look, I generally like Dr. Phillips, but to infer that a school performed poorly because of kids that were "bussed in" is a actually a bit snobbish, and that's what I took issue with; as if those kids didn't deserve to be there if not for a special program.

I was also pointing out that there is much more to the DPHS school zone than the neighborhoods that they think of along Apopka Vineland.

Again, I didn't realize Tangelo Park was in the district since the program's students always had their own classification. However, I don't think I'm the only person who has seen a correlation between poverty-stricken areas and poor performance in schools. That's the whole reason why the program exists. It seems to be working!

[StreetSmarts]

Originally Posted by bmw335xi

I thought you were a local? It's right across from Jurassic Park.

Hahaha! That's hilarious.


(I dont spend any time that far southwest really at all. So I guess I never really noticed.)

[GatorlGrl]

DPHS has two magnet programs: Visual Performing Arts (VPA) and Center for International Studies (CIS). CIS is essentially a private school program within a public school. International Baccalaureate (IB) is offered at Cypress Creek. IMO students who graduated from IB vs students who graduates from CIS are very comparable and ended up going to the same caliber universities. CIS students were probably less stressed and had more opportunities to travel abroad. =)