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Tallwood High School
(757) 474-8555
1668 Kempsville Rd
Virginia Beach, VA 23464
Level: 9-12
District: Virginia Beach City Public Schools

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In-depth school information including test scores, student stats, parent ratings and reviews for Tallwood High School, Virginia Beach, VA.

Cenus Info	Value	Year
Native American or Native Alaskan:	0.15%	(2006)
Asian/Pacific Islander:	9.69%	(2006)
Black, non-Hispanic:	36.15%	(2006)
Hispanic:	5.02%	(2006)
White, non-Hispanic:	48.99%	(2006)
Student Teacher Ratio:	15.8%	(2006)
Percent Free and Reduced Price Lunch:	17.31%	(2006)

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Tallwood High School Ratings Summary

Average Quality Rating	4
Average Principals Rating	4
Average Teachers Rating	4
Average Activities Rating	4
Average Parents Rating	4
Average Safety Rating	4

Tallwood High School Reviews


Posted By: student Quality Score: 2 2008-05-29 “The administration is uncooperative and unfriendly. There are too many students and the fine arts programs are very bad.” Posted By: parent Quality Score: decline 2008-05-29 “My daughter will be attending this fall. She is she has some learning challenges, and Tallwood, in cooperation with the principal and staff have already held a very inspiring event for parents of students with challenges. I'm glad I found out about it in time. I hope this will be a great upcoming year!” Posted By: parent Quality Score: decline 2008-04-07 “Tallwood School is a great school. My oldest daughter who is in 9th grade loves going there. She refuses to leave. The teachers are dedicated, the school is safe and the is plenty to learn!” Posted By: parent Quality Score: 5 2008-02-29 “Great school with excellent teachers. I recommend this school highly.” Posted By: former student Quality Score: 5 2007-11-12 “I was a student and a key roll in the Tallwood High School Band. The school has a wonderful music program with a great teacher.” Posted By: student Quality Score: 5 2007-10-27 “Yeah, I'm Taylor and I am a Tallwood pupil. Tallwood is an awesome school. The teachers are so much fun and they are very humorous, but they know when to get down to work and be serious. The principal, well, i don't really know her but so far I don't favor her very much. Neither do more than half of the students. I am a freshman, but I can already tell that Tallwood is the best school possible for anyone to enroll into. Thank you.” Posted By: parent Quality Score: 4 2007-06-26 “I feel Tallwood High School is a good school overall. Most of the teachers are involved and pro-active. The only concern I have with not only Tallwood but Virginia Beach Schools is their security cameras. Talking about a waste of money! My son had his bike stolen, we can see the tape but we couldn't even tell if one of the people standing there in the tape was my son! Money needs to be spent on the kids security and get better cameras!!” Posted By: student Quality Score: 4 2006-08-03 “I am a former tallwood student; I transferred to Open Campus because of excessive absences. This summer im am in summer school. I hoping to be able to get back into tallwood for this 06 year because Open Campus doesn t provide the type of sources that colleges really look at. I believe I can only get that at tallwood. Tallwood provides so many ways for you to succeed and go to a good university.” Posted By: parent Quality Score: 5 2006-04-07 “My child goes to Tallwood and he really likes it. The only complaint he has is towards the lunch ladies. In his opinion, they can be rude. The teachers my child has had have been wonderful, especially the science teacher, Mr Goodboy. He is a great teacher and makes science fun. Mrs. Plummer is an A+, as is Mrs. Harris. I am very grateful to all. The Freshmen Asst Principal is key on. She has assisted us in the past and stood by her word.” Posted By: student Quality Score: 4 2005-10-30 “I am currently a senior at Tallwood and, for the most part, loving it. The new principal has done very little for the school and has tried to ruin our phenomenal fine arts program. I, personally, dislike her and her policies. The teachers are, mostly, awesome. There are a few that could stand to be gotten rid of, but those are rare. The school has opportunities for almost anyone to do something. I am in the band and love the program. It is amazing and extremely rewarding. Though I am not fond of our principal, I like Tallwood and what it has to offer.” Posted By: former student Quality Score: 5 2005-04-06 “i was a student at tallwood until i moved but tallwood was the best school i have ever attended th academics were great teachers were awesome and was always there to help you. you can get away with alot of things at tallwood but if you get caught you are in a world of trouble even though the administrators try to reason with you about what your punishment will be. you work together as a team i really miss tallwood and am going to try to attend there again soon because i really want to be a graduate of tallwood high school. thats how great of a high school it is.” Posted By: former student Quality Score: 1 2004-09-23 “I am a would-be alumni of Tallwood. I quit after my junior year and went on to Harding University. My brother and sister also attended Tallwood and likewise did not finish there for different reasons. I will graduate from Harding in May. I and my siblings are examples of students that 'fell through the cracks' at Tallwood. If you're children are not 'problematic' or 'special needs' then they will probably not have the same experience as my family did. I hope that under the leadership of the new principal, the students that need attention will not be overlooked.” Posted By: former student Quality Score: 5 2004-07-04 “I am not a parent, but I am an alumni. If I can make it happen, my children will go to this school. I can't imagine sending them anywhere else. The teachers are awesome, hard classes, but the teachers give the students a challenge and make the students think. The teachers are willing to do after school tutoring if necessary. The extra curricular activities are a blast.” Posted By: parent Quality Score: 5 2004-04-18 “Excellant school,Great teachers.Loads of afterschool activities and clubs.High parent involvment.All around pleasant atmosphere for children,teachers & parents.” Posted By: former student Quality Score: 5 2004-02-23 “Tallwood is a fabulous school with excellent leadership. Mr. Morgan shows a genuine concern for the overall welfare of the students and faculty. There are plenty of opportunities for both students and parents to get involved, in terms of sports, academic clubs, service groups, etc. The school is also very diverse and most of the students are very welcoming.” Posted By: parent Quality Score: 4 2003-08-25 “I'm not a parent but a former student. The school is a nice size and clean. The teachers are okay. But the students aren't to good.”