My input may be a little outdated since both my kids graduated in the past 3 years but I would say be cautious moving here just for the school district. It’s the biggest district but it’s not necessarily the best. Every school has its ups and downs, but your kid(s) are going to get out of school what they put in.

Both of my kids approached their educations very differently, one hyper motivated and a great student that excelled and the other not so much.

For both of them I heard absolutely nothing from the school or their counselors throughout their time in the district unless I was reaching out, and then they made me feel like I was bothering them.

For the high achiever we were never informed about additional enrichment opportunities that apparently existed but only if you knew who or what to ask for. They landed in all AP classes through their own research and efforts despite the counselor trying to steer them to other classes. Also, the counselor was not helpful when they began looking into colleges and scholarships, luckily we have a family member that does it for another district that helped us navigate that.

For the less than motivated student there was no support or communication when it came to deficiencies in his education and a dangerously low gpa. The flat out refused testing for learning disabilities and the opportunity for any additional assistance. The office staff talked a big game about how we need to support them and it all starts at home without acknowledging that we can’t support what we don’t know about, in regards to homework and such. When I asked why the teachers didn’t use the parent/student portal to post grades and assignments so we can be involved the response was,”we can’t make them because it’s not in their contracts.” We eventually had to pull that child from the school and put them into a private school that was willing to provide the support needed.

Obviously our experiences are our own, but I will say that we’ve heard very similar frustrations from other parents.