Benjamin Franklin High School

I'm an alumna and a current parent of a BFHS student. The school has always had a stellar reputation. It is ranks nationally year after year, but it doesn't rest on its laurels. Franklin has adopted many new ways to support its students from weekly afterschool teacher office hours to peer tutoring on Saturdays to a mandatory study skills class for all incoming Freshmen. It's a big school, but they do a great job of communicating with parents and students and making sure that nobody feels like they're "just a number."
5 7 years ago (28-04-2018)

Best Registration process I have ever been. We went right in, everyone was very nice and welcoming. My Autistic son will be starting school for pk4 Aug 2018.
5 7 years ago (30-04-2018)

Quite honestly, I blame this school for ruining my life. The only reason it has one star is because I can't give negative stars. At the risk of sounding too "13 Reasons Why", I'll give the most dramatic reasons for my review. First, you're not a student. You're a statistic. A number. "100% of our students go to college!" Who cares if 100% of your students are miserable? How you're doing doesn't matter. If you can't hack it, you get cut. That's that. Teachers are forced to be available before OR after school to help students, but they certainly don't work with the students for a mutual best time. The students are super cliquish. Maybe that's a high school thing, but it was different (in the worst way) than my previous high school. I moved here from out of state my junior year, and making friends was impossible. I ate lunch in various teachers' classrooms. The academics were mediocre. Maybe it's better than most school in New Orleans, but if we're being honest, that's not saying much. I didn't feel like I was learning anything more than what I would be learning at any other school. I just had more work and more stress. I wasn't a procrastinator before attending this school. I was actually worse off in college because of the bad habits that I picked up here. And the students aren't necessarily smarter. They could just get away with cheating better. I'd seen it or heard about it on more than one occasion. For the deeper part, this is where I started cutting myself. This school really sent me over the edge. In fact, I remember carving "lonely" into my arm IN CLASS, and no one said a word. I was falling apart, and I made sure it was visible. Not one person --- student, faculty, NO ONE --- ever asked if I was okay. I even went to my academic counselor and talked to her about my friendlessness. What was the solution? To put me in classes with as many students who... fit my demographic as possible. Maybe that's a New Orleanian thing? Either way, it didn't work. She also never checked on me after that. I cried almost every day. Became suicidal. I lost a part of myself that I still haven't been able to get back. The only part of myself that I actually liked. (And clearly I'm bitter. Another personality trait that I picked up during my last two years of high school.) Aren't these supposed to be the best years of your life? Maybe they would have been mine if I had gone to another school So, yeah, maybe the prestige is great, and maybe that's worth it for some people... but please proceed with caution. Remain engaged in your child's/friend's life. Reach out if you need help, but reach out to people who really care. Not these Ben Franklin people. Good luck.
1 7 years ago (09-04-2018)

Apparently, you are considered a good teacher if you are promoting and condoning racial discrimination at this school, not the kind of school I would send my kids too if i wanted then to be honest and become great citizens, with open minded and believing in equality of all people. If you are white avoid this school at all cost, run in the other direction is preferable than being attacked by your teachers. SHAMEFUL ATTITUDE in today's scociety, how can an educational institution be promoting discrimination and racism?
1 7 years ago (17-01-2018)

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5 8 years ago (15-10-2017)