Very poor school. Teachers and staff bully kids. Students are disrespectful. Would not recommend…read moreto anyone.

Only pet-friendly Shelter in Ocala, Vanguard High School opened Friday @5p. Marion County Animal…read moreServices full, as of 3p today. Huge Congrats to Principal Troy Sanford, MCAS Officers for their stellar work helping people from as far away as Homestead, FL & their pets, housed here thru the duration of Hurricane Irma Not supposed to let the secret out, but Vanguard High School's student population, is rising to the academic challenge put forth by teachers seeking excellence. It is the place to be, if college is your goal.

Well grades are not done in a reasonable time.f are given until teachers grade papers.teachers…read moredon't answer emails. When absent and work in it's not graded. My student handed in a final Spanish was given a f cause it was finished in class. Everytime the kid sneezes or cough sent home for days. The front the lady who answers the phone don't even let you talk. My student was bored and very smart asked to help teachers teach her really didn't learn much for being a magnet school. I had been expecting for this school I am truly glad this 3 years are over. My student just did what he had to do just to complete this school even though my student is very bright. The only true thing I can say that ms.hamel did her best but she can't run the school by herself.

Our grand-daughter is a new student this year. We attended orientation with her and found the…read moreteachers to be wonderfully informative. They all had an introduction but were also anxious to answer our questions. We are excited for our young lady (they are all growing so fast) and anticipate a year full of learning and adventure!

My daughter attends school here. The faculty is incredibly caring and parent involvement is unlike…read moreanywhere else. It is no surprise that this is one the top two performing elementary schools in the county in placement testing, beating out the other schools by a full 50 percentage points.

My son got hit by a kid Naruto running in the hallways and then he fell down the stairsread more

This school is a real game-changer. All four of my children were involved in the musical theatre…read moreprogram with Mrs. Shelley and/or the choral orchestra program with Mrs. Atkinson -- and one of my children was in the guitar program too when Mr. Trinckes was there. The outcome? My oldest daughter is a trained opera singer; next kiddo is in grad school at Shenandoah Conservatory in Guitar Performance and is also a respected luthier; next kiddo is at FSU in the Vocal Performance program there; youngest kiddo is still at WPHS and is in chorus, orchestra, and rock band, developing strong gifts in piano and cello. The administrators are great too.

I am new to Ocala. I enrolled my freshman and senior to this school and let me tell you how RUDE…read moreHannah Bozo is over at enrollment in the office. I have never been address the way she addressed me. And not to mention it looks like she's on narcotics. The staff seem miserable I can't even imagine how the school year is going to be for my children. I am extremely worried

I mean, it's a school...what'd you expect? The teachers care about their jobs and have great…read moreteaching skills, but the staff don't give us enough freedoms at lunch. We should be able to sit wherever we want, including outside...

This is a totally good school here because the students and the people here is nice and kind to me!read more

This school is absolutely awful. They have the most rude staff I have ever seen in my life and I am…read moresaying this as a parent since the first day I went to get my child enrolled in the school. The staff has been nothing but rude. The teachers are completely unqualified. The staff is lazy. The school is filthy. The kids sometimes don't even get lunches because they just run out of food. This school is the worst place you could possibly send a child.

By the far the worst front office staff, rude, lazy and uninterested/informative when I had a smile…read moreon my face

Please if you value your child's education and life, do NOT send them here, this school is a joke,…read morethe teachers ignore the kids, they skip classes, they freely go into other classes and hang out with their friends, they cuss out the teachers, there's inappropriate behavior in the bathrooms, constant bullying and fights, there was a girl fight last week involving 6 girls and it took almost 10 minutes before any adults got there to finally break it up. I have photos and videos of out of control behavior in a classroom, students flipping over chairs, standing on tables and fighting in the classrooms with the teacher present and doing absolutely nothing! Please as a parent when I tell you to please look at other options it's for your child's own safety and mental wellbeing and education. My son is not challenged at all and bullied a d so is my best friends daughter. This school is the worst school in Marion County