Research Osbourn High School Public Schools in Manassas, Virginia

“Both my children attended Osbourn High School. They received a good education and scored well on the SOLs and SATs because of what they learned in school. My daughter attended the University of Virginia and felt her education at Osbourn prepared her for college. My son will be attending Virginia Tech and I'm sure he will be well prepared for college too.”

“OHS is a great school with something for everyone; sports, academics and extra-curriculars like the arts. All contributing to a balance. My child graduated and is doing extremely well at a prestigious college (3.5+GPA), and says OHS prepared him well.”

“Osbourn High School could be a lot better honestly. The teaching staff is very poor in many areas. There have been many cases of teachers making mistakes and giving kids the wrong grades. In many clases I usually sit around and not do much at all. I took two AP clases last year and recieved an A in both of them, but the level of difficulty in these clases in almost childish. Many teachers prefer to just load up the kids with homework and busy work in class than actually teach them anything. The school also seems very crouded at times, and many of the teachers obviously 'play favorites'. The administration is laughable. I have been going to Osbourn for 3 years and I have met the Vice - Principal once and just found out what the Principal looks like last year... their lack of involvement is sad.”

“I am disappointed to find Osbourn High School ratings so low. My daughter graduated from Osbourn in 2005 with excellent grades and my son graduates this year. I have found the teachers at Osbourn to be very interested in the students. Communciation between teachers and parents is very open. You can e-mail a teacher and receive a response in one day. The administration is wonderful. I strongly recommend you visit Osbourn for yourself.”

“Osbourn High School is not about their kids, my son attended for 3 years and I tell you it was the worst experience ever. the administration is not on tip of their teachers enough to make sure they are not just there for a paycheck. We experienced a teacher giving students wrong grades.”

“I was very happy with this school when my child was attending. Always got a call if they even were late to class..lots of activities for the kids (if they get involved). Lots of choices for classes to be taken. Teachers seemed concerned about students progress during the years. Security at school seemed alright, have no complaints Sandy”

“There is little discipline for students at Osbourn. The students wander the halls, skipping class. There is never any administration visible except in the lunch room.”