Osbourn High School in Manassas Park, Virginia

“As far as academics go, student's are pretty much are their own. Motivated students will come out on top with good grades, scholarships, and acceptance into top universities. The school doesn't seem to do a great job in helping unmotivated students, so parental involvement is crucial in those cases. The athletic and music programs are pretty good, especially the football and choral programs.”
This review was posted by a student.

“I think OUsborn is a great school! it has excelent teachers and awsome smart students. The after school chocies are endless with good possibillaties”
This review was posted by a parent.

“My son graduated from Osbourn. Were it not for Osbourn, he wouldn't be a Junior at Penn State - with a double major - now. While not perfect, the orchestra program is top notch, and the science, computer and filmmaking classes are great.”
This review was posted by a parent.

“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.”
This review was posted by a student.

“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.”
This review was posted by a parent.

“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.”
This review was posted by a parent.

“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.”
This review was posted by a parent.

“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.”
This review was posted by a parent.

“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”
This review was posted by a parent.