Millbrook High

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I taught here for about a year and a half a while ago and this is easily the worst school ive been a part of in my 10 year career so far.

The head principal does not care whatsoever for his teachers, gives no time off, no forgiveness for medical emergencies, and no willingness to work with you if you need to deal with a sick family member even if you're willing to take unpaid time off since the school gives you next to nothing and expects you to be there no matter what.

The training programs offered are ran by absolutely clueless teachers making any teacher new to the school absolutely clueless on what their expectations are in the classroom.

There's constantly unsupervised students roaming the halls and hiding in the bathrooms as well but if you report them to the principal youre in trouble for not taking care of it yourself.

If you can avoid this school please do at all costs, your child doesnt deserve to go to such a hate filled place!

Posted: October 14, 2025

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Millbrook is underrated for what it truly offers students. If you have a high achieving student, the IB program is phenomenal for what it offers students to truly be prepared for college and self discipline. It is rigorous with a large amount of homework, if your child can succeed through this program they will be so well equipped for college and the time management skills to succeed. The sports at Millbrook are incredible, they are top in many of their sports, yes it is hard to make the team if you are not an excellent athlete, but also super fun to support so many outstanding sports. Where we live we are closer to Leesville and were zoned for there and it switched to Millbrook just before HS timing for our family, and it has been a blessing. Harder classes, a wide variety of students, I am very surprised by the Great Schools rating on here when it is overall an excellent Wake County public high school. Many clubs to participate in, many chances for your child to find their niche.

Posted: April 24, 2023

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Outside of the IB programme, the classes are subpar at best. Students spend the majority of time sitting around on their phones or napping and not doing any work. Admin appears to support teachers but when it comes down to it, nothing changes. Students that need special services are often overlooked with so many coming from MS with IEPS but not having the same accommodations made here, or they are not being re-evaluated. Often, when asking about a student's needs being met and the possibility of them getting tested we are told that they are not attending consistently so it's pointless. There are WAY too many ways for people to go in and out of the buildings, and during class changes there are no adults monitoring doors. The school does not appear to value the teachers, or subs. Subs are routinely pulled from their assigned duty to take on a different class, which results in the school struggling to get subs at all. Overall, I would not recommend working here OR sending your child here.

Posted: March 20, 2023

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Posted: March 20, 2023

I'm a current student and my overall experience at Millbrook has been good at some points and bad at others. My good times so far are most of the people staff/students are friendly, although you may come across a few rude students it's high school so you should sadly expect some kids to be judgy but on the bright side, there aren't any bullies, a bunch of fights to entertain you tho. Now for the staff, there are a few staff members that think of themselves as higher power as if their the boss because your younger, which is childish. But DO NOT FIGHT/ARGUE WITH THEM! It's worth it, if anything tell an adult because if you try handling it yourself they can easily get you in trouble -- Trust me. But overall my Millbrook experience hasn't been so bad, there are a bunch of different friend groups meaning you'll find the right people for you after looking. I'm a junior, I met my friends and boyfriend on Day 1 of freshman year. Also, little advice, don't call everyone your friend because some people I thought were mine ended up leaving me with my true friends. Doesn't mean don't get along or associate yourself with different people. If this is a student reading just try to have fun by doing it the right way. If you are a parent try not to let things catch you off-guard, your child will be introduced to different things while at school. Just know your kid knows much more than you think/taught them!
-- Have an amazing time while you are young and still learning!

Posted: October 1, 2019

Posted: October 1, 2019

Excuses are made when bullying occurs and oftentimes the situation is rationalized as not being serious.

Posted: October 1, 2019

Too many students to effectively teach and monitor work and behavior.

Posted: October 1, 2019

Too many students to be proactively involved with building character.

Posted: October 1, 2019

The leadership is not proactive with problems plaguing the school. Are negligent in enforcing rules and discipline.

Posted: October 1, 2019

Way too much homework for most students.

Posted: October 1, 2019

This school does not have a good grasp of helping all students, not just the band, sports, etc. Drug searches should be allowed and used at different times of year.

Posted: August 2, 2019

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Posted: August 2, 2019

Millbrook is a wonderful school with strong leadership, great sports, wonderful arts programs (band, dance, theater, art etc..), and academic rigor that prepares students for life after high school. The IB programme is first class and was recently recognized for its excellence! Every school has its challenges, but I am pleased with how my kids have grown as young students at Millbrook, and am proud to be a part of the Millbrook community.

Posted: August 2, 2019

Posted: April 5, 2019

My teacher was hard on my friend, and singled him out for not focusing, but he has asperger syndrome so it’s not his fault.

Posted: April 5, 2019

Been called, fat, ugly, ogre teachers hear it an disregard it

Posted: April 5, 2019

very few teachers care and seeing how little they get paid you can’t blame them.

Posted: April 5, 2019

No teacher a handful cared about me.

Posted: April 5, 2019

When a student hit me in the back of neck and I retaliated we were sent to the office. The principle stated “I should hang you for way you behaved you’re supposed to be the example you’re a senior he’s a sophmore”

Posted: April 5, 2019

1/10 terrible this school progressively gets worse and students don’t get treated equaly.

Posted: April 5, 2019

Posted: February 14, 2019

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We were excited for the IB diploma program, but only a small percentage of the students actually go on to do it their Junior year. I think most students/parents are excited coming in and then by the time the student reaches their Junior year, students/parents realize the benefits of going the AP route.

Posted: February 14, 2019

Posted: August 12, 2018

I agree because there does seem to be less of this in this school than in our previous school

Posted: August 12, 2018

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They say homework does not help progress...I find this ridiculous and can point to several that say they do. I think the homework fits the learning and enhances it....very little busy work.

Posted: August 12, 2018

We have had no experience with bullying.

Posted: August 12, 2018

I think the principal is more like a "sighting". Nobody sees her. I think principals should be seen. They DO NOT enforce dress code, it is nothing to see bellies and butts walking around. They do not care if children are smoking in the bathroom with ecigs and actively ignore this. There is a wake county policy that says they do not get points off for late work up until the end of the unit....they are not forming young people who know how to handle responsibility.

Posted: August 12, 2018

Posted: August 12, 2018

Overall I am happy with the education the school provides via the IB program. I do think some of the AP classes are rather useless as they are taught (well one in particular). If you take away the IB program it is another poor performing WC public school with even less rule enforcement. There is a lot of school pride and many offerings so kids can excel if they want. I have been happy with the athletics program and the teachers. It is sooooo much better than our previous school so my standards could be skewed. If you truly want good schools don't move to NC.

Posted: November 30, 2017

Complete lack of integrity in claims for college prep. Do not be mislead by the school's claim that they are an IB school with a high number of students taking advanced courses. In my daughter's graduating class, only 20% of the students graduated with the IB. That is not an IB school, but an IB program within an average-performing school. As for AP classes, she took 4 but did not take the exam for any of them because she was actively discouraged from doing so. She got no college credit, but more importantly how do you know the courses are taught at an advanced level if they do not take a long-standing, national test to demonstrate that? It's all about appearances and avoiding generating actual metrics that show this is an average school. Beware.

Posted: November 17, 2017

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Posted: November 17, 2017

Just came from a tour and were told the school's teacher to student ratio is 33 to 1 not 17 to 1. We were there during lunch and saw a decent cross section of the student body, the ratio of students is more like <30% white, 70% other, not 49% white.

Posted: November 17, 2017

Posted: April 26, 2017

Don't follow the rules, or enforce learning plans.

Posted: April 26, 2017

They don't deal with root problems and are punitive with kids who are reacting to bullying, while instigators are let off. Making kids stay out of class a driver sit in trailer sleeping all day is not educating them on anything. School to prison pipeline.

Posted: April 26, 2017

Can't keep good AP's and few exceptional teachers. Principal is fake and bullies staff with smile on her face. She care about appearances, but not what is really happening.

Posted: April 26, 2017

Some really great teachers, but also too many apathetic ones. Some have huge ego and think they don't have to follow the rules. They are afraid to or just don't want to deal with racism .

Posted: April 26, 2017

All the same kids get recognized for same stupid stuff, over & over. Leads kids to feel "why bother". They celebrate athlete of the week, but not scholar or artist or volunteer of the week. Sports rule the day.

Posted: April 26, 2017

Big mistake to choose this school when we moved here. Wanted IB program, but were misinformed and child didn't do it. Programs are not as good as they try to make them out to be. Communication from school is terrible. Staff seems to think returning emails is optional unless admin is cc'd. Only 2 good professionals in Student Services. Disappointing all around.

Posted: April 26, 2017

Studies show homework does not enhance learning, and yet they overload them with it.

Posted: February 23, 2017

Seems to be a non-issue ) or we haven't experienced it)

Posted: February 23, 2017

Advanced students are grouped with regular students. No effort is made to give advanced students appropriate material/support for their learning needs. My (advanced) student is bored in most of her classes

Posted: February 23, 2017

Principal responds to emails regarding parental concerns

Posted: February 23, 2017

The school makes no extra effort regarding this.

Posted: February 23, 2017

90% of the teachers are doing their job effectively

Posted: February 23, 2017

Standard homework load--some classes have more than others

Posted: February 23, 2017

Art programs need more funding (oddly enough, the sports programs/teams seem to have more than enough money). Office staff, vice principals, and counselors take forever to get back to you regarding concerns. CC the principal in emails if you want a response - don't bother to call and leave a message because it won't be returned. 90% of the teachers are great, 10% of the teachers seem to have "checked out" eons ago. The good teachers aren't paid enough. The school pushes the baccalaureate program and most of the students who participate feel it's a waste of time. The freshman/sophomore mandatory 20 hours/year of volunteer hours (associated with the baccalaureate program) aren't "really" mandatory when you push the principal on it. If your student isn't going to complete the baccalaureate program, don't bother (there is a ridiculous lack of communication on that issue, FYI). The student body seems decent enough and we've never had problems with bullying.

Posted: March 2, 2015

Former student. School is corrupt. During my tenure (08-10), I graduated early since I didn't want to waste my time at a glorified daycare at which there were at least a dozen 'vice principals' who would spend their days chasing around the kids who wanted to skip school by hiding under the upper class men's cars in the parking lot. Public school systems that pay their principals north of 100k per year (August - may) and leave their classrooms and teachers without sufficient resources is sickening

Posted: June 4, 2014

MHS has been a wonderful school for my two children. The IB magnet status has simply made it even better. Ms. King and the staff are outstanding and on top of any issues. The PTSA is the best I've seen and do an excellent job with fundraising and supporting the teaching staff. The staff, PTSA, and many parent volunteers are supportive of all students through clubs, sports, tutoring, mentor program, etc. MHS is a very caring and encouraging environment to help every child succeed.

Posted: June 13, 2013

All My three childen graduated from Millbrook HS in 2000/2001 and want on to get thier College degree's and now all three work for the County of Wake.

Posted: January 16, 2012

The leadership at this school is terrific. My daughter spent 8 years in private school before becoming a freshman at Millbrook last year. Millbrook has been a breath of fresh air for her. She loves it there and has continued to do well in class. We are so grateful that the IB Programme has arrived and look forward to the rewarding challenge it will offer her.

Posted: August 22, 2011

Millbrook continues to do great job preparing its students for whatever they choose to do after high school. The new IB program offers even more opportunities for its students. we are lucky to have this school in our community.