Understaffed administration, teachers holding undergraduate degrees and little experience, no extracurricular activities, public school curriculum, lack of individual attention, lack of serious academic challenge, and high teacher turnover are some of the reasons why this 30 year old program just isn't working. Look elsewhere for quality education in Austin. There are so many options. This is one of the worst schools in the Austin area, in my opinion. \r
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This school is supposedly for academically able students, but since numbers continue to plummet, Kirby admits and retains students who would be in resource classes at any other school. This drags down the classes and the honestly academically able students suffer. I do not recommend this school to ANYONE.
Pros: beautiful exterior, good location for people who work downtown or at UT
Cons: everything else...and it all stems from the visionless administration
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