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No this was more of the fact that I was not ready for college. The ACT was 26 and I had only taken it 1 time as a sophomore it was high enough for me. My school was paid for through sports. I was not mature enough to be away from home on my own. Which in many cases is the same for many 18 year olds. I still graduated on time in 4 years... And went on to have 2 more masters in addition to my bachelors. The academics are fine at JCHS... I would take the top from that school and compare to the top of any other.

I noticed you said the academics are "fine". I will say the are not good. JCHS ranked 157 out of 221 schools in state testing. JCHS composite score was a 69.4, 100 points lower than the top schools. I would watch wanting to compare JCHS to the top 30-40 schools in the state! "Fine" might be good enough for you or your kids, but I would and do demand better!They might have a few good students at the top of the class,but I would not say they are a product of a good school system but from good families that push academics and hard work by the kids themselves.