BEST TEACHERS EVER!I think this is the best high school with the best teachers ever because the staff is extremely nice! The teachers are one of a kind! You will never find staff like them, also this is the best high school because they teach you everything you need to know for collage!

My daughter graduated in 2012, now my son is a freshman. Great to see new addition this year (good that the noisy hand dryers are out) and teachers parking lot. Block schedule and seminar days every two weeks when students are dismissed early. Time to meet new friends, great teachers, and work hard to get into top US colleges.

My daughter goes to this school and is a rising sophomore. The transition from elementary to high school is difficult, but there is an array of counselors and staff to help out. Very academically challenging but will prepare your child for life later on. I definitely recommend!

Terrible principal. He is cocky and overconfident. He is always bragging about his school and how they are better then everyone else. Northside got ranked better then them anyway. Lets just say the principal is weighing down the scores.

I graduted in 2010 and i am proud.The teachers are very freindly and the school is very neat and clean with many technologies LOVE IT! and thats i give it 5 STARS

Ya know, Im not the most academically gifted person, but my time at Walter Payton(Despite all of my complaining), was an amazing high school experience. The work is challenging but it is very very worth it if you take classes that you are genuinely interested in. You wont really get much choice until your junior year, but when you do, the experience really becomes more interesting. My freshman year was easy, my sophomore year challenging, my junior year the hardest of my life, and my senior year just a step below (why did I take AP Lit?). The teachers here are amazing but it really depends on you reaching out and letting them know you need help. While my junior year was hardest, I never once felt like I had no access to extra tutoring or help. Ive even had teachers willing to stay for several hours after the final bell to help students, which is amazing. Lots of clubs here too and starting one isnt so hard. I ran a comic book club (my heart and soul) my senior year and it was one of the greatest experiences of my young life. I think its important to make sure you have a balance of social activities and academics, or things can get stressful real fast. I also like that this school basically has no tolerance for bullies or discrimination. Be that as it may, when there are so many kids coming from different areas of the city, theres bound to be some level of ignorance. Despite that, I made plenty of great friends from various backgrounds and I think going to Payton helps to make one more socially and culturally aware. On a final note, Id recommend people NOT take AP courses just because they look good or because your parents force you. Thankfully I didnt make this mistake and the AP courses I ended up taking were genuinely interesting topics to me and I feel like despite the challenges they brought, those courses were very well worth it (except maybe AP Lit). If you take AP courses just for the credit, youre gonna have a bad time. tl;dr Payton is a great high school experience with plenty of opportunity for success, great teachers and a decent social environment. Even though the school is super hard, rigorous, and will cause large amounts of stress, it doesnt mean its not a fun, great place to learn!!! :D

The campus to this high school is beautiful! They are constantly expanding and providing wonderful opportunites for students across Chicago.

Best school in the city!!!! The facilities are great! The staff is extremely friendly, and the teachers are high quality!! I love going there!!

Teachers tend to play favorites with students. Theyre nice and all (except for Mr. Rode xD) but theres a heightened sense of ask a stupid question, get no answer. I felt very intimidated my freshman year because most of the kids are rich and spoiled. Many carry themselves with a nasty attitude thinking, Im better than you at everything.Academically, it is a very good school. Best in the nation in my opinion. (Even if the U.S. is 24th in the world in literacy and 35th in math and science.) Very fast paced so heads up if you want to be a freshman.

I heard that at walter payton the buses are nasty the buses are filthy and the buses is not new. And nobody got time fo dat

This is a good school I might go to this school in 2016 if Im eligible for it

Very Good School . Im Attending In 2016

I want to go cause i heard its a good school

Very good structure 😍

I want to go so bad cant wait

Excellent High School!!!!! Class of 2009

This is definite school for me!

Great teachers!!!

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