Due to his family's frequent moves, Zappa attended at least six different high schools, and as a student he was often bored and given to distracting the rest of the class with juvenile antics.
Som følge af sin families hyppige flytninger gik Zappa på mindst seks forskellige high schools, og han kedede sig ofte i klassen og fordrev tiden med at distrahere resten af eleverne med ungdommelige fjollerier.