Pacific Grove Middle School

I think PGMS is a great school, the majority of teachers and administrators sincerely care about their students. I think PGMS and its small size encourages kids to participate in sports, leadership, and other after-school activities. If a student wants involvement they can easily join a sport or activity.

I would rate my school a 10 out of 10 because they don't give homework that often.

As a student going through the school, I was absolutely dismayed. I was enrolled in the music program, but that seemed to be the only good thing about the school. There is evidence and cases to show that the current grading system is rigged. Grades are automatically renormalized from low to average and average to high. The curriculum provided by the state is corrupt, with confusing, inadequate material. There are some teachers there that make nationalist, sexist, and sometimes racist comments directly or indirectly towards students. The teachers also create an environment where the students do not feel safe, they feel threatened by pressure, humiliation, discrimination, and overall an pathetic and bang-my-head-against-a-wall feeling. Not to mention that the homework load to allotted time period ratio is extremely disproportionate. I had eventually left the school and turned to an alternative education. HIGHLY unrecommended.

Moved from Monterey (MPUSD) after 10 combined years of both kids to PG. Experience in PG couldn't be any different- in the most amazing, positive ways. Wish we had made the move earlier.