Erle Stanley Gardner Middle School

Overall pretty good. There was routine middle school drama but I think that's unavoidable

AWFUL. They do nothing about bullying. There are some horrible spoiled rude brats there and kids are sneaky and approach vulnerable students and harass them and bump and hit them between classes and do so in groups. The only way to get away from this is to actually remove your student from the school. The bullying causes severe anxiety and depression and it has destroyed my childs life.I would never send them back to this school. Now trying to put back together this broken kid from middle school hell.

The new principal is a tool. There is also an incompetent English teacher subbing in all year for the 6th grade and many stories of bullying. Overall, a school with very poor leadership

This is my third child in Temecula and they have all attended different middle schools. Vail Ranch, Temecula Middle School, and Gardner Middle School. Of the three schools, Gardner is hands down the best in just the overall atmosphere and attitude the students have at the school. It must come from the top down. The school is much friendlier and more inclusive than the other schools. My son who went to both TMS and Gardner noticed a huge difference even though he liked both schools, he said the kids at Gardner were much more open and friendly where especially the girls at TMS had cliques and could be mean to other girls. My daughter has had very good experiences with the teachers here as well. Especially Mrs. Fontez for 6th grade. The drama department is great too!