West Side Middle School

No issues with this school. The staff is great, teachers are amazing. Definitely a positive experience. IDK why the scores are so low. My child is honor roll and seems to be learning a ton! The STEM school part of it has been in place for a year or two and its really amazing. Its been a good school for us.

THE SCHOOL IS FANTASTIC! MY DAUGHTER NOW IS IN 7TH GRADE AND MY SON JUST STARTED THE 6TH. NEVER HAD PROBLEMS WITH BULLISM OR OTHER ISSUES. COUNSELERS ARE VERY PRESENT AND THE TEACHERS VERY PROFESSIONAL. PRINCIPAL AND FRONT DESK VERY MOTIVATED. MY KIDS ARE VERY HAPPY HERE, AND NEVER WANT TO MOVE ANYWHERE ELSE!!

West Side went through a big transition last year when another middle school in Groton was closed due to budgetary concerns. The student population is now much larger than it was in previous years. Nonetheless, this has been handled extremely well by the principal and staff, and the increased diversity in the student body has actually improved the quality of the school. My third daughter is now a seventh grader at West Side, and I feel that she is getting the same excellent quality of education as my two older daughters who were West Side Students. You could not find better teachers anywhere.

This school gets a bad rep. My daughter is currently in the 6th grade and excelling. The second she starts to fall behind, teachers are calling me to make sure she is ok and inform me on her performance. On top f that, you can monitor your kids performance online, where all homework grades and test scores are updated regularly. it doesn't matter if my child gives me her report card or not, caus all i have to do is log in and check it out. Bullying is not tolerated, this school and most in this district have STRICT zero tolerance when it comes to bullies. All the 6th graders were issued iPads and are implenting a new learning system which seems to be a success so far. Teachers are attentive, and when there is a problem they are quick and eager to resolve it. Yes, there are 8 periods, lots of homework and different schedules every day, but they are preparing the kids for highschool, which is a good thing! My daughter had a little difficulty in the beginning with the changing schedule, but they were very forgiving of it, she now has complete hang of it and will be ready for 7th, 8th and beyond. I'd prefer her to be challenged.