Crabapple Middle School

So far, so good! Looking forward to a great experience the rest of the time we’re at CMS!

Terrible. I will be looking for an alternative prior to my 3rd grade child starting 6th grade at this school.

Dislike the HW and Test policies. Feel like the staff is not involved and doesn't care about student progress. Dislike how this school handles students who do not complete or turn in HW and how they handle students who refuse to study for tests and fail them. The Guidance Counselor states this Middle School will not retain a student regardless of grades due to self esteem. They need to educate our children the consequences of not studying, refusing to complete and turn in HW, and failing subjects. Not continue the trend of laziness.

I have an 8th grader there currently, and another child who has been out of CMS for 2 years. The Principal who was here for my older daughter's time there was motivating, driven, and visionary. That's the good news. Unfortunately, he swept molestation and bomb threats under the carpet. Then, he was arrested in 2 counties for DUI. The current Principal is distant and uninvolved. The majority of the teachers have been very good, and up to this year I was very pleased with them. My 8th grader has two teachers this year who don't maintain websites, and at the halfpoint in the year, still don't know her name. TAG kids (as usual) are adored and glorified. Only TAG kids are considered for Yearbook Committee, even though they encourage all kids to apply. Have a pretty average student? Sorry, they are just casting extras there. As of this posting, the 8th graders have just found out today when their midterms are, and they are all only 2-3 days away. My older daughter fared pretty well here academically, but not well socially. My younger daughter is pretty happy socially, but academically this school had lost it's luster. I'm counting down the next 5 months until we are done there.