Benjamin Banneker Middle School

Like all public schools, there are some good teachers and some horrible teachers in this school. They don’t know how to teach. The principal and counselors don’t listen to parent’s concerns. When you communicate with them, they don’t respond. I know they could get busy but isn’t that part of their jobs? It seems that leadership/admin don’t know how to problem solve.

Great staff to help families to adjust with virtual learning.

Absolutely horrendous. The worst school I’ve ever come across.

Numbers don't tell the whole story. After one year at this school I have been HIGHLY impressed with the attentiveness of the staff to my child's specific learning challenges. It's not just one teacher it's all of them. They bent over backwards to help, and it's working. My child loves going to school every day! Like any school, it's not perfect. There are troublemakers who consistently cause problems. And like any school there are communication issues between parents and staff. But we've experienced a "can do" attitude that overshadows those issues. When teachers contact me before I contact them to communicate concerns, that's a positive, proactive approach. That comes from the top down. Ms. Reuben is doing a great job motivating her staff, and it shows. From the front office and custodial staff, to classroom teachers, people seem happy to be there - and as a result, so are the students.