Centennial Campus Middle

Great communications. Involved teachers. Strong leadership. Happy to have my child be a part of this school.

Our experience over the past three years has been inconsistent. Our child's 6th grade year was a mess. One teacher was overly strict, two teachers seemed more focused on being friends with the kids, and the fourth did not challenge students and was too easy. She changed positions at some point in the year and the new teacher finally brought in some real learning. 7th grade we had two great teachers and one who was very rude to our child. The science and math teacher really worked hard to connect with kids, but the english teacher played favorites. 8th grade has been a complete mess. Science and social studies are only every other day because there are not enough teachers. How can you advertise yourself with a STEM school sign in your entry, but only give kids science every other day? The social studies teacher is terrible. She exempts kids from work when they don't do well to inflate their grades. She plays favorites. She does not teach. My child has learned nothing in her classroom. Math started rough with a new teacher who left early in the year. Our child learned nothing from him. When a math teacher from somewhere else in the building stepped in, learning increased as well as expectations. I feel like our child is definitely prepared for Math I next year. English has been hard. Expectations are high and aren't always clearly communicated. Sometimes this teacher can be very rude to the students and shares information that should be kept private. Science has been hard because of the every other day setup. Same teacher as the end of 6th grade which made us happy. High expectations in here, but our child has liked being able to be more hands on this year than in the past. Students have to work hard to be successful, but they have learned a lot in this class this year.Principal rarely returns emails. Rude when she does. Someone said below she only cares about increasing enrollment which I agree with. Both assistant principals are rude and a waste of space. Inconsistent consequences do not help the many behavioral problems in this school. There are always fights, especially this year.

We have loved our time at CCMMS. The administration was a mess in the beginning but our new principal this year is amazing. She encourages communication and family involvement. The school is making great strides with its relationship with NC State and I have seen many more connections to that end. The school has shown great progress this year under Ms. Hutchinson and I look forward to seeing the school continue to grow.

Disappointing. No true relationships with NCSU as much as they tout they have partnerships and the proximity gives them closer access and connections. There was a huge exodus of good students and supporting families last year. Only remained because child wants to stay with a few lifelong friends and kept hoping for improvement, and well, now its almost over. Will not be bringing other children here. Maybe they can bring CCMS back to its glory days, but I took the chance with one and was starry-eyed and eager to join the fight, but now I refuse to have any more of my children bear CCMS’ remediation pains.