Clay-Chalkville Middle School

Communication is nonexistent. It's rare to find faculty that shows involvement or caring. I've had three children go through this school and the first I pulled out to homeschool due to her health being risked, and the two currently there I am seriously considering pulling out to homeschool as well. Your children shouldn't dread going to school every day. Mine do.
--Submitted by a parent

6th Grade was horrible. Child afraid of 2 teachers, grades dropped from A honor roll to C's. Had a serious problem from a student which was never completely handled by the school (close to end of school year), swept under the rug. 7th Grade. Child hates the school. Says too many clicks and too much ghetto, which has NOTHING to do with race, it has to do with with low class people/behavior attending. This years teachers are communicating very well. Trying to get grades back to A's. Would move to a different school district but would have to sell the house!
--Submitted by a parent

This school has ALOT of work to do.This is my son's first year at the school and I am THOROUGHLY NOT IMPRESSED. Be prepared to spend ALOT of time watching certain teachers and making sure that they are doing their jobs and not singling out your child ( or children). Case and Point: A particular teacher seemed very happy to tell me that my son had a F in her class. After forwarding her emails to the principal I found out that he had an F because she had not given him the makeup work that I requested while he was out due to an illness (with a physician's excuse). After he made up the work (in less than one day) his grade improved significantly to a 78. Interestingly enough the same teacher had the class read A Christmas Carol all week long during class time. My son has read that book 4 times already before he ever came to Clay. My son is also gifted in that particular subject area. He arrived at Clay having tested in the Collegiate level for that subject area.
--Submitted by a parent

My daughter attends CCMS. I was concerned that she would have problems going from elementary to middle school, but she truly loves this school. The teachers have helped her with her own individual issues and even though we have had some absences due to illness, she has been given the appropriate time to make up her work. The teachers and counselors have been open to my communication and have called or e-mailed me back in a timely manner. Is it perfect? No. All schools have problems, but it is certainly a good school overall.
--Submitted by a parent

If your children are whom who might want to express themselves by changing hair style, clothing, or etc. i recomend not sending your children to this school.
--Submitted by a student

dis school if fun and it have alot of sport it is kinda of like a acdemic school
--Submitted by a student

I am a student to and we don't get in fights on a regular basis that is the first lie. Next when we back-talk to a teacher we are the ones getting in trouble for doing that, not the teachers!
--Submitted by a student

I, as a student, am somewhat very dissapointed in this school. It does not have that good of dicipline and there for, problems and violence spread among this school fast. Students fight on a regular daily basis and the students are disrespectful to the teachers and dont get punished most of the times for back talking. There is alot more, but i dont have the time to mention all of the problems......I want to go to a different school!!!!!!
--Submitted by a student

We moved to this area recently. My two kids have been excellent students since they started attending grade school. I am sad to see the discipline problems, dress code, and attitude of the staff in this school. Some teachers are very friendly and care about teaching, but others don't. The principal does not think is important to talk to you if you make an appointment to meet with her. She will bounce you to one of the vice-principals. We bought our house in this area because we thought this was a good school, but it is not. The school is over crowed, and the teachers overwhelmed with students. I wish I can take my taxes and pay for a private school for them to go, but I am stuck with this at least until we move. There are not fair too every student. They do not enforce their dress code equally
--Submitted by a parent

To the Jan. 11 student comment. First, all grades are divided into 'teams' and the education quality DOES differ from team to team no matter what the staff says. And as far as ton's of organizations, if your in some choices (like band) you're not allowed to take art, or even computer classes. Your choices are SEVERELY limited. I am a true cougar. I work for and with many of these student and some of the staff (those who let you in) organizations in school, at games, etc. very closely and my response to the student is please don't judge your peers until you've walked a mile in their shoes. It's easy to judge when you've never faced indignity or racisism.
--Submitted by a parent