Barcelona Middle School

There's a lot of good things and bad. Without going in to it, I found that parents are the last to know about how their kids are doing in school. You have to stay on them to keep appraised. Parent participation is a must if you want your kids to do well. My son is in the 7th Grade, very smart but like most kids would rather be playing video games or watching youtube. School work comes in dead last. I have to keep in contact with his teachers to keep him from falling behind. They have good teachers but maybe not enough support staff.
—Submitted by a parent

I visited this place on take your parent to school day I was appaulled over the lack of control of the students, sub par education, and lack of student saftey. A kid cursed out a girl in front of a teacher and she didnt reprimand the student nor console the victim of the harassment. Luckily my daughter only started 4 months ago and is going to high school next year and wont have to deal with a school I wouldnt even send a dog to.
—Submitted by a teacher

Inthis school you can do whatever you want, and almost nothing will happen. It's pretty great.

i have a 4 year old who is currently attending the preschool and i have to say he has show a big improvment in his speech and confidence in learning i really wish that the school wasnt getting cuts. because the teachers there are a big help to my sons learning.
—Submitted by a parent

I think its nat safe because people go and hate people and fight
—Submitted by a student

I love Barcelona and I wish that more parents would get involved. The school district is limited in what discipline it can dish out, so parents need to help out the school as well. Students who have extreme cases of disrespect, use of profanity, and fight need to be disciplined at home as well as at school. As a parent I discipline my student, and hope that other parents do their part so my student can learn at school. No one has the right to interfere with learning.
—Submitted by a parent

This school was the best school I've ever been to.
—Submitted by a student

Best school that I've ever been to. Acedemics are high and I actually learn something that I didn't learn at other schools. I swiched for one year into the glendale district and I was learning stuff I had already learned the previous year and simply felt that I was held back. When I came back to Barcelona it was hard to catch up and the teachers helped me very well. I am a honors kid and the teachers helped me catch up to where I am today.
—Submitted by a student

After 11 years, it still bothers me to hear negative reports from other parents about Barcelona. My 3 kids have all gone to this school and have done extremely well. The teachers have done a great job of teaching my kids. My oldest graduated high school with honors, my daughter will be graduating next year with honors, and it looks like my youngest son will be following intheir footsteps. I am extremely grateful for Barcelona and its staff. Respect, Self-Esteem, and Discipline is what I have always taught my kids and Barcelona has done the same at school. My youngest son is in his last year now at Barcelona so it will be hard to say goodbye to all of my family...so from my family to yours, Thanks and Love You Always Barcelona. Thank You for teaching my children.
—Submitted by a parent

On positive is for the first time, he was praised in art instead of ignored or criticized, as was done in other schools. I'm not sure of parent involvement. Overall, I'd grade this school at a D-.
—Submitted by Caroline Maul, a parent

Very good school, interactive, creative teachers.
—Submitted by Stacey Antu, a former student

Barcelona is a school on the track to greatness. The teachers care about the students and it is apparent as you walk around the campus. As with all schools there are struggles but the staff is overcoming them. i would definately recommned this school.
—Submitted by a parent

I have a daughter who is currently in 6th grade and has been enrolled since kindergarten and have another daughter who is a sophmore in high school and also attended barcelona since kindergarten. We lived in the neighborhood for approxiamtely 7 years and have since been on a variance for the past 5 years. Even though we have to apply each year for approval, i wouldn't want my children attending any other grade/middle school. Barcelona has a caring, involved and eager staff to teach and help each child on an individual basis. What we, as parents, the staff and community, at barcelona need is more parental involvement. I am a very active parent and see the outcome of it in my children. I always feel welcomed from each staff member at barcelona. The teachers are always willing to accept each parent/s/guaradians in their classroom for assistance. Barcelona is a great school!
—Submitted by Maria Diaz, a parent

Barcelona Middle School is to my knowledge a great school. My son has attended this school since Kinder and now he is in 5th grade and very proud of his academic achievements.
—Submitted by a parent

This is a great school. I moved about 8 months ago and regret it just because of schooling for my kids. I am now in the process of trying to get a variance or move back into the schools area.
—Submitted by a parent

My child has been going to Barcelona Middle School ever since she was in 1st grade. All their excurricular activities are wonderful and I feel safe to leave my child with them everyday. But my daughter is in 8th grade and they have this schedule which you get two electives and you switch to a differnt one everyday. It is so much harder on students and the teacher also so I think they nedd to change it for the next year of the eighth graders and for the 6th graders coming up into 7th grade so I hope mr.Davidson gets this review from a concerned parent.
—Submitted by a parent

My daughter has attended Barcelona for 2 years now. I think she is getting a decent education, but I feel there could be more. They have a positive/negative system so we can clearly see how her behavior has been at school. The students receive positives for getting there work done on time and correctly, and receive negatives for not being prepared and inappropriate behavior. At the end of the month the 'good' kids are rewarded with a party. They also reward honor students with skating trips. I would like to see the work a little more challenging. This school is also not a uniform school.
—Submitted by a parent

My child hasgone to Barcelona since she was in 1st grade. Barcelona is a school where the teachers really care about the kids. Each child is encouraged to do their personal best without being labeled as the smart or dumb kids. The teachers are highly skilled and work hard to bring out the best in each child. All of my daughters teachers have really been involed with her both for school work and personaly. The principal is kind and knows each child by name. He is a great example of a leader.I will miss them all since my daughter is changing schools in a few weeks. Thank you Barcelona for bringing out the best in my child and giving her the encouragement and confidence she needs to go out into the world!
—Submitted by a parent

I wish I was as jazzed about Barcelona as the other parents on this site, yet as an underperforming school in academics as well as discipline I do not feel as overwhelmingly spirited. Teachers as well as the Intervention specialist take a passive role in the supervision of students and allow extreme profanity, bullying and graffiti with little effort to stop these detrimental behaviors. Our children deserve an environment that they feel is safe and that has some value, and this is not it!
—Submitted by a parent

The 6th grade teachers are awesome!