Rancho Del Rey Middle School

This school is TERRIBLE. I've had numerous issues with admin as well as faculty. They are completely incompetent and I am convinced this must be the school in the district where baboons. There are inconsistencies when dealing with grading criteria. Be sure to follow up to individual faculty change grades based upon subjective criteria. If I could give this school a zero, I would.
--Submitted by a parent

This is the WORST school my son has ever attended. The campus is way too big, over crowded and the staff is very rude, and the teachers don't seem to care much about their students. The kids that attend this school aren't friendly at all and there is lots of issues with bullying. Now I am in the process of trying to pull my son out of this school.
--Submitted by a parent

I cannot speak for everyone but I loved the school. I had one child attend Rancho and one attend Bonita. Rancho is superior in academic rigor.The teachers of the accelerated classes have extremely high expectations of the students. The teachers are young and enthusiastic for the most part.This attitude rubs off on the students! If you are undecided about which one of these two schools to send your child to,pick Rancho and make sure you get them into accelerated classes!
--Submitted by a parent

I was not impressed with this school and I've dealt with plenty of schools ...this is the first bad experience I had ..all I can say here is they definitely dropped the ball in my sitution.
--Submitted by a parent

I worry about my son every day he goes to school; between the racial comments from the students as well as teachers and the rude and borderline bullying behavior. I am currently trying to get a transfer or possible home schooling. If you want a good piece of advice...spare your child and take them elsewhere
--Submitted by a parent

Junior High is such a tough time for the kids....I don't think it matters what school you're at, you're never going to have a perfect experience during these years....however, I can say that overwhelmingly, the teacher's we had were amazing. They truly cared about the student's achievements and what they were experiencing emotionally. High achieving students were clustered together and my child was challenged and performed exceptionally well academically in that environment. I hope they continue this program. There were some issues with bullying, which were handled adequately, but I believe that the best thing that could happen to that campus would be much more parent involvement. If parents would just volunteer to be present during nutrition break and lunch times, it would make a huge difference in behavior during those times that there nearly 2000 kids with very limited supervision. The district/school needs to make it easier for parents to volunteer by removing some of the roadblocks and really making an effort to let parents know they are welcome rather than treating them like they are an inconvenience. Parents, partner in your children's education and volunteer!
--Submitted by a parent

take it from a former 7th grade student, the teachers' way of teaching the academics was helpful but honestly, MANY other students and i can agree that the staff was rude and most of my teachers complained to us on a daily basis about how they can't handle all the stress of so many students. WOW. I've heard it way more than once from the students and some parents there. also, the campus is so huge it's hard to get around and theres way too many students, so they don't give you much individual attention. so, it's not the best school. . .

The teachers were very good in keeping up communication with me. Most teachers post their grades on MyGradebook.com which is a big help for those of us that keep track of our children's assignment completion and test scores. The school is very big on safety and I was contacted immediately when I left a voicemail on the 'Bully' hotline. I'm not sure about parental involvement, but I know that I received a recorded phone call every Sunday evening from the principal, providing information on upcoming events and important dates to watch for.
--Submitted by a parent

i love this school is a great school and it is easy for students it has a very big campus and very fun teachers it is better than bonita
--Submitted by a student

Excellent school. My daughter loves it and has even improved overall. Teachers are mostly like close freinds to the students. Could promote more on sports and excercise. I am glad to have my daughter in this school.
--Submitted by a parent