Orange Grove Middle School

The school does not have the good reputation that it used to. Parents have withdrawn their students from that school and placed somewhere else. I would have done the same but for babysitting reasons I can not. The Principal is not Mr. Maldonado. But he acts more like the Principal. The Real Principal is a lady that you don't see to often. There are only a few good teachers. Ms. Tecumsh and Ms.Sanchez,Mr.Delange,Ms. Stuck. Some don't even use the proper English skills. My student was challenge more by his elementary teachers
--Submitted by a parent

the school teachers and students are awesome and not awesome mrs sanchez, mrs woontoon, and finally mr roberts are awesome but mr nelson its boring and the principal thinks that us 5 kids who are in 7th grade need to be in with the 6th grade students but lol the class its super easy for me and i feel sorry for the principaple because he gave us a super easy class and i want something else for my elective plus mr nelson only show boring videos all days long !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1

Orange Grove needs to transfer the current vice principal Mr. Maldanado. He is straight up rude, intimidating, aggressive and unjust. He needs to focus more on resolving and finding solutions to student problems rather then scare and harass them. I have had nothing but problems with that man. My child is a great student with above average grades, her attendance is great and for getting into a bit of trouble, rather then help my child with a counsilor or interventionist he harassed and scared my child. They need to focus more on academics and solutions and stop focusing on "finding" behavioral problems!
--Submitted by a parent

I am a 25 year resident of Hacienda Hgts and since 1990, have had 6 children attend Orange Grove. Today, I arrived a bit early & was waiting in my truck for my student when the Assistant Principal (the person in the 9/07 & 9/11 postings) confronted me about where I was parked.(I'm almost 60 & retired so I have plenty of time to wait) I was the only vehicle NOT illegally parked (there were 10-12 illegally parked vehicles in the NO PARKING zone). When I challenged him with evidence of that fact, he changed the issue from Parking to Safety, which I can only interpret as meaning that my early presence was making students unsafe. His manner was alternately intimidating, aggressive & finally dismissive. He is a big man & I can only guess how intimidating he is to the students! The 9/07 note better summarizes the conduct I observed.
--Submitted by a parent

Orange Grove Middle School has high standards & high expectations for all students: academic excellence, respectful behavior, self-discipline, and developing talents and leadership skills through elective classes and extra-curricular programs. Mr. Maldonado, Assistant Principal, does an outstanding job of holding students accountable to the highest standards, which includes following the dress code. Parents are very involved in PTA and support students, teachers, and administrators to create a positive and dynamic learning environment. The few who complain the most are either not involved in the learning process or angry about being held accountable. It's easy to tell by their poor grammar that they are not serious students of Language Arts.
--Submitted by a parent

I really dislike this school. The students are always getting harrassed, it is ridiculous! Mr. Maldonodo doesn't do his job in protecting the students he just harrasses them, for ridiculous reasons. They need to pay more attention to the academics rather than trying to find every little excuse to pick on a student. They are very biased and unfair. I really hope that they transfer that man.
--Submitted by a parent

i attent orage grove currently and all i have to say is this school is amazing in acedemis. the teachers really care about the students and csts. the principal and counselor are very approachable
--Submitted by a student

i previoousley went to this school i ama transfering to newton ms this school has alot of cliques and many bad kids lots of trouble is made here and moost teachers are mean as i am a 7th gradeer i had mrs.wooten and ms.sanchez sanchez is a wonderful teacher but the other teachers are mean and sometimes help
--Submitted by a student

i love this school it has terrific sports and great staff:teachers,principal,offie
--Submitted by a student

My daughter currently attends orange grove. Im am very pleased with her grades, the teachers and for the staff who make orange grove a safe place for our children.
--Submitted by a parent