Canyon Lake Middle School

REALLY upset about this school. The school uses state scores to place children in classes. They do not use their grades. My child was an excellent student with all A's and one B+ my child was sick during testing week but insisted that they had to do the testing, and because of low testing score was placed in lower level classes, the desire to stay interested in keeping academics has gone downhill. My child is now receiving C grades and not on Honor Roll any longer. I have approached the counselor several times just to hear that they will not adjust their policy regardless of the outcome. We are left feeling defeated and are so sad to see how their failure to look out for the students best interest and adjust, is so negatively impacting our children and their desire to learn. There is nothing in place at this school to teach social skills and the kids are left to their own. The school is very un-reactive to bullying and teasing. The staff is very unfriendly and unapproachable. A good majority of the teachers are very nice and do a very good job. There are another batch with a chip on their shoulder and clearly do not belong working with these young kids.
--Submitted by a parent

There are no new ratings because parents do not know what to make of the changes at this school. Administration has changed several times over the last 4 years. My older kids went to school here and had great experience under the leadership of Mr. Sepulveda. Now have kids in this school again and it has completely gone downhill! Less activities for the students, less enforcement of what they show to be their dress code, teachers spend a lot of time disciplining kids instead of teaching my kid. Administration doing nothing to correct the problems, just getting worse.
--Submitted by a parent

Really happy with this school. Great learning environment. I do wish that they were able to firm up activity schedules and not have all these changes so we could prepare our weeks accordingly.
--Submitted by a parent

I'd have to say that after all our 6th grader has gone through, and schools he's been too, Well I would say that the staff really understood where he was coming from, made his so comfortable and just loved and most of all they worked with him with his work and thought of different stratagies of teaching and let him do it in class and also used after schooll time learning and fun. Awesome
--Submitted by a parent

im a student at canyon lake middle school when i moved to lake elsinore i thought oh no here we go again make new freinds a nd hard stuff but not really what i expected i acually learned more here then any ohter schools i went to i never had the grades i have now everyones kind principle and vice princeiple are wonerful teachers help you through everything i love my school its a vey educated school
--Submitted by a student

Very nice and educated school. My child not only learned in class but also outside in social skills
--Submitted by a parent

its cool... its relly fun to the teachers are great and the campus is sorta clean and we do alot of fun stuff ----------__________ this is michael shea in 8th grade that gose to canyon lake middle school :)
--Submitted by a student

i love canyon lake.they are one of the best schools in the district,i attend there now.im in 7th grade and i dont want to graduate middle school from any other school...ever.
--Submitted by a student

I have had some good teachers, but I feel like all students are not treated equal. I do not feel like the school includes everyone, just the 'in' crowd gets represented.
--Submitted by a student

This school has great test scores and is in a very good enviorment
--Submitted by a parent