Pinole Middle School

I am a student here, and I'm in 7th grade. Just by being here for a little bit over 6 months, this school is okay. Compared to other middle schools in the district, its like prim and proper school here. Its sad to see that we have this beautiful new building, and this badly behaviored students just totally treat it like its a piece of garbage. Most students have NO manner whatsoever, and they totally run the school. Theres maybe 5 teachers who actually care about the students here, and most of them are sexist, racist, or just totally unfair in general. I have learned, but I feel as if I haven't learned enough this year, I'm in all advanced classes and have all A's and B's. This school can do better. They have very unreasonable discipline, for example, for 3 weeks straight we had to be on "lock down" during lunch because we were littering. It meant we had to stay in our seats until the next period. I think thats unreasonable because that makes the bad kids worse! They shouldn't take it out on everyone. The bathrooms are okay, but they smell, and a bunch of the locks don't work! If you want your child to get harrassed by ghetto kids and not get a good education I suggestprivateschool

Hi my name is Vianey M.Carrillo Galvez....Ya well im a student at Pinole Middle and its AWESOME!!! lol...wen i was first a 7th grader i met lots of friends...The teachers are really nice they have patience their...They also teach you really good! Pinole Middle is actually new now! its humongous! ahaha and a great school... The bathrooms are always clean,and nice...The counselors also have lots of patience with you..Like im an 8th grader now...My counselor is Mr.Widacher lol idk if i spelled it right...Well their all cool..I have really fun i just do...Im ny classes they help me alot that im so proud of my self now! like I never liked History I was so bad in it that I was getting a C or D...So I wanted to stop being lazy..I knew i could do it so i changed up my grade to an A!! im sooooooo proud! I now have As and Bs...Not just History but in all my classes! Just Never say Never!*

I am currently a student at this school and i want to say this school has been a dissapointment. Yes, there is strict ruling but academically I dont feel its good. I have all advanced classes and was glad to be there at first, but I figured out all it means is more homework. Last year I attended Manzanita Charter School which is also a middle school, there i almost skipped the grade and managed to go into an 8th grade algebra class. There was connection between teachers students and parents it becomes one big family and they make sure you get the work level you need. Now that I am in Pinole though My grades have been going down and I used to be a 4.0 student. The only one of my teachers that are actually good id my science teacher. Regret coming here want to go back

i am a student who just graduated from pinole middle school its a good school but it gets some getting use to . teachers are ok and the new buildings are good
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I am a student that went to this school and is now graduating from pinole valley high school. trust in me when i say pinole middle is a very good school for these kids to attend as most of the teachers develop a strong relationship with the kids and make them think outside of the box which is very important now in todays world
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this school wasnt so good last year but it is getting much better there are a couple of new teachers who seem to really care about the students education plus the saftey at the school is alot better then before with alot more security/yard supervisors. i for one am happy to be attending and graduating from pinole middle with all ap classes.
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This school is very unorganized, and the horrible behavior of some students seems to really affect others. Many teacher have given up on students because of their 'I don't care about education' attitdue. The teachers and staff are cruel and seem as unedcuated as the students. All misbehaved students should be locked down at Pinole Middle as a last resort school, so if you believe your child has what it takes to be successful then sending them here will ruin their chances.
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As a student that went to this school, I'd say this school is pretty organized and small! The number of students that attend Pinole Middle School is growing and they need more space to flourish and grow. Luckily this year, construction is taking place of building a large gym as well as a library. Security is great but could be doing a tad bit more. Students are doing well and beautifully flourishing. However, there are lots of kids who skips class and goes off to smoke in the bathrooms and do things they shouldn't be doing. Bathrooms should be more clean however it is not 'cancercous'. Graduating from this school has let me off with a strong foundation in the future.

this school is really organized
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Just like any school there are good teachers and bad. One teacher sent home a D grade on a progress report but changed the grade to B, after I sent him a note asking why? He had forgotten to add in my childs special project grade. Another teacher forgot to add my childs homework assignment grade to her final grade-that got fixed with an email message to her. These problems happened in the beginning of the year and there haven't been any more problems since. There are a few teachers that seem to really take an interest in the students and make an effort to make the assignments fun and interesting and some teachers even run an afterschool tutoring class.The school does have a pretty good afterschool homework/activities program which helps my daughter a lot and that she loves. The API scores really need improvement I think they're working on it.
--Submitted by a parent