Mater Academy Lakes Middle School

Mater lakes is verry organize with a verry good educational and kids wants to be in This shool it has a very good dicipline my son love's This scool and I am verry happy he can graduate there.
—Submitted by a parent

this school stinks seriously. the sixth graders are stuffed into a long portable with half the 7th grade population and a few 8th grade classes equaling in horrible traffic were some one with clausto phobia can easly freak out, there is no cafeteria just a big tent, then the pe students must walk a 3 minute walk, plus the 2 muinites it takes to get through traffic, you barrley make it, then it is to a class room to change with the next door class, were the teracher is not pleasent, and are forced to wait outside wile the boys change! overal i fled to another !!!!!!!

I WAS going to send my child to this school but I couldn't get anyone on the phone to get information. Looks like that was a blessing in disguise.

the communication between teachers and parents is non existent! if you ask to speak to the Principal she is never available to speak to you as a parent! The teachers do little to motivate the students and are not very flexible in the approach they take with the children.
—Submitted by a parent

I think Mater lakes academy is an average school . They don't have the best teahcers there, nor the worst either. If i had to recommend any school it would be Bob Graham Education Center Hialeah Gardens Middle school or Mater academy. when you call the school , they never pick up either, send you're child to one of the schools recommended,
—Submitted by a parent

Why doesn't anyone ever answer the telephone(s) at this school? I have called there over the years and dial every extension from the office to administration to the cafeteria! I find this to be a hazard, what if there is an emergency????

I love because its first comminment is that the Kids Learn. They constantly fight very hard to give the students the best education they can.
—Submitted by a parent

I love Mater Lakes Middle because it is a small environment school. The number of kids in each grade are less and this helps the kids have a more on one to one basis with their teachers. Also, the education level is much higher than a regular public school.
—Submitted by a parent

Ms. Or Mr. be realistic, the school is not amazing, could do better and probably will during the next couple of years. For me is avove the average, not amazing - unless you use another country as reference.... thats another story. Compare apple with apple.
—Submitted by a parent

There isn't as many extracurricular activities as there should be. The FCAT peprally was terrible! Eevn though Power 96 was there, it did NOTHING AT ALL to motivate students to do well on the FCAT and was for a maximum of 15 minutes. Not even the cheerleaders performed! All they did was sit down and listen to some girl who dressed like a boy. What message is this sending out to our children? Be a boy if your a girl? This school is very disorganized: My child did not get a barcode on her student ID and the office did nothing to fix it. Also, sixth graders do not change classes or have electives. This isn't fair. But overall the school is clean, but they need mre PE equipment. The cafeteria is fairly big & staff is very friendly.
—Submitted by a parent

This is school is not like many other schools, It is great! The teachers are excellent, The students are very bright, The princible is amazing. I recomend this school for anybody !!!!!!!!!!!!!!
—Submitted by a parent

Awesome! There is no other school like this one! Sure, they don't get electives in middle school, and the direction of the main office is terrible, but you can live!
—Submitted by a parent

My daughter just entered this year for junior high and she loved it! Very exceptinal. The only thing that I don't like is the office. It is run by a few high school girls doing community service and they don't tell me as much as a proffesional employee would direct me.
—Submitted by a parent

This is a great school! It is very, very small making it better. Everyone gets along, there are a lot of extracurricular activities and sports, the principal is absolutely amazing, the teachers are great, and we get very high FCAT scores. Very safe and everyone knows everyone. A lot of good talent around the school as well. Definitely recommend this school.
—Submitted by a student

i lovew this school because i go there. the teachers put such a great effort. learning there is the best thing.
—Submitted by a student

Kids can be thereselves in this school. The principal interacts with the students he's hilarious.
—Submitted by a student

It is the best school for kids it is really academic. And it is really safe and has a friendly environment. And helpful staff members.
—Submitted by Samantha Albuerne, a student