Sam Rotolo Middle School of Batavia

This school is amazing. I can't believe how lucky I am to go here. My friends are amazing, the teachers are fun and really motivate you to go furthur into your work. Math is not one of my best subjects, but with the help of my 6th grade math teacher, Mrs. Snell, I have been able to get a really good grade in it! I can't wait for 7th grade this year.

Worst school I've ever seen. The kids are horrible, rude, and morbid to eachother. Going there made me not want to live for a while. I was hospitalized for a while because of an other student. Bullying is out of control.

The teachers I have come across at RMS have gone out of their way to help my daughter, offering before school tutoring, lunch-time homework club and lots of email communication to me when work hasn't been handed in on time or is incomplete. RMS is a big middle school with all the advantages that come along with it, including lots of elective subjects and after-school clubs. However, by having separate wings for each grade, and then splitting each grade into smaller teams, the students & parents benefit from the personal touch of a smaller school.
--Submitted by a parent

Rotolo Middle School formerly Batavia Middle School does not have a safe, encouraging or kind atmosphere. That perpetuates within the student population as the kids tend to be mean, judgmental, and verbally abusive in the worst way. This school is a great grooming facility for future bullies. Some of the teachers are really good, but some are sub-standard.
--Submitted by a parent

I love this school I went here for 3 years and loved every year of it. The teachers are great and everyone is so kind there.
--Submitted by a student

i go to this school and it is awesome great teachers and fun classes!
--Submitted by a student

I had a terrible experience when I went to Rotolo, formerly Batavia Middle School. The people I went to school with were awful, judgmental, status-oriented, and just plain mean--and I was the brunt of it. The teachers? Some were laughable, others were okay. There was a definite lack of structure and challenge in a lot of my classes, which I needed as a pre-teen. I'm surprised that I even got into Rosary, because I was severely lacking in my writing, analytical, mathematical, and scientific skills. Honestly, Rosary helped me more than BMS--excuse me--RMS ever did.
--Submitted by a student

Rotolo has helped alot understanding my toughest subjects in school, Math and science. I love my Advisroy teacher Mrs. Geisen and my Lit. and Social Studies teacher, Mrs. S. I think it's great having gym every day, it 's really good for you . I have lots of friends, and if one happens to be mean to me, i can always talk it out to our really nice 6th Grade consilor , Mrs. Neice. I think Rotlo is a great place for a 6th Grader to go to, after school activities are fun and educational.
--Submitted by a student

This is my daughter's first year at Rotolo. She's a sensitive kid, but she loves the school and had zero problems adjusting. Rotolo does a good job of keeping 6th graders separated from the older kids.Teachers seem mostly satisfactory and the new principal seems involved, qualified and approachable. Still getting to know teachers, but it seems to be a parent consensus that Mr. Meyers is really an exceptional drama teacher (above and beyond, with a great personality) and every kid, including mine seems to love that class--even if they aren't into drama. Math is going well and science/history with Miss Statler is a favorite. She's truly nice to the kids, connects with them and has great educational pets in-room like cool lizards. One bummer is the health class.
--Submitted by a parent

My son was having trouble in a couple of his classes last year and it was tough for him until this year that Mr. O'Reily has had him in his class and let me tell my son has become more responsible and of an organizer and Mr. O'Reily has taken the time help in all of the areas he has needed and his grades have changed drastically for the better. I am very happy Sam Rotollo school
--Submitted by a parent