Spring Ridge Middle School

THIS SCHOOL IS HORRIBLE. Everyone is compared to the STEM students. The STEM is considered a school itself. The food is NASTY. Im in 8th grade this year and QUITE glad that im leaving. In fact im rejocing. The only good thing about the end of the year i the 8th grade dance and Kings Dominion. This school is ghetto.

I think its dissapointing that the teachers all hate the STEM kids. Teachers are jealous of u. I am personally a STEM student and i hate having teachers calling me out for being STEM. If you are not STEM, the teachers don't hate you. My STEM teachers like you. The teachers and students are biased against STEM, but other than that Spring Ridge is a pretty good school.

I am going to the 8th grade. There is alot of ups and downs about this school. First, it is pretty small compared to the other middle school In SMC. The locker rooms could be better, and so could the bathrooms. Some of the teachers are horrible. But others actually work with you and help you. Some teachers are really strict but help you learn alot (Mr sayers). The other students are very fun and good, but others are also ignorant and immature making SRMS Look bad.The AP's are alright. Im not really liking the new principal. This school has alot of room for improvement, but its alright so far.

As a former student of this school i can truly say that i hated it. Some of the faculty did not showed favoritism with the children. The bad thing about it is that they didn't even try to hide it.

The more deviant element walk all over the staff. The staff are constantly allowing bullying and violence at the school and on their buses. The take zero responsibility and are more content to be apathetic and unprofessional when it comes to the students they look after. Further more their academics are subsidiary and a far cry from their sister middle schools in neighboring areas. If you can avoid sending your child(ren) here I urge to please do just that.
--Submitted by a parent

As a current student at Spring Ridge, I can fully and honestly say that I believe it is not right to put ANY child through this system. The addition of the new program, STEM, has been in more than one case an issue. The school has very segregated and biased points of view forced upon the attendents not by the teachers, but by the students. Honestly, walking through the hallways every morning is a challenge in itself. Having to aviod the stare, gaze, or even the general line of sight of the other people in the hallway, having to constantly watch all around you to make sure that no one is trying to mess with you, and making the sacrifices needed to survive is no small feat. You're a lucky one if you come home and you don't pass out from exhaustion and stress. Wisest choice would be to stay away.
--Submitted by a student

I love SRMS!! This is my last year sadly. I really love this school it's the best. I will miss you Spring Ridge.
--Submitted by a student

This truely is a great school. This is my first year that I have been here. and personaly i think everything about this school is great. the teachers are kind, and easy to communicate with, its like you have known them all your lives! These teachers also make ur year go by really fast. Personaly i think Ms. La Brac was the best, she well tempured and she helps every student to her best ability. i cant wait to go to 7th grade and do this all over again! i only have one day left of school... this year sadly went by so fast :]
--Submitted by a student

The Principal is great. She really has made a difference in the school. One of my kids graduated and one is still at SRMS. She really loves her teachers, Dr. Robinson is great, Mrs. Beaven is wonderful, and I wanted to be in Mrs. Houseman's class. The staff is helpful and friendly. They are working on increasing their score and it shows.
--Submitted by a parent

As a parent, I promote and encourage reading in my home. I am so pleased that my daughter is fortunate to have Ms. Houseman as her 6th grade Language Arts teacher. Ms. Houseman has a great journal assignment that requires the children to write weekly journals on books read that week. They must read a different book each week. What I think is awesome is that Ms. Houseman has the children only read books that she has already read. This will ensure Ms. Houseman that the child is actually reading the book because she is fully aware of the contents of the story. Ms. Houseman also takes the time to write her reviews on each child's journal. I say it's like having a book club in which the books are read and discussed by not only summarizing the story but including the author's purpose. Great job, Ms. Houseman!
--Submitted by a parent