Benjamin Stoddert Middle School

I am satisfied with the school overall. I feel that the staff/teachers goes above what is required of them. As for the principal, I have not seen the above and beyond leadership and involvement. As for my child, my child speaks highly of the teachers; how they make learning fun and always willing to assist with school/homework.
--Submitted by a parent

My son attends Stoddert and I have mixed reviews. I love the guidance counselor Mrs. Proctor. She is very helpful and knowledgeable about her job. I sometimes wonder about Mrs. Delacruz and the decisions she makes, like last years graduation class. The formal was nice but the graduation ceremony was a very bad decision on her behalf. All the parents that I spoke with was in disbelief about what took place in the GYM (graduation ceremony). I hope and pray that this will not take place in June (2011) when my son graduates. I do feel that there are a few teachers that need to retire because they have loss their ability to teach. I also feel when you have a problem with a teacher, Mrs Delacruz do not handle it very well. By the way my son is in all honor classes.
--Submitted by a parent

When parents hear my children go to Stoddert, they cringe. It has a bad reputation and fails to prepare children to advance. The principal and other staff are rude to parents and probably teachers. The students emulate this behavior and are rude and mean to most people they meet. The administration does not crack down on this behavior so it endures. The principal ignored my concerns when I addressed her. I heard the same from others. State test scores are above average only because the school shuts down normal operations for weeks and teaches nothing but what could be on the test. Students don t have to try hard the rest of the year since the lowest grade students can get is a 50% based on school policy. I have no doubt this may be the worst middle school in Charles County.
--Submitted by a parent

I was not happy with Benjamin Stoddert Middle School the last three years and I am thrilled to have my child moving on. Discipline is low on the priority list and that had a negative effect on my daughter's ability to learn. Over the years I got the distinct impression that if my daughter was in honors classes, she would have been coddled by the staff versus cast aside. I found it hard to deal with almost everyone at the school. Perhaps I should not expect more from a school in this county. After all, kids stay in school longer in Charles County than in PG County. We ll see how Thomas Stone High School experience goes.
--Submitted by a parent

This is a great school. My child was in a private school before coming to Stoddert. It was an adjustment for her and she did well. This is her second year at Stoddert and she loves her school. Mrs. Delacruz is a wonderful principal and she has an open door policy. Ms. Wanda Procotor the guidance counselor and the teachers are wonderful. We have great means of communiation, I am always in contact with my child's teachers. My child is in the 7th grade and is in all honors class and is in algebra and in the National Junior Honor Society. I would highly recommend this school the faculty are great and keep the parents well informed.
--Submitted by a parent

I go to this school. I don't really like it, I have some good friends there. They are really cool. But most of the students are annoying. Theres alot of fights too. The teachers are okay. Ms.Osborne is a great band teacher, the 8th grade band sounds really good. Mr.Anderson is a great algebra teacher too.
--Submitted by a student

this school has a great staff and a great music department and every else is just excellent
--Submitted by a student

My child is out of this school and I am happy. students are the most disrespectful children I have ever seen, there are absolutely no consecuences for innapropiate behavior. My child is happy now.
--Submitted by a parent

Mrs. Delacruz is trying to implement new programs to get kids more involved in the school and their work. This seems to be a good change; we'll see. This year they adapted an A/B schedule which lengthens class time but seems to have lessened homework which, for my second child going thru this school, is a good thing.
--Submitted by a parent

People might say my school is at the bottom of the charts but its not really the teachers fault, its the students. i see it everyday in the classrooms. Many teachers offer help but the kids want to go hame and be with their friends or [feel]embarrased. We might have the most arreset or most fights, but when it comes to big test we do what we have to do. Benjamin Stoddert has had the highest MSA in Maryland, highest County Assessements in the county, since I've been in student an thats since 05. So this school has things we need to improve on but were still growing.
--Submitted by a student