Shumate Middle School

I feel the principal here is lacking in a lot of area's. He seem's not very enthused about his job. If you have an issue and call him, it doesn't even seem like he is listening. The vice principal is much more professional and can always be seen outside in the morning watching the kid's. He's at alot of the sport's events, etc. Seem's to be very fair with the student's. Other than that, the school is pretty good.
--Submitted by a parent

I have a seventh grader at shumate now. next year both my kids will be there. the teachers at shumate have been very supportive of my son. thank you.
--Submitted by a parent

Shumate is a nice school i recommmend it to all parents that are looking for a school. The staff is put together and organized. And you can tell the students love it there.There is a perfect balance between fun and learning.

My child is a 6th grader at the school this year. I really feel overall the staff is superb. The principal has good control over the students and uses the right amount of balance between discipline, encouragement, and his demands of students are age appropriate. My child is doing the best she ever has in school and her self-esteem has really soared.
--Submitted by a parent

My son is a 6th grader at Shumate. We are very pleased with the school so far. He recieves special education services and I think that the special education staff is very caring and qualified. They hired a specialist in my sons learning disorder to help them come up with an IEP that would work well for him. I have always felt that my son's education has been closley monitored by his teachers, counselor, and special education staff and he, in turn, has been succesful this year. I really like the parent connect system, I can check on his assignments, grades, and even see what he ate for lunch online anytime. I really like the communication I get from the teachers via e-mail too. If there is ever a question or concern regarding my son I find it in my inbox.
--Submitted by a parent

This school definitely needs more government funding. Shumate lacks much technology and many programs that other schools around the area have, and this school is extremely unorganized. Many of the 8th grade teachers do not know half of what they are teaching and do not even have organized lesson plans; They just make the lessons up as they go, and expect help from the students in grading papers and doing lessons. The 8th graders need to start actually doing the little homework that they receive compared to other schools, and discipling could be improved. Also, this school needs to stop passing students that get too many failing grades!
--Submitted by a student

I am currently attedning Shumate Middle School. It is a wonderful school with great teachers. Alot of people get really upset about our dress code which really isn't bad considering we aren't in uniforms yet. They have made revisions in the code in the past year. In the 2006-2007 school year the rule was changed and now we can wear hoodies. In the 2007-2008 school year the rules were changed by letting us now wear flip-flops. Also we have been offered AP math for years, kids just choose no to take if because they are lazy. Those who do take it have to obtain a 80% in order to saty which isn't too hard if you use your resources. Those students that attended Shumate along with a full high school experience at Carlson High have become successful adults. So if you want your child to have a good future choose Shumate!
--Submitted by a parent

I am a student at Shumate Middle School and I think that it is definitely a great school. The teachers are all very nice and encouraging. At Shumate us students learn more then just the usual math, science, language arts, and social studies. We learn lessons that will help us though life. Things that you could never learn in a text book.We have ga great math program and we are expanding our ap classes. We are now allowed to wear hoodies and students can speak their minds though Student Council and Principal's commite. Shumate is a great school, so when you are considering which school to choose, choose Shumate Middle SAchool.
--Submitted by a student

Yes, has the best work out room for a middle school in the area, it has a few extracurricular activities, and lacks in it math classes. The math class have grown, but the hardest math class is algebra which 7th and 8th grade students are taking. Even if the student of bored in that class they still keep the student and the class and let them be bored the whole year. It also lacks in ap classes. It finally started a math team called mathcounts. Most of the theachers are very nice.
--Submitted by a student

I am a former student of shumate middle school. I now attend patrick henry middle school. It really is a nice place if you get involved with a nice group and keep the right kinda reputation!
--Submitted by a former student