Maple Avenue Middle School

My son is in the 6th grade there and we have been in the school district since he started school. I honstly am not happy with the school at all, most of the staff that I have encountered there are rude and not helpful. I have looked at moving just so my other son does not have to go there.
--Submitted by a parent

It took me 3 years to realize that it was not my children but the teachers and an incompetent principal that is the schools problem. When you hear many parents tell you Maple ave is bad but the high school is better they are not kidding. Also anything will better after your experience in Maple Ave. You have a few hard working and caring teachers but there are more teachers that ride on tenure tails and don't even do the bare minimum. It is very disappointing. The ratings in this school district are high because you have a large volume of educated and make up for what is lacking in school at home.
--Submitted by a parent

This is my 3rd year at Maple Ave as a parent. Parent involvement here is limited to edline. Each year the I believe the quality of teachers has deteriorated. The expectations from teachers is minimized where the ones that want to work the least get away with it. Sadle the principal has very little control over this situation. In addition their accelerated programs are ot weighted where kids loose out on the only advanced course, earth science. How many kids from accelerated math program made it to earth science? Makes you wonder if there should be more union free schools.
--Submitted by a parent

Not sure what house you were in but my Son was in red. Fabulous teacher base! The entire team did all they could to help keep him organized and motivated.
--Submitted by a parent

I have been very disappointed in the school and the level of work my child has been required to do. I suppose it is a function of what very little funding the public school has to work with, but he coasted through with very little effort.
--Submitted by a parent

Great teachers and great teaching methods. Very clean and sastisfactory lunches. Love, love, love this school!
--Submitted by a student

The teachers in the Excelsior House do a fantastic job of being involved with the children, and not only helping them succeed with school work, but also at life. They genuinely care about the children and want them to learn and do well.
--Submitted by a former student

My daughter is a 7th grade student at Maple Ave. Though it is the only middle school serving ever increasing number of students in Saratoga county, they still do very good job organizing students classes and subjects according to student's ability. My daughter is taking advanced Math and now entering Earth science. Teachers are well qualified and councellors are very helpful in assisting students. I hope they can keep this up with increasing number of students each year.
--Submitted by a parent

Academic standards are relatively high. The school is big, but the administration does a good job at turning the kids' experience into that of a 'small' school. The only negative side is the lack of enrichment programs, with the exception of earth science. That particular one is good, but the school is big enough to be able to offer other programs as well.
--Submitted by a parent

The teachers seem to do a great job inspite of an unqualified principal. Standardized exam scores are up. When some of the dead wood is cut out [or falls off] our school will be unparalleled.
--Submitted by a parent