East Cary Middle School

My two children loved their experience at ECMS. We are excited about the new principal for 2012-2013 and engineering/tech grant!
--Submitted by a parent

East Cary will begin offering STEM programs that explore connections among science, technology, engineering and mathematics in coming 2012 - 13 school yr.
--Submitted by a parent

Our experience at East Cary has been an extremely positive one. The teachers and staff are caring and supportive of both students and parents. East Cary was a choice for our family and while the distance we have to travel to and from school is farther than we would like, it has been a worthwhile sacrifice.
--Submitted by a parent

East Cary Year Round Middle School is a really nice school. My child has had a positive middle school experience and has had supportive and challenging teachers each year. Parents should know that East Cary's Middle School community continues to grow since it's was re-established as a middle school following it use as a 9th grade center and has a supportive PTA. Just this week, it was announced that a new Pricipal has been named to lead East Cary, and I am excited to learn that it is a former East Cary Assistant Principal, that made a very positive contribution during my child's 6th grade year. As for student life, my child has enjoyed the open campus, media center, daily PE classes, sports, and after school clubs for the last three years. I know there is some criticism of the lack of elective courses at East Cary compared to other traditional & magnet middle schools in the area; however, there is a large enough selection to fill the one elective period each semester. Lastly, as the parent of an AG student I would have liked to have seen more AG teacher directed activities; however, I think this is more a factor of WCPSS policy & funding.
--Submitted by a parent

This is a terrible school. I am bullied constantly, the curriculum is not nearly hard enough, and the AG service is spotty at best.

East Cary is a great school! The teachers go above and beyond to help the kids learn. The principal is FAIR and treats all students equally. I have a lot of respect for her and her leadership. There are plenty of school events and parents are very supportive.
--Submitted by a parent

Lack of administrative leadership all around. The core courses suffer because of low student numbers that dwindle more each year. Very few valuable elective choices. The arts are nearly non-existent. While test scores appear good, high performing students are often left to direct themselves. No sense of campus identity, no espirit de corp among staff.
--Submitted by a parent

Administration doesn't communicate with the parents. The Principal is not a good leader. Teachers are hit or miss.
--Submitted by a parent

I am currently attending East Cary and i love it. The teachers are always willing to help you and the academics is great. the only thing bad about this school is that the electives suck. it really does. compared to other schools they have a bad selection of electives. all in all i love ECMS

BEST SCHOOL EVER!! you can't top it! the teachers are nice, and the classes are at your level. i would recommended it to anybody. It is a great school.