Concord Middle School

I am not at all impressed with concord middle school. My child has been bullied all year and no one seems to care. Communication is horrible. It took one teacher 5 days to respond to my email and has yet to return my call.
—Submitted by a parent

Best School Ever Yhu Get Friends quickly Like The 1st day yhu qet there lot of fieldtrips witch are good like the pool it was really fun reward yhu with icecream i expecally loved the step team and the peperallys good sprit teachers are nice they review every thing before test and before the eogs science and social studies helps yhu with math and reading hope to go next year..!

I agree with the lack of academic challenges for the 'average' child.. the child who is NOT in gifted classes. There is a huge discrepancy in the amount and quality of homework/projects between these 2 groups. That's not fair. I believe that kids will rise to the challenge. Set the bar high! They ALL will try to reach it! Overall, a disappointing experience and not at all preparing them for high school!
—Submitted by a parent

I know first hand how that is my daughter has gotten in trouble for silly things ex. not standing in line stright, asking to go to the rest room. The staff is not very helpful. I am so glad this is my childs last yaer there
—Submitted by a parent

I like what I see my granddaughter learning. That tells me there is a good teacher there. Her parents are very active.

This is a terrible school for multiple reasons. First is the bullying, e.g., We met with an asst. principal to discuss how our child was being bullied. Examples are my child being hugged by strangers so tight it hurt, stomping on her feet, knocking her into lockers/walls, verbal harassment, etc. We named one particular child, and the asst principal responded that this child 'is not a bad kid' - however a few weeks later that child was suspended for TWO WEEKS, and had been suspended multiple times in the past. Nothing changed. Second, unless your child is in a gifted class, they are taught only the very basic lessons. Little homework is given, few projects assigned, and grading requirements are VERY lenient. I was appalled at the science fair seeing projects with misspelled words, phrasing that didn't make sense, and sloppiness. This school is just a big kid daycare.
—Submitted by a parent

My daughter currently attends CMS and is extremely happy there. She has never complained of discipline issues and in fact appreciates that students with such issues are removed from the classroom. She had one incident of bullying early in the year which was resolved to our satisfaction. Bullying is not tolerate at CMS.
—Submitted by a parent

I had a child who attended Concord Middle School in 6th grade and he had a really hard time. He came from making straight A's and his grades began to drop. We had a time with him being bullied and he even played football. We moved and he has been at a different middle school which his brother now attends also. His grades are back up, he has never been bullied at this middle school and he plays football. He just finished 8th grade and he stated that this school the teachers really help you and he would never go back to Concord Middle School. He could not get his teachers to help him when he would ask for assistance. There truly is a big difference between the school my children are now attending. We are searching for a larger home my children insist we do not purchase one in CMS district.
—Submitted by a parent

This school has okay teachers, they don't just punish kids for no reason. They encourage children to succeed and get kids to do their hardest. Our test scores are excellent and i'm very sorry to leave here. I enjoyed my time at Concord and enocourage people to send their kids here.
—Submitted by a student

This school is the worst school to let your child attend. They turn there back on everything that is important for your child to learn. If you have any, any other alternatives for your child please choose that before sending your child here. Two of my children had the unfortunate experience and we're moving so this will not have to go on
—Submitted by a parent

This school is the worst school I have ever been at. They punish kids for no reason. They take discipline too far.
—Submitted by a parent

I have never been happy about concord middle school from the day i entered it. Many of the teachers are unfair and just plain mean. I usually have a couple of these each year. They act like they enjoy punishing kids for things. They punish people when they were trying to help. The education is ok but not above average. But my main complaint is the stuff the teachers put you through on day to day things.
—Submitted by a student

This school is great! The teachers are very caring & enthusiastic. They incorporate technology into instruction and try to do activities with other teams. Violence isn't a problem here. In 3 years at this school, we had maybe 1 or 2 fights each year, and they were managed immediately. Class sizes are small and very manageable, allowing teachers & students to get that personal contact. The school also has programs to motivate students to do well, such as Renaissance and the merit events each quarter. Students are provided incentives to succeed in school, and these programs work. Many of the teachers here have graduate level degrees or are currently pursuing graduate level degrees.
—Submitted by a teacher

I think this school is a wonderful place for my kids to learn. My kids have done nothing but learn! Thank you very much Concord Middle School!
—Submitted by a parent