Francis Bradley Middle School

My rising 8th grader has enjoyed his time at Bradley. The honor classes he is enrolled in are good and he likes his teachers. My younger children look forward to attending because of all they have heard from their older brother. It has been a very positive experience all around! Hats off to the staff for making students feel welcome, creating a great learning environment and getting parents involved.
--Submitted by a parent

I'm a student at bradley and i hav bad and good things to say about the school. First well the food sucks bad and the teacher don't really teach they tell you to do something and expect you to finsh it by the end of class. One good thing is that my social has improved with all the fun classes.

great school organized only problem they do not take great care of there "special" kidsother than that its great.

Every year, teachers seem to be worse than the year before! Teachers are not held accountable for grades/homework. It is hard to get information from the teachers. They are disbursed on a regular basis with no academic learning during these times. My child is in their 3rd year there and I won't ever have my younger children attend Bradley.
--Submitted by a parent

the teachers here are some of the nicest teachers i have every seen they really care and teach kids great
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I can't say one positive thing a/b Bradley. My daughters grades have dropped drastically. She hasn't had a science or math teacher for about 80% of this school year. No one call tell me why the students are dispersed. The day before the 7th grade class trip they couldn't give me any details on the who my childs chaperone was, a contact number, an itinerary for the trip, what group she was in or what bus. I was told we would be told when we dropped her off the following morning at 5:00 AM. I don't know about you but I don't feel very comfortable sending my 12 year old off to who knows where w/ some person I do not know. By the way, the principal was suppose to call me regarding all these items. I am still waiting on that call & the trip has come and gone.
--Submitted by a parent

'Busing' priority used by school district and an agenda driven curriculum, handicaps the potential. Many students in school 'zone' go to other schools when opportunities present.
--Submitted by a parent

i love it at bradley soooo much if we are good we always get rewarded and the school spirit there gets us moving
--Submitted by a student

My son is in 8th grade. Overall I feel Bradley is a good school. My main issue has been the lack of challenges and expectations from some teachers (mainly Honors Language). Both his teachers last year and this year do not assign quality work and do not require them to even write in cursive. I feel they are not properly preparing the students for high school). I think the Teachers do a great job keeping up with parent assistant website, regarding the students grades, but their personal websites are hardly updated with upcoming assignments.
--Submitted by a parent

After reading the reviews i am wondering if this is the same school that my son attends. The lack of the communication at this school is my biggest concern. I have had issue after issue with the administration. My son is an average student with no disciplinary problems. Several of the teachers/coaches/principals at this school have little or no respect for students or parents. It is unacceptable for students to be disrespectful to teachers but acceptable for students to be disrespected. The 8th grade principal Mrs. Bryce speaks to you like you are beneath her. The smallest things at this school become issues while the important things are left out. I have two other children in elementary school who are zoned to attend Bradley. I won't make the same mistake twice, we will be moving before i go through this again.
--Submitted by a parent