Uwharrie Middle School

this school have problems just like any other schools. If u have a problem with something talk it out or go to boarder of education. Parents if u dont speak up or stand up for your kids who else is going to do it . I talked to the Principals and teachers. I spend the time in the class room. I got involved and not everything is a 100 % great but, its getting better for my son and I. I dont care what they think of me, I am not trying to get popularity I am looking out for my kids.
--Submitted by a parent

Uwharrie Middle School in Randolph County is not a school I would recommend. I pulled my child out of that school, because I went to visit the classrooms and was completely disgusted by what I witnessed. Students were cursing at teachers, some teachers were not even present in the classrooms during class time, and other teachers were on Facebook during the time that they should have been teaching. I went to pick my child up one day and the office staff told me he was absent, and I had to go hunt him down myself (he was in the gym for an assembly). Extreme favoritism is shown by what few teachers get to know their students. I would not recommend UMS to anybody that cares about the education of their child.
--Submitted by a parent

Uwarrie is a great school. My child moved there in the seventh grade and has had a wonderful experience. The teachers are the tops. My only concern is some parents whine too often in order to get their way.
--Submitted by a parent

Overall good school, however bus control can be a problem. Teachers also play favorites with who they like and who they don't. I have witnessed this myself and see it everyday with other students.
--Submitted by a student

Overall teacher quality is relatively good, but very limited by excessive parental control. Unfortunately the control does not mean extra funding from parents. The extracurricular activies are limited to nonexistent for 6th grade students. It is a small community school with parents who are very competitive. There also appears to be extreme favortism and added activities for students with parents who are either very vocal or who have themselves grown up with teachers. This a real problem with small towns and for outsiders trying to get their kids to assimilate. Leadership folds too often to pressure. As a parent of a seventh grader at this school, I feel that this school is probably average for rural locations.
--Submitted by a parent