Five Oaks Middle School

I went to this school for 6th and 7th grade. The school is okay. They change and rearrange the staff a lot, so its always hard for me to tell who I should go to for what. I will miss the band and PE teacher the most. There aren't a lot of advancement opportunities though, coming from a kid who was AP all her life. Unless your a year ahead, you have to get dragged through math until you catch up (or slow down) to what you're class is learning. And also, I read at a college level (their words, not mine) and don't get any Advancement classes for that. I'm going to a different school for 8th grade and am thankful. 5 Oaks is going through budget cuts and the schedule is going to be completely different and they're getting rid of my science teacher. Five Oaks has weird classes: they don't really have Literature classes, but cram English and History and Creative Writing into one class called Humanities. I enjoy writing but learned virtually nothing from that class(not even organizational tips). Its all very standard and that's great for someone who isn't me. the classes were too big and I never felt like I had my teacher's attention for more than 3 minutes, so I never felt understood.

This is an awesome school depending on which group of teachers you get during your 7th/8th grade years. If you get teachers that you connect with and help you and you don't make a fool of yourself quickly, I learned the teachers are extremely helpful. The fact that you keep the same teachers really builds up a trust between students and teachers, making it much easier to talk to them, and more confident to ask them for help. The gym classes are fine, but the other electives are amazing. The 6th grade teachers are really hit or miss, some are good but others are horrible. The principal during my time there was friendly, same with the majority of the staff. However, my main complaint with this school was that I don't feel that it fully prepared me for high school. this may be to me going to a different type of high school however, so i'll cut them some slack. Testing is a painless procedure, but the staff could do a better job at keeping some of the more rule breaking students in check, but they usually do decent. The students however, are rude and make fun of everyone, but I guess that's the norm. Good school though, happy to say I went there. Also, Explorers group is the best!

My daughter goes to this school and she's loving every minute of it. She came from the Philippines 2 years ago, but through the help of her teachers and school staff she has adjusted well and has made many friends. I know she loves Five Oaks, and we (her parents) does too. She'll be going to high school next school year, I'm sure she will miss Five Oaks.
—Submitted by a parent

I go to Five Oaks and it is the BEST middle school on Earth! It is kind of in a bad neighborhood but everybody there is SO nice!!!!

A great community with a fun but educating curriculum.
—Submitted by a student

Omg this school was the best school ive EVER been to in my life.Especially our PE teacher :) The other teachers were pretty coolio &&i had a great year at five oaks during my seventh grade year.I will miss this school and mostly my friends that i made during this time.:)))
—Submitted by a student

i think it's an okay school i went there for 6th grade its a wonderful school and you should go there! i love it and there's a lot of people to hang out with and make new friends! and i love our councilors! -Gina G.
—Submitted by a student

five oaks is an cool and fun but safe school. they make sure u have fun and be safe at the same time. i enjoy going there. :D
—Submitted by a student

FIve Oaks is a wonderful school. The teachers really care about our students and are motivated to make a difference. The community feeling is really welcoming and the student body is very diverse.
—Submitted by a teacher

Five Oaks is a wonderful school! Our daughter loves it! Teachers are Very nice, and teach there classes well! They are very helpful to us and our daughter! Over all, Five Oaks is great!
—Submitted by Michael Korsmeyer, a parent