Montgomery Middle School

This school is lacking in professionalism, one of the teachers referred to our child as 'stupid'. Furthermore, the curriculum is lacking in my view, our child clearly needed to be more challenged and was 'stuck' in the system. It was a lost year academically. On different occasions, we tried to address our concerns with the administration / faculty and they were very defensive and confrontational. The primary focus is teaching to the TAKS test, and there discipline policy is not enforced. We have removed our children from the MISD schools. Unfortunately, everyone that has lived in Montgomery are only comparing it to the schools they grew up in and focus too much on the appearance of the new buildings and athletic facilies versus what goes on inside the school walls.
--Submitted by a parent

My son is being bullied at this school. There is minimal communication home from the school. The curriculum is sub-par. There is minimal homework that comes home. I guess they do not want to have the extra work of grading it.
--Submitted by a parent

This is a wonderful school. The teachers are very supportive of their students. There are many activities for the students to choose from. The school shares the same morale as this community. Everyone is very friendly. The principals are ther if you have issues to discuss. There is also great parental involvement.
--Submitted by a parent

This school is not what it is cracked up to be. There is too much emphasis placed on standardized testing and the teachers seem to care only about what the TAAS (Texas academic achievement standards) scores are, rather than the well being of the child. This school exceeded the federally mandated time frame to come up with a plan after my child was evaluated and it was discovered that he had a learning disability. I had to constantly stay on this school to formulate a plan. The time frame after the initial evaluation is 30 days. This school administration waited for five months and did not act until I threatened to take drastic measures and formulate a complaint with the Board of Education. My child and I were certainly not impressed. There are many students that fall through the cracks. Not a good place if you desire proactivity.
--Submitted by a parent