Richland Middle School

My child has attended this school for two years now. Previously under Dr. Sizemore I would have given the school 3 or 4 stars, now it is a stretch to give it two. The school is VERY disorganized, huge lack of communication between most teachers and parents. Discipline is lacking, the "uniforms" are a joke, I could go on and on. The band program however is fabulous. It is to bad that Ms. Belch and Mr. Porter were running the whole school.
--Submitted by a parent

Richland Middle School is one of the worst middle schools i've ever been to. There is little if any communication between teachers and student. Everything. like student concil, is run by the athletic coaches. I was not in athletics, so i did not qualify to be a part. The activity night is boring. Only dancing and basketball. The gifted and talented program is not that advanced. But Ms. Trotter, Mr. Edge, and Mrs. Markham (formally Ms. Parr are by far the best teachers that school has. The principals are not the best either. They are always busy and do not enforce issues between student as they should. Richland Middle School is not the best, but they have few good features

This is by far the worst school I have ever had to deal with. Their activity nights are more like "club night" they play music kids this age shouldn't be listening to, all they were missing from a real club was the alcohol. The teachers don't care, Coach Owens specifically hates to do his job. There is no communication from the teachers, when you try to contact the principal's (any of them) they don't return phone calls. My son's classes more seem like a daycare than a school. The staff is very unresponsive to anyone with an IQ high enough to realize this school is unacceptable. The district needs to shut this school down.
--Submitted by a parent

Our daughter attended 6th and 7th grades at Richland Middle School. I can honestly say without hesitation that this was by far the worst educational experience that I have been associated with. We are moving out of district at this point. However, if we had not found a home out of the district, I would have moved my daughter away from this school!
--Submitted by a parent

3 of my 4 children have attended this school, all with bad experiences. This issues range from a teacher not dealing with a boy being inappropriate with my daughter, to no communication from the school regarding my sons' poor grades before report cards came out, to violence not being appropriately dealt with, to the assistant principal releasing a special needs child at the end of the school day, instead of escorting him to his bus as is the norm, causing a very upset and disoriented special needs child being in an altercation with my son, at which time both students were given citations by the SRO, with NO phone call being made to either set of parents.
--Submitted by a parent

My child has just recently started attending Richland Middle School. His first year there in fact. But I have already discovered that the teachers seem to be caring,attentive to the students needs , and helpful to the parents. They wish to teach the children to be responsible for themselves, and there possesions, as well as for their time.Our children need to be educated at home about these responsibilities and the responsibility to others.I have seen the teachers in this school giving this knowledge and encouragement to the students. If it continues I see no reason why Richland Middle School can not be the best!
--Submitted by a parent

I was very disappointed with Richland Middle School.We moved here from La. in the middle of the school year. I felt my child was placed in excellent classes. She did not recieve a text book in her English Honors Class until 2 months after enrolling. I think the teachers were just there to collect a paycheck!! After 4 months of attending this school, we moved our daughter to a different school district. I will say that the 7th grade counselor and the attendence lady were extremely nice and helpful and made every attempt to help us in the transfter into and out of the school.
--Submitted by a parent

My daughter attended Richland Middle for 8th grade. Although she wasn't able to join in on things like music or athletics, they offered other programs that kept her involved - she was in High On Life and the yearbook staff. This school gives kids a way to be a big part of the school. She had trouble in math prior to attending Richland Middle and was in a TAKS math class in addition to her regular math class. This helped her quite a bit. Parents are encouraged to attend functions. She states that some teachers were great, while others were quite lacking. The student population, according to her is not prominantly white, but hispanic.
--Submitted by a parent

Richland Middle School is a wonderful school. Teachers, principal and all staff are helpful and kind. This is a great school.
--Submitted by Christa, a former student