Toano Middle School

I have worked in all three middle schools. Toano is my favorite. The staff and Principal are incredibly devoted to the students. Students are well supervised at all times. Uniforms help keep students focused on school. Toano FAR out shines Berkeley Middle School for control in the classroom, hallways, cafeteria, and teacher dedication. It is a tight nit community with a strong advocate as their leader.

Very positive experience overall. Our son finished 7th grade in Toano after James Blair was closed in 2010. I would like to praise enthusiastic effort of Mr Fudge who is a new Principal in Toano. Our son took advanced-level math and got 100% on the SOL test. English, Math, Science, PE, Band were especially good. We could keep track of our child's progress online via Edline that was frequently updated.
--Submitted by a parent

I can't believe this school received a top rating. This school has the worst testing scores not to mention tons of crime. We pulled our child out. this school is the worst in the district and everyone in the community knows it.
--Submitted by a parent

Terrible school. If you are zoned for this school, I would advise moving. It is the worst of the 3 middle schools in the district.
--Submitted by a parent

The special education team seem to care about the children and work with parents. The Health/Physical Education program offers a wide variety of activities for excercise, learning and fun. The students seem to do well academically based on standardized tests.
--Submitted by a parent

This is my daughter's second year at Toano. We moved from Maryland last year. I think Toano is great and so does she. The students and staff accepted her in with open arms and made our transition that much easier. We were worried about the Honors program when we got here but it has proven itself to be good and challenging for her. And she doesn't mind the uniforms at all, they are an equalizer. Now don't get me wrong she is happy to be going to high school next year and getting to wear her own clothes but she doesn't hate the uniforms.
--Submitted by a parent

This is my first year at Toano and I think it's great. The teachers are so kind and encourage us to do our best.
--Submitted by a student

I'm a student at tms and I think that this is such a wonderful school . This is my last year at tms and out of the 3 years of learning here I found out that toano teachers will do and thing to help us excel in our work . we have some very loving teachers who care about us and will help us in any way. I will be sad to leave this great school but, because of two of my teachers I want to go to college and get a masters degree in english so I can teach their! And last is Uniforms Are OK ! If any teachers are reading this most of you know me ;)
--Submitted by sam, a student

This is the first year my child has been at Toano. So far everything seems pretty great, except one thing. Apparently, if the students to not understand their homework, then they are to write the following: 'I did not follow directions. When I do not follow directions, I interrupt normal class activities. The teacher has to STOP teaching and DEAL with my SITUATION. In addition, the students who are trying to learn have to be delayed from learning because of my action'. For students to write this is an insult and makes them feel like the teacher could care less about their education. Sometimes you can't stick to a schedule by every minute. Do not belittle the students.
--Submitted by a parent