Drum Intermediate School

Public | 5-7 | 637 students |  

PHONE: (253) 566-5660

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4909 79th Avenue W

University Place, WA 98467

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Drum Intermediate School, located in University Place, Washington, serves grades 5-7 in the University Place School District. It is among the few public schools in Washington to receive a distinguished GreatSchools Rating of 9 out of 10.

This school has an average Community Rating of 4 out of 5 stars, based on reviews from 16 school community members.

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Posted on Jan 16, 2011
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As parent of a child who attended 2009-2010, this school was a disaster. Our daughter came home complaining of out of control kids in the classroom, sexual harassment by male students, and teachers who got no backing from the principal's office when they asked for help. The teachers were awesome,the administration is a joke. Talking with the principal was pointless. Police cars frequently at the school.
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Posted on Aug 16, 2010
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As a parent of a student who's last year (thank goodness) was 09-10, I am very disappointed with a lot of things about drum. Education was not top priority, neither was fairness when it came to disciplinary action.It is amazing that my child made it out of there without losing their mind!!. I encourage my child often, not to let this experience discourage him from getting the best education in his future years...
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Posted on Aug 8, 2009
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The music program is outstanding, and the teachers, and facculty are amazing, but we need some extrasurricular activities. All we have is after-school art, and no sports for seventh grade this year. What a bummer because I am going into seventh grade!
--Submitted by a student

Posted on Nov 12, 2008
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My son is a 5th grader at Drum & I agree with him about how great we think the school is. The teachers are awesome & the staff are very kind & always eager to help. The principal & vice-principal are so inviting & easy to approach about anything. He enjoys the lunch, the fact that they have phys ed. 3 times a week, & music every day. There are several events throughout the year that the kids enjoy such as the social parties for each grade group. We are new to the area & my kids education was a major concern to us but I am so proud of the fact that my kids belong to one of the best school districts. I recommend this school & if I lived outside the school district, I would not mind driving my kids here.
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Posted on Nov 6, 2008
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I am a new student at Drum this year, all and all, It's an excellent school. There are so many nice people, the teachers are very good at what they do and explain things very well, the only thing I think they can improve on is lunch, other than that I love it here.
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Posted on Aug 8, 2006
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I have two children who attend Drum Intermediate one of whom is a special needs child. I am totally impressed with the amount of dedication the staff has shown our son and their continued drive to help him achieve new levels of success.
--Submitted by Stephannie Bordash, a parent

Posted on Jun 30, 2005
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Great school. I so reccomend.
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Posted on Jan 30, 2005
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Well, I am currently a seventh grade student at Drum and I can say that overall it is a great school. The lunch needs MAJOR improvment and there are a few teachers that I wouldn't place money on...but I guess I am pretty well off.
--Submitted by a student

Posted on Oct 24, 2004
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This school is...just plain amazing!
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Posted on Sep 5, 2004
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Both the principal and vice principal are always eager to listen to student and parent concerns. They truely care about each individual student and what's best for them. They always get the whole story from the view of all concerned before handing out punishment. This staff truly enjoys working together as a team. Parents and students feel welcome when they enter the school.
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