7712 Gaelic Dr
Fayetteville, NC 28306

Massey Hill is a Choice School in the County. (Apps to attend usually due by Jan.) Students are eclectic & many are advanced learners/over achievers/gifted & LIKE learning.The student/teacher ratios are very low. Downsides: - Transportation (school bus) is not provided (unless you live on Ft. Liberty). - Special Ed: their weakest point. If have an IEP & minimal needs, they’ll likely be ok. But consensus seems to be you must keep tabs & be consistent when things go left. (Frankly, the entire school district is poor for EC kids.) - Sports - There are none. But students can participate in sports at the school their home is districted for. (For on-post this is EE Smith HS). Be sure to contact the home school directly and be persistent. - Hate to point out one specific person/position, but it’s important. The counselor who works with students deciding a career field or post-secondary education lacks. To be fair, they are the only counselor and have 300’ish students (55-65 per class) & have not been out of college long. If something small or pointed is needed, you’re good. But parents be prepared to tackle this yourself. - Family engagement: they’re trying! Much improved over last few years! Neutrals: - the surrounding area. Don’t be put off by the appearance and “talk” of the area. It’s still tying to rid of a reputation from the 80’s - 10’s. Security at the school is paramount. - Physical building - know the building is 100 years old. It’s well cared for, but expect all that comes with such. - Uniforms: love ‘em or hate em. They are required. Prices are reasonable, but not inexpensive. The school hasn’t quite figured out how to make buying a smooth process. But you can buy “unbranded” pieces from wherever. Positives: - Teachers & administration - #1 They are very supportive & understanding with students. Turnover is very low and that says a LOT about the entire school. There are a few teachers that are a bit hard to get ahold of, a couple that prefer to post grades every couple weeks versus daily, but your student isn’t likely to be plagued with this more than once per semester. And if needed, a quick email to admin will straighten things out. - If a student is “weird”, they’re just that. Nobody cares. Few students pick on them. In fact, they’re likely to find a friend or two who is also “weird.” Bullying is not tolerated by students & squashed. - Drugs and shenanigans - don’t bring that mess to The Hill! It’s not tolerated AT ALL.

The worst ever! As a teacher, as a parent and as part of the community. Everybody knows how bad this school is, but the School Board is doing nothing to help teachers, students and parents get rid of the principal

It is unfortunate that the city and school system does not provide more school choices and education options. The options are very few within the school system and many of the schools are failing and low performing. It sucks

We love this school. The teachers are great and you can tell the new principal Mr. Parker loves being there. That's all my kids talk about. So glad we chose Reid Ross.

Great, the teachers really care about their students.

My child had the privilege to attend this school for 3 years. I can attest to the fact that staff is very concerned about the children's well being. My child had a couple of issues with bullying on the school bus and a conflict with a student in the classroom. Both incidences were addressed and resolved immediately. She was able to speak to the school counselor anytime she felt the need to. When my child had trouble catching up in math, I was offered tutoring for her which helped immensely. My child thrived here. The staff is very approachable and welcome parents to discuss any concerns.The school encourages parental participation. They offer activity nights for families.

I rate the school 10 out of 10. My daughter is senior this year and she has had an amazing experience.

This school outshines many other middle schools in the area. There are so many sports, clubs, and events, I really feel like I have a lot of opportunities to be present in my child's academics. My son definitely struggled as he has his own special needs but the school was always willing to listen and address my concerns. I had one issue with his social studies teacher not grading his work properly last year during his 8th grade year there but I never brought it up with admin, if I did I'm sure they would have addressed it and I found out he no longer works there anyway. I read reviews about behaviors and fights but that was not my experience, my son even said that the principal would open address issues such as vaping rather than hide the issues under the rug which I respect. The school isn't encouraging those behaviors but they aren't ignoring this generations issues either and that is what is important. The school was always inviting parent to come in and volunteer or help out it's not on them if families do not accept the invitations to be more involved. I would definitely recommend this school over many other in the county.

It's hard to find a good school in this area, but we had heard good things about the High School and our kids were entering middle school. It was close to home and a choice school, so we chose to send first one child, and then the next year their sibling.Our first year experience there was mostly good. We had little to no communication from the teacher, but our child thrived in their first year of middle school and we were thrilled, coming out of virtual learning and back into in-person school.But the following year they promoted the principal of the school and brought in a new one for the middle school. As our second child entered their first year there, we noticed a big change. First off, while my first gifted child did well, my special needs child went ignored. When we tried to communicate with the teachers, we got the usual no response. It took calls to the administration and weeks to get responses. Meanwhile, our child was failing most of thier classes. We discovered thier 504 wasn't being followed, they had ignored our concerns about placement in advanced classes, and ultimately we had to choose homeschooling mid-year.Meanwhile, events at the school were poorly planned, awards ceremonies were a mess, dances were cancelled at the last minute, and an culture of mass punishment took over.My first student began to hate the school. They disliked most of their teachers, and began to do poorly. My once thriving student was very unhappy. There are also nowhere near the extra-curricular opportunities I would expect from a school like this. Few clubs, and the ones we tried were run so poorly that they weren't really functioning clubs. No field trips.School morale is currently very low, and this school has lost its shine.