Dedicated staff, interesting electives, focus on individual students' developmental needs.
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Posted by a parent on 09/16/09
I've been going to this school for 2 years already and it's a top notched school. The teachers offer help before and after and between lunch which really help me if I am struggling at a subject. All the math teachers at PMS is really great. This school is free of drug and i never seen anyone physically
... Read more or mentally bullied. The education here is unbeatable for a public school. Well, what do except if a school is ranked 64 in the nation out of like 10,000 middle schools. ;) Read less
Posted by a student on 04/27/09
I've been going to PMS for 2 years now, and it has been very good. although there has been a few problems socially, academically it has been very fulfilling. Mrs. Knapp is one if best math teachers i have ever had. when I started to fall behind, she offered to go over all my tests and to give me free,
... Read more extra tutoring after school. i am now getting A's in math and that is thanks to the wonderful support I got. Read less
Posted by a student on 04/04/09
As a Piedmont alum, it s funny to read little has changed. Note to parents: while Piedmont kids will likely have to deal w/ ridiculous issues like popularity, name-brand clothes, etc., I promise they're also getting a first rate education. In fact, upon return from my class reunion, I was really happy
... Read more to see the type of citizen the Piedmont schools produces. All of them- successful, smart and contributing in a positive way to society. Read less
Posted by a other on 03/19/08
I went to this school for 2 years and I loved it there. The teachers are always there to help you when you need it, before school, during lunch, and after school. I truly recommend this school, it's in a great area and has excellent teachers. Though if you fall being in math or science, it'll be hard
... Read more to keep up unless you speak with a teacher to help you understand. Mr.James is a great math teacher; although if you fall being in his class, he'll expect you to know how to do something and sometimes won't help. The core teachers are great, and almost all teachers have a sense of humor. This city and it's schools are simply amazing. Almost all of the students are great as well. Though parents be careful, because somehow theres a lot of peer pressure at the schools between students. Read less
Posted by a student on 08/21/07
This is a wonderful school with an excellent staff!
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Posted by a parent on 04/19/06
This school is great for those on top academically, but generally those who aren't at the top but yet don't qualify as learning disabled can be left behind. There's a new program (one semester study hall /study skills) which seems to be wonderful for those (mostly boys) who for whatever reason aren't
... Read more keeping up. Although parents are supposed to get progress notes midway through the semester if their child isn't doing well, my experience has been that they haven't been sent to us. There are some great teachers who will go the extra mile- Mr. James, for example. Read less
Posted by a parent on 03/22/06
My daughter had a bad experience at this school and we pulled her out. I have since heard that a lot of kids look back at the middle school and feel that it was very hard. Academics are hard, and the staff can be somewhat unsupportive. My daughter fell way behind, and we had no idea how bad it had
... Read more gotten. There are also some issues concerning social dynamics, although my daughter didn't have a problem with that. I'd say that if your kid is comfortable socially, and strong academically, it's probably a good school. However, if your kid has some problems, you'll have to really get behind it from the start, because the the school won't. There are some very good teachers, notably Ms.Kennedy. Read less
This is a great school academically, with committed teachers and administrators, but there really needs to be more of a focus on real diversity work, in the areas of both ethnicity and socio-economic status. Students lack any true depth of understanding and tolerance of people who are different/outside
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English as Second Language
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Piedmont schools — Piedmont Middle School is located at 740 Magnolia Ave, Piedmont CA 94611. 740 Magnolia Ave is in the 94611 ZIP code in Piedmont, CA The school district for Piedmont Middle School is the Piedmont Unified School District. Piedmont Middle School is a Public school that serves grade levels 6 - 8.
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