PMS has extraordinary teachers, administrators and staff. The staff really cares about each student. Distinguished and blue ribbon school that really deserves the recognition!
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Posted by a parent on 04/01/09
PMS is awesome!!!!! There are many clubs, the food is great, and the teachers are the best in the world. Some can be pretty strict but overall their really nice. This has just been my first year but I really love PMS
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Posted by a student on 03/02/09
I was surprised about this school. This is my first year at PMS. My first year at middle school, actually. All of my teachers are great. They are nice, but strict. It was tougher than I anticipated, so I didn't work too hard. When my first grade update came along, I had a C. I talked to my teacher and
... Read more she gave me some advice. And it worked. I'm a straight A student now. The food is awesome, the staff are awesome (especially Mr. Whitney). The clubs are awesome. And the laptop program is awesome! The laptop program is really worth it. Read less
Posted by a student on 01/10/09
Overall Good school. Although I think that they need to look on both sides of the rope with the whole Biology thing. As a Christian Student, I have my own Beliefs and feel they need to be respected. The Politically correct History and Biology and what not needs to be viewed with both perspectives. Other
... Read more than that it is a fine school, Awesome food, Good teachers... The lunch lines need work. Read less
Posted by a student on 11/18/08
Despite the higher API scores etc. I have been disappointed with many of the teachers. Some, clearly burnt out or unmotivated, have actually turned my child off to subjects once loved. 'Higher ups' clearly on the side of the teachers and unresponsive to the concernsof the parent.
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Posted by a parent on 12/24/07
this is da best school ever! all sorts of clubs, awesome food , i highly reccomend this school!
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Posted by a student on 11/02/07
The teachers here are passionate about the children's learning process. There is a great deal of parent involvement in the school.
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PMS overall is a very good school although they allow teachers to provide a somewhat politically slanted curriculum and do little to control these type of discussions in the class. This would be fine except the teachers involve their own views and this is never acceptable. There seems to be no ability
... Read more to control this and it does impact the students. Other than this the quality of the learinging environment is quite high and the availability of extracurricular activities appears to be on par with other similiar schools. As with any school parental involvement is a double edged sword there is a high level of parental involvement and this has implications both positive and negative. This is a relatively affluent community and the parents who participate tend to be towards the upper end of the stratum and the do wield influence. Read less
Posted by a parent on 01/11/06
Pleasanton Middle school offers good educational environment for students. The level of parent involvement is quite high. I found the sports facilities very good. I found most teachers to be very competent and good at what they do. I highly recommend this school.
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Pleasanton schools — Pleasanton Middle School is located at 5001 Case Ave, Pleasanton CA 94566. 5001 Case Ave is in the 94566 ZIP code in Pleasanton, CA The school district for Pleasanton Middle School is the Pleasanton Unified School District. Pleasanton Middle School is a Public school that serves grade levels 6 - 8.
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