With new leadership in place, quality teachers, dedicated parents and more than plenty stellar students, SMS can once again be a great middle school as long as it SETS THE BAR HIGH, regardless of varied demographics, and demands accountability from all parents sending there kids to Snellville Middle...DO
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Posted by a other on 09/03/09
My son attends SMS and he is in 7th grade. We have had a wonderful experience with SMS. He is in Probe and all the teachers are exceptional. As most parents know in the 6th grade in middle school the children in Probe have two Probe subjects and the others are regular classes. Last year this was
... Read more the case for my son. All of his teachers both Probe and regular classes were excellent. Both sets of teachers keep the parents well informed of grades, policies, etc. I can't say enough about the school. My son loves SMS and wants to support the school with every activity that he can. We are very pleased. The Probe classes are also challenging. The teachers help stretch their thinking. Very pleased with a very good school. New principal this year, thus far she has not missed a beat. Everything is going great and organized! Read less
Posted by a parent on 08/25/09
My son is in his first year at SMS. He is a probe student and those teachers are way above average and exceptional. They alot a huge amount of time to the students and to the parents and are always available for help and support. I dont know what I will do without them in the future. If your student
... Read more is in probe..they are in really great hands. As far as the regular classes...some teachers are great and others are in serious need of retirement! We have a teacher that is very disrespectful in her treatment of the students and is unavailable and rude to the parents. Many students have issues with her. That is the minority though. For the most part we are happy and have not seen the fights and discipline problems that we hear of. Parent involvement is widely accepted and makes a difference for us. Read less
Posted by a parent on 04/30/09
SMS is a good school with wonderful teachers, some of the policies are not up to my liking, such as if a child is having a problem in 1 class and it isnt being corrected in a timely manner(failed all tests from day one with lil help from teacher)that the policy is to take the child out of all the calsses
... Read more vs just the one there is an ongoing problem with(not just my child). I am quite happy with her teachers and her progress except in this one class. Still a work in progress. Read less
Posted by a parent on 12/01/07
SMS is not a bad school at all. Middle school is hard for any student to go through. Some of the students sre not well behaved but it doesn't mean the rest of the students are not. SMS has great teachers who care and listen to the students as if they were their own. SMS trys hard to foucus on the qualities
... Read more of a good student and it is hard for anyone to get the importance of academics through a childs head. The only reason SMS seems so bad is because you dont know all of the students personally and pulling your children out is gigving the school bad credit. Read less
Posted by a student on 10/07/07
If you haven't spent any time at this school during the day you should. My child begged to be homeschooled so we did. The problems this school has does have alot to do with discipline and yes it does start at home but the homes that need to change are not changing. Therefore the children who do get
... Read more the attention and have proper parental involvement suffer! If every parent would do their part this school could improve but keep in mind that we all have different standards and values. Read less
Posted by a parent on 08/23/07
I have to disagree with alot of remarks about Snellville Middle. While I don't know too many great middle schools, Snellville teachers try their best. I think some of the reasons Snellville may not be the best to some is because it starts at home. Many of these children are not well behaved, well
... Read more mannered or even up to par and when the teachers call parents regarding the child's dress or temper parents get upset, not enough parents are involved at this school. My son is a 7th grader this year and although I work full-time I make it work and am very involved with his teachers on a daily basis through emails. Parents, lets step up! if this school isn't what you want it to be lets come together to make it what it should be! Read less
Posted by a parent on 07/31/07
We are not happy with Snellville Middle School. Our daughter is going to high school but our son will remain and we are trying hard to get him out of there. The disciplinary problems out weigh the educational benefits of this institution which are not up to our standards.
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Posted by a parent on 06/19/07
We are not happy with SMS. Our oldest daughter went there and had problems (she's now in H.S.) getting any individualized attention to address her questions. Our oldest son is there now (in between 7th and 8th grade) and is begging us to take him out for homeschooling.
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Posted by a parent on 06/03/07
My son went to SMS 3-5 years ago, he is now in 11th grade. The school was better then. My daughter has been going there the past two years, and for her 8th grade year, she will probably be home schooled or a private school. The principal at SMS is very rude. She doesn't speak when you pass her in the
... Read more halls. The teachers try and do their best to teach, but the administration needs to provide them some help. SMS is more worried about dress codes and discipline rather than teaching our children. I think Gwinnett County BOE needs to start at the top and work their way down to remove some of the problems. Read less
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Snellville schools — Snellville Middle School is located at 3155 E Pate Rd, Snellville GA 30078. 3155 E Pate Rd is in the 30078 ZIP code in Snellville, GA The school district for Snellville Middle School is the Gwinnett County Public School District. Snellville Middle School is a Public school that serves grade levels 6 - 8.
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