EJMS has come a very long way! The new and much improved principal is so wonderful, her approach with the children and parents is very 'open door' at all times and she is genuinely concerned and involved with each family that comes to her about anything. The teachers and other leaders in the school
... Read more are committed to the children in such a positive way and truley all the fears I once had about my child being at East have been subsided. It is a great school and my child loves it. Don't be afraid of public schools, there are wonderful people there that care so much. A very thankful EJMS mom. Read less
Posted by a parent on 09/12/08
It is surprising to me to see a posting from Aug. 2008 next to one from 2005. I am also surpised by the lack of ' praise ' EJMS has gotten for the changes and growth it has made. The Pricipal, staff, teachers & students are all to be commended. They have excelled in all aspects. Expectations are higher
... Read more and expected for both teacher and student and are achieved. Communications between teacher and parent are easily managed. Disipline is maintained and safety is first. I am very pleased to have my children attend EJMS. I feel that whether they are in class, at an away basketball game or academic team meeting , my children have the best teachers, advisors, coaches and staff looking out for them. ~A Very Happy EJMS Mom Read less
Posted by a parent on 08/27/08
The principal is doing a good job communicating with parents and encouraging parent participation at the school. The PTO is sponsoring events almost monthly for the sstudents and sometimes families. The teachers are doing a good job and test scores are improving to almost passing level on
... Read more some goals. Unfortunately NLCB and the news agencies mention only Pass/Fail. Morale and community image are improving. Read less
Posted by a parent on 08/26/08
After 6 years in the private sector, we moved our son to the public school system in January to attend EJMS. Our experience has exceeded what we had expected. The administration and teachers both have been very supportive and communicative in keeping us abreast of our child's progress. There are
... Read more excellent teachers at this school who truly care about bringing the best out of students and making them think 'out of the box.' My son is smiling again and having 'fun' and learning at the same time. This is what education is really about 'mentoring.'. He is in excell classes and is taking pre-engineering as an elective in 7th grade. I would like to see more extra curricular activites such as a middle school baseball team and golf team at this level. The new principle is committed to making this school perform at its highest level. Overall we've had a positive Read less
Posted by a parent on 08/19/08
Too much teacher turnover every year- top heavy in administration, with little results from additional administration, too many transitions in gifted programs/learning style launches and failures of model approaches. Admin tends to give PR answers to pacify instead of clearly stating what they know to
... Read more be problems and solving in what would seem a logical way. Parents feel like their children are being used as research models rather than truly having needs met, but when confronting admin, are given assurances this isn't true- illusions verses common sense. Read less
Posted by a parent on 05/03/05
I am a student at East Middle and the quality of the acadenic programs is not very good in my opinion. The availability of extracurricular activites isn't good but there are some activities. Also, the level of saftey isn't very high because i have experienced it first hand and have got in a few fights
... Read more I didn't start and there was teachers who could have stopped it but they didn't. The level of parental involvment is one of the only few good things about East Middle. Read less
Posted by a student on 03/14/05
I am a student at East. I love this school. We have some of the best academic programs. An we have the best avilble art teachers in the state. Parents are invold aolt with every thing we do. And they are about 1,000 and something kids not 800 and something kids. We have outstanding boys and girls sports
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Posted by a student on 02/02/05
I'm currently an eighth grader at EJMS and am having a blast! All the teachers are great, and we actually learn, but have fun at the same time! We have five minutes between classes and lunch to socialise. We don't have homeroom, but we do have advisory, wich makes up for homeroom, advisory is the fourth
... Read more block class everyday where you can sometimes socialise and work on work from other classes. Its really an awesome school and I'm very proud to be a student here! Read less
Posted by a student on 09/02/04
My daughter is currently an eighth grader at EJMS. Overall, the teachers are qualified, innovative, professional and seem to truly care about the children and their academic success. The BOOST after school program is an enormous benefit to my child, who tends to struggle somewhat with her homework.
... Read more The BOOST staff is knowledgeable, caring and patient and the program helps my child excel while giving her a heightened sense of self confidence in her abilities. Safety at the school is strong and the staff generally seems alert and attentive to the safety of the students. I think that discipline of the students is one of the weaker points of the school. Very serious safety issues, however (such as a recent death threat) are not tolerated and swift action is taken. Overall, I do believe my child is in a safe environment at the school. Read less
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Student enrollment:
900
Students per teacher:
90
Full-time teachers:
10
Number of classrooms:
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Nicholasville schools — East Jessamine Middle School is located at 851 Wilmore Rd, Nicholasville KY 40356. 851 Wilmore Rd is in the 40356 ZIP code in Nicholasville, KY The school district for East Jessamine Middle School is the Jessamine County School District. East Jessamine Middle School is a Public school that serves grade levels 6 - 8.
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