The teachers are great and help with my work. when ever i ask. the other students are nice to me. i love my school
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Posted by a student on 09/16/09
This school is very unpleasing. The teachers are nice and all but the office is very rude. if i go up to the office if they called me up there the lady is on the phone the whole time and i am waiting and she says what do you need and i tell her so she continues to talk on the phone. I always feel uncomfortable
... Read more up there and they are very rude. I would say that eversince Mr. Bacon has been at that school kids have felt more like they have someone to talk to. Nobody ever goes to any of the principles. Only Mr. Bacon. He listens to your needs. Trask middle school is also unorganized. When we got our new dress code teachers would say one thing and another teacher would say another. And half the time u dont know where to go! they change schedule alot! Read less
Posted by a student on 05/25/09
I love the school and so does my child. My concern is the same as mentioned by another parent. The lack of textbooks is bothersome. I also like to go over with my child what was learned in school and have no reference. My child has asked to bring home her textbook in order to study and was told that
... Read more they cannot do this. What is this saying to the child. Getting the child to study is difficult enough, and when they show enthusiasm to at least try, they should be given reiforcement. In addition, over the weekends no homework is given. This wouldn't be a problem because I could take on the task of assigning work myself if I had a textbook to utilize. Other than these issues I like this school and teachers are very pro-active in communication with the parents, which is lacking in many schools. Read less
Posted by a parent on 05/09/09
We are not pleased with Trask Middle School. Last year, my son was in G6-III and had a lot of homework, which is ok. This year in G7-III, he only has daily homework in math and has an excellent math teacher. He occasionally has a Language Arts assignment. The teachers' websites indicate no homework
... Read more will be assigned, and that all work is done at school. Also, he doesn't have science, language arts, or social studies textbooks; the teachers teach from power point. In the past, we've always gone over the textbooks with our children to reinforce what was learned in school that particular day. I looked at G7-I and G7-II teacher websites, and they have loads of homework, so what is this national statement, 'no child left behind' supposed to mean at Trask. I agree--the office staff is borderline rude. Read less
Posted by a parent on 01/15/09
This school is ridiculous. They teach seventh graders things that in the state we came from, they taught to fifth graders. There is basically little to no diversity. The faculty is even worse. We are very dissatisfied with this school.
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Posted by a student on 03/22/07
It is okay. some of the teachers get upset over little things and the office staff are very rude. But on the other hand the new principal is very nice.
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Posted by a student on 10/04/05
My son attended Trask in 6th grade. I was impressed with some of the opportunitites that he was offered. For the most part, it was a good year. My only complaint would be that the office staff was not friendly or welcoming. I always felt as if I was an intrusion, when I would go to the office. Whether
... Read more it was to meet my son for lunch or to volunteer, I never felt comfortable. Anytime I called the school, the phone lines would not be working properly and it was hard to talk to a teacher. On the other hand, most of the teachers were real nice and tried to be as helpful as they could be. Read less
Posted by a parent on 08/10/05
I've had two daughters that attended Trask. They both progressed very well. Each of them had teachers and guidance counselors that recognized their strengths and weaknesses that allowed them to challenge themselves academically. They were both asked to join the SAGE program that placed them both well
... Read more above their grade levels. The learning environment allowed my oldest child to excel in high school and place her in the top 5% in their class. My youngest is still at Trask. No school is perfect and they all have trouble in one area or another. Overall, Trask is an excellent environment for a child to receive a great start for high school both physically and academically. Read less
Posted by a parent on 02/28/05
Our Son has attended Trask Middle School for several years. Since Mrs. Dousharm has come on board things have really changed. Our child does not arrive to school on time consitently every day. He is late for school anywhere from 10 minutes to 1 hour and 40 minutes. Lately he is about 30 minutes late
... Read more for school daily. Though we have attempted to resolve this important issue, we have been unsuccessful. There have been many occasions when we tried to reach the school and could not get through. We have been told they are experiencing Phone problems. When resolving problems the staff is slow to return calls, set up meetings, and come up with a solutions. Our son has not experienced the wonderful educational experience he enjoyed in years past. Finding out how our son is actually doing and being involved in the educational process has been very difficult this year. Read less
* In 2007-2008 North Carolina used End-of-Grade (EOG) tests to assess students in grades 3 through 8 in reading and math. The EOG tests are standards-based, which means they measure how well students are mastering specific skills defined for each grade by the state of North Carolina. The goal is for all students to score at or above the proficient level on the tests.
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17
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Wilmington schools — Emma B Trask Middle School is located at 2900 N College Rd, Wilmington NC 28405. 2900 N College Rd is in the 28405 ZIP code in Wilmington, NC The school district for Emma B Trask Middle School is the New Hanover County School District. Emma B Trask Middle School is a Public school that serves grade levels 6 - 8.
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