Here we go again with our second child entering Leslie M stover Middle. I'll cross my fingers and hope for the best as a my last experience with Leslie M Stover was very much frustrating for my child and our family.
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Posted by a parent on 08/16/09
I have been at this school with my two boys for six years. I have been heavily involved with this school in all aspects (PTO, band, sports,etc.). I have to say this school gets worse every year. Parents are apathetic, students are apathetic and worst of all, that is because their teachers and administration
... Read more are apathetic. When you cancel PTO meetings because only four people show up (one parent, two PTO officers and the school principal), that says a lot. When the school district's Chief Administrator comes to the school to talk to parents and teachers and not a single teacher is there, that says a lot. When teachers are more concerned about teaching your child to stomp dance and have good etiquette than teaching them about science, that says a lot. We do have some gems here at this school, but they never last long. Read less
Posted by a parent on 07/15/09
I am very displeased with this school. My child has attended for the past two years. I had one other child to attend under a different administration when the school was new. The teachers do not respond promptly to email or phone calls. The principal has no interaction with parents other than his love
... Read more for the automated voicemail system. Most of the teachers are unprofessional and seem to take more interest in the students' social lives than teaching. Find another school or don't move to this area. Read less
Posted by a parent on 05/06/09
I have seen great strides this school year. The positive discipline being handled by the new assistant principal seems to have made a marked improvement in the overall school setting. Most of the teachers are incredible. Unlike some of the other parents who have had unacceptable experiences with teachers,
... Read more I have had nothing positive experiences. The teachers quickly return my phone calls/emails and are willing to work with me. I can quickly check on homework by using the eChalk site, and I am able to see grades by the progress reports provided by each teacher. In my experience with other middle schools, I have not seen the effort put forth by the teachers to keep all of the information up to date as the Stover teachers do. Read less
Posted by a parent on 10/05/08
I am incredibly dissatisfied with Stover. My child was very unhappy there as a result of the way he was treated by several teachers and even a guidance counselor. My husband and I contacted teachers multiple times to try and help without much success. The teachers we dealt with were slow to respond to
... Read more us and often allowed a week or more to pass before answering (if they answered at all). We found them to be quite unprofessional, and their teaching skills seem poor as well. They pass out a lot of worksheets and assign plenty of busy-work as homework, but we saw very little evidence of anything worthwhile come from any class except band. We moved to this area so our kids could go to Doby's Mill Elementary (which was great!), and now we plan to move to escape Stover. Read less
Posted by a parent on 07/08/08
I share many of the other poster sentiments. The only time that I have been satisfied with any issues is by working with the principle or vice principle. Teachers don't return e-mails or phone calls. There is some bullying going on, but don't know if there is a middle school that doesn't have some
... Read more of that. The band is excellent for middle school and the school facilities are very nice. Read less
Posted by a parent on 05/14/08
The teachers at this school are not very dedicated to their students. For instance, getting feedback from teachers is very difficult, even when you ask. If not for a bi-weekly progress report, I would have no idea what my child is doing in school. During class breaks and locker time, teachers do not
... Read more watch students and stay in their classrooms or talk to each other. Thus, there are many fights and instances of bullying. The principal is top notch, though. The quality of the building is great, though the grounds could use some work. Participation in extracurricular activities and volunteerism is not stressed at all, thus the students seem to be as self-focused as the teachers are. Read less
Posted by a parent on 09/27/06
This school is not the districts best. This school has a very good band, and cheerleading squad. Though it has a poor football team.
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Student enrollment:
600
Students per teacher:
15
Full-time teachers:
41
Number of classrooms:
40
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Elgin schools — Leslie M Stover Middle School is located at 1649 Smyrna Rd, Elgin SC 29045. 1649 Smyrna Rd is in the 29045 ZIP code in Elgin, SC The school district for Leslie M Stover Middle School is the Kershaw County School District. Leslie M Stover Middle School is a Public school that serves grade levels 6 - 8.
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