This is a very old school needs lots of work both on building ang staff. I am a parent of this school for 3 years and i can honestly say it is not a parent friendly school
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Posted by a parent on 05/21/09
I attend Smyrna Middle School,7th grade.Things to read here:Teacher,Student, and Principles Teacher- Our teachers have interesting way of teaching,stories,life expireces,jokes,exc.It works.They are well educated. Students- Were under dress code,teacher make sure were under it.We learn alot and it shows
... Read more Principles- The principles here are always walking around andinteracting with us,and our class activites. This is a Good school!! Read less
Posted by a parent on 12/14/08
I overall believe that Smyrna Middle is a wonderful school.It is old and does have dirty bathrooms but that isnt the case,the teachers are well educated and have plans for the children,they take them under their own wings as if they were there own,they keep a very close eye on the students and they are
... Read more just wonderful. Some teachers don't like the dress code but if we want to keep our children SAFE i think that thats why they cant let them zip up jackets so not anyone can bring a weapon. i have one child that went there and she is just now in the seventh grade. they are high skilled and the 7th grader has never made a D on a report card,they give them chances to bring the grades up and reward them when they do.its a no tollerance school and i like it for that! -a.roberts Read less
Posted by a parent on 08/29/05
This is my first year having a child at SMS. I made it my business to introduce myself to Dr. Kennedy last year because I don't rely on what other tell me when I make decisions concerning my children's education. I have been impressed with the way Dr. Kennedy has made improvements throughout the school
... Read more year. There are some great new programs at the school to help the students who struggle more accademically, while encouraging the other students to continue working hard. She rewards academic success and encourages extracurricular activity participation. I find that the more effort you put in to being involved with a child's education the more you get out of it, but you have to give to receive. If you're not getting what you expect out it-look in the mirror. Read less
Posted by a parent on 03/24/05
SMS faculty's main concerns seem to be with 'write-ups' and dress code violations that are 10 days apart (when the teacher in the meeting isn't up to dress code) and not about real issues such as education and personal development. Teachers take any and all comments as if they are personally being attacked
... Read more instead as constructive criticism. The children are punished if the parent(s) make any comments. I have never seen anything like SMS before and hope not to again. Read less
Posted by a parent on 02/19/05
I think this school needs to improve, the principal takes about 4 days to return your call. You can never get anyone on the phone, they have no lights in the parking lot. Most of the teachers just graduated from college.
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Posted by a parent on 12/13/04
The problem with this school is the teachers and the the principal cannot seem to keep an eye on the children.
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Posted by a parent on 11/26/04
I am not impressed with this school either. I will be pulling my child out of this school after this year. The quality of education is terrible and the teachers do not seem to care about the students.
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Posted by a student on 02/17/04
I am not impressed with the quality of anything at this school what so ever. Not enough emphasis on academics in terms of preparing students to become leaders for later on in life. The situation at SMS seems to be since most of these children are from low SES, then we will only contribute to making
... Read more them the worker class of the future. From what I have seen college prep here is either non-existent or a joke. Read less
* In 2007-2008 Tennessee used the Tennessee Comprehensive Assessment Program (TCAP) Achievement Test to test students in grades 3 through 8 in reading/language arts, math, science and social studies, and in grades 5 and 8 in writing. The results for reading/language arts and math are displayed on GreatSchool profiles. The results are for all grades combined for each subject and reflect the performance of students enrolled for the full academic year. The TCAP is a standards-based test that measures specific skills defined for each grade by the state of Tennessee. The goal is for all students to score at or above the proficient level.
Student enrollment:
830
Students per teacher:
14
Full-time teachers:
59
Number of classrooms:
60
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Smyrna schools — Smyrna Middle School is located at 712 Hazelwood Dr, Smyrna TN 37167. 712 Hazelwood Dr is in the 37167 ZIP code in Smyrna, TN The school district for Smyrna Middle School is the Rutherford County School District. Smyrna Middle School is a Public school that serves grade levels 6 - 8.
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