This is my 3rd post about Midlo. High. It is interesting to read what others are saying. I have come to appreciate Midlo more and more now that my kids are out of here and in college. Granted, Midlo was not always a warm and fuzzy place while my kids were there. However, the ultimate grade for a school
... Read more for me is if it allows students to go on and do what they want when they leave it. My 4 kids all got into good colleges and have made above-average grades. Mrs. Wilson gets a hard time in these ratings and, while she's not especially effusive with warmth, she is caring. She personally recommended two of my kids for special opportunities in summer programs that were beneficial. She also is supportive of the guys in the Scouts and will be seen attending their Eagle Scout ceremonies in her personal time. Read less
Posted by a parent on 05/02/09
Midlothian High School is inept. It lives off its Top 100 ranking and caters to the IB and AP programmed students disregarding everyone else. The teachers vary from wonderful to absolutely horrible. The administration is a joke. The principal will do little to nothing to help and makes it nearly impossible
... Read more to drop a class if you are not in a higher level class or failing. The bullying here is awful and the school does little to nothing to try and fix it. Sure the teachers push students to overachieve and be all they can be, but the cost is overtaxing on the rest of the school. Our 96th (barely hanging in there) rank covers up the mediocrity of our administration. Socioeconomic status matters here and cliques are varied based on wealth. Most students have money and there is little race variation. I wont even start on the Spanish department... Read less
Posted by a parent on 04/29/09
Interesting school on multiple levels, students tend to think little of the administration, as a parent I have seen nothing to alter that opinion. Academically, thankfully, the school maintains high expecations for students. If they want to learn and push themselves, they will be rewarded. The IB program
... Read more however is a major disappointment. The academic challenge , again, is superb and prepares the students well for college but does a significant disservice for the best and brightest in their efforts to secure admittance to top level national schools. Strongly suggest your scholars go with the AP route not IB if they have high end college asperations. Finally, for your sanity - stay away from the Spanish Department. Had a child strugge to earn a D+ in the program and tested into 3rd language level at college on day one ( earning an 'A' in frosh year at nationally known private university. Read less
Posted by a parent on 01/02/09
Administration doesn't even try to tend to student's needs. Guidance doesn't attempt to fix a student's schedule if the student is doing poorly in that class and cannot seem to pull grade up or respond to extra help. Teachers are wonderful, but everything else fails in comparison. If your child is coming
... Read more from a different district, coming out of homeschooling or just not an A, B average student, don't expect them to make more than D's and F's here. Read less
Posted by a other on 12/24/08
My son is a sophmore and has an IEP. He has been working very hard in order to minimize his learning disability so he can get into a good college. The school and his teachers have been going the extra mile to support his efforts. We are particularly impressed with his IEP counselor.
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Posted by a parent on 12/17/08
Midlothian HS is challenging. It demands more from the students than most HS. My daughter came from th Fl. school system which is very bad in my opinion. Once she understood the demands, she has met the challenge. When moving to this area, we were location driven by the school system. We know we made
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Posted by a parent on 12/16/08
I have been to 4 high schools, 3 of them in Chesterfield. Midlo was my 2nd and worst. I transfered in during my sophomore year and my grades plummeted. I was beyond stress, dealing with schoolwork and my family fighting at home. My GPA fell to a 1.2. None of my teachers were warm enough to talk to. My
... Read more counselor was a joke. At the end of the year we had a conference with my mom. She said that my only college option was John Tyler. My mom and I were devastated. After all, I was only a sophomore and already my only option was community college? Thankfully, my last 2 schools were much more supportive and I've been working hard the last 2 years to make up for my 1/2 a year in Midlo. Now? My GPA is a 3.3, with a 1400 SAT score. I'm going to Longwood. Read less
Posted by a student on 05/03/08
The spanish department is a joke! Stay away. the adminisration will only defend status quo,so do not try and change anything, The teachers forget sometimes these kids are only in High School. Some departments are better than others, but the Spanish depatment ia awful and the teachers are not held to
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Posted by a parent on 01/10/08
My child went to Midlothian for the first two years of high school with kids she knew since Kindergarten. She struggled academically, and was one of the kids who was steered to graduate with a general diploma. We found the teachers to be wonderful - mostly. We thought the Spanish program was excessively
... Read more difficult for an elective course that should build a love for languages. She tried and tried, but could only muster C's and D's in Spanish. The administration was cold and did not seem to care whether she graduated or not. She transferred to another area school where she excelled in Spanish, where the faculty was extremely nurturing, and the where the administration was much more willing to help her achieve her dreams. Read less
Posted by a parent on 08/17/07
As a current teacher at Midlothian High School I can share a different perspective. 99% of the teachers here are more than outstanding.I have taught in other schools,and these teacher put tremendous hours behind their classroom work, preparation, and evaluation. Changes at the county level have made
... Read more it increasingly difficult to get school work done during the day, so teachers are giving up much more family time they have, to enable children to continue to receive a quality education. The teachers do expect best efforts from children. 'Rise to the occasion' seems to serve children more than 'settle for less than average.' One factor most parents are not aware of is the 'entitlement' mentality o[f] many parents and students. Many are overly demanding , (and some even bullying) towards teachers demanding their child receive all a's regardless of the child's performance. Read less
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Midlothian schools — Midlothian High School is located at 401 Charter Colony Dr, Midlothian VA 23114. 401 Charter Colony Dr is in the 23114 ZIP code in Midlothian, VA The school district for Midlothian High School is the Chesterfield County Public Schools. Midlothian High School is a Public school that serves grade levels 9 - 12.
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