1281 Orchid Rd
Gambrills, MD 21054

Arundel Middle School is a wonderful school, and one of the best in the entire county. Some of the previous ratings sound hysterical. I also work for the school system and have seen the data on fights and suspensions, and Arundel MS has the third lowest rates of fights and suspensions among all middle schools in AACPS. Crofton, Central, and Severn River Middle Schools all had more fights and suspensions during the previous school year than Arundel Middle School did. The teachers are dedicated, the students are high-achieving and diverse, and the academic performance of this school is top-notch. Only con is the mostly old facility, although there has been a brand new addition to the building recently, with another planned in the coming years.

The final year at this school with the new principle is the absolute worst. Once Kimberly Winterbottom is out of office maybe I would recommend this school in the future. There is no support from the offices and higher ups to the students, all money donated from families is pocketed and lost in non needed expenses, where we still dont even have soap in the boys bathrooms, the school has faulty water pipes where the water from the sinks in the culinary room is coming out yellow. Restriction on students bathroom uses to only six times a quarter per class, where only one student is let out at a time for a limit of eight minutes, so if you are feeling sick that day make sure to get everything done quickly, or you will be threatened by staff. If you are sick with flu and are told to stay home for the week by your Doctor, Kimberly Winterbottom will email your family, threatening to hold your credits. So make sure to go to school while you have the flu. There is no freedom within the student body, the last three years this school has given students chances to go to their teachers during their lunch hours, and get help when needed, as well as has the ability to transfer classes during that time. That is no longer the case, where once that bell rings, you must stay in that class. If you are a senior with your partial schedule, you cant ask your teacher a quick question, because once you do a and that bell rings, you are not allowed to leave. Say goodbye to your job as you will not be late, but its not your fault. Of course its Kimberly Winterbottom's. Kimberly Winterbottom will make sure to go out of her way to cancel senior meetings, to drop her own little worthless message, repeating what she announced the week prior, leaving highschool seniors with a very short window to buy prom tickets, have the ability to check what they owe in school dues and obligations. The money you put into this school is not worth it, $60 in class dues for all of that just to go down the drain and not fund a better school. Seniors paying $80 in prom tickets, just for our after party to be held back within out own schools cafeteria, while other schools like Crofton High school renting out a whole night at Sky Zone, or North County High school renting a night at Urban Air. This could be a fault at student fundraising, but where were all the meeting to let students know about such fundraising? Oh, Winterbottom canceled every senior meeting weeks in a row. DONT ATTEND ARUNDEL!

Both our sons attended Four Seasons and our family is greatful for the caring staff. Teachers are committed to helping the students win and follow up with supportive reinforcement to make it happen. We especially appreciate the concern for children as people and not just academic status. We moved to the area in 2014 and truly received the benefits of being in a great neighbor and great school.