3510 Walton Ln
Eugene, OR 97408

I try to be understanding because I realize schools and teachers deal with a lot of red tape these days but this school is by far one of the worst in the district. My child got lost on 3 separate occasions by his teacher during pickup after school she just didn’t know where he was (I wasn’t the only parent who experienced this nightmare with this first grade teacher) my sons first day was a complete nightmare with a teacher screaming and my husband and I that we couldn’t walk our son to class as a child brand new to public school, making our child’s first experience completely traumatizing, followed by the fakest I don’t care conversation with the principle who clearly just wanted to get me off the phone. At every turn we weren’t listened to by the principle, his teacher, his SPED teacher. He continued to fall further behind then suddenly he was being “written up” daily with behaviors that we had never seen in him and made no sense then he had a major write up after and altercation that his SPED teacher informed me they knew didn’t actually happen but because it was a little girl saying he did it they had to write his up for “slapping her”. Then I came in pulled our son out early to find out he had been asleep and wet himself I asked why he was asleep in class come to find out they had been letting him sleep basically every day for half the day this was “just a regular thing” for him. Obviously I was angry that’s not acceptable. This is the kind of school that if your child has any kind of personality and doesn’t just conform they will allow the child to sleep all day no matter the age or jam them in the “zen den” so non of the teachers have to "deal" with them. Never been more happy to leave a place it was such a stressful nightmare. His new school has been so different, the principle actually talked to me we came up with a plan together she actually listened to me when i said my son needs a strong authoritative teacher who wont fold and isn't easily manipulated. The experience has been so different.

It has been close to a year since my son has been going to this school, we recently moved to Eugene from a relatively more diverse school. As a person of color, I was scared after reading some of the reviews here and I thought I should put in a more "recent" update. The school and staff have been nothing but welcoming and supportive. My son appears to really enjoy school and has made several friends. Academically, he is progressing well. They put him at one level advanced math to accommodate his skills, some places do not have the flexibility. He is also given worksheets, online projects and fun group projects (including coding and 3D printing). The bi-monthly reports and assessments let us know how students are performing academically. There are decent opportunities and clubs for students to engage in (chess, track n field etc). I can't speak for individual cases and capabilities but the school seems to be a good one for middle schoolers.

My 3 siblings go to Sheldon and they love it. My sister just graduated spring of 2023 in IHS with a scholarship to the university of Oregon and a GPA of 4.0. She also graduated from regular high school with a GPA of 4.0. My other sister is a Junior, she is in IHS too, she failed English once, so her teacher walked her thru the whole class again, gave her the assignments to work on, then made her corrections and she passed. My brother is on the football team and he is also a regular student that is treated fairly. His teachers want to talk to him about his grades, they want to help him approve, they also tell my parents about his grades and they also help. I really am excited to go to Sheldon, and I hope I do well like my siblings. Ignore the comments that say Sheldon only cares about the athletes that are wealthy, they care about IHS, regular students, other programs, like pizza Wednesday in the church across the street that my brother goes to every Wednesday for lunch with his friends. Sheldon does not want your money, they want to educate you kids, help them in life, and get them ready for collage. I have been to many events at Sheldon, and never felt left out, the teachers wanted to talk to me, see what I had plans for the summer, and also help me in 8th grade next year. I felt very included and so did my siblings.