5022 Oglethorpe St
Riverdale, MD 20737

As an anonymous graduate, I'd give Blade a 3/10. I do not recommend going there nor do I recommend sending your child there. It looks like a five floor prison inside and out. Mean, academically underprepared, incompetent students and unwilling, incomprehensible, and often times ridiculous staff both teacher and assistant principal. They attempt to reach out to families for meetings but they do it hours before said meeting and giving little time and options to parents who are working or studying. Blade is constantly under prepared and the students suffer because of their lack of organization. Because of this, I did not get a senior trip. Not to mention all of the fundraising is because of their lack of readiness and insanely overpriced. We had a fundraising for our senior package two years after all of the other schools in our neighbouring counties. Despite raising hundreds of dollars, I still had to pay for a senior package that included lackluster merchandise. It cost ~170 for that when I expected much more. The security for Blade is ridiculous. Giving attention to students wandering the hall than through metal detectors and giving attention to students who they are comfortable with knowing they should be in class. If anything, they are encouraging them to skip.

Hyattsville middle school is not professional. The IEP OFFICE HAS YET TO MEET WITH ME SINCE MY DAUGHTER STARTED THIS SCHOOL, I'VE REACHED OUT TO THE SCHOOL TO SEE WHAT CAN BE DONE FOR THE SCHOOL YEAR NOTHING THE COUSOLER HA IS A BIG JOKE I REACH OUT TO THEM WHEN MY CHILD NEEDED SOME HELP IVE NEVER GOTTEN ANY HELP I WENT TO THE SCHOOL I CALLED NOTHING AND I NEEDED HELP AND NO ONE REACH OUT TO ME BUT THEY NEED TO DO BETTER CAUSE IM READY TO TAKE MY CHILD OUT MY CHILD OTHER SCHOOL HELP SHOW INTREST CONCERN ETC NOT HYATTSVILLE MIDDLE THEY ARE THE WORST.

This is one of the worse elementary schools I have come in contact with. In only the first year of my child attending this school she has been exposed to several illnesses and dangers. There was a lice outbreak in which parents were not notified till weeks after. This was the same for illness outbreaks as well, my daughter would come home sick and announcements of outbreaks were posted days later. The parking situation is horrible and very overwhelming. There is never parking available and the streets are dangerous(which i’m sure contributed to the TWO YOUNG LIVES THAT WERE TAKEN on the sidewalk which surrounds the school. On top of this they are strict and unreasonable about PARENTS entering the school. I attempted to drop off my child off with cupcakes and goodie bags for her birthday and I was denied entry. I AM THE MOTHER of the child and was denied entry to drop off goodies for her BIRTHDAY. Additionally, I was only notified two days in advance of my daughter’s promotion in which I was required to dress her in a certain color and had to emergency ask off from work already having an infant at home. Day of promotion I was given two tickets only. I was no informed about an infant being required a ticket ESPECIALLY since they did not allow me to enter with a stroller or car seat. My older daughter and infant baby were forced to stay behind because my infant counted as a person despite not being physically able to sit in a chair. The cherry on top of all of this is while my daughter and I discussed who would enter the promotion, I was met with a rude and disrespectful attitude. The staff at the doors Word for WORD in the most disgusting tone said “ so are you coming inside because we are starting”. This is the worse elementary school ever and I have TWO OLDER DAUGHTERS which are now fully adults. I have never had such a negative experience. I will be doing all in my power to remove my daughter from this school because these moral and values are not one that I have time to deal with nor do I want instilled in my child. Do better.