702 Pixie Ln
Hinesville, GA 31313

This school is absolutely horrible my child went here and no matter how many assemblies occurred there was always issues the principal acts as if he’s here for the students when he’s rarely interacting other than watching a class fights occur almost every month and teachers have no clue why or how these things occur my child was bullied completely and some teachers even said they have seen the appeal if you are looking for a middle school to place your child DO NOT place them here if anything move out of Hinesville this is not the place for your child nor the place for peace

This school is absolutely the worst school to ever go to. Bullying goes around everywhere such as so much drama. Random kids will look at you then want to fight for no reason. You cant be mysterious and by yourself without somebody wanting to hate on you. The teachers are a 50/50. Some are really sweet and then some are so rude. Especially administration. Administration treats you so poorly, they make you want to cry and then laugh in your face about it afterwards.

My son started at JMES in the middle of last year. At that time there was a change of teachers, and we were promised we would meet the new teacher, but that never happened. From the beginning, we noticed that communication was not good. Even so, for the 2025 school year we decided to give the school another chance to start fresh, but honestly the experience has not been what we expected. I don’t see good communication from the teacher to the parents. My son has always had very good grades, and in his current report he has excellent marks except in one class. I don’t think parents should only find out that their child is struggling when grades are released. The teacher should have communicated earlier so that we could provide reinforcement at home. We even wrote to the teacher to ask how he was doing, and the response was “excellent, he’s doing very well,” which reassured us. However, the grade did not match that response.Another important issue is that school activities are announced with very little notice, which makes it difficult for families to stay organized. In addition, my son had an incident where another student stole something from his backpack, and the teacher never contacted us or handled the situation according to my son. He also had problems with another student, and when my son tried to explain or express what happened, he was told it wasn’t his turn to talk. I think it is essential to listen to children, even if it’s “not the right moment,” because that doesn’t mean what they have to say isn’t important.I also believe parents should be notified when emergency drills take place. I find it inappropriate to only find out when picking up my son that they had a lockdown drill. Even if these are just practices, they should be communicated in advance so that parents are informed and prepared, since it creates unnecessary concern not knowing what is happening inside the school.My son is disciplined, follows study routines every day, and I do my best to make sure he feels good about his classes. He even sends me voice messages from school telling me what is going on because he feels the teachers don’t do anything. For this reason, I believe JMES needs more structure, better communication with parents, and greater attention from staff toward students in order to truly become a good school.