704 Claypool Ter
North Chesterfield, VA 23236

I am currently a student at Providence Middle School (7th grade), and i wanted to share my experience at the school to warn parents and their children. Before i went to this school my mother researched it. After doing so, she didn't want me to go here at all, because she had seen some people's experiences claiming about how they had a ''bad time''. Despite that I still decided to attend the school, which was a big mistake. From the outside it seems great, but my school has many flaws.It is a very well built school, with an amazing design, but some of the teachers are kind of rude and can be aggressive at times for no reason. Fights happen very often, and it makes me and many other students feel unsafe. Another thing to note is that I used to be a person who spoke a lot, but now i don't speak much. This is because many students pick on each other, and I fear that I will be picked on next. If you want your child to attend this school, please, don't let them. It will be a horrible experience for them, and for you. I understand we all have different experiences at schools but, i recommend you not risk something like what I've experienced happen to your child. I have tried being myself at this school but no matter what they always made rude remarks and said mean things. The food is nasty, and the photos people take of each other are so terrible they can ruin your entire reputation. Something I really dislike is that, the communication at the school is terrible. A few months ago i had signed up for mega mentors (a school program) and I missed multiple meet-ups due to the terrible communication. The hallways are very hard to navigate through and are often crowded every time a fight occurs. So, please, please, do not let your child attend this school!

There are a lot of bullies at this school and no one ever does anything about it. All they do is give you lip service. I haven’t been happy with the administration or the staff at all. I hate dropping my kids off every morning, I feel like they’re walking into a prison. The scores have improved and it looks like a good school but don’t be fooled because it’s padded with the gifted classes. My kids asked me why when a kid who always misbehaves does something good they make a really big deal out of it but I never get recognized when I do something good? They aren’t stupid! We are waiting for the interest rates to go down so we can move out of this district asap. If you’re looking at the reviews to check out the school because you’re considering buying a house in the district, don’t!

I cannot stress how much this school overprepared me for college. Those four years of high school were easily the worst of my life. I did more work than necessary in every class and the trauma that comes with that can't be overstated. Do yourself a favour and be like everybody else, because if you stray too far from the average, you're done. Hell, don't bother taking advanced classes either. It's just not worth your time.