8516 Grandhaven Ave
Upper Marlboro, MD 20772

I love Douglass. I have had 2 children graduate from Douglass, 1 child and 1 niece are still attending. For the most part staff are responsive to emails and for the very few who aren’t administration will support with getting a response. Douglass has a family feel environment. Most of the students are friendly. There are plenty of extra curricular activities afterschool. My children have participated in art/anime club, photography club, yearbook, wrestling, football, and the positive outlook club. Two of them learned to play instruments, piano and guitar. Compared to other schools in the county there are minimum altercations or violence. Safety is not a concern nor has ever been a concern for any of my children. There are a variety of courses available to meet students’ needs. My 3 children are very different and found various activities, course, sports and staff members to connect with. One of my children graduated with 25 college credits with dual enrollment. My favorite sports team at Douglass is the wrestling team. The coaches are great and really treat the students with love, respect and care. They focus on building character while simultaneously improving wrestling skills at a fast rate.

This school has drastically changed over the years for the worse. My oldest child attended in 2013 thru 5th grade and it wasn't as bad as it is now. The teachers currently seem very dismissive in responding to complaints about safety and don't care. You wont find out about anything serious that requires a phone call unless your child tells you themselves when they arrive home which is clearly unacceptable and unprofessional. They don't teach much of anything and the progress of your child's academics seems to be left in your hands exclusively so your'e better off home schooling or removing your child to another school where the teachers actually teach and care about their students safety. The past two years both of my child's teachers left in the middle of the school year without notice to the parents. Both seemed very uninterested in teaching and didn't love their jobs while they were present so essentially my child didn't loose anything by their departure. My child doesn't seem as motivated to want to be at this school so I'm making other plans because the staff at this school seems to be failing their students. My child's best year was in Kindergarten. My child was always excited to wake up early to see Mrs. Copeland's smiling face where she made learning inviting , fun and enjoyable. Each morning she greeted each child with a hello and a smile and made every child in her class feel special, excited and ready to learn. My child loved every moment of kindergarten because of Mrs. Copeland's love for her career and kindness and care for her students. I cant praise and thank Mrs. Briona Copeland and Cheryl Ramsey enough for being exceptional and kind teachers. My child learned more virtually through a computer screen than in person when students had to return. Everything went downhill after kindergarten and my child has been disinterested with being at this school since. I miss the days in which teachers actually cared for the safety and academic progress of their students. Thank you Mrs. Copeland and Mrs. Ramsey. Your great presence at Marlton is a gift to every child you teach.

If you don't want your child to be bullied if you want a teacher to listen to you and your concerns about your kids safety do not send them to James Madison Middle School in Upper Marlboro Maryland possible is horrible they lie and hide thing nurse is horrible security horrible please as a parent do not send your kids to the school it's in your School boundary do not send them there get a special transfer I had five kids go to this school horrible experience