944 Fern Trl
Crownsville, MD 21032

Note - It seems the southern and western part of the Old Mill cluster who attend South Shore Elementary and Millersville Elementary will not be going to Old Mill Middle South (OMMS) starting in 2024 and instead will go to the Old Mill Middle North (OMMN) facility due to redistricting and construction of a new OMMS at Southgate/Old Mill Park near Glen Burnie. It appears students assigned to OMMN will then be moved to the CAT North location in the coming years but as of 2023, it is unknown if there will be a new building constructed or if the CAT North facility will instead be refurbished. See the AACPS website for updated information on redistricting and construction. Also note (as of 2023) the OMMN is the northern AACPS location for the International Baccalaureate (IB) magnet program, but this is a school-wide curriculum. OMMS has the STEM magnet program and only students who get into that magnet program may benefit from it, although some teachers indicated they try to spread some of the lessons to the whole school. It is a pure lottery to get into any of the magnet programs in AACPS, and not based on high ability or performance of applicants.My child attended OMMS a couple years ago and did not have the best experience there. We found that although there were some great teachers, the quality of teachers was inconsistent. There were a lot of unruly kids and the management style of the teachers reflected this. We found the teacher in charge of the National Honors Society to be unprofessional. My child did enjoy the music program. It helps for parents to get involved.

The current principal at Old Mill Senior High School Mrs. Alison Mikeska is extremely unprofessional, rude and disrespectful to children at this school and needs to be reevaluated for her ability to be at her position seriously. As far as the teachers they have gone above and beyond that do what it needed for the children to succeed during and after their time there!

South Shore is an International Baccalaureate PYP school and teaches French to all students as part of the IB curriculum. A previous review from 2018 mentions the school needing a leadership change - South Shore's current Principal took leadership in Fall 2020. Ms. Elliott is an effective leader. The school now uses a PBIS discipline model and all children are frequently recognized and rewarded for the positive behaviors the school is encouraging.My children have been happy, safe, and are achieving high test scores at South Shore. The school offers strings, band and chorus and before and after care are available. Class sizes are small. There is an active parent teacher organization.