Ferry point Rd
Annapolis, MD 21403

We have had a great experience at Annapolis Middle. Although it often gets bashed by people who haven't been here and because of ratings on sites like this that reflect the demographics of the students more than they reflect the education that the students are receiving, we think it is a phenomenal school and are looking forward to sending our other children there as they age out of elementary. The teachers are fantastic and dedicated the principal is new, and it's been a learning year but she loves our kids. The resources and opportunities are amazing and there's a lot to be said about a tending a diverse public School in a small urban city like Annapolis. There are benefits that go far beyond the classroom.

South River is an excellent school regardless of whether your children are in STEM or not. The STEM program admission (and all other magnet program admissions in AACPS) are purely lottery based. No school in AACPS is pulling high achieving students from other clusters to boost their test scores. It’s not like how magnet program admissions work in Montgomery County. It’s true that STEM students are required to take two AP classes in their curriculum to graduate and that that could be influencing the high AP participation rate at SRHS, but all students at the school have access to AP courses, not just STEM students. This school has very dedicated teachers and very welcoming community. I agree that SRHS not being racially or socio-economically diverse is a huge con, and that sometimes the product of that is a school where some instances of racism are more likely to go unchecked, but most of the students are friendly and not racist at all. There were some incidents at the school two decades ago that gave the school a reputation for being “racist,” but SRHS has come a long way since then.

Five Stars. Amazing Principal, Mrs. Ramey. She is the #1 Champion of the kids. She is kind and firm and loved. She greets the kids in the morning as they get out of cars and sees them off in the afternoon. The children are encouraged to be kind to each other and it works. My experience is the kids are great to each other.