Gerfalcon Rd
Columbia, MD 21044

Overall a standard middle with an extremely good academics program and some very intelligent students, however unreasonable staff and a few violent students.Pros:- Most teachers seem standard but genuinely care about their students (some teachers and staff are so nice it could make a grown man cry)- Extensive academics classes that are provided- Most teachers provide a reasonable amount of homework- Useful classes on useful topics- Can easily fit in with other students- Disability education is likely good (I haven't looked into it too much)- Amazing test scoresCons:- Some teachers provide extreme amounts of homework, usually a result of incomplete classwork that is unlikely to be completed during class due to an unrealistic work rigor expectation- One way to compare hardness between two objects is to see which object scratches another. The pizza crust was able to sand down a plastic knife. The only lunch options are usually extremely oily pizza, a sad cheese stick with yogurt, and either an extremely bland assortment of molecules or "fecal matter" on a paper tray- Extremely poor administration that is unable to solve the many problems that this school has. They have been unable to: - Solve a violence and incivility problem - Remain unbiased as the administration (and administration only) tend to favor females and some ethnicities more than others - Remain reasonable regarding rules (for example, two friends of mine talked whilst moving their hands a lot and maybe, they nearly got sent to lunch detention for "touching each other")- Overwhelming amounts of brainrot

it is a great school, and I highly recommend it."

So many good things to say about this school and it’s and administration. We moved from Arlington, VA where there were top notch schools. I’d say this school’s special education teachers (Mrs. Gaugh, Ms. Ichoku, Mr. Reheard)Mrs. Albright (principal) and Mrs. Lynam (VP) truly love their school and know each kid by name. One of my kids went there for only 1 year which was the virtual year and the teachers and admin still ask about him. Most of the gen ed teachers are good so far if not amazing. Principal and VP are very involved in after school events. Parents are pretty involved and you have to sign up right away for helping with field trips, class parties, etc or you won’t get a spot. Band and orchestra are competitive here and miss the old band teacher who left a couple years ago. Now band teacher tends to focus more on those who have a natural talent for their instrument. Families are pretty friendly too. I’d recommend sending your kids here. Love CLES <3333