Irondale Middle School

Overall we've had a good experience with this school. The teachers are amazing and there are a lot of opportunities for community building here. The main issue is that some of the parents need to parent their children better. Also there is a huge learning disparity across the board in the classroom ... I know this comes from ESL and children not being read to, etc ... so the challenge is always laid upon the teacher to teach to those who are so far behind while also trying to keep the higher achievers busy so they don't become bored and/or not learning what they need to learn.

The reviews for this school needs updating the front office support are amazing and made me and my kids feel welcomed. The principal goes over and beyond , she’s so sweet and cool. My kids love this school after transitioning from Georgia, they love the xtra care the teachers, principals, etc gives. I love this school.

It was an ok school but the principal Mr. Mario lumzy is the issue. He has no care for his parents or students. He is inconsiderate of families especially single mothers who are actually working and struggling to survive handling things alone. He does for who he wants to do things for. I have proof. He makes it so hard for a child to attend the school but will allow 27 elementary kids to be in the care of one teacher in classroom but won’t let a non problematic child who he didnt even know attended the school attend the middle school. My child has been on the honor roll since she has been there. My child failed the math part of a test when her math teacher was out dang near the whole year and that’s what you go off to determine her getting in the middle school. He is awful and I will be pushing the issue to get him removed from the principal at this school. Yes I have time when it comes done to my kids he made it hard for me imma make it hard for him. When he talking or response to emails he sounds like an automated service response. That lets me know he just saying anything. But he just doesn’t know he will not hear the last of me. I do not recommend anyone going there. He does nothing for bullying nothing but pretends.

My parent have had me enrolled here since pre-school to give me a Christian upbringing. This backfired, as the beliefs they teach make so little sense you're forced to question it, meaning I lost my faith in middle school. A few teachers are great, and teach a genuinely challenging and engaging curriculum, but most aren't required to be qualified to teach and it shows. The workloads are either painfully easy or near impossible to complete on time, with some teachers changing due dates or assignment guidelines on a whim. One English teacher in particular is so obnoxious and needlessly difficult that many students take a college level class to avoid them. Most of the staff are related, and got their jobs just for being so. They label themselves as a college prep school but do almost nothing to prepare you for college besides the extremely limited selection of Dual Enrollment classes. Religion is put above academics, as daily Bible class and morning chapel are mandatory. The idea that women are more objects than people is presented as factual, normal, and unquestionable. The English and Literature textbooks are religious for some reason. They also openly discriminate, as they once tried to ban a student from walking at homecoming and senior night because of their sexuality. The buildings are outdated, dilapidated, and in some cases are an active hazard. Tuition gets higher and higher every year, and even if it didn't, you're not getting what you pay for. It might be worth it if the fall festival, class field trips, and safe-to-consume lunches were still around. This school fails its students academically, intellectually, and even spiritually.