Valley Middle School

I like math, math is fun to learn because it’s easy for me and I love raising my hand in math class.

A lot of bullies, drugs, and more. I have been bullied several times. I hate almost everyone at the school.

After 3 years at VMS, our family has been very happy with the leadership and quality of the teachers. The Principal & VP are very forward-thinking, they are not afraid to try new methods - which is sorely needed in most 21st-century schools. Most of the teachers are very responsive and care about the students and learning. Some of the older teachers may be burned out and looking towards retirement, yet this is an issue in any organization!Overall our son has had a wonderful experience learning both academically and socially during the often challenging transition from tween to teen years... He is looking forward to attending CHS next year in the excellent CUSD system, where there are no "bad" schools. Although not as diverse as California as a whole - this is an issue along uber-expensive coastal California - there are about 40% non-white students. Our son is Hispanic with Spanish & German spoken at home. Through a combination of heavy funding - paid via decades of RE tax school bonds - and a strong socio-economic family-focused population Carlsbad has good-excellent schools throughout - with VMS one of the gems!

people do a lot of drugs here, it’s cool i guess.

My child made an excellent transition to Valley from elementary school because of Valley's Village System. The teachers and older students have been so supportive of the incoming 6th graders all year long. The ASB also does many really fun and unique special events to build a positive school culture. The teachers make provide fun activities in their classes to engage the kids and they have been very responsive with any emails that I have sent. My son's counselor has also done a terrific job of supporting him when he needed it.