Bert M. Lynn Middle School

I was very excited for my daughter to go here (this is not her home school) and I now regret sending her. I have had nothing but issues since the first day of 6th grade when rude office staff made my daughter cry because she had an issue with her locker to teachers bullying her into doing things and then lying about it when confronted. My daughter has always been an excellent student and a rule follower, almost to a fault, yet she is treated like a common criminal everyday at this school. I'm so sick of having to email the principal and the teachers because they cant figure out how to be strong role models and treat these kids with respect. Just because they are children, does not mean that they don't deserve respect and some grace in certain situations. If my daughter is terrified of making a mostake in class because the teacher will make fun of her, then something is absolutely wrong. The office lady needs to be fired immediately or have some serious training to figure out how to talk to children and adults alike. I have 2 more kids that are supposed to come through this school and I just can't imagine having to deal with this all over again. It's so disappointing.

It is a insanely good school with great teachers and staff

Bert Lynn did not support student's mentally which made it complicated. Going to school was like going to hell. Grading is very strict. I go everyday scared that my grade will go down. I sincerely hate this school from the bottom of my heart. It was tough for me. This school made me hate education. Weekly test, bunch of homework, and zero care about your mental health. Students go there everyday finding a way to cheat in their tests, assignments, etc. This school should realize that they have a flawed system. They should look at how they're teaching children. Why make children hate Math, Science, and English? School should be a place where you learn, not cheating and just hoping to end the quarter with a 3.0 GPA. I personally highly suggest you prevent your kid from coming to this school. This school would turn your child from a happy, motivated person, and ready to learn to a person who just doesn't care and hopes they end up with a 3.0 GPA. It's honestly absurd how this school thinks it's educating children properly. There are a few supportive teachers at this school. Unfortunately, this school ended up making a leader of tomorrow to a sleeper of tomorrow. It seriously left no motivation, potential, or any sort of excitement in their life of academia. I hope that this school consider my suggestion to amend their way of learning.

Overall, it's a good school. There are a lot of engaging teachers, with a few who struggle to connect with this age group.Communication overall with the school is a challenge. The online resources for homework and grades are used inconsistenly, if at all, and it's difficult for working parents to know what is going on within the school.Good students who engage naturally will do well here. Quieter students seem to struggle and find it difficult to catch up, probably in part because of the lack of parent-teacher communication. Parents may need to advocate for their students in some cases.

This school simply has too much homework. It makes it hard for kids to have any extra-curricular activities. Teachers seem to like busy-work over learning in class. There is a reason more families are deciding to go to other schools in Torrance to avoid this undue stress, which serves no purpose other than to increase the anxiety levels of the students. Another problem is each teacher gives out differing levels of homework, so one student in one class may have less while another may have a lot more, studying the same subject but with a different teacher. So you might be fine by the luck of the draw in any given year.