Beman Middle School

Went to this school in 2014, the building was really gross and I felt that many of the teachers didn't really effectively support their students. The special ed staff was also not great. Not to mention if you didn't have money for lunch they would give you two pieces of bread and a slice of slimy cheese. This school lacks decent funding and it really shows in the building's conditions and staff help. I remember there was a bad bullying problem as well. Neither victim nor bully got adequate support to stop and heal from the behavior. The counselors weren't great and many of them either couldn't support the students or outright bullied them. Also, it's way worse in terms of education and cleanliness than farm hill school despite being so close. My only thought is that farm hill caters to a more wealthy and white community than Bielefield. Looking back on it a lot of the school was not great towards PoC students and families. The previous principal was horrible, but maybe the new principal is better. Still, this school gave me a lot of trauma so I cannot say I recommend it.

My daughter used to attend this school as a preschooler. We had a horrible experience with the school nurse on many occasions. Stalking us about a second flu vaccine while our daughter did not need it at the end.Then asking us to refrain from bringing my daughter to school because she didn't receive a physical on time, we were not informed about a deadline, I received an email from her stating that I can’t bring my daughter to school after x date. Even though we tried our best to provide the document, but the doctor's office's failure to finish the paperwork is beyond our control (it takes 7 days). When we expressed our dislike about it, she was extremely rude. I had to remove my daughter from school and voiced my complaints to her supervisor, school staff and the Middletown Board of Education, but no action was taken. Very frustrating experience. I don’t recommend it.

Both of my boys have had positive experiences at Wesley thanks to the dedicated and flexible staff.

My son had his preschool here and his teachers were excellent. They were sensitive to the peculiarities and needs of each child and maintains a fun and happy learning environment. The curriculum was geared towards kindergarten readiness, since they were already given homeworks and being taught advanced things (math: patterns, addition). I highly recommend this school.