Deal Middle School

Great academics, strong teaching staff, small class sizes, lots of extracurriculars, a beautiful renovated building and playground, and an active and engaged parent community!

so i was a student at lafayette a year ago so yes its a good school i learned alot and this is a prety desent school espeshaly in math because curently a 6th grader and i got into 7th grade math and if you want to sign your kid up for a after school program do ccpc not cls because i hated it so much because honesly the people they hire are just like teenagers but usualy only for the older kids only but they get the older nicer people for the yonger kids and if you have to you can sign them up but if theres an opening for ccpc you should put them in there. but apart from that yes its a good school they have good staff nice teachers and yes they have a good writing syestem i just have always been bad at spelling and anything to do with ela. but the thing that was the worst about math was i ready its super anoying and it takes a super long time to do 1 lesson. but over all i think this is a good school and your kid will like this school.

We are leaving Janney and a large number of families of children above grade 2 are, as well. Principal Danielle Singh has created a culture of no accountability, including allowing an abusive teacher to continue teaching after three years of bad behavior (including refusing to allow students to receive accommodations and services as required by law). Staff and families find her non-responsive, afraid of conflict to the point of inaction, and focused only on optics and her own personal goals. Several of our best teachers are leaving or planning to leave, as well. Families who have younger children at Janney as well as older children who went to Janney before the principal changed speak regularly to how different it is now under Singh. The community and PTA are wonderful, and lower grade teachers are generally better regarded than upper grade teachers. Special education students, in particular, are considered a burden and the staff routinely pass the buck when working with them.

It could be a good school however it is not. Parents are able to come on the school grounds and discipline students that are not their own students. There is limited diversity and plenty of unfairness and inequity here. Some teachers hold back students recommendations for months on at a time. Some students are able to get away with things. Some voices are heard while other voices are ignored. There is fairness at this school. There is plenty of inequality at this school.

Boooooooooooo. Sucks. Bad. Join SIDWELL FRIENDS SCHOOL. My child was harassed.

As an first gen immigrant who went to Sidwell from fifth to twelfth grade, I have to say that it was a pretty great experience. While the academics are challenging, it's somewhat my fault considering I took all of the advanced classes which were offered in the upper school. Playing on the varsity tennis team was a great experience, and some of the teachers, such as Mr. Sotela and Mr. V in the MS were great in all aspects. I highly recommend that you send your child if you think a rigorous but rewarding education is what they require to flourish.