Mary Mcleod Bethune Middle School
Grades: 6-8
Students: 658
Type: Public
GreatSchools Rating
Student-Teacher
Ratio: 17:1
Student-Counselor
Ratio: 245:1
Certified Teachers: 51%
5200 Covington Highway
Decatur, GA 30035
Decatur, GA 30035
(678) 875-0302
Additional GreatSchools Ratings
2/10
2/10
NA
Academic ProgressNA
College Readiness2/10
Community Reviews
this school is just bad Teacher's curse; students curse and scream at teachers it is just all around horrible. it has massive bug problems and i saw a roach crawl out the bathroom toilet and they only teach for testing and not for learning all they care about is test scores don't send your children
Posted by a student on 4/23/2025The school lacks the ability to solve simple problems. For example, threatening to suspend a child for using an asthma inhaler just doesn't make sense. I've had a bad experience with at least two administrators and one teacher, involving the bad attitude of people who clearly no longer enjoy their w
Posted by a parent on 1/3/2022My experience is great. You can tell the faculty and staff are trying the best they can to change the school for the better. As a student it's easy to get along with most people and its rare to get bullied here. I think there needs to be more parent involvement. The school is fine...it's the student
Posted by a student on 7/21/2017I can honestly say I love Bethune! An amazing experience I've had so far with my two. It is in my community and although it is not the best school in the county I see growth and improvement with the strong leadership of Mr. Broome. There is so much care in the counseling department for my students t
Posted by a parent on 7/1/2017Teacher's cuss in classrooms, yell and scream at students and put there hands on children. The teachers have not been properly trained on how to take control of their classrooms. The principal does not seem to be able to address teachers behavior or address disciplinary issues with students. Instead
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Decatur schools - Mary Mcleod Bethune Middle School is located at 5200 Covington Highway, Decatur GA 30035. Mary Mcleod Bethune Middle School is in the Dekalb County School District. Mary Mcleod Bethune Middle School is a Public school that serves grade levels 6-8.
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