Springman Middle School

This school is great and my kids are happy every day after school. Has a lot of activities after school. And prepares them for high school.

Does not prepare kids for high school at all. Have had 3 children (all very different) go through Springman - all of them had very little homework and little to no need to ever study for tests - in fact, it is standard policy for kids to be allowed retests on all tests (which is not how the real world operates). The high school is good; however, District 34 is the worst of all the feeder districts (students from 34 struggle the most of all the feeder districts - that is a fact). Can't speak for the other middle school in this district, but Springman is terrible. All of my children were ill-prepared for high school - it is difficult to jump from having very little homework and no need to study, to suddenly needing to do homework and study for tests, but not knowing how because one never had to before and was never taught how. Just speaking from my experience.

The teachers in D34 are just SO bad. We have lived in other towns and have never encountered such widespread issue with teachers. It's depressing, honestly. Our daughter is a good student, social, outgoing, no behavioral issues, but it is just the ATTITUDE of the teachers, and we see it year after year, class after class, and we never saw it in any other school district before. Sadly, the kids pick up on it. These teachers are clearly protected by a union and don't feel like they need to be polite, respectful of parents, or even remotely interested in their jobs. We've had teachers show up repeatedly three days a week for months, to teachers screaming at kids and threatening them if their internet went out during a zoom class when things went to remote, to teachers talking about kids' parents on messenger with children. It's shocking, it's unprofessional, and it is a widespread issue in the district that we have seen every single year that we have been here, both in the elementary school and now in the middle school. It's incredibly disappointing and overshadows any of the academic programs the district offers. My daughter used to be a well-adjusted, happy kid who LOVED school...until we moved into D34.

Can't tell you how lucky we are that we chose Glenview to live and raise our children.

My daughter is in her second year at Springman and is loving it. She is learning to take responsibility for the completion and submission of her work. Her teachers are always available for extra help,when you request help. As with every school, there are some bullies, but certainly not an pervasive issue. As a matter of fact, the school does a great job trying to address bullying issue by establish school values and communicating those values. At the start of their Springman experience, each student is required to sign an anti-bullying contract. Lastly, Springman offers a ton of opportunities for children to get active and participate in after school events, clubs and sports.