HW Longfellow Med/STEM Magnet Midl

Really positive. We know this school has had a pretty bad rap for years, but we wanted our kids to be a part of a neighborhood school and we have seriously had no regrets. Much has changed in the past couple years and by all accounts that change has momentum to continue to get better. At this school our child is known by a really professional staff who genuinely care about him, he is learning a lot, and the atmosphere is super positive. They also have a really great after-school program run by a local community nonprofit :-) We love this school.

100% the staff and volunteers are amazing and I always look forward to working with them every year for last 10 years.

If I didnt have to choose at least one star, I wouldnt. I enrolled my daughter last year, which would have been her Kindergarden year. She was ahead of the class, so after a week in Kindergarden, they trasferred her to the first grade. At first she was doing great and she LOVED the idea of school, and then slowly she started falling behind, and her whole attitude about school changed. She started begging me to stay home in the mornings and looked miserable when I picked her up. My daughter asked me if she can start wearing pants instead of her uniform skirt and button up shirt, and i had asked why... her response was that she just didnt like it anymore. Afew days later she came home, looking miserable again and asked if she could shave her legs... I was like NO, YOURE 6! I had asked her why, and finally after many times asking, she told me that she was being laughed at and made fun of for her hairy legs and hairy eyebrows. (shes white with long black hair.) She is biracial, white and indian. There was a group of kids bullying her. I had a meeting with the principle and her teacher, to which was said "theyre kids, theyre going to bully one another..." UMM NO MAAM... bullying is absolutely unacceptable at any age. my baby wasnt learning because she was being made fun of and she didnt feel safe or protected. It is very sad. I have removed my child and enrolled her into a better school. I would advise you do the same.

Overall, this is a great school . From teaching to lifelong /healthy habits and having respect for others /manners . They truly are inspired by the children and inspire the children and influence them to be great!-pre.k.(mother