Julian O. Strong Middle School

They don’t care about the students safe.

Our child attends Lafayette as an out-of-district student. The school is about 15-20 minutes away from where we live and it's well worth the drive every day. Our child has a disability and our home district has extremely limited resources for special education. Since attending this year, our child has increased reading and math skills and is completing social and academic activities that we previously didn't know were possible. I believe this is due to the tremendous support from the dedicated staff and resources allocated to Lafayette. The teachers have been wonderful and we noticed right away the difference in attitudes promoting empathy and inclusion. Our experience this year has been outstanding and we plan on continuing with Lafayette and the Lincoln Park school district. I just wish every school district had the special education resources and inclusive attitudes that we've experienced here.

The school is great, the principal on the other hand is very ignorant. Her attitude towards parents of color is very lackluster and judgmental. She needs to be reeducated on her skill sets; for instance her communication, verbiage, and empathy.

My son went to Mcc this past year for kindergarten and we loved it! The teachers and staff are very sweet and engaging! My son learned alot in just this 1 year, I’m sad they’ve closed the elementary because it’s so hard to find good schools. I wish we would have come across the school sooner, But I would 100% reccomend this school for your toddler!