Olson Middle School

my teacher basically acted like my mom more than my teacher it was annoying like come on she acted like i couldn't have friends or a life without permission

I rate The school one star review because on my bus a student threatened to beat me up and I got bullied and I always get call me names I always get bullied it makes me want to change my hair and my clothes and you guys are not doing anything about this bullying stuff this is absolutely ridiculous who's your manager I need to talk to it you guys should be doing something about it my dad will get a lawyer if you don't do something about this please !

My son has attended Olson since 6th grade (now in 8th), and Olson has been great for him. As a whole, he has teachers who really care and put forth a lot of effort in making sure the parents are completely aware of what's going on in school. They are also willing to put in time to make sure your child can go in to ask questions, retake tests, do make-ups, etc. Even though the principal Mr. Lee left at the end of my son's 6th grade year, it seems like Mr. Kuhns is a strong replacement.

My school is generally a good school with good teachers. After the former Principal Tom Lee left it has hit some rough patches. Now with the district lines redrawn a lot of kids that don't care about education are attending Olson. So far my experience has been good. Not everyone is going to have the same opinion but overall it should be rated and seen as a good school.

When Mr. Lee was recruited to be principal to turn the school around it did well but when he left everything went south. Bullying, self cutting, illegal drug use, teacher disrespect, etc... In rampant in that school and the leadership could care less. Counselors spend more time trying to be friends with students than to fulfill their role as "counsel." Teachers are not educating, they give exams and homework and if you fail the students just do it over til they get it right so grades don't truly represent your child's level of success. I explored other schools and was told my child would not be able to transfer into honors elsewhere since Olson does not meet the level of education that other Minnesota schools offer. Think twice before sending your child here.