Grey Culbreth Middle School

Great experience. So far our kid is in kindergarten and loves it.

We have had a very positive experience due to the incredibly intelligent and compassionate teachers we have had. The school is very diverse and due to learning in English and Spanish I don't believe testing and ratings on this site work as well in this model of a school.

Great customer service...your told exactly what you would want to hear while you're in the building, but don't believe everything your told while your there will be what will happen in the classroom moving forward. Teachers have little time to communicate with parents. They have large class sizes and share assistant teachers between rooms, lunch, etc which doesn't make a 15:1 ratio during class room instruction as reported. It's closer to 25:1. There are many different special needs within a classroom of 25:1. English being a child's second language is not uncommon in this school, many different reading levels, math levels, etc., which are a challenge for a teacher and whether they have support to have such a diverse classroom is questionable. The school's PTA struggles to get parents involved. The school has a mix of very strong, experienced teachers vs. new, unexperienced teachers. You can only pray that your child gets one of the better ones, as it is not consistent from year to year.

My child transferred from another area Catholic school middle school, and I am very happy about the decision. The students, teachers, and staff embody everything we are looking for in a school. The students are welcoming and kind, and the teachers are wonderful - a breath of fresh air compared to where my child came from. I am very happy with the school. Academically speaking, it has the same rigorous curriculum as any other area Catholic school, I believe - all schools in the Diocese in this area are great academically. However, the support my child receives in other areas like her well-being and engagement is phenomenal!

Had a terrible experience with administration, our k teacher was phenomenal. When we brought the issues about the administration to our parent teacher conference, the teacher started crying and said my friends always asked me why I stay here… have a feeling most of these scores are artificially increased by members of the PTA or administration themselves