Merrimack Middle School

Merrimack Middle School NHMMS is a great school to attend or to have a child who attends my favorite part is how respectful the teachers are and how much they care about students well being. The education at this school may fall behind average but they are working themselves up by hiring new staff getting better and updated ecdutation and so much more!

I am actively seeking a different district to move to as other families I am familiar with have done because the H.S. has the reputation of having severe drug and bullying problems. The ONLY positive of either the Middle or High Schools that I can offer is their music program. From the Upper El to H.S., they have superior band teachers that annually win awards.

I am a parent who moved to this district in hopes of a better experience than where I'd lived before. W/r/t use of technology and online resources: I am met with the answer that "not all students have access, so we are not going to move too quickly on that item." W/r/t communication: every question or concern that I've voiced has been met with the response, "We'd be happy to discuss this on the phone or in person." Unfortunately, I am a working parent who can not communicate on the phone during my work day or just leave temporarily to have a meeting. The aversion to email is unbelievable this day in age. The outgoing principal is a micro-manager who has created a very dismal climate for the educators. Luckily (?), the kids are thirteen and fourteen, and generally don't notice whether their teachers are happy. Innovative ideas are shut down, teachers are given far too much autonomy w/r/t curriculum, and the teachers that actually make learning interesting and fun are rewarded with more work and less acknowledgement and respect. I am hopeful that the incoming principal will address the culture and reward the teachers that are doing right by our kids.