West Middle School

I absolutely love the process our daughter has made. Her reading and math skills have excelled. She comes home happy and excited to show me what she has learned

If you are thinking to moving to deer park. And have children going to elementary school I can't say enough about this school.. 1st of all it was my school back in the eighties. And now my 2 children go there.. They are unbelievable. It's one of the best elementary schools on the island.. More like a best kept secret!!

My child attended this school for a few years. The education is about average, not much better than public schools, and the teachers, while experienced, are largely short-tempered and illogical in their grading systems. The staff also has a habit of ignoring important issues such as injuries and certain types of bullying. If a racial slur is used between students with intent to emotionally harm, and the issue is brought to the principal, don't expect her to deliver much more than a chiding; whereas other issues, while infrequent, are taken care of much more zealously. Similarly, injuries are regarded as unimportant, and more often than not even serious injuries such as possible head trauma don't seem to warrant a quick phone call home. In gym class, these injuries are especially rampant, in ranging severity from tripping to being hit with soccer balls in the face to bones being broken. None of these concerns are regarded with much interest by the current gym teacher, who doesn't see even the most severe as reason to go to the nurse's office. These issues become especially trivial when a child whose parents are on the school board is behaving immaturely or causing injuries, at which point issues are all but disregarded. While some aspects of this school are acceptable, the lack of trustworthiness and justice is an immediate turn-off for us. I hope that in the future, the staff of this school will rectify these concerns and create a better learning environment for its students.