West Mifflin Area Middle School

It’s ok not the best lot of racists things go on here.

The teachers at St. Joe's are the BEST! My child loves learning and is excelling at this school. The class sizes are small and the children get alot of individualized attention. She is so happy here! The school has new smartboards in every classroom, before and after school child care, and a wonderful enrichment program. The children all know eachother and are supportive of eachother. I wouldn't think of sending my child to any other school around. The price of tuition is reasonable when compared to other private schools. This school has a great sense of community! Absolutely love it!!!

As a former student at this school, I often felt that the curriculum was lacking in many subjects. The school was very accommodating to those in the lower-level language arts and math classes. Personally, as a higher-level student, I did not feel challenged in any way, nor did I feel prepared entering high school. The social environment of this school was extremely toxic. Drama between classmates was expected and typical due to small classes, but teachers involving themselves was unprofessional and unexpected. The teachers would often push themselves into the personal lives of students and even gossip about other students behind their backs. The special education program consisted of aids who harshly and publicly reprimanded their students for minor mistakes. Along with this, there was little emotional support for special education students who were being openly bullied by other classmates. The school also did not reprimand students who made racist and belittling comments to minority students. The diversity in this school was lacking and the effects of this were apparent. Overall, this school did not feel like a safe and welcoming environment. In the future, I would never recommend this school to anyone.

The teachers are fantastic and the students are well behaved.