Bates Middle

We have sent our three children here for the past 5 years and we are more than satisfied with the experience and our children's instruction here at Westside.

I have two children that attended Alice Drive Elementary School. Every teacher they had were fantastic. The school recently received a STEM accreditation. The students collaborate on group projects frequently and the teachers development engaging lessons. The administrators are approachable and always willing to help.

I went to this school in 2001-2006. My time there was bad because I was bullied a lot and the teachers never really did anything about it. But once the bully was being bullied themselves. They did something about it. Which is weird because they have a no bully tolerance zone policy. Which was ineffective and they never really followed. I remember my 3rd grade teacher making me stay behind for lunch because I couldn't get the division problems right. I had a learning disability and she wasn't really helping me. We had reported it to the prinicipal and she tried talking to her but the same thing kept happening. In the 4th grade, I had another chance to move after leaving the school in the 4th grade. But I decided once we got back. I wanted to finish out my grade and not have gone to three different elementary schools. So anyways, I came back thinking that the forth grade would be different. But the same thing happened again. I moved the following year in the fifth grade and I decided to go to the same school.I just wished that I would've known better and went to a different elementary school that actually helped.

Not to good, hoping for a change soon

I been with this school for about 15 or more years. My adult children went here and now my 8 year old, 2nd grader is here. I love the school. The principal and the staff. Excellent.