Grapevine Middle School

Top notch staff and teachers. Engaged children. Involved parents. Great pto. Old union is the best!

This school has been great until we got to Christina "Tina" Lemonds. My son has never had any problems before her and always been a star student with the other teachers. He is very shy, quiet, reserved and doesn't lash out or speak much. He constantly tells me the rude things she tells the class one of them being "I don't get paid enough for this" among other insults to students and how she makes them cry all the time.The corona virus policy here is a joke. My son has been sent home twice because of possible infected corona virus students yet other students are still going to the class. He's had to 10 day quarantine twice now because he was picked by the teacher to be next to that other student. My older son in another grade sleeps right next to him every night but yet he's still allowed to go. How does that make sense?Online learning? It doesn't work half of the time.Thanks for ruining my kids education so far.

My daughter has been attending this school since 1st grade (she is now in 5th). From what I have seen, the teachers all have an invested interest in their students. They try very hard to include parents and create as many opportunities as possible for parents to be involved. I wish we had more parent involvement, but I would possibly feel that anywhere. This is a great school that celebrates diversity and culture. The district is terrible, one-sided and self-serving. So it's no wonder this school has maintained as many wonderful teachers as they have. *Also, the district voted to disband the dual-language program... so if you see it listed anywhere, it will be eliminated at this campus after the 2026-2027 school year. ** The building itself is the oldest elementary in the district, and I believe it is first on the agenda for improvements.

The teachers are mostly inexperienced new hires because there’s been a mass exodus by experienced teachers due to lack of support, undermining, bullying, and humiliation of them by the current principal, TG. Poor administrator. Lack of support. To say this is a school that’s above average would be misleading, when children can pass the STAAR with 35% and at least more than half don’t meet standards. Disappointing.

The leadership at this school has been disappointing. The principal frequently brings personal relationship issues into the workplace, which creates an uncomfortable and distracting environment for staff and undermines professionalism.There also appears to be clear favoritism toward one counselor, while other staff members are left out of communication and collaboration. Doors are often closed, and meaningful interaction with teachers and support staff is limited, making it difficult to address concerns or work as a cohesive team.Effective school leadership should be impartial, approachable, and focused on students and staff—not internal conflicts or selective relationships. Unfortunately, this administration falls short in those areas, and it has negatively affected morale and trust within the school.

We were at a prior christian private school for 10 years and without a doubt Grapevine Faith follows through with their commitments to each student and family. We have seen a transformation in our child that is God lead and fostered by the amazing relationships he has made with his peers, coaches and teachers! We are bringing our daughter over in the fall and she is so excited to be a lion!