Clyde A Erwin Middle School

20 Erwin Hills Road

School District

Buncombe County Schools
Grade

7-8
Teacher/Student Ratio

1:13
Type

public

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Reviews

Submitted by parent on November 12, 2022

below average school. It's ok but not the greatest
Submitted by student on September 21, 2022

Most teachers don't teach u anything and the students get mad
Submitted by parent on April 22, 2022

This is the worst school any of my kids have ever attended. Do yourself a favor and enroll your kids the Buncombe Virtual Academy and steer clear of this place. The children who attend here are ruthless. Numerous fights in the hallways. Intense bullying and kids basically fighting to just survive. Some teachers have simply given up and need to retire. They are burnt out and have zero empathy. One specific female ELA teacher in particular is the most difficult person to work with and must get some kind of joy being mean to the kids. I am kicking myself for enrolling my kids in this school. The amount of emotional damage that is being caused is going to take a lot of therapy to move past this experience.
Submitted by student on June 24, 2018

This school has a lot to do if they want to actually make an impact on their student's lives. Their lack of empathy, compassion, inclusion and their duty to teach young minds is overhwleming to me, and many of my fellow students who attended.
Submitted by other on October 20, 2017

On a scale of 1-5, 5 meaning excellent, I would say a 1 because my experience was horrible. Teachers didn't seam to care if I passed or failed and I never received proper help. I received horrible bullying from students and adults that even resulted in Physical Bodily Harm, I reported the incidents and nothing was done, in fact they got worse. I suffered from a deep state of depression. Because of all this my grades were poor. My mother transferred me to a Wonderful Program at AB Tech called AB Middle College. I went from making C's and D's at Erwin to Straight A's at my new school along with recognition with 2 Award "Most improved in Math" and "Best Attitude". I also received a Metal from my new school. I know I would have never been shown such recognition if I stayed at Erwin. I also would like to say that not everyone has experienced what I have. With that being said, no one is treated equally at Clyde A Erwin High School.
Submitted by teacher on October 06, 2017

Great! A diverse school with a caring and compassionate staff!
Submitted by other on March 22, 2017

I just saw the review from a parent posted Jan. 27, 2014 which mentioned the lack of resources to support her student. The YMCA Horizon tutoring and mentoring after school is a great resource and is grant-funded... so FREE to all the Erwin Middle families! Sorry that they didn't realize that.Erwin has taken huge strides over the last 7+ years with the Y program being one example. The last year and a half, Erwin has been partnering with the United Way to create a Community School model through their Middle School Success Initiative. Erwin has a full-time Community Resource Coordinator with a Social Work intern from Western dedicated to supporting community engagement at Erwin through building a framework of partnerships which address student and family needs, academic and beyond. The Erwin administration are very supportive of collaborations like this and the YMCA. It takes a village... right?!
Submitted by parent on January 27, 2014

I have two kids that attend this school. My son struggles with grades & when I had a meeting with his teachers, one of them said that sometimes "you just have to throw up your hands and let them fail". maybe that's why half of his class is failing. If children see that the adults in charge don't care, they won't care either. Also, if a kid doesn't understand something, there doesn't seem to be any real program in place to help them out. There is YMCA after school care tutoring, but there are parents out there, like myself, that cannot afford that. I also asked the guidance councilor if she ever spoke to children who were failing directly & she brushed off my question with a joke and a "who has time for that" attitude. Disappointing.