Samuel Ogle Middle School

4111 Chelmont Lane

Bowie, MD 20715

School District

Prince George's County Public Schools
Grade

6-8
Teacher/Student Ratio

1:15
Type

public

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Reviews

Submitted by parent on January 04, 2025

Great excellent staff school, safe environment highly recommended .
Submitted by other on May 30, 2024

I was recently going into middle school and I chose to move into Bowie. At first sight, the middle school doesn’t look great, but when you go inside, it’s another perspective. Everything is clean, everyone is happy with their friends and else. I have never seen a fight, well, at least once, but in the bathrooms there is no one fighting or smoking. I give safety 5/5. The teachers are very interactive with their students and they care about their students and seek for athletic teams so they can help them get into them. My learning there was awesome and it was one of the most easy-adapting processes I’ve had in my school career.
Submitted by student on July 12, 2023

I would not reccomended this school to anyone unless you’re trying to get negative phone calls home every other day. Go to tasker instead. This school has gone DOWNHILL.
Submitted by parent on March 02, 2023

bad food, too many fights, too much work
Submitted by parent on November 01, 2022

this school is filled with bullies and the teachers never do anything about it, matter of fact, i always get in trouble because i was defending myself
Submitted by parent on May 17, 2022

Principal is generally a good man and I haven't had any issues with the staff. The problem with the school is the school populace. In less than a year and my son was called a racist just because of the color of his skin and ostracized in the school. We're probably moving We're probably moving
Submitted by parent on September 11, 2018

I would rate this school a 4 out of 5. The principal at the school seems to struggle in her role. My son never had any issues and was accepted at the top DC area private school as well as the highly competitive Roosevelt Scienc e and Tech program for high school.
Submitted by parent on June 22, 2018

Awful! The damage this school did to my children's psyche should be unlawful! While there are small pockets of wonderful teachers, the bad ones are very, very bad and the school seems not to care. If I had it to do over, I would have paid whatever it cost to send them to a private school or move to another school. The only thing this school seems interested in is churning out mindless followers. There were times I did not feel my children were safe at this school.
Submitted by parent on March 28, 2018

Samuel Ogle Middle is a great school. The teachers are wonderful. The parent involvement is great.
Submitted by parent on March 21, 2018

School needs some improvements., but besides that is a good school. Teachers are good.
Submitted by parent on March 14, 2018

My experience with Samuel Ogle is good. As I mentioned before, there are some kids that are out of control and needs some discipline, which in my opinion should be taught at home and the school job is only to reinforce theses values.
Submitted by parent on March 12, 2018

The homework load is not bad. I think the school is good, but needs more parents to get involved.
Submitted by other on March 12, 2018

So far so good. I can't complain about the school. I just wish some parents would teach their kids how to behave. But unfortunately some parents expect the school to raise their child. Wake up people.
Submitted by other on February 22, 2018

The school is not the worst but it also isn’t the best. Academics are average but the leadership is awful. The administration does not want to deal with any problems and ignores the students entirely. The principal is downright lazy and cruel.
Submitted by other on January 26, 2018

The first year, it was pretty okay. The second was the worst. I learned nothing because 97% of the students, most of whom were black, were out of control. Not only that, but I also got bullied because of my race (I'm white). I remember the teachers having to scream to get the student's attention. But even then, the students ignored them. My Dad came in one day to sit in, and even with a visitor, they were still horrible. I went there for 6th and 7th grade. I'm in highschool now, and I couldn't be happier to be out of this horrible, out of control school. The most I'd rate it is a one, because admittedly, they do have some pretty great teachers. (Now, if only they could get the students to behave, so they could ACTUALLY teach)
Submitted by parent on February 22, 2017

The kids are unruly, tough for serious minded kids to cope. I went twice for in class experience observation and I am appalled at the behavior of majority of the students.
Submitted by other on July 25, 2016

As one reviewer stated, SOMS is 'above the P.G. average.' Unfortunately, that's not saying very much... There were some great teachers at Samuel Ogle, but their classes are too large to tend much to struggling students. As another reviewer pointed out, there were also a small number of teachers who seemed lazy or unmotivated. There have been a few good folks in the administration but they often follow promotions to other schools. Two years ago, every student joked about the acting principal's prominent bicep tatoos of her two ex-husbands. Nothing against tatoos, divorce or sleeveless attire, but the skeptical jokes undermined the dignity of the principal’s position. PGCPS and SOMS are dumbfounded about how to deal with cellphones and other communication devices, so they just ignore the issue (like so many parents, too), and the clever kids’ potty talk quickly evolves into bullying, sexting and other inappropriate activities. High school boys enter the school to hit on the gullible middle school girls, and gang recruitment begins here in middle school, believe it or not, though PGCPS, Bowie PD and the school vehemently deny that it's "a problem." But it may become your problem at SOMS. Good luck!
Submitted by other on March 30, 2014

S. O. Middle School is above the P. G. and Maryland average. A great job.
Submitted by parent on August 22, 2013

My son started his second year in Samuel Ogle this year and he loves it. The teachers are friendly and they have helped my son in many ways. This is one of the best schools yet!!!
Submitted by parent on August 18, 2013

my school is Samuel ogle middle school and it is a fun and verry clean place. if you don't believe me you can go and check it out for yourself. All of the teachers are caring and help you the science teacher is funny and really fun . that is why my school should be a school that wins