Hernandez Middle School

3510 West 55th Street

School District

Chicago Public Schools
Grade

6-8
Teacher/Student Ratio

1:17
Type

public

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Reviews

Submitted by other on December 02, 2024

Esta escuela es una de las peores que yo e visto en esta escuela los maestros hablan mal sobre los estudiantes en ves de proteger alos estudiantes se ponen a hablar de ellos y no los ayudan les gritan y no los tratan como personas a mi hijo lo trataron como si fuera un perro solo por decir un poco de esta es cuela los alimentos no son preparados como se deberían preparar la leche esta caducada ay muchas peleas y los maestros nose dan cuenta es por que se acen de la vista gorda los es estudiantes se acen amigos de los profesores y asi ganan grados mi hijo solo estuvo por un año y todo esto paso es una escuela repugnante
Submitted by other on August 05, 2021

If I could give it zero, I gave it to them, the principal is a despot of the parents, with the students, with the teachers, I don't know how the netwok has not seen all the problems that this school has that the students are lower academically
Submitted by parent on May 26, 2015

I don't know about the other comments but based on my own experience this school is great. The campus and the infrastructure is one of the best in CPS. New building, new equipment for student use. The school has great academics, athletics, clubs and extra curriculum activities. Is not a bad neighborhood either. The comment before me makes it sound like this is a school in high crime area and is not. This area from the most part is calm and safe compared to other Latino neighborhoods. If you go east then yes, it gets a little bad there but from the school campus going west is pretty safe. If your kid is not doing good academically then is also the responsibility of the parents to make sure their kids do their homework and help their kids with homework assignments and school projects. Also make sure they study for their quizzes and tests. All the blame cant fall to the teachers, we as parents have responsibilities for our kids education as well. I don't have contact with the principal but I know he tries to make the parents more involved with the school by inviting them to meetings and extra curriculum activities. I believe Hernandez is the best school in the area and I feel confident my kids are getting a good education in a safe school.
Submitted by other on October 26, 2014

Academically this school is continuously getting worse. Poor principal leadership and poor teaching should to be blamed. Everybody (both teachers and students) in classrooms turn their cell phones off and put them in their bags and focus on teaching and learning. So disappointing.
Submitted by parent on April 13, 2014

I read the comments below, and I question if they're parents or teachers. I am a parent of a 7th grade student. My daughter is above average in her grades and test scores. What has to be understood about this school is that students are grouped in pods according to their grades and their behavior. The discipline of the students should be blamed on the parents, not the teachers. If a child cannot behave in school, something is wrong at home. It is not the teachers responsibility to discipline and teach these kids how to act. That's our responsibility as parents. I have regular contact with my child's teachers. Any issues are handled directly between me and the teacher, so I have never had to have contact with the principal. This school is a good school given the neighborhood it is located in.