Golden West Middle School

2651 De Ronde Drive

School District

Travis Unified
Grade

7-8
Teacher/Student Ratio

1:20
Type

public

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Reviews

Submitted by parent on January 30, 2024

Staff is the worst especially the ladies at the front desk in the office , they are lazy and unprofessional as well as my son Counselor .. he will promise to help, and he forget i even called with an issues .. my issues havent been resolved i gave up trying call him for help! BUllying is terrible at Golden west .. the teachers can see the child start failing and they dont care at all ! they dont reach out and when i reach out for extra credit or tutoring they don't offer the help.. overall bad experience here !
Submitted by student on August 30, 2021

The school is very active and into leadership and helping others. The teachers I have are very helpful and hopeful, always willing to help after school too. If you had a bad expierence here it might've been you or your classmates IM not sure because this school is very enjoyable.
Submitted by student on November 01, 2017

Teacher teach great, good students, to me there is barely any bullying. Even when there is bullying there is a lot of staff to get the situation fixed quick. Learning there is easy and very proficient.
Submitted by student on May 25, 2016

I loved all of my teachers, and although my grades were bad, my grades didn't affect our student- teacher relationship. The homework didn't pile up often, and I believe I was lucky to go to Golden West Middle School.
Submitted by other on September 04, 2015

As a student in elementary, i has stellar grades, just shy of honor roll. when i went to golden west, in 2013, my grades dropped by a titanic amount. i went from straight B's to 2 C's, an F, and 2 D's. this was majorly due to the amount of bullying i was attacked with each day. it got so bad, that halfway into my second semester, i had broken does crying, pleading with my mother to let me stay home. i felt that they cared nothing for what happened to me. i cant tell you of one time i had a good memory here, besides the few good students. maybe instead of extra curricular activities, they could have spent more money on anti-bullying. for your child's sake, do not send them here. seek ANY other option.
Submitted by parent on August 15, 2013

I have got to disagree with some of the other reviewers. We moved to this district specifically to get into this school. While all districts have had budget cuts, this district and this school in particular have dealt with them unbelievably well. The teachers teach, but they are also available to the kids before and after school. The teachers have to have papers graded in a timely fashion and the entire district has an online grading system where parents can see grades and attendance-often before the kids get home from school. The classrooms/teachers have computers, smart boards and printers. They have an active library and librarian as well as a school nurse and 2 counselors. The principal and asst. principal are both very active in the school population and with parents. They even still have buses! As far as dealing with medical issues, my daughter has learning disabilities and they have bent over backwards for her-changing schedules, teachers calling me to see what they could do to help. Most teachers send out frequent emails advising parents of what is going on. Unlike many schools in the area, they still have extra-curricular activities including robotics and music.
Submitted by parent on June 29, 2013

My daughter was being bothered by another student and the situation was handled quickly and fairly. We have not had any other problems. When I do call with a concern the staff is very helpful and all of my questions are answered. The music teacher and staff are stellar! Overall this school is very good.
Submitted by parent on June 29, 2013

this school does very little to protect our children form bulling.I 've never had to deal with kids that have respect for anyone
Submitted by parent on January 17, 2013

I have been extremely disappointed in this schools attitudes with instilling confidence in childrens work. They do not bend in helping to meet the children halfway even when there are medical and social issues involved. It is overcrowded and budget cuts are remaining very problematic in California school system at our childrens expense and possibly even their futures. I have pulled my son out and put him in private education for the first time in his life due to becoming concerned of him falling in the the third of the student population who drops out of high school in the CA public education system on account of him just getting frustrated and feeling incompetent. He was failing his courses constantly yet scoring advanced on his STARS tests. The staff didn't seem concerned because his end of year testing was fine and he was a "bright and respectable student"!
Submitted by other on January 11, 2012

I currently am a student here and i think so far this school is one of the best middle schools here in fairfield because there isnt so much gang violence its very rarely when the principal has to call the campus police with his guard dog and check out somthing suspicious. So if your looking for a good middle school in fairfield i would reccommend you choose this one.