West Side Middle School

250 Brandegee Avenue

School District

Groton
Grade

6-8
Teacher/Student Ratio

1:11
Type

public

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Reviews

Submitted by parent on April 24, 2018

No issues with this school. The staff is great, teachers are amazing. Definitely a positive experience. IDK why the scores are so low. My child is honor roll and seems to be learning a ton! The STEM school part of it has been in place for a year or two and its really amazing. Its been a good school for us.
Submitted by parent on September 05, 2016

THE SCHOOL IS FANTASTIC! MY DAUGHTER NOW IS IN 7TH GRADE AND MY SON JUST STARTED THE 6TH. NEVER HAD PROBLEMS WITH BULLISM OR OTHER ISSUES. COUNSELERS ARE VERY PRESENT AND THE TEACHERS VERY PROFESSIONAL. PRINCIPAL AND FRONT DESK VERY MOTIVATED. MY KIDS ARE VERY HAPPY HERE, AND NEVER WANT TO MOVE ANYWHERE ELSE!!
Submitted by parent on October 16, 2013

West Side went through a big transition last year when another middle school in Groton was closed due to budgetary concerns. The student population is now much larger than it was in previous years. Nonetheless, this has been handled extremely well by the principal and staff, and the increased diversity in the student body has actually improved the quality of the school. My third daughter is now a seventh grader at West Side, and I feel that she is getting the same excellent quality of education as my two older daughters who were West Side Students. You could not find better teachers anywhere.
Submitted by parent on July 09, 2013

This school gets a bad rep. My daughter is currently in the 6th grade and excelling. The second she starts to fall behind, teachers are calling me to make sure she is ok and inform me on her performance. On top f that, you can monitor your kids performance online, where all homework grades and test scores are updated regularly. it doesn't matter if my child gives me her report card or not, caus all i have to do is log in and check it out. Bullying is not tolerated, this school and most in this district have STRICT zero tolerance when it comes to bullies. All the 6th graders were issued iPads and are implenting a new learning system which seems to be a success so far. Teachers are attentive, and when there is a problem they are quick and eager to resolve it. Yes, there are 8 periods, lots of homework and different schedules every day, but they are preparing the kids for highschool, which is a good thing! My daughter had a little difficulty in the beginning with the changing schedule, but they were very forgiving of it, she now has complete hang of it and will be ready for 7th, 8th and beyond. I'd prefer her to be challenged.
Submitted by other on August 16, 2011

I just was graduated from this school in June, by the end of the day, i was crying buckets cause i didnt want to leave. this school was great. they provided great academics and help if needed. They had nice clubs and teams. they had amazing volleyball team that i was in and a great soccer and basketball team. I made so many great friends from my first day of school when i went to West Side. Amazing. ! (: This school was amazing and i would wish to go back in the beginning of the year when i was in 8th grade.
Submitted by student on December 20, 2009

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