Nicholas A. Ferri Middle School

10 Memorial Avenue

School District

Johnston
Grade

6-8
Teacher/Student Ratio

1:14
Type

public

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Reviews

Submitted by parent on May 10, 2022

Great school, somethings things happen but for most part, the school is great. Speaking as someone who went there.
Submitted by parent on March 01, 2022

It's not that bad but it could use some work when it comes to the teams I think both 6th grade classes should be able to eat together.
Submitted by parent on April 22, 2018

Excellent. The communication from teachers has been fantastic. My children have been included and embraced by this community.
Submitted by parent on November 09, 2017

Ok for regular ed only!! Not special needs children.. One more issue and i will be in the attorney general's office and in contact with channel 12.
Submitted by other on June 19, 2013

A couple of weeks ago I visited ferri it looks like a pretty decent school a couple of kids took us fifth graders around the school I'm excited to start
Submitted by parent on September 05, 2012

When it comes to special needs students and special education students, this school lacks it. When a parent reaches out for help, all they do is, not get involved.
Submitted by other on March 08, 2012

I was a former student at Ferri. It was horrible. There were a few nice teachers, but none that would go out of their way to help students who were struggling. I was bullied everyday there. There were constantly bomb threats and kids who wanted to kill themselves because of the bullying that is allowed. When a student tells on a person who had bullied him/her, the bullying just gets worse and they suspend you for everything. I got suspended for playing a game with a nickle at lunch, principal said someone could have slipped on the nickle and got hurt ;/ I had spend months of my life in focus (a cubical where cant talk in basement) and had teachers scream at me even swear at me. I was not even a bad kid, i just had problems completing my work and was stressed to the max about who was going to hit me or pull my hair and push me down. Also my friend could not read, they kept him back 3x and ended up passing him because he was getting too old. He found out in HS he had a learning disabilities and had dyslexia. Unless u want ur kid giving up on school n getting pregnant in HS and dropping out (check the dropout rates in Johnston) then don't send them to Johnston Schools!
Submitted by other on December 16, 2010

This school, is just awful. To start, lunch is ridiculous. The students do not even get the choice to sit where they want. Assigned lunch seats? What exactly is the point of that? The time given at lunch is unacceptable. By the time you get out of line, you have to sit down and literally shove food down your throat just to finish in time. The rules at this school are flat out ridiculous. During spirit week last year, we couldn't even wear face paint, or costumes. The building itself is disgusting. The desks are vandalized, and the floors look like they are cleaned once a year. There were some extra classes where we just sat in a room the whole level and did absolutely nothing. There are few teachers there who do their job right. The principle clearly has no clue what he is doing. What a mess that place is.