Muirlands Middle School

1056 Nautilus St.

La Jolla, CA 92037

School District

San Diego Unified
Grade

6-8
Teacher/Student Ratio

1:22
Type

public

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Reviews

Submitted by parent on December 01, 2022

AMAZING!!!!! best school i ever attended! Hope to return!
Submitted by parent on September 02, 2022

School counselor are terrible, they are not there to help student by any means. I will be pulling out my kid from the school
Submitted by parent on August 31, 2022

* HUGE class size, up to 36 per class. * Most teachers are hit or miss in quality.* Counselors are truly terrible, do not want to do ANY work beyond what is required based on collective bargaining. They are what makes public schools so terrible.If you can afford it or can move, send your kids to private or North County schools.
Submitted by parent on January 06, 2022

Excellent school. The teachers are great and very experienced. They really care about the students. We met the principal and she is very friendly, caring. Moving from north part of CA, we love it so far and our kid has been doing very well.
Submitted by parent on March 14, 2020

I think my child was well taught in grade 6. There were rigorous assignments that kept the interest levels up. The seventh and eighth grade were not as dynamic (my child is in grade 8 now) Some teachers seem to only want to provide students with extra help "By Appointment" while others have open hours weekly. This is how you can tell those who care and those who don't.
Submitted by other on August 30, 2019

So much for honesty. I left a honest review about an incident at this middle school and this website decided to take it down. Unbelievable.
Submitted by parent on July 14, 2018

MMS exceeded all of our expectations. Curriculum was demanding, our child’s social experience was fantastic, and we think it has been a great local community experience.
Submitted by parent on June 06, 2018

The worst experience of my life. My child now has to see a therapist
Submitted by parent on June 19, 2017

Very happy at school! Students are nice, and welcoming, and most teachers seem to care. Technology is great. Love PowerSchool. School starts and ends too early, which is hard on working parents. They also need to offer Honors English classes. Also school should stop blocking children from taking advanced math. If a student wants to take on the challenge of advanced math, let them! I think it's ridiculous that children who want to succeed are not allowed into a more rigorous math class, simply because they miss a question or two on a test and just miss the cut off. Other school districts allow children to take advanced classes if they want and do not assume they know better than parents. Why stop a child from achieving??
Submitted by parent on June 08, 2017

It was my daughter first year at the beginning it was hard for her, but the teachers make her feel comfortable now she likes the school we definitely coming back for two more years. I recommend Muirlands Middle School. Thank you everyone for making it a great school.
Submitted by parent on March 17, 2017

Horrible. Selling my house, hoping move to another district.
Submitted by parent on May 23, 2016

Behavior issues are the downfall of an otherwise good school. (Bad Language, social media issues and smart phone use in class by students playing games are examples)
Submitted by parent on April 06, 2016

Excelente grupo de trabajo, comenzando con el Director su planta de maestros , muy profesionales muy entregados a su profesion y a todos los ninos/as mis dos hijos estan estudiando ahi. Esta es su segunda escuela en Estados Unidos. Estamos muy Agradecidos/a por tener esta gran bendicion, Excelentes notas. Ahi se llega a estudiar. Por eso estamos muy Agradecidos se las recomiendo
Submitted by parent on February 08, 2016

An outstanding middle school. My child excelled in Math. The only area needing development is Music. The previous music program was excellent.
Submitted by parent on January 06, 2015

The school is getting much better under the new principal. It seems that the principal is building a new team that is friendly, professional and helpful. Last year, the school was horrible that the some of the administration staff were rude, unfriendly and bullying, Unfortunately, the vice principal, Nash, is till there, she is a power hunger, mean, and enjoy screwing up people's life. Can't wait to see the day she leaves the school, than the sky of the muirlands would be blue. Don't know how she get to that vince principal's position??? She is the shame of our public school system, she brings nightmares to students and parents. If she ever becomes a principal, than our public school system really fails.
Submitted by other on June 15, 2014

As an actual former student student of Muirlands, (I graduated 2014), I feel I have more expertise to speak on the quality of the school more than these moms who feel the need to complain about the lack of a sixth-grade language program. First of all, I think the parents who believe that the eighth grade teachers are significantly worse than the sixth grade teachers don't understand that in eighth grade it is excepted that students become more independent. In fact, I actually believe the eighth grade teachers taught the material the best. Muirlands just received a new principal who seems to bringing the school in great places with the involvement of technology. Many Muirlands teachers will give additional help to students IF THEY ASK. So if your child is struggling DON'T just expect for the front office to do something about it; have your child ask their teacher. As said in a previous review, when your child reaches eighth grade they will receive the opportunity to go on the East Coast Trip. THIS IS A MUST! As for the workload, it is somewhat high. It is nowhere near the amount Bishops gets, but it is more than other SD Middle Schools. So overall, Muirlands is a very good school.
Submitted by other on May 13, 2014

Muirlands Middle School provides a mostly high-quality education. Your experience at this school greatly depends on the teachers you have. For example, my English teacher is extremely well-knowledgable and has been an extremely good influence, whereas some of my other friends with different teachers (I am in seminar) complain about their respective teachers. Recently, we have a gained a new principal, who has already began to improve Muirlands Middle School and I believe he will continue to improve the school. Previously, our campus was extremely- there's no other way to put it- gross. Now, he has really come down on the issue and you can see the improvement already. In addition, Muirlands Middle School provides a reasonable amount of choices of electives starting in 7th grade. Many parents complain about this, but as it is still a public school, I think that it would be slightly unreasonable to expect more. Overall, Muirlands Middle School exhibits a good example of what a public middle school should be like- to a certain extent.
Submitted by parent on January 21, 2014

My son graduated from La Jolla elementary, an amazing school, and entered 6th grade this year at Muirlands. Not impressed with the standards here at Muirlands. We lived in AZ for five years before moving to CA, and my son qualifies for gifted education in the state of AZ, When he was tested here he scored in the 96th percentile (one percent below the cut-off for honors admissions). Apparently this school is so broke they can't afford to pull him into the gifted/honors classes he should be attending. And there is no foreign language for 6th grade either!! This school needs major improvements. It is such a shame. Needless to say, we will be moving back to AZ where he can receive the quality education that he deserves. Signed, Unhappy Parent
Submitted by parent on October 30, 2013

PARENTS - PLEASE READ: Let me sum up your kids' experience at Muirlands: 6th grade is awful, 7th grade is OK, and 8th grade is an amazing experience. When you first enter the school, you'll find the administration to be very unhelpful and rude, the campus/student/teacher atmosphere extremely unpleasant. They make absolutely no effort to make the incoming 6th graders welcome, but just help your child get through the year and push to make sure they get all the good teachers. Although there's no teachers that are truly awful, there are some unpleasant ones that can quickly ruin your year. In 7th grade, the Yosemite trip is a good experience, and in 8th Grade - MAKE SURE YOUR CHILD ATTENDS THE EAST COAST TRIP. It's an incredible learning & social experience where they spend a week traveling on the east coast cities with some of the best teachers. Although the administration, campus, and teachers are all pretty poor in 6th and even 7th grade, your child's amazing 8th grade year will more than make up for it. Check RateMyTeachers.com to see who the best teachers are, and who's not. There's some really hard classes and also really lazy ones.
Submitted by parent on June 22, 2013

PLEASE READ IN FULL!.. I am a parent of a student that went to muirlands for two years, and my child did very well the first year. The second year however my child started to struggle a little with math and they immediately wanted to get my child tested. They said my child needed an IEP and they couldnt provide what my child needed at their school. It was my first child, I was ignorant in the ways of test scoring and school funding.In my opinion We were BULLIED out of this school!! I realized a few years later that the diagnosis was bull. In my opinion they basically didnt want my child bringing down their scoring. PARENTS DONT GET AN IEP until you have outside testing done. It is easy to get a child on an IEP but SO HARD to get your child off one. In my opinion this school is all about scoring and funding and have no room for empathy or nurturing. I was appalled by our treatment once I figured out what really went on . I do take some responsibility, I should have done my homework. Now my child has this on school record for the rest of my childs life. My child wanted to join the Marines and cant now because of the IEP. Be a ver involved parent, fight for them, they sure wont.