Lancaster Middle School

822 West Pleasant Run Road

School District

Lancaster Independent
Grade

7-8
Teacher/Student Ratio

1:19
Type

public

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Reviews

Submitted by teacher on January 27, 2025

Lancaster Texas Middle School is a constant reminder of the DECLINE in the education system.Children attending school in Lancaster Texas have no idea how far behind they are with the rest of the country. As a teacher, I have worked at several school and was shocked at the environment these kids live in down in Lancaster Texas. It's a constant rotation of new teachers that leave after seeing this school. It's unfair to the children who truly want a good education, but lack of local funding and a very dangerous area to live in makes Lancaster Texas Education system a failure. To all parents and teachers thinking of teaching or moving your child here, I recommend taking a look around first to see first hand what type of environment this is before moving here.
Submitted by parent on May 10, 2018

I'm a parent and ex-educator. Overall, this is a good school. The curriculum is strong, the teachers are excellent and the administrators are responsive. As long as you stay involved, your student will thrive and be successful.
Submitted by parent on January 23, 2017

Awesome staff... my Boys have been in Lancaster ISD since kindergarten one is in the 8th and the other is in the10th
Submitted by parent on February 23, 2016

My son has been blessed to have great teachers at this school. I've found them to be competent and highly effective.
Submitted by student on January 02, 2016

The kids here are very bad, no learning really takes place here either thanks to the teachers who do not know how to teach the students. Wouldn't recommend your child going here.
Submitted by other on May 11, 2015

I'm a LISD parent with a middle school educational background. I've volunteered and worked with students attending Lancaster Middle School. The students I've helped were eager to learn, respectful, and well disciplined.
Submitted by parent on May 06, 2015

Thanks to the teachers at Lancaster Middle, my eighth grader has the strong academic foundation needed for continued success at the high school.
Submitted by parent on April 22, 2015

I'm a parent heavily involved in the education of my child. Each day we go over what he's learned that day, followed by homework. He's a good student and surrounds himself with other good students. I've had no negative issues with his teachers, who are absolutely dedicated to their jobs as educators. They aren't difficult to contact if you have questions or concerns. It was mentioned in an earlier review how well the school is performing overall and outperforming other middle schools with similar demographics in Texas. In my neighborhood, we have families planning to send their kids to GWC /LMS that wouldn't have a few years ago. None of that would have happened without strong leadership and great teachers.
Submitted by parent on March 24, 2015

The teachers don't take kids their work. They put zero on grades when teachers fell to do their jobs. Fights everyday. If at all possible avoid lancaster schools period.
Submitted by parent on September 08, 2014

I'm happy with the school and all of its gains. I wasn't surprised that the middle school received six academic distinctions when state ratings were released last month because the principal and teachers are truly dedicated to the students. I'm confident that the middle school and district as a whole will have another great school year!
Submitted by parent on January 20, 2014

Since Mr Granger has come on to the campus this school has turned into a school that I am proud that my daughter attends. The scores are up and so is the moral of the staff. PARENTS most get involve!! It seems like the only time the parents want to be involved is if their child is in trouble. The students all have a chance to get additional help, between Power School (Mon-Thurs) and now Saturday school. There is no reason for a parent to state that their child is not getting help! The school not only supplies snacks at the start of Power School but they get pizza at the end. Everything that Mr Granger has implicated in to the school has worked for the betterment of the school!! I truly hope it sticks around for a few more years!
Submitted by parent on February 21, 2013

I was happy with the school when my child was in sixth grade. Now you cannot call and talk to anyone. If you drop your child off and you see the person you are trying to reach they never return your call. They will say I am going to call you but don't. I think the school is going down. My child has a created mind and he feels that the teachers are not teaching him enough. There are some caring people but I think the Supt. needs to evaluate the school more closely. You do not hear from the teachers.
Submitted by parent on February 21, 2013

My son is an eighth grader at Lancaster Middle and after reading through these comments, I just had to respond. I can't believe that some parents are acting like children here, making blanket statements about students and teachers. My son, who is a well-behaved honor student, is doing well in his studies. He and the group of students he surrounds himself with have parents who emphasize the importance of education, like we do. All of the teachers he had were attentive, caring, and always ready to assist students with anything they need. To parents who visit this site in the near future, Lancaster Middle School does offer a quality education to students. It has consistently improved, the principal is doing a great job, and so are most teachers. The same is true about the superintendent and district as a whole. My oldest child is an LISD graduate and I currently have another son in elementary school. While no school is perfect, I have seen first hand the positive things happening at Lancaster Middle and question the motives of those who only choose to generalize and complain without recognizing the good aspects of this campus.
Submitted by other on February 20, 2013

As a student who is learning LISD, I would like to reflect on what a degrading job the school is doing. I am an avid reader with a A averag, but the school does not create an atmosphere for people like me. The students are militant towards teachers, and quiter rude to other students and teachers. There have been somewhere around 14 fights this school year alone, and they still happen no matter what the merciful principle does. There are really some great teachers, but their talent is wasted on students who don't even care. Aside from the horrendous students, some of the teachers should be cut as well. Some teachers have a actually spent an entire class period yelling instead of teaching. The disciplinary measures at the school are extreme, or maybe just to an outsider like me they are. Constant dress code checks, ID checks, and separation are the norm. The hygiene isn't the best either, most of the bathrooms are pigsties and reek of urine. If the school or some of the teachers don't do something aubout the militant paper throwers that is their student body, I see no future for this under averge school.
Submitted by parent on February 17, 2012

This school has gone above and beyond anything I could ever hope for. My child is a good student, but has always found math difficult. His teacher gave him the extra attention and tutoring needed to master the different concepts. He finds the subject much easier now. I'm both proud and grateful that my child attends a school where this type of academic enrichment is the rule rather than the exception.
Submitted by other on March 20, 2011

I am a student at Lancaster Middle School and I am a 7th grader. But it ia not the teacher's fault the some of the students choose not to learn. The staff members are doing their jobs and enforcing our goal of 95% in everything we do. So I know if i can maintain A&B's and I do several extra curricular activities other students can to.
Submitted by parent on February 21, 2011

Lancaster is a wonderful school. I have a son that goes there and I always had positive interactions with his teachers. There are great classes and programs available to students should they and their parents choose to utilize them as we have. I'm a parent, but also a former teacher as well. In every school I taught in, there were always a few children who misbehaved, regardless. This is not exclusive to Lancaster, it happens everywhere. As a responsible parent, I taught my child proper discipline and as a result, he is thriving at school.
Submitted by parent on February 20, 2011

The kids are terrible and so is the staff. The teachers won't return calls or emails. The counselors are not much better! The kids have the foul mouths and bad attitudes. Constant fights. There are only a handfull of parents that are involved with their child's education.
Submitted by parent on February 04, 2011

I'm the mom of an eighth grader at Lancaster Middle School. The school is making great progress and I have no complaints.
Submitted by parent on January 10, 2011

Frequent fights, kids vandalizing school property ( throwing texts,materials out of the window. I stood by one day and saw books flying out of the windows !! Police are there to help curb the violence/vandalism