Perry Hall Middle School

4300 Ebenezer Rd

School District

Baltimore County Public Schools
Grade

6-8
Teacher/Student Ratio

1:15
Type

public

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Reviews

Submitted by parent on October 30, 2023

I’ve been requesting a call, email and in person to speak to administrators. It’s take my child being physically assaulted & now threats of cutting/stabbing my kid are being made and school says call police, police say call school. Someone better take action
Submitted by student on September 23, 2023

The parents are being very overdramtic, the bullying at our school isn't really serious.At our school everyone has their own groups so people DON'T get buillied. One of the parents said something about special education kids and the other kids we don't ever interact because they are always in a different hallway and also leave class 5 minutes early with their assistant.It may be over crowded but it helps you very very very well with your social life, on great thing about our school is the Avid program I very much recommend.Of course a bad teacher will happen every once and a while but overall i love my friends, teachers,principles, social workers, and janitors really is a good school that has a bad rap.
Submitted by student on July 10, 2023

this place is missing almost everything a good school has
Submitted by parent on May 05, 2023

It’s a real shame, but when I went to this school years ago, the bullying was out of control. I saw kids getting tormented daily. Teachers didn’t do a single thing about it. They would just ignore it all together. It was really terrible. It made so many kids middle school experience extremely awful. My nephew goes to this school now and I’m upset to say that nothing has changed since I went there. Teachers STILL don’t do a thing to stop the bullying. There’s emotional trauma and physical, too. Kids getting punched by each other in the hallways, verbal bullying, and isolation for some kids who have been ostracized by the majority for being different or from false rumors spreading by others. Something needs to change asap.
Submitted by parent on March 21, 2023

The bullying at this school is so rampant. Threats of violence from boys towards girls with disabilities persist, and the bullies get to stay without consequence leaving parents to decide if they want to have their child learn from home. The bullies should leave while the good kids get to stay. It's unfortunately the other way around. The way for your kid to survive this school is to join a club to have an immediate built-in network of other kids they can hang with.
Submitted by parent on January 03, 2023

My severely underweight son was karate chopped in the throat.
Submitted by parent on September 01, 2021

My daughter's advisor undoubtedly has negatively influenced our experience. From when in 6th grade she was unexpectedly slapped in the face, caught in camera in the lunch room, and the advisor chalked it up to a girl "tiff", to taking almost a year to schedule an IEP for my daughter after requested in writing, the administration has a lot of work to do so become even adequate. Thumbs down all the way.
Submitted by other on April 24, 2021

Wait is terrible the food is bad I could say that about all the schools in Baltimore county it is real look y bad the teachers are the only good thing the students dont even get me started.
Submitted by parent on August 20, 2020

We decided to withdraw our son after three months. He felt threatened and not safe. There is no supervision when the students have to leave the building to go to their classes in the trailers, I saw several fights happening. There is nobody to protect the students "out there". And there are 10 (!!!) trailers there!This school is seriously overcrowded and it shows in every single aspect. Some teachers are burnt out and simply don't have the time to manage so many students and support every single child appropriately. They have little to no support from administration. I was especially shocked by the "leadership" and how they react to concerns.Bullies are back in class after one day in detention and the cycle recontinuous. There is no efficient intervention.It would be an amazing school but something has to happen - soon! It is too dangerous for our students and our teachers!
Submitted by parent on July 11, 2019

As a parent of a child that graduated from Perry Hall Middle, I can say I was pleased with his experience there. Academically, I feel like the teachers did a good job preparing him for HS. Socially, he made some good friends at the school. They also offer a variety of clubs and sports teams for the kids to get involved in. The one knock I would have on the school is that it is overcrowded. I'd say there are probably 25-27 students per class which can be a tough environment to learn in for less than studious students. But I feel like the teachers manage to do a great job in spite of this.
Submitted by parent on May 19, 2018

1/10, 1 being the lowest. We have decided to move our daughter to another school. I will not even touch the subject of being severely overcrowded.
Submitted by parent on October 06, 2017

The school is severely overcrowded. I don't understand how it can get a 9/10 score on greatschools.org when it is at 120% of capacity and expected to reach 126% of capacity next year (2018) and almost 130% in 2019. It doesn't have adequate facilities to support 2,124 students, which is more than 477 students above maximum capacity. Already there are multiple trailers on the grounds (I believe 8 last time I checked) and the school will need more if they are going to add even more students to the school. With all the new buildings in the area, the situation is only going to get worse than predicted.
Submitted by parent on May 03, 2017

As a parent of a 6th grader I am very happy with the education and staff communication at PHMS. I was reluctant at first after hearing complaints about the school; however here I am more than half way through the school yeat and I am very pleased. The level of education and the communication from teachers has been wonderful. Learning does not come easy for my child and this quarter he earned Honor Roll. This is the first time ever!!! He gets off the bus daily with a smile. Yes it is crowded but the staff has worked hard to alleviate as much of this situation as possible. I also attended the 6th grade field trip and was pleasantly surprised as to how organized it was. Way to go PHMS!!
Submitted by student on April 01, 2017

I am a 7th grade student soon going into 8th grade. Yes, my school is very overcrowded and can be overwhelming for new students, but my experience has been just fine. To be fair, parents are very over dramatic about the conditions at the school. You are able to get around fine, especially after some new guidelines they've implemented. Most students are respectful with the exception of some lousy, misbehaved students. The music programs and clubs here are phenomenal, and so are the school sports. The concerts are amazing. Again the over crowded thing is a problem, but do you really thing perry hall has enough money to build another school? Perry Hall Middle School is a pretty good school, and if you are afraid of the size of the school, consider moving elsewhere.
Submitted by other on February 26, 2017

The school is severely overcrowded and in dire need of relief. Currently there are over 1,860 kids in the school that is built for 1,643 students. In just two years the school will be 478 students above capacity. There is no redistributing in the pipeline and there is no new school being built or even on the drawing board. Perry Hall is not anymore the great school system that is used to be. If you are thinking of buying a property in the area I would look elsewhere.
Submitted by other on February 18, 2017

Ive had 2 kids in this school. The last one was 7 years ago. What a diffrence 7 yrs makes. Its so crowded someone is going to get hurt. My son cant get to his locker. His friend whom his small for his age gets bullied daily. The teachers are amazing but its turning into a city school bec of overcrowding. There is gangs from the city here now. They all live in Dunfield. DONT MOVE HERE. THEY ARE SAYING NO CHANGES TIL ATLEAST 2020.
Submitted by parent on January 06, 2017

School is over capacity and there is no plan in place to alleviate this. 6th graders (there are about 700) are supposed to have classes in the 6th grade "academy" section of the school, but this is not really the case-they have classes all over the school. I witnessed bullying behavior and unruly students in the halls (during parent visitation week) and watched teachers do nothing. You can barely move through the halls between classes, and they won't stagger the bells like other middle schools in Balt. Co, do. Attending a concert there is like taking your life in you hands. There's basically no parking at the school, everyone parks at the shopping center across the street and darts across Joppa road where there is bad lighting and no crosswalk. Administration does not ask for help from the police dept for managing the traffic or pedestrians for these evening events. Be sure to get there 30 minutes early if you'd like to get a seat. My kids tell me there are student fights at least once a week. There has been no communication from the administration to the parents about addressing behavior issues. It's disappointing that we pay higher taxes here in PH than surrounding communities, and this is what we get.
Submitted by other on November 21, 2016

Yes, the school is overcrowded, but most of the kids I've encountered have been very respectful to adults. Yes, they have brought in trailers to help alleviate the overcrowding issues. I truly believe that they should construct another middle school in the area (with the same caliber of educators and staff) to help remedy this. We moved to this area just so our daughter could receive an excellent education, and we have not been disappointed. She is in the GT program and is constantly challenged by her teachers to push even harder. There are many clubs for students to get involved with. I can't say enough positive things about PHMS; I'm so glad we moved here- our daughter is receiving a stellar education!
Submitted by other on November 14, 2016

I visited this PHMS today. To say I am disappointed, is truly an understatement. The school is so overcrowded, the children run wild, some teachers have NO control over the classroom, etc. I left the school drained. We purchased a home in the area specifically because of schools. I should have saved the money spent on the mortgage and paid tuition at a private school. The students are rude, filthy mouths, aggressive, and mature beyond their years with the opposite sex. Unfortunately, the mild mannered and well-behaved children are fed to the wolves and ignored. I cannot express how disappointed I am with PHMS. The schools has several trailers to accommodate the increasing number of students. Some children eat lunch at 10:30am. Before you register your child, make an unannounced visit...you wil be shocked. Don't be fooled by the luxury cars and $500k plus homes in the Perry Hall/White Marsh area. That doesn't equate to a quality education.I am upset that I have subjected my child to such an environment...in the pursuit of higher learning.
Submitted by teacher on August 11, 2015

They are good but they should let the girl wear what ever they want in gym but it has to be gym clothes and boys can to