Meadowbrook Middle School

12320 Meadowbrook Lane

Poway, CA 92064

School District

Poway Unified
Grade

6-8
Teacher/Student Ratio

1:23
Type

public

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Reviews

Submitted by parent on April 04, 2024

Our family has loved our experience at Meadowbrook. Our oldest who has autism and a 504 plan attended from 2019 to 2022. Those were some tough years due to the pandemic for everyone. However, the teachers, counselors, administration did a fantastic job helping kids get through and provided what the kids needed upon their return to campus the best of their abilities. The school counselor even made a visit to our house and did frequent check-ins during a particularly tough time. Bullying was absolutely not tolerated and addressed quickly and appropriately. Staff did a good job following our son's accommodations and needs. We appreciated the emphasis on social-emotional learning in addition to academics. Our youngest is currently in 7th grade and is thriving. He loves being part of the band (it is clear the band teacher absolutely loves her job and is so encouraging), attends after school ACES, and has a sweet group of friends. The school is quite diverse and it seems the teachers do their best to work with all the to different needs, learning styles, and cultures. Two negatives are the condition of the campus (rumors are that it will be updated soon) and that the kids split off into three different high schools due to boundaries (Poway, Mt. Carmel, and Rancho Bernardo), which makes the kids sad to have to say goodbye to some of their middle school besties. We are grateful to all Meadowbrook staff for our positive middle school experience.
Submitted by parent on March 12, 2024

This school feeds into one of the best high schools in San Diego area and students have consistently done well
Submitted by parent on August 15, 2023

Good school, nice staffs, my son will go to seventh school, he likes here. And very good after school program, they provide some clubs you can choose, my son chose Debate club, the debate teacher help and encourage him. Very appreciate the whole school’s efforts! Overall, hope Meadowbrook school will be better and better!
Submitted by other on June 05, 2023

I love this school! everyone says that this school doesn't have any diversity but that is not true, my school has lots of activities and we even have COMUNITY OF KINDNESS or NO PLACE FOR HATE lessons to remind students that everyone is welcome at Meadowbrook.
Submitted by parent on February 15, 2023

We moved out of the district and our Son went to Meadowbrook for 8th grade. We had a fantastic experience here. All the Teachers were caring and academic rigor was on par or above other schools in the district. Teachers communicated much more frequently than our old school. A great school that is underrated.
Submitted by parent on October 03, 2022

Meadowbrook middle school is one of the best schools I have seen they include all, and all of the teachers are very nice and welcome.
Submitted by parent on September 23, 2022

We transferred here from twin peaks and we love it!!! My son was bullied at twin peaks terribly and the staff was uncaring at TP. Coming here has been a game changer for my son. Tons of new friends, loves his teachers, the principal is great! The person out front of the school welcoming children always is so warm and friendly. The free after school program for parents that work is also a huge bonus that my son lovesss!!! We love this school!
Submitted by parent on September 07, 2022

When my Daughter started at MBMS for 6th grade (21-22) I was NOT impressed! Granted, it was still a weird time coming out of Covid but it seemed as if that were an excuse for just about everything! Their polices made no sense at all, for example, temps were pushing the 100’s & since the water fountains were not usable, students had to bring their own water; that part was fine but there was no way for them to refill the water bottles!!! One day my Daughter called crying having anxiety because she forgot her water & it was boiling hot outside. The office told her to go to the nurse & the nurse gave her a small paper cup with a drink of water!! SHE WAS DEHYDRATED, what was a sip of water going to do?! I was so upset & took gatorade & water to the office…they said they WERE NOT ALLOWED to give anything to her! It was a mess! This similar situation happened to a handful of her classmates too! Other issues were: bullying not being addressed, FORCED conversations about LGBTQ issues, race issues (which IMO are non issues until they make it one), cultural appropriation controversy about a Hawaiian themed DANCE ( their first dance in a few years due to covid). The Asst principal had an issue w/the Hawaiian leis! The kids had to change the name of the dance, etc-it was totally uncalled for! Again making/forcing controversy for no reason! There were also some issues around black history month involving the Principal. Overall, it seemed as if there was to much focus on social issues when the focus should be on ACADEMICS & LEARNING! We decided to pull her out for 7th grade & she was on track to go to a charter school but a month before this school year started she really wanted to stay, & we live very close to the school…so here we are, about a month in & it seems like some issues have been addressed (repairs made, extra safety measures have been put in place, parent volunteers are back in full swing, etc). My hope is that this year there will be more parent engagement & that the administration/teachers will find their way to a happy medium on social issues & keep their personal politics out of the school. So far it seems as if things are a little more organized then they were last year & I am more cautiously optimistic for this year…
Submitted by parent on June 07, 2022

I would just like to address all the bullying at Ghettobrook Middle school. There is no discipline for the students bullying my child. Not to mention the school is literally falling apart. Water fountains don’t work, floors are like a cutting board, AC/Heat doesn’t work, and tons of rotten food in the lockers. I am also very disappointed with the staff at Ghettobrook. My child went to the nurse and she had some pretty unnecessary attitude towards my child. Regret placing my child here, if there are any other schools in your area I would consider those ones instead.
Submitted by parent on March 08, 2022

Great school, great teachers, good communication from the staff
Submitted by parent on November 18, 2021

I learned that a 6th grade teacher is making the kids watch CNN once a week in a Social Studies class. Explain to me how this is valuable classroom time. Also, many posts on social media talk about the out of control bullying. The school needs to be doing more. We will be removing our child from PUSD and going to private school. I can't wait.
Submitted by parent on September 24, 2021

My elder son studied here and graduated last year during the pandemic. This year my younger one will be graduating, Lots of changes in admin has somewhat affected the school in a negative manner.Many teachers who were there last year no longer work here, many are too old to care about the students. Bullying incidents have slowly crept up but again nobody cares. All they do is send the bully to the office, no consequences for bad behavior. Every class my son has been in this year, he has the senior most teachers btw, has a group of knuckle heads who think it is fun to disrupt the classroom. Also, there are no IAs to help the SPED students in class, where did they all go? Serious students, placed in tables with clowns have to deal with the clowns who play music loudly due to constant access to Chromebook. Thankfully, he will graduate this year. Hopefully he will goto a more disciplined high school.
Submitted by parent on June 22, 2021

The field is great but don't be fooled. The rest of the campus is falling apart: locks in the bathrooms don't work, lockers are trashed, and the classrooms lack basic supplies. Many of the teachers are okay, but the e news teacher is plain out rude and the math teachers assign way too much homework each day. The school has a "no place for hate" program that does absolutely nothing. There is more bullying at ghettobrook than any other school I've been to. In addition, the dress code makes no sense! The standardized testing policy is also terrible. Some teachers deduct points from your grade if you don't improve, but isn't it their fault if you didn't learn what you needed to increase your score? However, there are great electives and history classes. Overall, I wouldn't recommend this school if there is another school in your area and definitely would not suggest choicing into this school.
Submitted by student on April 02, 2020

Great School! Bullying is addressed unlike what other parents are saying.
Submitted by parent on March 06, 2019

Worst experience for myself and my children
Submitted by parent on June 10, 2017

Having had five of our children go through Meadowbrook we can say that we are so happy we didn't have them attend anywhere else. Not only are the teachers and administration experienced, caring and dedicated; but the students themselves display confidence and respect for others. The diversity within the campus has helped our children to develop into well rounded globally thinking individuals.
Submitted by parent on May 26, 2016

This school has undergone an extensive turnaround over the past several years under the direction of its current principal, Dr. Miguel Carrillo. The school has always had some very good teachers, but school spirit, investment and scores have increased substantially under Dr. Carrillo. My only disappointment is that the band program, once outstanding, has deteriorated significantly under inexperienced and laissez-faire leadership.
Submitted by parent on August 29, 2015

My son has been at Meadowbrook for two years. He was a smart, but shy kid. I called the Principal to keep an eye on him and he did! My son is very happy and so are we.
Submitted by parent on June 29, 2015

This is a very good school I recommend it More than BHMS Because of the bullying
Submitted by parent on January 10, 2015

There is no other school in all of Poway and San Diego that offers more to students than Meadowbrook. My 7th grader loves the school, his classes are challenging, and he is learning each day. Parents are not just welcomed at the school but they are encouraged to participate and Dr. Carrillo is the mist approachable Principal.