Model Laboratory Middle School

521 Lancaster Avenue

School District

Madison County
Grade

6-8
Teacher/Student Ratio

1:10
Type

public

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Reviews

Submitted by parent on August 25, 2023

It has been several years now since my child attended Model Lab. But I thought it may be helpful to some to know that in our case our child was denied entry into the Gifted and Talented Program in middle school despite being a straight A student and testing up to 6 grades above grade level. But Model was, at least back then, very political and fought us all the way to even making us appeal to the local board committee. Nevertheless, I guess we got the final affirmation of our child’s deserving to be G&T when they went to the # 2 high school in another state and graduated with $190k in scholarships to attend one of the top universities in the country, and a 1450 SAT score. Not to mention, entering that university as a freshman with 33 AP credit hours that they could have never gotten at Model Lab HS since they were not offered at least back then. Bottom line - don’t count on Model to advocate for your child for their success.
Submitted by parent on April 26, 2014

What you think about Model will largely depend if you are from Richmond or not. If you were from Richmond it's all you've ever known to be the best. Especially, if you are from a larger more competitive and geographically diverse city you will be disappointed that this is the best Richmond has to offer. My child went all the way through Model middle making straight As and honestly was never challenged academically. The only upside to sending your child to Model is it's convenient and you will feel like your child is safe. Like every public school Model has some good teachers and they have some very poor teachers - the difference is that at Model, even though you're paying the tuition like a private institution, they really don't want your opinion. The reason why Model lab school often does well at testing is because it is basically does not have many poor or minority children (look at the states demographic stats if you don't believe me).
Submitted by parent on February 12, 2012

A school is only as good as it's students, parents, teachers and administration. Everyone cares at Model and that is what makes it different. I have been very pleased with the middle school staff overall. They are very dedicated and give my son the extra attention he needs.