Switzerland Point Middle School

777 GREENBRIAR RD

School District

St. Johns
Grade

6-9
Teacher/Student Ratio

1:23
Type

public

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Reviews

Submitted by other on February 20, 2025

This school is so awful. Avoid at all costs!
Submitted by other on September 19, 2024

My experience was very disappointing to say the least. For starters the bullying was so intense that I often went home to sob in my mothers arms. I would never recommend this school to anyone at all. There are only a few teachers that actually care about teaching and wanting to be there. The students do not feel encouraged and feel overworked, causing the students to take their anger and frustrations out on the teachers and their peers/fellow students.
Submitted by parent on February 28, 2024

Moved from out of state & I was nervous about sending my daughter here, based on previous reviews, but have been more than pleased with her experience! The communication from her teachers has been consistent, she has excelled in all of her classes & even though she has no interest in being "a popular" kid, she has found her crew. Like any school these days, there are the privilaged brats that seem to be everywhere, but that is not the fault of the school. If parents wouldn't give their kids cell phones at this age, it would solve MANY of the problems. I would most definitely would recommend the school to others.
Submitted by parent on December 03, 2023

My child went here for 2 years and it could have not been a worse experience from a social aspect. Kids are awful to one another and teachers don’t seem to do anything about it. She has an iep and the case manager who also happens to be a teacher, was down right rude. As a parent of a student with an iep for 5 years before starting at Swiss Point, we’ve had experience with several case managers and this one was by far the worst. I also could never get a sense of what exactly they were doing to adhere to her iep. There was also a pretty brutal fight between two students last year where a student/s took video that got out. Afterwards the kids were all essentially villainized for having phones on campus, when all they were really upset about was the fact that their lack of ability to control the students was exposed.
Submitted by other on October 14, 2023

My nephew is very happy at this school. Friendly and helpful teachers. He is getting good grades and learning a lot
Submitted by parent on April 12, 2023

My kid experience at this school is terrible. If u r a colored kid going to this school please avoid. Because there is a lot of RACISM, and BULLYING at this school My child comes home everyday saying that people were being racist towards him and towards others. Teachers and higher authority are not helpful with the racism at all.
Submitted by parent on March 10, 2023

Worst school,especially a student with an IEP.The upper management is very sketchy and retaliates.The upper management from Principal to Deans are not good.Most of the teachers are good when you stay proactive. Avoid if you can.
Submitted by parent on February 09, 2023

Everything about the school is bad including the deans teachers and students there are threats to students almost everyday racism slurs swearing
Submitted by parent on June 22, 2022

A lot of bullying and racism. Teachers and deans do nothing about this. Went there all 3 years and was happy to eventually leave. There are some great teachers but still nothing done about the real issues.
Submitted by student on March 31, 2022

So im currently in 7th grade and ive been there since 6th grade, most of the teachers are pretty good, compared to the k-8th i went to, the way they teach at swiss and the stuff they have us learning is way better than that k-8th i went to, the kids there for the most part are great, most of teachers give extra help if someone doesn't understand what their teaching them, there isn't a lot of bullying here it's just mainly the 6th graders but it's usually dealt with fast, the sport coaches espically the football coaches are amazing, and im proud to attend a school like this for once.
Submitted by student on December 07, 2016

I am currently an Advanced student in Switzerland Point Middle School, in my 8th grade year, and I have been at Swiss since 6th grade. And, to be quite frank, lots of these reviews are quite deceptive. If your kid is in Advanced courses, they were well aware of the work load when they showed up, and if they are unable to complete their assignments, then they simply don't belong in the gifted program. Also, about the discipline, if you just follow the basic rules of the school and are respectful to the teachers and staff, the deans or assistant principle won't bother you, and although I do agree that Mr. Beck is a vampire, he is completely fair. Also, on the subject of teachers, the parent comments are really quite deceptive. Lots of the teachers are motivated and come ready to teach. And the standards? You can't expect them to change those! They are just teachers! They teach to the standard because they want to teach their job. Believe me, I don't like it any more than anyone else, but the teachers can't change it, and us kids can't change it. And even though there are some bad teachers at Swiss Point (I won't name any names) this is the REAL WORLD. And in the real world, you aren't necessarily going to like everyone you have to work with, but you just have to learn to suck it up. So please, if you were dissuaded by any of the negative reviews, please reconsider, you don't want your kid to miss out on this amazing school.
Submitted by parent on August 05, 2016

If something happens, the assistant principal Wayne Beck will blame students, let the students pay the price even students didn't do anything wrong.
Submitted by other on June 18, 2016

The teachers are frustrated that they must teach what is required, that being said,should not allow many of them to come to the classroom with bad attitudes. Many of them do not teach and expect the kids to figure all of the work out themselves. The teachers are terrible at communication. Never return calls or emails. The administration will take calls, so atleast you can get through to someone. They do take a great stand on bullying from what my child has told me,so I commend them on that!
Submitted by parent on December 22, 2014

I have an 8th grader at this school who used to love Swiss point in his 6th grade year when the English guy was there. Apparently when he left so did any fun they had there.
Submitted by parent on May 08, 2014

This school used to be the gifted cluster site, and still claims to be though they have absolutely no gifted education whatsoever. As per another parent's post, teachers no longer teach, but only hand out test packets and tests, and students are expected to teach themselves, and prepare themselves for the daily tests that comprise their grades entirely. It's a punitive environment for children, and not conducive to learning or the love of learning. It's difficult to discern which are school, district, state or Federal policies, but the end result is children suffer, and their education is destroyed.
Submitted by parent on April 09, 2014

Before 2009 when my older child was a student here, the school had a different principal and most of the teachers were awesome. Under the current principal, the quality of the school has really gone down and many of the really good teachers have left the school. The quality of education is really bad now and there is no parent involvement.
Submitted by parent on November 04, 2012

Switzerland Point Middle School is an excellent school. We have 14 years experience with three youth who have attended. Our two oldest were well prepared for their high school experience. Our youngest is enjoying his middle school years and is growing academically. The teachers and leadership are excellent and dedicated to student progress and learning. We continued to be very impressed with St. John's County Schools. I know some folks had issues with academic changes in the system but our 14 years have seen continued improvement in an already excellent system. I am sure the school will continue to progress and develop. Some programs like the band program are well supported by parents even though the county has cut funding. All in all the school is one of the best. Education in general needs to continually evolve to promote individual growth.
Submitted by parent on September 15, 2012

I am a parent and would agree with the post by the 8th grade student. Most of the teachers do not teach at all. They give the children learning goals and ask them to teach themselves. Their homework looks as if it comes right out of a teachers lesson plans. Very strange, the students are lost and have no idea how to approach this type of work. Once you are in an advanced class..... good luck moving to anything else! And even the principal will not aid in moving a child out of this. Especially, 8th grade advanced science ....no moving out of that! Teachers need to go back to the basics and TEACH these children not expect them to teach themselves!! I am not happy with teachers or teaching style at all!!!!!! very unimpressive.
Submitted by other on September 15, 2012

I really strongly do not like this school. The teachers here do not know how to teach at all!!!!! I am failing my classes because they don't teach the academics they have us copy their lesson plans basicly and figure it out from there. This is my first year (8th grade) here and I wish I was back at my old school. And if I had a kid, I no offense wouldn't send them to this school. I'm not happy with the school, needs better teachers that connect with their students and teach right .
Submitted by other on September 07, 2012

Almost the same as the 2nd newest review, I thought this school was good first but once I came, I saw how bad the education is.