Morrill Middle School

1970 Morrill Avenue

School District

Berryessa Union Elementary
Grade

6-8
Teacher/Student Ratio

1:20
Type

public

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Reviews

Submitted by parent on July 03, 2024

This school does not value students' and teachers' education or safety. When my child was at this school we saw how teachers didn't care about teaching kids who were behind and decided to pass kids on the high school level even if the student was failing the administration would encourage teachers to round grades up from 38% to a passing 60%. While my child was at this school they witnessed many fights in and outside the classroom. One of these fights was between two girls who pounded each other's hair on the pavement. Another of these fights was in a class where two students got into an altercation where they began throwing chairs at each other this led to a teacher hit breaking her leg. There were many other instances of fights on campus. Another issue at Morrell Middle School is the lack of clubs and extracurricular activities. There was only one science fair club with little participation and a few other student-led clubs that didn't really help with academic success.Many teachers, including an 8th-grade history teacher, didn't follow any curriculum and shared their personal opinions on slavery and the Civil War instead of facts. Other teachers gave grades to students who didn't show up or do their work. And often many teachers gave High marks to students who were writing grade levels behind. There was an instance where a student threw scissors at people, stole items, and yelled obscenities and slurs at other students, but this student was allowed to come back the next school year. To sum up, this school has many problems and an administration that only cares about how many students pass on to high school.
Submitted by parent on December 08, 2023

my kids are in 6th grade, they told me they learn nothing in class after the first semester. School teachers and staffs have no ideas what they are doing in classes. The school system is broken after pandemic. Feel sad for those kids who go to school everyday to learn.
Submitted by other on March 15, 2022

My son enjoys his first year at Morrill MS. This school has excellent staff and administrators!
Submitted by other on May 01, 2013

My school is the best school there is. I always feel safe when I enter school, and when I leave school. I most definitely recommend upcoming 6th graders to attend Morrill Middle School. I truly love Morrill Middle School, home of the tigers!
Submitted by parent on May 16, 2012

This school is considered a PI school which means Programe Improvment school not because it is not a good school but because it is a Title 1 school which gets federal money and has to meet certain standards for NCLB(No Child Left Behind) law.In general the school is good but not perfect.
Submitted by other on May 08, 2012

I am a graduate way back in 1981. I found my time at Morril to be excellent. We had a breat basketball coach in Wilks. I think he is still at the school. It was great to come back and upset Piedmont in the "A" division final. The diversity was good and I learned a lot from the students. The teachers were very solid.