Adele Harrison Middle School

1150 BRd.way

School District

Sonoma Valley Unified
Grade

6-8
Teacher/Student Ratio

1:17
Type

public

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Reviews

Submitted by parent on May 16, 2023

Our experience at this school could not have been much worse. Leadership practices selective enforcement, is unwilling or worse yet, unable to tackle serious issues between students and doesn’t. Sweeps bullying under the rug, students and parents do not feel they are heard or circled back to or when reporting incidents. Creating a pattern where reporting to teachers or leadership results in little to nothing; thus teaching this age group to not bother to trust in any process in place. Parents kept at a distance and if you dare advocate for your student, you are simply put on their list to avoid. Academics are delivered to a minimum standard with little challenge and or real preparation for anything other then the sub par offer that is Sonoma high. My student floated through academically getting A’s on sub par work. School doesn’t even send correct report cards, issues mis calculated GPA’s and doesn’t correct their mistakes, leaving students scores incorrect and under rewarded and with little accountability or apology; while educators don’t even bother to use the comments section to say a word. This school has more reaction to a student missing school and that CA stipend they don’t receive for an absence then it does to anything else. This is simply a mill to process this age group only and is under serving its students emotionally, educationally and socially across the board.An embarrassing offer for the families of Sonoma.
Submitted by parent on October 21, 2022

We have been pleasantly surprised with Adele this year with a new 6th grader. Our child is thriving and he has a great group of teachers.
Submitted by parent on March 29, 2015

Have had several children go to Adele. The school offers exceptional opportunities - but like most public education, you must be pro-active. There are 3 programs; dual immersion, multi-age and core. The core program is what most of us are used to. Dual Immersion produces students conversant in 2 languages and cultures. The Multi-age program is an awesome opportunity but requires more effort on the child's and parent's part. The program combines 6th, 7th & 8th graders for science and social studies - classes that are not sequential in middle school. The kids work through 5 week units during which they work on individual and group projects in addition to the more traditional rote method of learning. The kids benefit from having to publicly present their projects twice. The older kids help the younger kids and the quality of the presentations greatly improves as does the children's ease with public speaking. With 7 rotations per year, your child will have produced and presented powerpoints, posters, movies, etc 42 times. Also, when the kids get to high school they know kids 2 years older than themselves - easing the transition.
Submitted by other on August 22, 2012

The school is poorly administered. A lot of money has been wasted on solar panels while the district is laying off school teachers and needs to update textbooks. The school has been a very bad neighbor creating ill-will within the community. It isn't the fault of the children. The school board and the administrators need to go.
Submitted by other on February 08, 2011

I love Adele, it is a really good school and all the people who don't like have there own opinions but I have been at this school and there are NOT that many problems with the school at all! Nyways I like this school and am happy with it so whatever. :)