Charles D Owen Middle

730 Old US Highway 70

School District

Buncombe County Schools
Grade

6-8
Teacher/Student Ratio

1:11
Type

public

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Reviews

Submitted by other on August 25, 2024

The Great Schools.org information about Owen Middle is very outdated. A new administration and improved faculty have made this a wonderful community school. Stop by for a visit instead of relying on these reviews.
Submitted by other on May 02, 2023

I won't give any child names, but a teacher that goes by the last name of 'Smith' is allowing her students to outcast, bully, and outright damage the PRIVATE property of a single student. I don't know about you guys, but I wouldn't want my students bullying anybody. This has been going on for almost two weeks and the moment said-single student stands up for themself, the school tells the parents to take their child out of school. Why? Because the school wants to cover up bullying cases like they have for years. They did it with former students, they will do it with newer students. The school has been contacted numerous times about the damage of the project that was made, and the teacher even tried to give credits from that project to OTHER STUDENTS who WEREN'T AND NEVER DID working/work on it. That's so disrespectful. I'd give -1,0000/100 as a review for another similar reason, being the school not handling the teacher, nor the problem, but making it even worse for the student(s)/parents by telling the parent to take their child out of school over calling another student a name for -by the way -was allowed to break the project.
Submitted by student on March 09, 2022

I am in my last year at Owen, and I've had mixed feelings about this school. Let me start with the good things. There is a really good and fun curriculum which is good if the teachers execute it well. This brings up the teachers, most teachers are pretty good besides some of them that are just there to get the money evidently. There is no homework most of the time but when there is its relatively easy and does help your learning. The biggest issue here is how the handle bullying, only the small issues get resolved. There is a lot of drama, racism, and exclusion. Its a decent school, but I would recommend evergreen charter school as a alternative.
Submitted by parent on November 18, 2021

this school sucks theres to much drama and teachers are so rude to students and theres alot of harassments and when u go tell the teachers they do nothing to help u and then u go to the principal he doesn't do anything about it and theres to many lockdowns we have them almost every week.
Submitted by parent on August 16, 2019

My son greatly improved because of smaller classrooms and teachers were able to focus on his progress. My son hated school til he came here.
Submitted by parent on March 14, 2019

Fabulous teachers that really form great learning relationships with students during the trying years of Middle School.
Submitted by parent on August 01, 2012

I love the well-rounded offering as elective classes! Both of my kids took Business Class and Spanish this helped them choose classes for high school. Glad this school offers more then just band,which I am not sure how that could help them in the future. Teachers seemed to be on the ball despite everything going on.