Margarita Middle School

30600 Margarita Road

School District

Temecula Valley Unified
Grade

6-8
Teacher/Student Ratio

1:21
Type

public

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Reviews

Submitted by parent on October 28, 2024

I had three students attend Margarita Middle School. The principal is awesome. He is very engaged and positive and welcomes parent involvement. We had amazing teachers at this school. My three kids enjoyed middle school at MMS. There were a number of activities and after school help along with enrichment programs.
Submitted by student on March 14, 2024

full of bullies and weirdos. a bunch of kids who think they're gangsters even though they live in million dollar homes. also the teachers treat the students terribly, except some. and a lot of teachers abuse their power.
Submitted by parent on August 29, 2023

We moved here last year in the middle of the school year and my sons IEP team was very proactive and attentive to all my sons needs. They pushed is reassessment up so we could plan his last year of middle school accordingly to prep for high school. We had been in our last school district for eight years so this was a big deal for us. We went from knowing everyone to knowing no one. My son pretty quickly made some new friends. He says the principal is very kind and engaging. He has no complaints of any teachers or bullies. (our old district was full of bullies) The school is attentive to his health condition and takes it very seriously. So far I have no complaints for this school. I've enjoyed our experience. Well, besides the parents ability to obey driving regulations on pickup and drop-off. That's for the entire district. The city needs to do something about the parents parking in red, parking in turn lanes, parking in the middle of the street to wait for their kids. It's dangerous and disappointing that so many parents have complete disregard for the rules of driving. The police could make bank on the amount of tickets they could hand out during school pickup times.
Submitted by student on May 16, 2023

This school is not good at all!
Submitted by parent on March 01, 2019

Excellent, great principal, love our experience here.
Submitted by parent on November 02, 2017

Amazing faculty and staff! A warm, welcoming and positive environment, and very open to parent involvement, on any level they are available- - The PTSA here is the best!! Principal Mr. Legg goes above and beyond to be encouraging to the students and families - you will see him outside every morning greeting the kids with high fives as they arrive to school - I am very happy with this school!!
Submitted by parent on October 13, 2017

I am very happy with this school and the people working on it. Principal and staff are friendly and take a good care of the school community.
Submitted by other on July 28, 2016

Great school with awesome faculty and staff. We are very appreciative of their hard work and dedication to their students.
Submitted by parent on June 13, 2015

Ms. Hayes was the best! She's the reason I sent my three kids through Margarita and I feel so fortunate that she was their principal. I'm not sure what will happen to Margarita without Ms. Hayes. My kids have moved past middle school but to lose Ms. Hayes is a blow to TVUSD. She's one of a kind and irreplaceable.
Submitted by parent on March 18, 2015

Readers be warned. The district just fired (3/17/15) their long time principal of this middle school, Mrs. Karen Hayes. Rumor is she was a released due to complaints from the Teachers Union representing as few as 4 disgruntled teachers. Expect her replacement to allow this small minority of disgruntled teachers to run wild. According to students, teachers, and parents speaking at the district meeting, these disgruntled teachers created a hostile campus that Mrs. Hayes was working to eradicate. The Teacher Union supported School Board removed her by a vote of 4 to 1, choosing their benefactor over the children. Bad years ahead for Margarita Middle School. Good Luck Mrs. Hayes, you will truly be missed.
Submitted by other on April 28, 2014

This is the best school ever! Great staff and the best principal. The teachers really care about the students.
Submitted by parent on August 13, 2012

Margarita is a great middle school. The administration really sets the tone for a great learning environment and is always looking for ways to help the students learn and grow. It's really a team effort at this school.
Submitted by parent on November 19, 2010

Outstanding leadership. Top test scores in Riverside County, three years in a row. Excellent advanced math classes taught by competent teachers. They send their students well prepared to compete in AP classes offered at the local High Schools. Highly recommended.