Templeton Middle School

925 Old County Road

School District

Templeton Unified
Grade

6-8
Teacher/Student Ratio

1:23
Type

public

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Reviews

Submitted by student on February 17, 2025

DONT SEND YOUR KID HERE PLEASE!!! I went to this middle school for three years and in those three years I have been yelled at in front of a class for getting lost, screamed at in the halls by other students, catcalled for wearing a skirt, yelled at to take noise cancelling headphones off (I HAVE ASD), kicked in the private area with a steel toed boot as a joke, given no homework and then mountains of homework near the end of the semester, and bullied BY TEACHERS. The food is USUALLY MOLDY AND UNREFRIGERATED. The milk is chunky and I’ve gotten a milk that’s a SOLID BLOCK before. Kids vaping and smoking are always in the bathroom. You will be made fun of for using the bathroom for what it’s for. At one point there was an Instagram account posting pics of people’s shoes as they use the bathroom. There was a Snapchat group chat with all the students posting ugly pictures of them. Football kids followed me singing girl in red for having blue hair (yes this was making fun of me). Multiple bomb threats and they still made us stay in class. Most of my middle school years were spent sobbing in the bathrooms or other places around campus because these were the most depressing years of my life. I even started bawling in class once (I know embarrassing) and no teacher did anything. The water fountains are covered in grime, mold, and have bugs in them. The teaching is ineffective and you are made fun of by the teacher for asking questions or not understanding something. Worst school I’ve ever been too. So glad I never have to go back here. I was called a sheep for trying to make friends. Disabled kids are looked down upon and made fun of. I saw the counselor once for making a poem accidentally using my school account that said I just wanted to “be asleep.” And she said (annoyed) to write something else next time so it doesn’t get flagged and said my parents would be contacted (they weren’t).
Submitted by student on October 20, 2024

As a new 8th grader, I really hate this school. The bullying and the kids vaping and smoking weed in the bathrooms, along with the bathrooms always being trashed or filled. At the moment, the district prohibited ALL electronics and bluetooth devices because of the previous years. It's just really bad, if you don't want your child to be bullied, don't enroll them.
Submitted by student on May 16, 2023

This school is horrible there are people vaping and there are not very nice kids here either. It is a very unsafe community for young immature children. I would not recommend this school. AT ALL!!!!!!!!
Submitted by student on July 15, 2019

Amazing, I love this school so much. It has taught me lots of stuff not only educational wise.
Submitted by parent on November 17, 2014

I have to say I was a bit worried about my gifted child moving on from Vineyard Elementary to a 6th-8th middle school with no special programs, but I am so pleased with his education and opportunities to advance at this school. The sixth grade transition was so smooth and my child really liked this school from day 1. It was a very easy year academically, however I believed it served him well as he transitioned into middle school. Seventh and eighth grade was a bit more challenging, and there are several options a gifted student can take. Advanced math, AP Language Arts, and more challenging electives to name a few. Staff is great, and the teachers have been fantastic.
Submitted by parent on April 22, 2014

Templeton Middle School varies from other schools. First off, the homework that these kids get in way above requirements considering schools around the county barley have little to NO homework.
Submitted by parent on April 24, 2013

Vineyard Elementary, my child is a gifted bored child in a class of 32; I understand the priority of bringing everyone up to speed (it's the law) and there are more special needs children that come from other districts than gifted and only so much money; we're thinking of moving way out of state for a better education or private school and are very disappointed; as far as the extracurricular activities, there are not enough spots for everyone; you have get lucky and get "picked"; they try, but the state is broke and our children have to pay the price
Submitted by parent on October 11, 2012

Something has gone wrong at Templeton Middle School. Templeton schools are why we moved to Templeton and paid more for our house than we would in the neighboring towns. However, there seems to be some social agenda going on where students, regardless of ability and effort, are to be in the same classroom. Honor's programs are well established and have been the norm for decades for millions of students. However, Templeton Middle School seems to think that they are tasked with setting education straight by dumming down the curriculum so that all students are the same. My daughter is bored to tears with the mundane, tedious, mindless homework that is several grade levels below where she tests and performs. We are considering home schooling or following others who have enrolled in schools out of the area. Both are a terrible inconvenience. Honors programs have been figured out, if the administrators wants to run socialist experiments it would be nice if they did it on their own time and dollar, not on the backs of Templeton tax payers and students.
Submitted by parent on June 17, 2011

As a parent, I am extremely disappointed that the honors/GATE program at the middle school level has been virtually eliminated. Students who have shown that this is where their learning lies deserve a program that will meet their needs. Elimination is not in the spirit of the of their mission statement which clearly states " We believe that all students in Templeton schools will develop to their fullest potential academically, socially, emotionally, and physically. We are committed to providing all our students with a high quality, rigorous instructional program that includes a comprehensive curriculum within a safe and caring environment. " While this may be true of other students, it is not for those who are deemed honors/GATE. These students deserve to have a program that will challenge them to the best of their capabilites, as we would expect them to do for every other student in Templeton Schools. At one time, Templeton schools were sought out by parents looking for quaility education for their children. We are now seeing parents drive more than 30 miles one way to meet their child's academic needs.
Submitted by parent on June 17, 2011

The Templeton School District has had a reputation as THE district of choice (in the no. county) for the past decade. It was known for its academic rigor & outstanding academic programs. In recent years, several families decided to pay the big bucks and moved their high ability children into private schools. They believed the district no longer was interested in serving the needs of the gifted and high ability students. Beginning in the fall (SY 2011-2012), there will be no honors or accelerated classrooms at the 7th and 8th grade levels. GIfted/ high ability students will be clustered (5-8 students) in regular ed classes of 32-35. Studies support having these kids grouped at least one period a day to meet their academic and social needs. The catalyst of this paradigm shift was the middle school administration and teaching staff ; in 2008 they began actively pursuing the elimination of honors classes. The newly hired superintendent is supporting this revision. Elimination of honors classes is not what the honors kids desire or deserve. What these kids deserve are teachers who are passionate and trained to guide them to their highest potential academically and socially.
Submitted by parent on December 17, 2010

I'm afraid a few of the parents are right in regards to the social environment of TUSD in general. The reason one of the parents disagreed, I believe, is because they grew up there and the children have as well. In other words, if you are coming from outside and not starting the kids off in elementary, good luck. The middle school and high school environment is extremely tight and not welcoming to outsiders. The athletic system appears to be the same as well. Kids of lesser talent and attitude have seniority. Its a shame, the academics are fabulous, the teachers fantastic but socially the environment is close-minded and insular. I guess that's just the result of being such a small town. I can't imagine it will stay that way, with this region being one of the fastest growing in the state. I just don't see it changing anytime soon.