Uwharrie Middle

1463 Pleasant Union Road

School District

Randolph County School System
Grade

6-12
Teacher/Student Ratio

1:14
Type

public

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Reviews

Submitted by student on July 25, 2024

this is the WORST school. i have went here for 4 years now and it absolutely drains a kid. the school food here is disgusting and cold, they feed us the same thing everyday like we are dogs and then make us pay for it. the teachers give students answers and have students on snapchat and phone. everyone at this school is racist there is only 3 african american kids at this school because the bullying policies nobody cares about. teachers leave because of bullying as well. this is a F graded school with no money. DO NOT GO HERE!!!!!!!!!!.
Submitted by parent on April 08, 2020

This is Amazing school with wonderful principal and staff!!
Submitted by parent on February 21, 2019

My son has learning disabilities and this is his 2nd year at Uwharrie, in these 2 years he has made amazing progress with the help of some pretty amazing teachers. IEP meetings are no longer stressful as they seemed to be in previous years. My son has been making A/B Honor Roll and actually enjoys school most days. The teachers are very caring and there is always an open line of communication. I've read the other reviews and I feel like the negative ones had to have been isolated incidents or we are reviewing completely different schools. This is a public school and nothing is perfect, but my experience so far has been a positive one. My suggestion, if you want a private school education for your child, then by all means, place them in a private school.
Submitted by other on February 20, 2017

Bullying is an issue at this school as well as teacher cursing in front of the students. Some kids get blamed all the time for what others do because the staff does not want to to take time to get to the bottom of an issue. I've even witnessed a teacher telling a student to just say they did something even though that student didn't do it.
Submitted by other on October 15, 2015

Taught at Uwharrie for three years and enjoyed it thoroughly. Great caring staff, supportive parents, and good kids. I would have been content to work there the rest of my career but the commute was long. UMS made me believe again that teaching is a worthwhile profession where I could make a difference and I will forever cherish my time there.
Submitted by parent on February 12, 2015

This school so far this year has been unwilling to protect my son from bullies in the 7th and 8th grade. I call the school and all I get from the principal is voice mail and my calls have not been returned in addition I received a letter threatening me with court because my other son did not turn his sick note to his teacher 3 times this year. The quality of the education this school offers to its students is not even close to a private school education.
Submitted by teacher on March 30, 2013

I have been teaching at UMS since 2006, and I must say that it is as close to a private school as a public school can get. We are small (approximately 408 students) and have a wonderful, hard working staff. We are known as the "Disneyland" of all the middle schools in Randolph County, due to having no major behavior problems among our students. We are not perfect, but we work hard to put our students' needs first. Community and parental support is tops. Contrary to a parent's post on here, we do not access Facebook while at work, nor do students curse at us! For one thing, social networking sites are blocked at school, and there is zero tolerance for students using profanity toward their teachers or classmates. If I had a child in middle school, UMS is the only school in RC I would want him/her to attend! I plan to teach there for many years to come.
Submitted by parent on January 10, 2012

this school have problems just like any other schools. If u have a problem with something talk it out or go to boarder of education. Parents if u dont speak up or stand up for your kids who else is going to do it . I talked to the Principals and teachers. I spend the time in the class room. I got involved and not everything is a 100 % great but, its getting better for my son and I. I dont care what they think of me, I am not trying to get popularity I am looking out for my kids.
Submitted by parent on June 28, 2011

Uwharrie Middle School in Randolph County is not a school I would recommend. I pulled my child out of that school, because I went to visit the classrooms and was completely disgusted by what I witnessed. Students were cursing at teachers, some teachers were not even present in the classrooms during class time, and other teachers were on Facebook during the time that they should have been teaching. I went to pick my child up one day and the office staff told me he was absent, and I had to go hunt him down myself (he was in the gym for an assembly). Extreme favoritism is shown by what few teachers get to know their students. I would not recommend UMS to anybody that cares about the education of their child.