Brandon Middle School

1700 Pope Street

School District

VA Beach City Public Schools
Grade

6-8
Teacher/Student Ratio

1:14
Type

public

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Reviews

Submitted by other on March 04, 2025

I went there for 6th-7th grade before moving to a better area. I do not recommend this school especially if your child isn’t deemed “smart” enough for advanced classes. In my experience, I am an Asian American who had faced the most bullying in this school. I’ve personally had wet paper towels thrown at me, groups of people calling me racial slurs, there were many fights a month. It was a mess. I was personally in all regular classes even if I was deemed too gifted for it since this school’s teachers didn’t necessarily care about improving the students academics as much as the other middle schools. But if your child is in all advanced classes, they’d be safer and be in a more comfortable environment than I was. Overall however, please do NOT sent your kid to this school. Sign up for an advanced program like ODS to conserve your children’s mental health.
Submitted by parent on October 28, 2024

The principle and some of the teaches are bad examples for the students because if they don’t like kids than they would do everything wrong to them. They makes my grandson feel like hurting his self and now we have to take him to see some one. They need stop making these kids feel bad because they are bullying the kids. Wow
Submitted by parent on February 22, 2024

February 2024If I could I would put 0 stars for this school. While I’ve been at I have noticed a rat and roach problem and it’s more concerning that they openly tell us that they have roaches. Teachers often do favoritism and their curriculum isn’t very affective for the students. Overall don’t send your kids to this
Submitted by student on November 28, 2023

If I could I would put 0 stars for this school. While I’ve been at I have noticed a rat and roach problem and it’s more concerning that they openly tell us that they have roaches. Teachers often do favoritism and their curriculum isn’t very affective for the students. Overall don’t send your kids to this school.
Submitted by other on May 29, 2022

My experience of Brandon Middle is too many students behavior is poor and teachers are not unified to help students be there best.
Submitted by student on June 08, 2021

The students are terrible and constantly bully and belittle other kids. they are overly aggressive and a will threaten kids just for looking at them or accidentally bumping into them in the halls. This schools students promotes a terrible character on kids. encouraging the use of drugs and vaping. The teachers are some of the best ive ever had but there are some that rant about their personal politics and pick favorites. Ms. Mcquenny is not just a bad principle but a bad person in general. She plays favorites and is informal. The only reason this gets a 2 star review and that is only because of the teachers. but keep in mind that some of the teachers suck. ive seen teachers bully and belittle special needs kids that obviously needed help. Do not send your kids to this school.
Submitted by parent on November 19, 2019

It has been horrible my child has been traumatized. I should have looked at the reviews before I purchased my home if I had we would have picked another district
Submitted by parent on November 15, 2018

This school is horrible. I dropped my daughter off lunch and one kid was being bullied in front of the security gaurds and nothing was done. I said out loud to the security guard how horrible that was and all she said was isn’t that horrible. Are you serious. This is my daughters last year in this district. They should be ashamed of themselves. And the principal doesn’t care about anything but herself. What a disgrace
Submitted by student on September 03, 2018

2/10.I'm pretty sure god didn't put us on this green earth to be spoonfed lies and to accept authority without question.
Submitted by parent on March 15, 2018

Obviously this is not a great school if the principal thinks is my job to teach the kids. She gives them a choice of the kids want to stay in class or get out with out telling the the consequence. Obviously the kids do not know different. My 11 yr old was told "are you staying in or out is your choice". I send my kid so he can be educated not to give him a choice on staying in class or not.
Submitted by other on November 25, 2016

Ive been humiliated and picked on by a certain teacher for no reason and nothing has been done about it.Also none of the teachers explain anything and when you ask for help they tell you go to tutoring. Not to mention they have said that religion does not matter I absolutely HATE this school.
Submitted by student on June 10, 2015

this school is a good school and some teachers are nice and student but this school is better then most
Submitted by student on June 10, 2015

I wasn't supposed to go to this school but I'm glad I did. The teachers here are so friendly and will teach you everything you need to know to pass the SOLs. There are a bunch of extracurricular activities to get involved in including enviroclub where you can plant vegetables in a garden. I loved my middle school experience.
Submitted by other on June 10, 2015

I have had a great time at Brandon. Its all about finding your clique. I'm am an eighth grader about to go to highschool. I got into an academy and I wouldn't be able to do it without this school. You have to just make your own experience. Alot of teachers are nice and helpful. You will run into bullies but there are bullies everywhere. You will have bad moments but you will have bad moments everywhere. This school is great.
Submitted by other on June 10, 2015

Our school is not a bad school, just has bad attitudes in its students. Our teachers nor our school can help their behavior, but can help how they disipline the actions the students take. Our teachers are very nice here and they genuinely love their jobs. It is true when people say we have problems with our school....what school doesnt have problems? With our problems comes learning, not only for the students but for the staff too. As much as we learn and have teachers teach the students, we have staff learning from the students. Our school is a good school, so help teach and form our school while getting a great education from a great school.
Submitted by other on April 22, 2015

This school makes me sick to my stomach. I hate this school I hate going here and I hate all the staff here to. The school is full of theives they stole my gym uniform twice and my perfume. And when I told the p.e teacher they didn't even care. If you want a good education and nice teacher I recommend Salam middle and high school. If your think about putting your child in this school I advise you to turn around and go to Salam. When I was in the sixth grade I went to a a game and I need a ride home, a male teacher over heard me and said that he would take me home and ever since then I hated this school. A 7th grade teacher call a student fat and stupid and he started laughing in his face. And 8th grade teach slapped a phone out of a students hand. Please read this review before anyone else's.
Submitted by other on April 06, 2015

DON'T DO IT. JUST DON'T. I am almost done with my three years at this school, and all of them were terrible. The teachers are not professional, the have a very threatening manner, do not actually teach the subjects, and are very bad with discipline. Another factor is that the faculty are also very unprofessional, they assign seats at lunch, and if you do not sit at them, you get suspended! They will not respond if you have a question and call or send them a note, they have lost many of my doctors notes that excused my absences and I got in trouble for it, the entire administration is very unfriendly, even with my parents, fights break out all the time, a child got arrested the other day for having drugs, and people get suspended for things that aren't even logical. (People also say they are racist, but I do not see that, same with bullying) Sanitation at the school is also very, very terrible. Truthfully, if i could rate this -666, I would.
Submitted by parent on March 12, 2015

Horrible school!!! Being a military family and have travel all over the world this is worst mistake we had made putting our son in this school. A lot of bullying goes on in this school and nothing get done about it. Children are getting suspended for protecting themselves. The administration at this school is horrible and they don't care about these students of color. Children are getting bully not only by their peers but the teacher and administrator as well. I will always stand up for my children when they are being bully by their peers and nothing is being done. This school has the worst racial barrier that I have send and it's not only with the students the administration also. I will be taking my child out of this school. I want to give this school a rating triple zero but unfortunately it's not on the rating chart. I will be contacting the school board because this school needs to be investigated. Horrible Horrible school!
Submitted by parent on October 02, 2014

Horrible school!!!!!! The lazy administration at this school is more focused on discipline and suspending than teaching. Children are getting suspended for little to no reason at all! The school board needs to investigate this school and parents need to be aware that black children are being suspended left and right!
Submitted by parent on August 27, 2014

I HATE THIS SCHOOL. I'm unable to give it 0 stars, but believe me I would. No need to go into the story but I removed my son because of racism in the administration. Period!