Marina Del Rey Middle School

If your child is an advanced dancer this is the school for you. Otherwise stay away. There are no performing arts at this school other than dance. At back to school night the drama teacher/magnet coordinator told parents "We're really not going to do anything this year in terms of a production." The inept choir/orchestra teacher has been replaced by an orchestra only teacher and the theater tech teacher has been relocated All of their students were sent to drama making it overcrowded with kids who don't want to be there. Even when the tech and voice teachers were there they couldn't manage to stage a production. My child has been assaulted bullied and stolen from by the other students and belittled by adults in front of classmates. There is a strong anti-white sentiment among students. In 2+ years only 2 adults have done anything about the racial epithets being hurled - and one them was a sub! There's no positive support for kids doing the right thing only damage control and even that is sadly lacking. There are fights weekly if not daily. There is no parent group just a lot of squabbling among them. I guess we know where the kids get it.

If you are considering to enroll your child in any of the schools ran out of Marina del Rey Middle School...DO NOT! This is one of the worst schools that LAUSD has to offer. The teachers are bullies and do not teach. With the exception of a few teachers that are great you will suffer with the many that are not prepared. This school was more than a disappointment it has ruined my childs positivity and drive. It has put a dark cloud on the relationship I have with my child and we will not be going back to this terrible school. I have nothing good to say about the school. AND the school does not inform you of events and is completely unorganized. 100% a failure....your child will suffer.

This school is the worst school in mankind. The classes are very over filled and they dont give one on one attention.

Marina del Rey Middle School is a great school! Those are words from my 8th grader which I fully support. Three years ago we moved from out of state to California and my daughter started at Marina del Rey Middle School. During her time spent at this school she has had many wonderful opportunities. In 6th grade she joined the first Marine Science Academy class where she has had studies at the beach trips to the aquarium Sea World and Catalina. Last year she joined the Marina del Rey competitive cheer team and they won a national championship for the third year. The teachers and administration look out for the children and want to help them succeed!

This school is the best kept secret in the neighborhood! At half the size of most middle schools it feels like a community school. As a new parent I was blown away at the quality of the homework assignments the attention my child received and the support our family receives from the administration teachers and other families.

I am so pleasantly surprised at what a great school Marina del Rey Middle School has become. The teachers are enthusiastic. The diverse student population seems happy and polite. The whole school has been renovated including fresh paint new bathrooms and lockers and a great new weight room including a rock climbing wall. There are honors classes for those who excel and a free one-on-one tutoring program for those who need help. While the outside of the school looks like your typical LAUSD bungalow style school the courtyard is lush and green.

I can say the staff definetly needs a lot of work on their manners especially in the main office. Parents are always complaining how they are treated. The Principal listens and wants whats best for the students and tries to make everyone happy. The VP is very understanding too. She brightens up and softens up the office. Its a great mixture. The school is better then all the years I can remember. The teachers are wonderful and the staff at Marina are very helpful. Since they have a new Parent Ctr the school is turning out pretty good. You need to help the parents first so they can help their child. The Parent Ctr is beautiful and coming along.

I am a new parent at MDR and am very sadden at the lack of support the school is getting form parents. Yes the school could use more leadership from administration and more involvement from parents but by no means is it a poor school. I see potential and appreciate the support many teachers and faculty at the school are trying to provide. If we parents chose to put in the work needed to make our neighborhood school s more successful the programs and our children would be more successful. If parents continually pull their children from schools that could benefit from their care and attention we will lose many of our good teachers and leave those unable to move to a charter or private school in dispair. The key is to foster the goodness and rally against the bad.

Not enough leadership around the school.. and who is the principal?? Also they push on the uniform too much even though the Los Angeles school district does not require uniforms. It's optional. (Some parents and I are getting together and filing a complaint with the school board) My child's math class has over 35 kids in the class.. you would think the area of concentration would be some thing like that......not the uniforms.

what do you mean clean. it is a trashy school. i thought in the first place they would paint the lockers and the walls. very dirty!

I love all the opprotunities the students are given at MDRMS.

My daughter is in her second year at Marina del Rey Middle School and Performing Arts Magnate. My wife and I also are homeowners in our Del Rey community which the school resides. We found that parents that are involved in their child s education have children that are doing well regardless of the school. MDR Middle School and Performing Arts Magnate has educators that take teaching seriously and will partner with any child in their perusal of new knowledge. Our daughter is having a great experience and so are we. I recommend that we parents partner with those we empower to educate our children regardless of the API scores. As another parent noted numbers give an incomplete picture of a schools commitment to education. MDR Middle School and Performing Arts Magnate is our neighborhood school that we proudly support and are actively engaged in its booster club.

My child is in the 8th grade at MDR and she has been attending since the 6th grade. This is a great middle school and performing arts magnet! The staff and teachers are very caring and are committed to excellence in education. Scores don t always reflect what is going on at school but what is not going on at home! In answer to the parent that said their child did not get any homework and therefore their experience was a nightmare. My child has always has homework every night. Last year a study done by Duke University stated research showed that too much homework can be counter-productive for students at all levels.

I would not reccomend this school to anyone that wants to get a good education for their child. The 6 months that my daughter was a nightmare fro me. Even though she really enjoyed due to the fact that she rarely had homework. So do what I did if you can get your child into a good private school where they can get a good education.

I think this is a great school it has teachers that really teach your children and and my daughter loves this school. She has been taught well by her teachers I'm glad she goes to Marina Del Rey it's a great school.

The magnet program is excellent. They offer drama dance stage production choir instrumental music audio recording etc. Students are well prepared for hamilton high!

my son just graduated in June. he spent 3 great/supportive years at Marina. he had a tough time in sixth grade but with the help of his counselor teachers and administration he was able to get it together and succeed. Thank you staff at Marina for helping my child learn to love school.

Marina del Rey offers a great opportunity for students to learn in a safe environment. They have a wonderful performing arts magnet if your child is interested in singing dancing playing an instrument and drama.

look at the test scores at this school... continuosly rising and significantly..English and Math...classes are rigorous.. and the school is among the safest in the city... good teachers and a solid supportive administration... the kids are happy here.. the teachers are happy here... the squirrels that roam around are happy... it's a clean safe and high achieving school... compare around and you'll see

Overall this school is not worth the bus ride for my child. I would definitely not recommend their Magnet Program to anyone.