Walter Reed Middle School

My son has been yelled at and humiliated by one of the teachers in the academy. I am in process of filing a complaint.

I couldn't have chosen a better middle school for my son. I have experience great leadership from all the administrative staff welcome parent center and great teachers who have high expectation from our kids. We've been there for almost 3 years. My son will graduate this year! Thank you Walter Reed! Home of the Wolves!

I'm currently a student in the 8th grade. I'm in the IHP academy which might I add does not degrade you to the "nerd" status. Academically it's a really great experience. The teachers are extremely encouraging and will challenge you. However they are always ready to pause and give you a hand when you need it. Social life is great as well. IHP is full of every kind of student and chances are you'll always have someone to be great friends with. Each academy is very tight-knit and almost family-like. The award-winning music program at our school also provides a great opportunity to learn and make news friends. The environment however isn't that great; we often get notices of students being followed or robbed. There are students who are mean and display very bad behavior. The security is not too lenient or understanding mainly because they are fed up with us. But overall it's a great school!

I love Walter Reed Middle School! It's my most favorite school! The Humanites Academy (I am in the program) is amazing! Teachers are great and thoughtful. Join an academy any academy!

Our experience at this school has been excellent. The kids are great and my son made a lot of good friends. We moved here from another state and it was a very transition for him both academically and personally. Looking forward to another year there before HS!

My daughter just finished 7th grade and belongs to the Honors Humanities program. After 6 years at a private school she made a smooth transition into this public school setting thanks to her wonderful classmates and knowledgeable teachers. The students are friendly and the curriculum follows the state standards. I have been pleased with the school and my daughter looks forward to going to school every morning!

I am an alumni of the IHP program at Walter Reed. It was an excellent program and undoubtedly the most challenging and rewarding educational experience I had in the LA public school system. The curriculum did not cater to a lowest common denominator. Its assumption of intelligence and curiosity encouraged me (and I believe my fellow students) to strive academically. I continue to have the highest respect for the teachers and for my fellow IHP classmates.

I absolutely love my year so far at WRMS. I'm in the IHP and it is really fun. It is rigorous and challenging and I learn new things everyday. I especially love the music program. It is so phenomenal how we get to learn instruments. I am a huge fan of WRMS.

wow. i am a student here and my teachers are nice and not much homework is assigned so i am happy. our teachers make sure we know everything and are kind

Walter Reed is the best school ever! It has awesome academies and the teachers are fun. The uniform thing is not a problem for most people. There is no better school that I know of that is as good as reed! ) Anyways if you are thinking about going to Walter Reed then that is a great choice.

It's an ok school if you're in an academy. THe academies tend to have a higher standard than the General Population. I'm in the Humanities Honors program. This school is great over all. I wish that they enforced the no tolerance for bullying rule. We do have a little bullying and the dean or teachers aren't patrolling the grounds. The uniform is getting stricter because we have a new dean. The new dean isn't as friendly as the old one and they have different personalities. Stay with your friends and you'll be fine though. The Academies are really close. We all became like a family. We have our arguments and competitions but we all know each other really well. It can get a little clique but we usually are very open. Also being an honor student or in IHP doesn't make you a nerd. It just means that you're smart and are proud of it. Our music program is amazing and so is our Musical. This year it's fiddler on the roof and I'm in the chorus. For music elective we have instrumental and vocal. If you're into music this is a great school for you. Overall it's a great school and I hope that you apply here for an Academy!

note Anyone commenting on the scrubs thing is receiving false information. If anyone calls you a scrub it is most likely a joke and I've never heard of anyone who took this seriously. And bullying isn't really a problem however of course you will have a few students who get into fights and this isn't always handled very effectively. I LOVE THIS SCHOOL! I am an eighth grader in the IHP and I absolutely love Walter Reed. We are exposed to so many different types of people and literature history languages sciences beyond what normal eight graders do (I am in AP Physics). We have a fantastic music program with choir barbershop winds strings jazz band and many more. The P.E. area of this school leaves much to be desired though the teachers aren't exactly in shape and rules are very loose. Everything else is wonderful though and I will be very sad when my time at Walter Reed must come to an end. GO WOLVES!!! <3

My son just graduated from Reed and he's sad that his days there have come to an end. He was in the IHP program and his experience was nothing less than rewarding. The teachers staff volunteer parents and principal are all involved in this wonderful community. I found the student body respectful to adults as well as to each other on the whole.

We are generally satisfied with the teachers at this school and our child is doing well academically. However we are very disappointed at the lax attitude of the Principal with regard to bullying. Supposedly there is a zero tolerance policy at this school but there is never any follow-through when an incident takes place (i.e. report filed and bullies receiving a consequence). The adults responsible for monitoring the students in front of the school are not properly trained (including the security guard) in how to keep all students safe.

My second child is now in the IHP and the program just seems to get better and better. My son loves going to school and every day I get to hear about what he learned in music Latin Ancient Civ and what they did in P.E. If you have a child who is excited about learning and doesn't mind hard work the IHP is a great place!

My child is a student in the Environmental Science Academy. She loves it. The teachers are caring. They make sure that the students are prepared for the real world. Yes they are strict but my daughter says that the kids need it. The teachers give just the right amount of homework. They plan weekend field trips that my daughter loves to go to. I definitely recommend this school especially if you're a hard worker and not a slacker.

I am very concerned about the daily yelling at kids in the classroom and having counselors tell me that there are teachers that are only still working in the district and therefore the school because of the unions. My daughter is in 6th grade and I am horrified by the bullying of students by their teachers! Every day there is one crying student and teachers even ripped students homework because of a missing name. Telling me that this is preparing my daughter for a life out there doesn't cut it. I have a 25 year old daughter as well and neither me nor she has ever encountered such ugly school environment. I have talked to the teachers and counselors in the past and I am in the process of looking at other schooling options. This has been a very disappointing and sad experience so far and even having my daughter in one of the academies doesn't make it better!

I am currently an 8th grade student in the Humanities Academy honors. I really do love the school. My teachers are fantastic the curriculum is great and I have gained intimate friendships with my peers in my class. Our music program is incredible and has personally taught be so much. The P.E. department could use some work but it is a minor bump in the road. I have seen reviews about Walter Reed not being a smart school with poor academics and bad teachers but I find this to be untrue for the Smaller Learning Communities. The kids in the SLC's stick together and become great students friends and people. However there is the general population which i the regular part of the school. The GP does not tend to do as well make the right decision or apply themselves in class as much as SLC kids. If you want to attend this school I strongly suggest that you apply but my only word of advice is to have friends in the Smaller Learning Communities. I hope you consider WRMS!

The teachers and staff are great they're willing to help and most important my boys are doing great academically and are enjoying the Walter Reed experience.

I was a student in the IHP program at Walter Reed. If you can get into the IHP you are set for... middle school life pretty much. The teachers are amazing especially when you don't understand something if you ask you will understand it. And as some other people have noted we are the only middle school in the country that offers (and does well) on AP physics B and the school has an extremely good music program. I've noticed some people worried about P.E. - who cares? It's just P.E. The school other than the IHP is not one of the best in test scores but I believe it is a good school none the less.