Joaquin Miller Middle School

Miller is a good school but it is not that special from the other schools in this district. They don't have much opportunity for ELD students and the learning is based on tests. They don't have many great electives like other schools do. Although it has a high API level it has nothing to do with the school or the teachers. The API was based on students. Kids at Miller are more advantaged in many aspects such as wealthy families better Elementary schools and the overall atmosphere. Parents shouldn't expect their kids to be perfect just because they go to Miller. My friend goes to Hyde and tells me about the school. Their API is affected by ELDs families with low income and education and (not trying to be racist) different cultures. Their is a high rate of low income families who don't have the same happiness in their children's education. My friend thinks that with student with opportunities and privileges like those in Miller Hyde would be the schools everyone brags about. Apparently Hyde has better teachers more electives and just needs more attention and funding. After that Miller vs. Hyde debate I must say she won.

Isn't great. I'm a student here and going into 8th grade soon. The teachers are really just your average teacher reading things from the workbook not coming up with their own fun and exciting ideas. There's a lot of gossip going around in the students and even though I'm pretty popular I know everybody gets their own piece once in a while. Depressing atmosphere clases are pretty boring. Theres a lot of emphasis on tests but really the only reason you would stay up at night studying is if you are very unprepared and cramming. I recommend it for parents who don't have great expectations of their kids.

i wanted aks a bout foreign students( not english spoken). whats school boards plans about these students ?

Miller Middle School is really an amazing school. Though it seems the kids study all the time and have no social life that's absolutely not true. At school the students have numerous fun activities. And Miller really provides fun for the students. Washington D.C Canada Yosemite Great America it shows they care for their students. This middle school also has exceptional teachers. You can really see how much they care for their students. Also not to mention excellent office staff as well! Miller is also pretty strong in sports as well. I would definitely recommend this school. GO MUSTANGS!

Miller is a great school. Honestly in 6th grade the homework amount received isn't too much relatively speaking. There are very fun activities at the school such as the end-of-year Great America trip the Washington DC trip and the Yosemite trip. Miller focuses mostly on math though. As a student it is a wonderful school to go to.

Miller is a great school sure a little pressure sometimes but the fun activities and the great teaching makes up for it. Oh yeah the band department is AWESOME!

Miller does focus a little bit too much on the math. There aren't many school programs that don't focus on math. Most students do Math Olympiads or something like it. However the only class with a consistent amount of homework is math and that's it. Also the tests aren't even that hard. Just make sure you actually do your homework.

Miller has an incredibly dedicated staff and wonderful community. They offer opportunities for the children to be successful in life.

I think Miller is a great school. The homework really isn't that much if you use your time wisely and most student get very very good grades. Math is the most focused subject but there are many otheres. The arts program is also very good.

Miller is all about stress and doing homework of no use. The school mainly focuses on Math and totally ignores other subjects especially Language Arts. The students are under so much stress and stay up for along time at night studying for tests. Still they get a bad grade because the teachers put things in tests that they never teach. I highly recommend that you do not go to this school.

Miller is the best school! It has been ranked 1st in the county and 2nd in the whole state of California! It has an excellent learning program and the staff and environment makes it an ideal school! Go Mustangs!

Miller is a school where the faculty demands student proficiency in the state wide Star testing above else. Student stress is too high as a result. The English program has very little focus on actually writing and reading. In the 3 years my child attended Miller she wrote few papers of any substance read fewer then 10 books. In science material is disorganized focuses on rote memory and no actual teaching of science as a method or science how to evaluate data and contains much outdated material. In math courses the focus is on the Star testing results speed of computation little time spent on learning real math. History is sparse and too diluted. Home work is excessive poorly designed and mostly useless. Scores and grades are paramount in this school. Very little support for student life balance - all night studies encouraged as badge of honor.

I LOVE MILLER MIDDLE SCHOOL. All the wonderful teachers here at Miller taught me a lot and improved my boosted my grades two whole levels. That's incredible. I love all the teachers and the sports program is fantastic. GO MUSTANGS!

Miller is an amazing school. As a seventh grader attending I am very satisfied with how the way things go here. Although there are disruptive behaviors springing up here and there the board does a good job getting rid of them. The academic achievements at Miller are above outstanding; it is now the second best middle school in the state. We also received a California Distinguished School award this year. Overall I think this is one of the best schools out there.

Its great! My child loves the community! Miller is the 2nd best school in California

As a former student who graduated just last year I believe that Miller exceeds the expectations a parent would want in a middle school for their children. There are quite a few flaws but the pros tower over them. The school board knows about the problems with the lunch lines and food prices and they are slowly trying to fix things to make sure that each and every student is satisfied with what they are trying to do to help the school. One of the things I am not happy about is how many of the good teachers I wanted to have at Miller were dispatched to different schools such as Lawson. Therefore we recieved a handful of new teachers who are still getting used to the way things are at Miller. Despite these problems Miller was the best thing that has ever happend to me. Go mustangs!

What are you guys talking about? All our music programs are really good our sports clubs are doing very good now. It is very safe I don't see anyone smoking or something like that. There are so many extracurricular activities. The teachers are also very nice and very good at teaching. I learned a lot. You don't know because you didn't go to Miller.

Miller management is doing a great job in getting some new and enthusiastic staff on board after some old annd good teachers left in the last two years. I had my initial apprehensions about new teachers their experience etc. but as the year has gone by I feel extremely happy comfortable and confident about the school and my daughter's performance. great values and awesome teachers!

My daughter is in 6th grade at Miller and is having a terrific experience. Great academics great families a really good place to transition from elementary to middle school. I am surprised by the other reveiws- when I talk to other families everyone seems very happy at Miller.

There has been a noticeable decline in the quality of education at Miller. There were some great teachers who left a few years back and this has had impact on the education. The parents are the ones who keep kids afloat they are the reason for the high scores. Facilities definitely need improvement as they children are packed into portables. There are not enough books in the library not enough tables and benches for lunch (or enough food being sold). This school needs new management probably better pay to entice better teachers and a new curriculum that can compete with international standards. I encourage parents to please provide feedback to the school. As with most Cupertino schools we the parents are the ones who actually provide the necessary tutoring to keep our kids in step with kids from private schools. Let's help by honestly assessing the current situation of the school.