Southside Middle School

Posted: September 25, 2025

The superintendent need to replace the principal of this middle school, this is the worst school to put your kids into learning, the staff members here are obnoxious, and the teachers are underrated.

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Posted: August 12, 2025

HORRIBLE SCHOOL !! My niece got bullied and beat up once a week and she is the one who got in trouble. I took her out of this school! Do not send your child here!!

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Posted: December 8, 2024

This school makes no sense whatsoever the students shouldn’t do nothing when they getting hit and the schools learning is good but them wearing clear and mesh backpacks because of weapons they can still hide weapons in any sort of way and to get a new bathroom pass you have to pay for $7! If you have to go you have to go and the teachers cussing at students it’s not ok I don’t recommend this school at all

Posted: August 9, 2022

Los maestros hacen su mayor esfuerzo por enseñar a cada alumno
Una escuela bastante limpia
Pero los baños necesitan mas limpieza
Gracias por el esfuerzo de todos los maestros directores el personal de la escuela que cada día dan lo mejor

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Posted: May 1, 2019

This has been the worst school my son has been in. Teachers and staff do mot take responsibility in the students safety. There is a lot of bullying and fights and the school staff doesn’t take ownership. Just ask around about this school and you’ll find out. Do yourself a favor. If you love your kids, do not take them to this school.

Posted: May 1, 2019

Teachers do not give homework to the students.

Posted: May 1, 2019

Teachers do not communicate with the parents.

Posted: May 1, 2019

There are a lot of fights and bullying going on at this school.

Posted: May 1, 2019

Staff and teachers do not take responsibility on the safety of the students.

Posted: May 1, 2019

The staff follows a school policy that just covers all the negative issues that are going on, instead of communicating with the parents right away.

Posted: April 7, 2017

They don't give homework. I go to school here. I'm transferring next year because this school is a bad school. It don't have the education that I need. And on top of that when I first got there someone already wants to fight me. DONT GO HERE! Also there fights EVERY SINGLE DAY!! I'm leaving this school. Don't make the same mistake my parents took.

Posted: February 6, 2017

Train wreck bad at preventing bullying. Shame on you Southside Middle School. You should be ashamed of your ineptitude !

Posted: February 6, 2017

The Dean was caring regarding the fight but her hands are tied regarding contacting a parent to let them know their child has been hurt. My next step is talking to the school board regarding this ridiculous and potentially lethal policy.

Posted: February 6, 2017

We transferred my daughter to this school because transportation had became an issue for us & this was the middle school our neighborhood was zoned for. HUGE MISTAKE !!! If you are thinking of taking your child to this school RUNNNNNNN don't walk RUNNNN from this school with your child.
My daughter was in this school for 4 days. That's right only 4 DAYS when this scenario happened: 3rd day of school an obese child was being bullied by a couple of students after class. My daughter had the courage to speak up & defend the girl being bullied. The next day the one doing the bullying gets one of her friends to jump my daughter after class while more of their 'circle of friends' watched to see if they needed to step up & join in the fight. I get a text from my daughter "Mom I just got beat up". I didn't see the text for 45 minutes. I NEVER GOT A CALL FROM THE SCHOOL. REALLY !!! I rushed to the school & it took them some time to find my daughter because they were "briefing all involved or who were eye witnesses to get a full picture of what occurred". A student intervened & picked my daughter up off the ground & took her to the office. No staff intervened at all. Yet supposedly the dean assured me & my child "If anything like this happens again tell a staff member we have cameras all over the school for the safety of the student's." Really??? That's interesting because no staff intervened when this event happened.
My daughter sustained enough fist blows to her face that I could barely see one of her eyes. I pulled up her hair to look at the top of her scalp & almost lost my mind to see how many purple, raised, fist sized lumps there were. I took my daughter to the hospital & they took 2 CT's of her skull & face to make sure there were no fracture's. She had a lot of soft tissue damage but thank God no fractures. I was told to sleep next to her that night & make sure I was able to wake her every 2 hours as it was possible she might have a concussion.
I do not care what the Duval policy is on how staff shouldn't inform the parents right away after a school fight. If my daughter had sustained a fracture & had a brain bleed going on while they were talking ... just imagine what the consequences could have been. There would have been a lot of people being sued but that could not have brought back my daughter.
RUN!!! DO NOT WALK RUN with your child away from this school.

Posted: December 9, 2015

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I absolutely love this school. My daughter has done absolutely amazing in this school. The sports, her grades, the principal and teachers have put in alot of effort to make this school what it is now. Keep up the good work Southside knights!

Posted: February 19, 2014

Great Students, Great Teachers, Great Leaders, Great School! Southside is a great place to be.

Posted: February 19, 2014

Southside Middle has a great team of teachers and leaders. We are a school on the move. S. Oliver

Posted: February 19, 2014

this school is perfect for my son and i like it since it is a ib learner school and the teachers help my son when he needs help .

Posted: February 19, 2014

SOUTHSIDE IS AN AWESOME SCHOOL! MS. K IS MAKING GREAT STRIDES WITH THE STUDENTS. GO KNIGHTS!!!!!

Posted: October 12, 2013

never send your kid never work here if you do it will be a living h

Posted: August 26, 2013

My son goes to school here (7th) No lockers!! Hate the whole uniform thing and chicken at lunch is RAW!! My son has told me hes seen ROACHES CRAWLING AROUND IN KITCHEN!! Dont eat their FOOD!!! Bunch bad kids running around in hall's cussing.CANT WAIT TILL HE'S OUT OF THERE!!! :( KITCHEN needs HEALTH DEPARTMENT VISIT

Posted: August 18, 2013

This school sucks never send anybody to it it's horrible please listen and never send your kid to it

Posted: July 17, 2013

You can't really fault the teachers for having to deal with bad kids! Parents do your job first!!! The teachers are there to teach academics! WE AS PARENTS ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR TEACHING OUR CHILDREN HOW TO ACT! The amount of parents I have seen at the school for open house & such is ridiculous. Be a part of your child's life & stop blaming everything on the schools. Take accountability folks!!

Posted: May 15, 2013

This school is terrible. I'm scared to go to it every day, and I'm thinking of transferring to River City Science Academy. People are complete jerks here and they have no respect. PLEASE DON'T GO TO THIS SCHOOL. THIS IS COMING FROM A STUDENT IN SIXTH GRADE.

Posted: February 12, 2013

I CANT STAND THIS SCHOOL THEY THEY DONT DO NUTHING FOR STUDENTS THAT HAVE PROBLEMS WITH THEIR WORK TEACHERS THERE THROW THE WORK AT YOU AND EXPECT YOU TO KNOW IT WHAT DO YOU GE PAID FOR TEACH RIGH WELL DO IT!!! I FEEL IM DO MOR TEACING AT HOME THEN THE TEACHER BETTER OFF HOME SCHOOL.PLUS THE SCHOOL IS SET UP LIKE A PRISION. AND YOU GOT BULLYING PROBLEMS THEY NEED A PROGRAM TO HELP STUDENTS THAT NEED HELP IN A SUBJECT WOW U GOT ONE PROGRAM AND THE LIST YOU HAVE TO WAIT MEANWHOLE THE STUDENT SUFFERS. GET MENTORS SOMETHING FROM HIGH SCHOOLS OR COLLEGES THAT MIGHT HELP THESE TROUBLE KIDS GET ON THE RIGHT TRACK IT HARD THEY MIGHT NOT GET IT AT HOME THEY CAN TRY TO GET IT AT SCHOOL

Posted: December 6, 2012

This is the most horrifying school that I have every had to deal with. I have 2 kids going there and it is just plain terrilble. The grade portable is never correct or has the wrong grades in it. Bullying is running wild. My child is constantly being picked on and the teachers don't even care. It 3 weeks to even speak with a teacher. SHUT THIS SCHOOL DOWN, it is not helping anyone

Posted: October 31, 2012

This is an awesome school. Especially if English is your second language. It helps you receive the attention and the basics needed for the 1st year to be able to go on to a neighborhood school for the 2nd year.