Edgewood Middle School

Posted: December 29, 2025

The schools building is very new but students don’t really want to come there same as me. the learning is not very good It is a little too hard for me maybe not for you so that’s not for sure. Teachers are OK some amazing some are horrible emotional support is OK. There is a school counselor to help you and it is handled pretty well. Special education is very good. If Students have special needs they go to small classes but because in the middle of the day, they switch to big classes it can feel overwhelming. I had some concerns about safety with some bullying going around and kids using hands it is usually handled, but not always fair. about family Engagement Some people can feel left out because the school is very big and if you don’t have any friends, people can make fun of you. The school has tons of homework pressure so you can expect about 2+ hours a day overall the school is: below average-Average

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Posted: December 12, 2023

My son is a 6th grader at Edgewood, and he is having a great experience there. The teachers are supportive and hard-working, and there are challenging (accelerated) courses offered for some of the students. The art and music programs are outstanding. From what I have observed, the teachers and administrators have found a way to channel adolescent energy into something positive and productive for all, and this is not easy to do. We are fortunate to have such a well-run middle school in Highland Park! Thank you!

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Posted: October 18, 2022

Very good school
my kids learned alot in this school!

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Posted: August 20, 2022

Both me and my brother endured severe bullying here and nothing was done about it by the teachers and/or faculty. Children being bullied are scared to speak up for themselves due to adults being dismissive as well as making demeaning commentary towards students seeking help. The only thing I learned at this school is how to be terrified to enter a supposed place of learning.

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Posted: November 23, 2020

Most of the teachers are underpaid and unwilling to deal with the issues, and their morale is quite visibly low. With few exceptions, the teachers are rude, dismissive, and quick to punishment whenever your child commits the smallest error. The principal, Mr. Kurtz is one of the great smooth talkers of our time. He is extremely dismissive, sensitive, and could not care less what you have to say. He will pretend to listen, but he does not care in the slightest and he will take no action whatsoever. Absolutely one of the most second-rate schools in the North Shore. I do not recommend this school at all.

Posted: August 30, 2015

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Posted: August 30, 2015

The best school for kids whilling to receive good education, I saw kids want it to be cool, receiving C and D's, of courece they will claim bulling.
God Bless all students in US

Posted: May 19, 2015

This school is absolute the worst, Teachers are nice but they get students in trouble for no reason therefore the principle believes the teacher and the student gets in trouble for nothing, I suggest you take your child to another school, because this school is terrible.

Posted: April 26, 2015

Most students are cruel. This school is so cliquey that its disgusting. Even the parents are rude. I would never tell anyone to send their kid here.

Posted: August 23, 2014

My daughter attend 8 th grade only. Then she moved to other school in Great Chicago area and since then she is whiling to go back to Highland Park Schools. Teachers are very polite. They have a lot of after school activities. Even I emailed a teacher with questions about hw on Saturday evening and I received e-mail from teacher on Sunday morning. PTO is great, working together with parents and school administration to provide extra activities for students. I had experience with schools in Houston, TX, Des Plaines and Buffalo Grove IL. Cannot compere at all. Thank you to all stuff at Edgewood Middle School.

Posted: August 1, 2011

The main weakness I saw in this school, which my daughter attended for two years, was the bullying. The students were unusually mean to fellow students. I know of 2 parents who moved their children because of the lack leadership in the school, in regards to the mean character of some students. It is my experience that the parents don't believe their kids could be so mean. Most people in the area are very nice, individually, but collectively they don't include new people in their groups. The children are the same. Except the kids have an air of superiority that is not challenged my teacher, principal or parent. Your child would need a very strong sense of self to be a new student in this school.

Posted: March 27, 2011

As with all of my experiences at Highland Park schools, my experience here was unpleasant and marked by ostracism, inept administrators, lack of compassion or protection from bullying, and mixed academics (at best). None of the so-called "disability services" staff and faculty understood the needs of different learning disabilities, nor do they seek to. They are glorified babysitters and during my required "study skills" class that I was required to take due to my ADD diagnosis, I spent the majority of the time teaching math to my struggling classmates and the teacher. I had a few very good and encouraging teachers, but almost all of them retired from the system and were very bitter about the state of the school. I was not provided useful help with schoolwork in the special education class I was forced to take, but was denied access to advanced classes on the grounds that I could not handle them intellectually, due to my disability, despite having some of the highest test scores in the district. I saw bullying ignored, those who complained were either pressured into silence or punished academically if they spoke out. The school seems lovely on the surface, but is rotten at the core

Posted: January 17, 2011

My child was a student at Edgewood and it was a very mixed experience. My child is both gifted and has a learning disability (expressive language). Unfortunately neither the mainstream nor the special education teachers understand the problem or how to teach alternative learning/coping skills. As one reviewer said Edgewood can be very difficult school socially. To couple that with a few teachers who attempt to shame a student into learning, being organized etc is an outright travesty. There are both good and bad things that happen at any school. Hopefully in the years that have passed since our experience at Edgewood the casemanagers have become both more educated and more strength based. Hopefully they now help mainstream teachers understand why a bright, verbal kid could have great difficulty writing a paper; and after being shamed and berated, would stop trying. Perhaps watching "Fat City" would be a good start. To the wonderful and encouraging teachers I say thank you!! To the others, remember, we parents hand you our most precious commodity - our children. Please treat them as your own and handle with care.