Bluegrass Middle School

Posted: January 30, 2022

I was a student here, Kind/Mean teachers, good cleaning and the gym is a reasonable size. Covid rules taken responsible. I will say there are some horrible kids in this school. A lot of fights and backstabbers…I’d say to watch your child and who they hang around because theres some bad influences there. The lunch ladies may seem nice but they are rude. You only get 2 Choices and that’s horrible cold baked food or sandwich with peanut butter and jelly. Some friends found MOLD in their oranges and i found some mold in my food too. Great office staff but if a kid gets in trouble for threatening the school or getting caught with illegal drugs, they just send you to SSL. ( student support lab) where all you do is sit by yourself doing your work. you go to the bathroom twice in the morning and afternoon, you also get lunch a different time than normal. SSL is only for 2 days. Not much of a punishment from what i’ve seen. This is a not recommended school. It ruined my trust and i felt like i was in a chokehold there.

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Posted: November 21, 2019

I don't know that I have ever seen a more disfunctional school. The administration literally does not care one bit about anyone but themselves. There is a principal, and assistant principal, two counselors, an instructional specialist, and a behavior specialist but if you visit during the day the ONLY admin you will see actually working or responding to anyone is the assistant principal. You can feel how poor the climate and culture of the building is when you walk in. No one wants to be there. Everyone is miserable. And it shows in the school's performance. Their test scores are rapidly dropping by the year. I am very disappointed in this school. I was told it was in the top three middle schools in the county when, in fact, it is rock bottom. The district really needs to get a handle on this school. We are homeschooling for now, which I swore I would never, ever do, but the basic education I can provide for my kids is still more than they would learn from this place.

Posted: November 21, 2019

Posted: November 21, 2019

The teachers would accomplish so much more if the admin wasn't so awful.

Posted: November 21, 2019

Posted: November 21, 2019

Absolute laziest administration team I have ever encountered in my life. The counselors do absolutely nothing and still manage to do more than the instructional specialist. The principal thinks he is much smarter than he is but he is an idiot. The behavior specialist has no idea what his job actually is, much less how to do it. I am anti-school choice, but if anyone wanted a really good argument for why the commonwealth of Kentucky should have Charter schools and more choice in how to educate students, BGMS admin is a perfect support for the argument. They are nothing but a waste of money. Every one of them.

Posted: November 21, 2019

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Posted: February 13, 2019

No. The school work is to be done in class and I cannot even check on my child's homework or even know what she is being taught.

Posted: February 13, 2019

No. They assume every child learns the same way and they don't take time to help children understand the curriculum. They get frustrated the more questions you ask.

Posted: February 13, 2019

From what I can tell the teachers are more dictators than teachers. I haven't heard of any character building through my child. They are more dismissive and self centered than anything.

Posted: February 13, 2019

Posted: February 13, 2019

Posted: February 13, 2019

They allow the children to get out of control and they are very short and uncaring when it comes to children coming to them for help

Posted: February 13, 2019

I wish I can take my child out of the school and I strongly dislike this school.

Posted: September 8, 2015

Demeans and belittles students in a public setting. Students feel too intimidated to ask questions

Posted: September 8, 2015

Homework is lengthy due to poor teaching methods by the faculty. Students aren't explained expectations or given instructions to adequately prepare them for their work

Posted: September 8, 2015

There is little development which would produce a productive citizen due to a strong moral compass

Posted: September 8, 2015

There is little supervision from the staff for the teachers. My kid's science teacher belittles and demeans students in a classroom setting, making students afraid to ask questions.

Posted: May 14, 2014

I pulled my 6th grader out halfway thru the year and homeschooled the remainder of the year. He'll go to private school next year as I tried to enroll him into the other middle schools to no avail (citing that we are "out of district"). This school was on academic probation until a few yrs ago. I've had 2 children there and disliked it both times. Chaotic, too many students, they can't carry book bags, can't go to lockers after each bell, teachers unprofessional, NO ACADEMIC REDIRECTION. My child learned more in homeschool in 3 mo than the whole first half of their school year there. I started him over to day one 6th grade math and we'll be finishing up with math in the summer. A whole WEIGHT was lifted off of me and my child when we left this terrible school.

Posted: February 24, 2014

I have visited the school during and after hours for school events, only to be amazed at the unprofessionalism and lack of guidance from the staff. Children wildly run the halls, cursing, and inapropriately touching each other. There are scheduled weekly fights in the bathrooms, to which the staff has yet to place a hall monitor to prevent such issues. The kids are packed in small classes, with some teachers that do not interact with the students, give out worksheet packets, and ask that the students remain silent while they check their facebook accounts. The students are not allowed to bring some subject textbooks home and share lockers with other students, for funding issues unknown. Don't expect to be able to review much of your child's classwork, due to no homework being sent home. However you will get an email notification of classwork, that you will never see. This has led to a very stressful enviroment and the teachers have been known to speak in very harsh tones to students. Yes, even a guidance counselor. If you can afford or have the opportunity to apply for private school, please do. If possible, commuting to other local schools would be a good option.

Posted: May 23, 2012

This school's classes aren't very diverse. The the school is way overcrowded and some teachers even have to share rooms with others. There is hardly any parent involvement and the behavior is pretty bad. Academically, the school is pretty average and students in the gifted program are hardly recognized at all with a meeting only once about every month and a half. It's an okay school overall but I wouldn't say it's the best I've ever been to.

Posted: May 20, 2012

I love working at Bluegrass. I have traveled the country and worked in several different school districts, but the Bluegrass faculty cannot be beaten in terms of their committment to student success. Teachers here know what a precious commodity they are entrusted with and treat that responsibility seriously and are honored to spend the hours at school with your children. They have high expectations, and do everything they can to get students to meet those expectations, including countless professional development hours beyond what is required. At Bluegrass, it really is all about what is best for students.

Posted: April 21, 2012

Bluegrass middle school is a great school to send your child to. the teachers are some of the hardest working I have ever seen, and it has a great parent teacher organization. There is a real sense of community, which is hard to accomplish with the amount of diversity this school has to offer. The teachers, administration, and even the support staff do whatever it takes to make sure that all students succeed. I am proud to send my son to Bluegrass. The only thing that could make this school better is more great parents that want to be actively involved their kid's education.