lowk this school is buns, lots of fights, people shoving in hallway (i have experience) and mean ahh people. i've been shoved by sum tall ahh 7th or 8th into the grass once. don't recommend, still had a blast lol. ms sanders is the best read more

Hoover Herbert Middle School - Middle Schools & High Schools Near Me - Lakewood, California

the way they treat us is bad and the students in detention don't get to eat before detention. That's 15 minutes that everyone else can eat but not them. read more

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I don't have anything good to say about this school. When I went here, the teachers would single me out on purpose. I had a disability, and they used it as ammunition to psychologically abuse me and make me feel like I was inherently a bad kid. Instead of helping me to learn and grow from my mistakes, they would use them as a weapon to weaken my self-esteem and confidence. The kids bullied me and picked at me because I would always hang out by myself. Sometimes, it was just for simply existing. I didn't understand why that was. I wasn't really the type of kid to be problematic, I was just always in my own realm, my world. When I talked about it to the teacher, they would only tell me to 'tell another teacher.' While I did receive an education, the school's approach to handling bullying and supporting students was terrible. While school is a place that is fundamental for learning, all I've learned from this school was that kids suck, and people suck. Whether my experience makes a difference or not, what matters is that I've lived it, and what I do with it is up to me. read more

The Hoover of today isn't the same Hoover of prior years. Test scores are going up, students' sense of belonging is improving, and teachers truly care about their students. read more

I go to Hoover and I can now say that the school is getting better and better every day. All of the staff are doing amazing at their jobs and the students are very respectful. we do have up and downs but we love having the good days. read more

Absolute worst school I have ever experienced!!! Had to snatch my son out of there after just 8 weeks. Schools like this give public schools their bad name. Although knowing ahead of time that this was not one of the better schools in the district. I thought "how bad could this little school in one of the most beautiful neighborhoods in Lakewood be?". From day 1, it was worst than I could ever imagine. If this is your home school and you care about your child's educatuon, do everything you can during the 'school of choice' process, that starts in December, to get your child into a better school. Do your homework and look up school rankings and ratings. This school is ranked #774 of best public middle schools in California. That is LOW compared to, for example, Newcomb, which is ranked #219. I was not lucky during the school of choice process, so my son was STUCK going there. I could write a book on my experience over the passed 8 weeks, but to summarize: the teachers are not motivated (back to school night was depressing and I left with more questions than answers) the language coming out of those students' mouths is atrocious and it seems to be the norm to the administrators, staff and parents; the bathrooms are disgusting; the administration do not care about the well being of your child, the LBUSD is even worse! They simply dont respond to any inquiries regardless of the importance or urgency; teachers do not adequately update school loops and most are unresponsive to parents' inquiries. I usually don't write reviews this long, however, as a concerned parent looking out for the best interests of other concerned parents, I believe I have an obligation to inform. read more

This school is a pain in the ass honestly... The principle needs a lot more training as this is only his first year being a principal. This school has constant fights amongst students yet what they focus their attention on is students uniforms they had the audacity to tell my daughter she can't wear a colored jacket or hoodie it must be red, or blue... The staff in the office are rude and always seem to not know anything it's like what are you getting paid for because they are of no help... They are quick to threaten the students and parents with stupid notices about absences even if you're child was sick.. They only allow 3 absences the whole school year.. What kinda crap is that... The music teacher Mr. Barbe is an asshole takes himself way too serious... The school looks like it's about to get closed down the building needs to be painted.. They have racist teachers that work here and have used the N-word amongst students.. This school can go to hell for all I care.. I'm happy my daughter will no longer have to attend this school and honestly I hope they do shut it down.. read more

Bro I don't like it there, it was so boring and I didn't learn anything that was going to help me in the future

Everything you're reading here is true! This is the worst of school I've ever encountered, disrespectful students where teachers overhear them cursing most of the time and they don't say a word to them! Staff also needs some re training they just come to work to make it through the day to get payed without caring for the students. Their so called principal dr. Dunn she must of got her license off the internet because she is terrible in every way, careless with parents concerns she won't ever come out to adress any issues with me always giving excuses on how she could never talk to me because she's too busy doing other things! Btw I was never a nagging parent but wanted to talk to her about some bullying that was happening to my child... no one and I mean NO ONE addressed the situation. I hope they close down this school and the school district set this school straight.. I had to take out my child the heck out of here! If you care about your child stay Away from here. read more

this school is horrible the 7th grade p.e teacher only talks about her life and doesn't teach nothing about physical education

Lets start with the positive. I really like the office staff. Nurse, secretary, and other clerks are super helpful and my student has been treated well by them. Many of his teachers are great and pro active regarding issues. Hes an A and B student with E's for conduct. Now for the negative. Bathrooms are disgusting and locker rooms are so dirty that kids stand on their shoes when changing. Kids urinate on floor in locker room and isnt cleaned up quickly. No toilet paper so kids have to use nurses office bathroom. Bullying occurs on the daily with racial slurs thrown around like its the norm. Principal and Vice Principal doesnt do anything about it. My son has been called the N word by many. Hes white. They are not. Happening to many other kids as well. Notified the male PE teacher since it seems to occur more in locker room and instead of thanking us for the heads up, he simply states he passed it on to administration. Ignorance is bliss i guess. No name provided when asked and its been over a week and no action or contact made. This is the 2nd time we have had to contact school due to my child being harassed due to his race. Do not send your student to Hoover! read more

literally the worst school i have ever been to. it can't even get any worse than this. all of the teachers are nice, but the staff the staff‼ they are the worst staff to ever exist three fights happened in one day and they did absolutely nothing. nada. it took them 13 minutes to separate the kids. 13 full minutes. don't bring your child to this school its a actual literal nightmare‼‼‼ read more

HA I am so excited to be the first to review this place. Oh Herbert Hoover Middle School. How I hated the bus ride to you everyday of my pre-teen life. A clean campus that offered a well balanced of standardized education and alternative education. A great multi purpose field and we had great sports programs. There is a great golf course across the street that keeps the area quiet. The grass was always clean and green because basically the entire staffs motto was "STAY OFF THE GRASS!!!" Great place to send your kids but make sure they become active in school activities because they really offer a great variety. read more

Update November 5, 2012. This school has improved since last year. They got rid of the teachers that were not up to par, thank God. I have my last daughter there for her last year and so far, so good. No big complaints. The only consistently bad part is the fact that all LBUSD schools have very poor to no sports programs. They also got rid of the Home Economics and Wood Shop classes. The budget problem is out of control. read more

Well we are fans of some of the teachers. Mrs. McClellan really stands out. As a resource teacher she exhibited kindness, passion and patience with our son--and other students. Even when we were not hearing from the administration as much as we would have liked, she volunteered to keep us informed of our student's progress. In a short amount of time, he made great strides and even won some awards in his final days of 8th grade. No child is perfect. And it's tough for new kids or kids with disabilities or other struggles. A great school will keep fighters like Mrs. McClellan around. Some other great and caring teachers include Mr. Yearwood, Mr. Crabtree, Mr. Widman and Mr. Crockett. Why call out teachers? Because that's what makes a school. The campus is neat, and in a nice area too, which sets it apart from some of the other district schools. The school also takes advantage of a great WRAP after school program and of a local mentoring group called BLAST. read more

Hoover is not the best school choice for your kids who don't like disrespect or foul language. This school is ok but not the best. The janitors cuss at kids, but not to there face they say how of these nasty @$$ kids never pick up they trash ! Some teachers are rude and disrespectful and all they care about is the money. The school is a hot mess, the kids cuss, lots of fights, and drama everyday. There cafeteria food got me sick so I'd advise you not eat it, teachers finesse and play you when it comes to trips. The school has money but won't use it. The good thing about Hoover is.... you learn good educational products, you have fun with your friends, you go on actually good field trips just today we went on an fantastic field trip THANK YOU Ms. Hennesy. And they have improved with getting rite of some teachers and students... LOL... and they ''actually trying to re build the school''. The school is a so, so, so if you wanna take your chance good ahead and you do you. read more

I currently go to Hoover middle school. It's a great wchool with great teachers! Its really fun to be there and I'm glad I'm going to Hoover! read more

this school is horrible. i went there for half of the 6th grade year until November 14,2017. this boy hit me and the teacher didn't do nothing.(ms.hall) she only said to go wash my face. then the vice principal did nothing to. they didn't call my parents at all. he (vice principal) also lied to my father about calling my parents. this girl also poured water on my head and they didn't do nothing about that to read more