If you want a frustrated child and want to set them up for failure then send him or her to Basis…read more Dig deep into the junior high program and even deeper into the high school program. Start with the administration that will "hear" your voice but they don't listen. They push subjects down to young people who are not ready for the content either morally, emotionally and intellectually. The subjects are mandated by a panel disconnected from the schools and students. Administrators don't have any reason to change the curriculum as all they care about are rankings and money. They have instructors that don't understand their students. They mandate AP subjects to 14 year old ninth graders as if they are 19 and 20 year old college individuals, you cannot choose otherwise and the head of school does nothing! ..

Basis is a very good challenging school. It makes college easier. My two older kids graduated from…read moreBasis and they are currently at Texas A&M, one with full ride and the other one with most of the school paid. They said that what they learned in basis make college easy. Basis is not for all families, is very strict and dedicated to academics. Lots of homework and study! But is worth it!

Wow! This school is HUGE!!…read more It's probably a nice school, but bringing a child from private school, I've found it hard to remain "in the loop." E-mails are fired out at rapid-fire pace, but some of them leave a newbie bewildered. I'm writing this review in December, and I still feel completely disconnected from the school. Ronal Reagan is certainly one of the more desirable schools in San Antonio, but, if you want to get connected, you'll have to work at it. Good luck!!

I'm mad right now. I, a freshman, am seething at the school and I've only been here for 2 weeks…read more I'm not one of those kids who get mad at the school for no reason. So I was trying to open my sisters locker from last year. It wouldn't open. So, I walked to the office and asked why. They told me that it was because they changed the codes. I figure. Unfortunately, I was now late so I asked for a late slip. I know they could give me one because a whole load of students have come in with them. But, these jerks sad no. Nothing else, just no. I walked out. What the heck? I know it's stupid coming from me, a studen, but I want you to see it in my perspective. I am an all A student, in all honors classes. Not all kids are bad.

I thought I chose the best school I could. I think I was…read morewrong because there's a bully not being addressed right because after she attacked a girl she's back trying to fight my child and other girls. I was told someone in office knows her so but that shouldn't have her protected. I did call about the child but nothing happened good enough to stop her from fighting a child almost 2 months later. If the students can see a problem I believe the adults should be able to. Disappointed, please do better Folks Middle School.

I've given this school it's fair share of a break but so much has gone down within these past…read moremonths that I need to talk about, being that there's only about 5 months left of school and my final year here. For the most part, there hasn't been too many fights recently or any that lasted. But I want to talk about the teachers. At least 2 of my teachers are picky about the noise in the classroom. They either dislike when it's too quiet or tell us to speak more. This has been bothering me a ton, because when people don't stop talking the teacher will get upset but when they ask for feedback and no one responds except for a shake of the head they go crazy. When it's the same kid volunteering to answer questions the teachers get upset and ask for someone else. Not everyone wants to speak up, afraid of getting the answer wrong or just generally don't want to. The teachers can't seem to understand what's going on through kids heads on a day to day basis, learning is important but understanding your students is too. Now the coaches. Just yesterday me and my friend were leaving the locker room to get to class a minute or two before the bell rang, no big deal really. We were stopped by one of the male coaches and he told us to put our bags down and run across the gym or he'd write us up for "skipping" when class was completely over by now. This was baffling to me because we weren't skipping anything and we weren't trying to be sneaky about it either. The coaches make everything too much of a big deal. For our grades, they usually put a 95 for every "assignment" in the class as a participation grade. We played mat ball one day and the ball didn't even come to me once and I barely got play time. I received a 70 for not participating which dropped my grade down by over 10 points. This is the most stupid format for grading ever because if someone else is grabbing the ball before me I can't just take it from them and throw it. My science teacher is always complaining about my class because we don't answer questions and we're an advanced class, if she hears a little bit of chatter she counts seconds for us to stay after the bell rings and is always giving out warnings to kids who aren't doing much of anything to earn them. Back to the ID's from before. They are useless. We don't use them at all unless we want to go to games for sports, no one checks them and people have lost there's without a care in the world for it. Everyone in this school has been stooped down to a lower level because of these teachers and staff and it's not going to help anyone with a successful future. Instead of teaching us about scale factor in math -which I'm not sure I'll ever use in my life- we could get an early introduction into finances and how to pay for important things that we will need in our every day life ahead. The teacher's don't care about kids problems and one of mine is always telling us we need to learn how to be independent but all she ever talks about is how proud she is of herself and her kids. Thanks for the information I guess?? This school does not deserve to think of calling itself "The Best Middle School in Texas" because who are y'all trying to fool? I'm done with this buffoonery and denial. FMS #1 Exposer - r.b

The after school pickup is beyond dangerous and a mess just people parked in the middle of the…read moreroad. I hope no accidents happen, just sitting here writing this waiting for pickup and I have seen 2 people almost wreck because of the traffic in the middle of the street!

The experience I had at Bernal was very good. The principal and staff are very nice and friendly…read more The school is beautiful!

Okay this school is awful I have been bullied, getting death threats, harassed, been made fun of…read moreand the school administrators do absolutely nothing. They simply dont care about any except them getting money for our attendance. Atp dont go here just home school.

I graduated in 23' and if your child wants to do sports there PLEASE be careful. Specifically the…read moregirls coach's have such an immense favoritism that they would rather play a girl who's scared of the ball or can't dribble right up and down the field than someone who isn't. One of them (a coach) had told me once that they "didn't know where to put me" and when I would ask for advice to be better gave me half booty cheek answers. Refused to actually coach kids correctly or effectively. This coach in particular that I'm talking about was the head soccer coach my junior year of high school. I never talked back , always did what I thought they expected ,but yet was still not given the equal opportunity to play or be coached. She teared me down even more when I had bad days and never said anything when I did good. The day I decided to up and quit was when most of my team ganged up on me one morning just shouting horrible things at me making me even more de shuffled mentally. Not all of them did but most of the under class men female dogs did and I was nothing but nice and encouraging to them. Keep in mind, the coaches just stood there and WATCHED them tear me down, I walked off the field and went home. I'm not sure if the coaches there are just flat out miserable and enjoy breaking kids spirits but this clearly still affects me if I'm currently writing a review 2 years later. Also Mrs lane who's the attendance person or whatever she does there is trashy and unprofessional , I told her that my uncle took his life and she asked me why I wasn't really at school and when I told her I was depressed and rather be at work she flat out told me "why do you need money you have beats on your head" (the beats headphones). Which if you're reading this , I BOUGHT them with the money I worked for. She also attempted to embarrass me by trying to call me out saying I didn't want to graduate by asking other students in FRONT OF ME "do you want to graduate" and then proceeded to move onto the next person and ask them the same thing. She asked three or four other students near us when we were in the library to fix whatever we needed TOO graduate. There was about 20-30 kids in the library at the time of this event. I walked out in front of her because it doesn't matter who you are you're NOT going to try and tear down a student in front of their peers who's clearly trying to seek help. I was quite literally willing to risk not graduating because again, my uncle took his life and I had been previously depressed that whole year but yet she didn't care until it was the end of the school year and tried to embarrass me ? Many other students at the time agreed that what she did was wrong and that she's ALSO treated them that way or similar. And yes I do have depression, I have papers for it , my mental health was just not okay that year. It's one thing to give constructive criticism and I know for a fact that I CAN take constructive criticism but it's another when you're tearing down a minor to make yourself feel better. These are grown adults in their 40's or 50's like are you serious ? I hope no one ever has to endure the mental torture I have gone through not just there but in life period. This school needs to re-evaluate their whole coaching staff because their treatment just wasn't right. In no world will that ever be right.

this school ruined me as a old student there mentally and her friends this school did nothing about…read morethe drama that happened especially when her old friend's mom sent her and her friends threats and they dont care how you feel they tell you there gonna get things done but they never did. they never used the cameras to back us up on anything even when we ask they lie and tell us no when the cameras do work. That school isnt right for your child im saying this as a student who used to go there ive had been in the harmony district for the for 5 years and they never helped my education and the teachers there were terrible they would throw objects at us and cuss at us and the school never believed it until it was saw and heard but the whole class.DONT GO TO HARMONY SCIENCE ACADEMY

My boys had the pleasure to be a part of this family for 2 awesome years. Great environment,…read moregreat staff and great teachers. If a problem does arise they are prompt and willing to address and/or correct it. Other than not offering students a designated unstructured break (reason for only 4 stars) I am pleased with all other aspects. BTW: A friendly heads up, very strict with excessive tardies, which is understandable. Teachers are very involved and admin always makes themselves available (special thank you to Ms. Gomez). Kudos to the lovely ladies in the front office, always a pleasure to see you. ( which was quite often with our excessive tardies, lol) All in all will miss being a part of this family. *almost forgot, much credit to the academic and extracurricular team for consistently exposing and encouraging the students to participate in many various clubs and programs offered both on and off campus.

This place is great, I punched a kid for no reason and he got suspended! So happy, good choice. But…read morein all seriousness, I really do hate this place, Last year someone tried sexually assaulting me in the bathroom, the principal didn't believe me, and when I gave him solid proof, he pretty much just gave him a slap on the wrist. And whenever I have to go to the office cuz I did something, before I'm able to explain (Since I usually haven't done anything wrong) the principal cuts me off or the AP ignores what I have to say. I guess I have more of an issue with the people in charge here than the school itself, still, a pretty crappy experience here. Would not recommend.

not a good school for my child do not recommend another student hit my child for no reason and…read moresuspended my child for getting hit so angry

* UPDATE SINCE IVE GRADUATED OFFICIALLY FROM NEISD *…read more I'm 18 years old now and I wrote a review about bush when I was 14. While I still stand by my review, I didn't go into detail about what occurred because I was deep into trauma and mental turmoil due to the incidents involved on that campus. Starting off in 6th grade, I was hazed endlessly by peers and even staff for being "too feminine". Instead of helping, the administration at this school disregarded my mental health altogether. If I did anything that was not in their standards, I was either punished or ignored for complaining about being bullied. In 7th grade, I started to engage in self-harm and fell into a state of depression and anxiety that I was unaware of. I would come into school everyday with the mindset that I was going to be bullied and I wouldn't have any support if I decided to speak up. This was instilled because of the lack of care the administration had for students, typically POC or individuals with disabilities. I watched alot of my friends with learning disabilities get negatively criticized and even punished for "bad behavior". Specifically, there was an incident where I was physically assaulted by multiple male students on campus, and when I went to report it, those students still roamed the halls and hazed others while I would get ISS for any altercation or incident where I was behaving inappropriately. 8th grade was manageable, because I understood the school didn't care for certain students and I unfortunately fell into that bias. I had one teacher in particular that would comfort me because she also understood the underlying motives the administration had against certain students, and tried her best to help those in need. There was also 2 incidents on campus that involved a student bringing a firearm, and threatening the school. I personally saw alot of white students carry pocket knives and drugs on them, and were never considered suspicious or searched for their behavior and comments they would make. The counselors at this school were helpful, however they were not confidential and revealed information to my parents that were unnecessary to announce. I understand counselors need to tell parents when they believe their child is a danger to themselves or others, however, the information told my parents was in fact not dangerous or threatening, but took a jab on their parenting styles and blamed their lack of care for the school's trauma-inducing incidents. I've left out plenty of specific incidents that led to therapy, and while I don't think the environment is the same as it was 2015-2018, I still stand by a 1-star review that I don't think they deserve. If your child is going to be attending a middle school soon, please consider online, private, or even a different local school for them, as they will not be enjoying their time at this school.

The teachers are amazing and sweet helpful and kind. Just to let you know though the holes on the…read moremain floor in the sixth grade stairs can get crowded during the passing periods. So make sure to get there before everyone gets to the stairs or after everyone gets to the stairs.

It's a shame that the only ones who leave reviews are the ones who are dissatisfied with the…read moreschool. I am a 7th grader here and this school is amazing. The teachers and staff are nice and so are the students. They even have this stuff called FLEX, which is an extra attachment to the day on Tuesdays and Thursdays where kids can make up work, pride store, where you can buy stuff with this currency called pride bucks, and Hobby hangouts, little hangout events after school on some days. 5/5 stars!

It's horrible the teachers do not do anything to help and my daughter almost peed on her self one…read morebecause the teacher would let her use the restroom

The institution was found to be substandard, and there were reports of problematic drug use on…read morecampus and a lack of security measures in place. In addition, there were concerns regarding the conduct of staff members.My daughter became involved with individuals of a questionable character, and I found the experience of dropping her off at the institution to be extremely petrifying. In an effort to address the situation, a meeting was convened with the principal of the school and the district; however, no action was taken until a year later, by which time the drug situation had significantly deteriorated and even like that it has not been control. Also, to note my daughter's involvement in varsity-level swimming and polo for four years was observed, and an attempt was made to solicit guidance and support from her Coach Nelson. However, instead of maintaining confidentiality, the coach disclosed the matter to the entire team and mom in charge of helping. Consequently, the team and their teammates began to bully and isolate her, excluding her from all activities. Furthermore, none of her peers spoke to her, exacerbating the situation! The coach was also complicit in this mistreatment, as were some of the volunteer mothers who worked with him. The names of these individuals were Janet Stewart and Dana Robinson; They were supposed to be nurturing and kind, but they also mistreated my child and were abusive towards me, despite knowing that I was a single mother who had cancer.I submitted a complaint to principal and the school district again, but no action was taken. It was only after my child began attending Johnson that she encountered individuals of questionable character, and that drugs were permitted on campus. Nonetheless, it is gratifying to note that she successfully completed her studies at Johnson with honours, was awarded with an scholarship, and has now enrolled as a first-year student at a highly regarded university, where she continues to achieve academic excellence.However, the four years she spent at high school were a particularly challenging period for both of us. It is therefore not a school I would recommend. If it is chosen by the reader, however, it is important to be aware of the unsavoury characters that are present, and to not expect any support from the school district or its staff.

20/10 try the band program, awesome director even better friends you make along the way.read more