Carnage Middle School

"I made a bad choice in sending my child to this school. The teachers at this school are okay but the administration is unprofessional. This school has many characteristics of an alternative school but with better electives. If you would like your child to learn how to survive in the prison system this would be a great school to learn."

"This school is very good for academics and extracurriculars, but may not be the safest environment. It is in the middle of a generally unsafe neighborhood, and there are many fights and threats almost everyday. If you are a focused and good student, this school is for you, but do not get involved in all the drama. Being a graduate (class of 2017- Go Trojans!), I have enjoyed my experience at this school, although there have been a few ugly incidents....most of the teachers are very highly trained, and teach the curriculum very well. Having graduated this school, I can tell you that it is a great environment, and that you will miss it very much when you move on."

"No matter what everyone else says as long as you hang out with the right people and don't go looking for trouble you will be fine. The Teachers may be strict but that is a good thing for the students as they wont have time to slack off. I just graduated from carnage so I speak from experience. Yes this school has drugs and violence, and yes there have been many incidents but all in all this is a very good school. Its academics can not be beat in The RTP area and you have opportunities to go even further. I would send your child here if you want them to excel and move through levels faster."

"Speaking as a student who's actually attended this school and not as a parent tricked into thinking this is a great school, if you want decent classes and electives, and some high school credits, you may want to consider coming here, because on the good side of this school, students are provided with great academics. But if you are very sensitive to racism, panic too easily when your things disappear, can't stand profanity, and are easily triggered by general rudeness, don't even consider this place for a second. The people here (I'm going to try hard not to be racist in this review) aren't really a good definition of the word "respectful", or "mature". There is a lot of cursing at teachers, fights for no apparent reason (like, way too many fights), and a fair amount of curse words and genitalia on bathroom walls. Socially, as long as you maintain good relationships with decent and popular people, you should be fine. But even the good people can sometimes be a little annoying. Many people have been given rude nicknames, and at Carnage, if you're given one, the whole school will be calling you that within a month. And based on personal experience, if you say one little thing that just happens to be worded a bit wrong, a horrific rumor will be spread about you. So just be careful and think before you talk. For any rising sixth graders, depending on your elementary schools, many of you will go into Carnage as innocent, decent human beings, but will most likely come out of it as someone completely different, who I don't want to describe in fear of scaring you. I'm not trying to scare you, but it's just something you'll have to face if you choose to come to this rather up-and-down, unique school. As for teachers, some can be very nice and fun, who you will feel comfortable being open with. But others are just irritating and unhelpful. You may find yourself in a situation where you know for a fact that you turned an important assignment in, but the teacher claims that you didn't, when really she/he lost it. But although these attributes make Carnage sound terrifying, it really isn't. It can be a great school, if you choose to make it great for yourself. The moral of the story is, if you're going to come here, maintain good relationships with good people, don't frustrate teachers, and be careful on how you behave."

"Carnage is a good school. All the teachers here may not be the nicest but they teach you what you need to know. All these reviews that are bad are racial and not true. Sure there are African-Americans that get into fights, but there are fights not involving African-Americans. Also there aren't drugs being sold. Ghetto is not the word to describe this school. Carnage is a good school that is focused on learning and giving kids the oppurtunity to have a bright future. The carpool system could run more smoothly but is pretty good. So overall, Carnage is a good school. You should definitely look at this school"