Cedar Valley Middle School

"The teachers I've had here are awesome. It just depends which teacher you have, so that part can't logically be rated. The students, well there are a few thousand kids here, so that part I really can't be rating. The front staff I have a few issues with the way people do things. It stinks that Mr. Groff left, he was such a good principal. Band, is actually good here, and athletics is fun. This is from a 8th grade perspective though. You might have your own opinion. The equipment however, most of it is as old as the school itself, and only these days elective classes such as band are using fundraisers to replace them. The new principal is really good, and BIMM is a great elective to take in 8th grade. I recommend this school 100%. But no one takes google reviews seriously anyways lol"

"I just finished high school,and I am still dealing with the mental scars of my experiences here. I was bullied mercilessly all through my years here and I NEVER felt safe here. In sixth grade I was harassed non stop for being sickly and small,and having to take medicine for a condition that almost took away my eyesight. (said medicine also made me stop growing and developing so people harassed me not not having hit puberty yet.) They left degrading notes in my locker and tried to trip me down stairs to see if "I could handle it." In seventh grade I managed to become a cheerleader to hope that I could get my body strong again,and I joined dance for a means of being artistic yet being able to get out any stress through physical activity. It was also something i was excellent at. But I was fool for believing it would all turn out alright. The girls harassed me in the changing room for my small build and turned the lights off and left me inside stumbling in the dark. They also frequently hid my uniform in places I couldn't reach.They ruined my art tools. But the bullying always seemed to stop when I'd purposely mess up during practices.(Miss steps and what not.) Same went with cheer leading. They girls made it clear I wasn't welcome and made my life miserable. Eight grade a boy began stalking me all over the school,and making scary advances towards me.Constantly touching my hair non stop saying how cute I was...No matter how much I pleaded for him to stop. I turned down his advances every time. He'd bully any guy who talked to me so they wouldn't talk to me. It got so bad in fact I pleaded with the members of the anime club to walk with me out of the building after school. Towards my final days there I was also wrongly punished for a rumor with no evidence and ignored me saying that I honestly didn't know what they were talking about and threw me into ISS without evidence. It ruined my already slim social life and I almost committed suicide over the bullying I was already dealing with intensifying. The worst part was every single time I attempted to try to talk to a teacher here,I was never taken seriously and ignored. And with the boy harassing me they dismissed it as ,"Boys will be boys." Allowing all of this to happen to me with no thought of what could come. I am now a 20 year old woman living with Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (I was finally diagnosed in late 2016) and Intense Social Anxiety because of all that transpired here. I am now taking medication and have been in therapy since 2014 as a result of 3 years of HELL in this pit of pestilence. Something that could have been prevented if those incompetent fools actually took this seriously and actually did something to stop it rather than blame me for the whole thing. So I plead to anyone who reads this and plans to send their kids here, If they talk about bullying or seem anxious. TALK TO THEM.LISTEN TO THEM.TAKE THEM SERIOUSLY. Cuz if the school won't.You need to. Because I don't want anyone else to suffer as I did."

"This is a very good middle school : There are very effective teachers, the athletics department is good, and the campus is great for such an old school."

"This school is AMAZING! I've been here for the past three years, and my experience here has been a blast. The teachers are very skilled and very kind, as well as the students. The clubs they offer here are very diverse, including the student population itself. So, if your'e looking for a middle school to go to, then I recommend Cedar Valley without a doubt."

"I am grateful that my son was able to spend 3 years of his life growing, learning, and building friendships there. Because of his time at CeVMS, I know high school is less intimidating, and a place for him to continue to develop and become a good man."