Wright Middle School STEAM Magnet 6550 West 80th Street, Los Angeles, CA 90045

"When I went to school here, it was a "junior High," so I'm ancient and to be ignored by millennials. I was bullied here, as I was in other schools, but that's just a fact of life in urban America: bullies are unavoidable; once you get bigger than them--or kick their butt--they suddenly want to be friends. It's the teachers that made this place special for me from 1973 - 1976. I suspect that most teachers are still terrific, though I'd check with the English teachers, judging on some of the writings of those recently attending the school. Don't teach kids freaking Ebonics, for Christ's sake! My first year at OWJHS, I--like many classmates--bough a ticket for the nonexistent pool on the gymnasium roof. I hope that old gag lives on; it only cost me 50 cents. We had a bomb scare on the worst day of the Malibu fires in--I think--1975 and had to sit en mas on the athletic field for over an hour as ash rained down upon us (until a Third Stage Smog Alert was issued, which closed the schools... as I recall; then again, my memory does funky things, including making stuff up from scratch, so I never can rely on the authenticity of my memories... but they've sure been entertaining)."

"My daughter has been going here since 6th grade and we LOVE it! Of course everyone's experience will be different. However, school is always what you make of it. In regards to bullying and fights, they are handled expeditiously. We appreciate all of the learning opportunities Wright has offered to my daughter."

"My experience at Wright Middle School has been great. Can't wait to graduate by the end of my 8th grade year this year and move on for high school. 2017 is the best year of life so far. I will remember the moments I had at Wright Middle School."

"2017 -Horrible school, lots of bullying, there's fights there every day, there's not enough supervision on the campus, if you have a problem with a teacher and want to have a parent teacher conference, the teacher your having trouble with will.get all of your childs other teachers to come against you. Wright has a reputation for this. Many of times I spoke with Ms.Wantz, who didn't / never respond to any emails or letters. When I spoke to Ms. Wantz in person about the situation, all she said was ohh.I'll see. My dad went on LAUSD wed site to get a vistors pass, my dad stopped fights every day. Dont sent your child to this school, its unsafe."

"This school has lost about 1/2 it's students in the last year because it is being poorly run. Often, the principal is gone for the day before the students are dismissed and sometimes leaves as early as noon. When the school had to displace teachers because of low enrollment, they sent away the best teachers and kept the weak teachers who have no classroom control. Bullying is out of control on the campus and there are many fights that occur on the campus daily. The campus is often littered with trash. Parents have been changing over to other middle schools in the area: Mark Twain, Audubon, Marina Del Rey. All of these schools are easily better than Orville Wright."