based on 13 reviews
Quimby Oak Middle School
3190 Quimby Rd.
San Jose, CA
95148
(408) 270-6735
http://qo@eesd.org
By: parent
Date: March, 2007
Quality of academic program is very good. Music and Art activities should be emphasized as extracurricular activity program. Parents involvement in various activities can be increased through invitation by mailing letters or email. It will allow parents to know about upcoming events as well as encouraging kids to do their best in school. Thank you!
By: parent
Date: April, 2006
This school as great programs. My children were well prepared for high school and had plenty of opportunities to be involved in extracurricular activities.
By: former student
Date: February, 2006
Some great teachers, but the school lacks discipline, guidance, modivation, and challenge.
By: parent
Date: August, 2005
As the demographics for this school change, so do the academic results. The students in honors classes are as bright as in any other school in the district, there are just less of them than at Chaboya, where the feeder schools are from the highest income homes in the district. Overall, my son enjoyed Quimby socially and athletically. Academically, it's the only middle school in the district that offers an honors math class, which was his favorite class, and he got to be in the A band in 7th grade instead of waiting for 8th grade. I felt that all of his honors class teachers were excellent, but I know he had more homework in his elementary school, so he wasn't being stretched academically as much as he should have been.
By: parent
Date: August, 2005
Poor communication from school as a whole, that includes lack of an up-dated website. Teachers are willing to work with you if you take the first step as a parent, but there is a strong chance you won't find out your child is having problems academically until the report card comes around.
By: parent
Date: August, 2005
I appreciate the policy that requires progress/report cards to be signed by a parent, This accountability is crucial. I wish more parents realized that their middle-school age children need them just as much as their grade school hcildren do--just in a different way. Parent involvement is critical to the success of a school.
By: parent
Date: June, 2005
It is great, safe environment, good education,good athletics, clean.
By: parent
Date: May, 2005
This school needs to focus more on academics. They need to cut down on trespassing which leads to gang violence.
By: parent
Date: April, 2005
This school is attended by students from a variety of neighborhoods with diverse cutural backgrounds, and financially, the well-to-do, the sufficient, the below average, and anything in between. Therefore, its student quality reflects in a wide range - a number of them does well accademically and behaviorally, most of them are average or mediocre, and the rest belongs in either of these two groups or both - trouble makers and under achievers. There's plenty of room for improvement; unfortunately budget cut has not been helping at all. Academic programs are few, honors language for grade 7, honors science for grade 8, and one advance math class for each grade, usually limited to 30 students. The school band is supported by donations. After school sports are normally available to those who qualify. Any other programs are hard to come by. Parent involvement is minimal. My child is performing quite well regardless.
By: parent
Date: March, 2005
Academic program is good for students without academic problems. Language Arts instructor requested conference, realizing my child was not working to potential. Went from C to A. However, went from A to C in math without any notification from the math instructor. Parents must stay involved with student progress. Learning cannot be left entirely to the instructors. Motivation to succeed must be received from instuctors and parents. There is always room for improvement within any educational institution.
By: parent
Date: February, 2005
85% horrible: our child had a serious problem doing her homework on time. Only one out of six teachers let us know by calling. Report cards mailed with no requirement for parental signatures (not a Quimby Oak-unique problem). 85% lazy and un-professional teachers says problem is lack of leadership. It's not lack of money: a phone call would have cost them a few pennies. Now my wife and I have six problems to clean up: our daughters, and five teachers.
By: parent
Date: February, 2005
I wrote one of the earlier 'glowing' reports. In only one year, the school has really gone downhill. Staff is inattentive to students needs, and almost completely fails to communicate issues to parents. I now give this dump the lowest possible scores in each category.
