Petal Middle School in Hattiesburg, Mississippi

“Petal Middle School is a public school with ALL the private school benefits. Thanks to our Principals, Teachers, Staff members and superior Volunteers, our students will be prepared to lead this country!”
This review was posted by a parent.

“It's a great school with fantastic teachers and a wonderful principal. The middle school years are some of the toughest for children as they adjust to becoming more independent teens and I think our school does a great job of nurturing them as they grow into young men and women.”
This review was posted by a parent.

“Petal Middle school consists of highly educated teachers that go to great lengths to see your pupil succeed. The social status appearing at this school however is not very appealing seeing that the children usually socialize in 'cliques'. But looking at the educational success, Petal is 1 of the best public schools in Mississippi and in the US. On a scale from 1-10 I give it a 9.5. If you are planning to send your child into the hands of these educaters, please inform your child that there is a possible but usually rare chance that their will be some teachers, usually occuring in most places, that will choose certain students for tasks of running errins, but they usually do not let those interferences effect your child's grades.”
This review was posted by a parent.

“As far as acedemics, the school is great. However, on the social fairness of this fragile age of entering adolescents, the school can be very unfair and partial. Some students are allowed to get away with things, while others are not. The children are pre-targeted based on older siblings previous to them. Most people here have money that talks, those of us who are not upper middle class, our children do not get the same treatment all of the time, even if our childrens grades are good. I realize school is a place to learn, not socialize (per say) but its hard to learn when your child dreads going due to unfair judgement and partiallity from some of the staff as well as other students. If a child constantly feels like the don't belong, outcast,the will sometimes start to rebel just to cope.”
This review was posted by a parent.

“Petal is a great school. My son was only there for 17 months and durning this time the principal and teachers made such a positive impact on his life. The teachers at this school actually enjoy their job. They all want to see each child succeed. We hated to leave this school.”
This review was posted by a parent.

“I am a student at Petal Middle School, and this is my first year here. School is great here, and i enjoy gping Mon-Fri every week.”
This review was posted by a student.