Aptos Middle School

Get educated and then go and be somebody. Make a difference. Don’t be those kids that are disrespectful on the muni. Got on muni and the children from this school got on with foul mouths and all. The teenage girls were talking nasty about their body parts and being aggressive towards other riders. There needs to be discipline. Thank you educators for being patient.

if god exits, why did you create middle school? that should be the time when kids shouldn’t see each other grow up to become monsters and should have a private tutor or home schooled. I really didn’t like Aptos. It was the first time I have ever experienced Anti-​Semitisim. This white kid called me a Kike. I really hated it. Call me a racist but that’s probably why I have a «hatred» against white people even though I am considered white. I only felt safe around people who were latino or black. I want this school gone

2012 was the first Mandarin Immersion Program for Apots. Ms. Lee does a great job.

I sub here from time to time and the staff is very friendly!
I’ve also worked with some of the students and they are all so sweet and welcoming!
Of course, I am not always here so, I can not say too much about the academics. But I’ve interacted with a few of the teachers and they seem to be passionate about what they do. Which is crucial for their careers.

There’s a phrase I’ve been dreading since I decided to have a child: «Public school in California.» After a year of my daughter going to Aptos, I can say that my expectations have been exceeded and I’m thrilled and proud to have my daughter there — which is double surprising because I also had the expectation that junior high is awful no matter where you go as well.
The curriculum and the way they cover it seems impressive. The number of electives, clubs and opportunities available for the students to «find themselves» is amazing. Also, the afterschool program is the best she’s attended — and unlike all the others, it’s completely free. Even the building — classic and newly renovated, perched on the edge of a lovely park and right near the MUNI K line — makes the prefab and trailer schools I remember from my youth a distant memory. And the communication — between SchoolLoop and the PTSA mailing list — is better than anything I’ve seen at any other school.
Given what a big-​city school could be like and how big Aptos is (almost 1000 students across 3 grades), I’ve never felt my daughter was anything but safe, happy and surrounded by smart, motivated kids (who can be spazzy because, hey, it’s junior high).
I feel like we won the school lottery when my daughter got into Aptos.

It was a great school. Mr Atell in PE, Mr. Sholten in wood shop, Mr. Brogan in print shop, Mr. Cruz in English, Mr Nakagiri in science, and Mr Theodus in Math were all great teachers. The only down side was some of the local boys from the other side of Ocean ave. who would beat us up and take our lunch money. That experience did make me street wise which is important for me today… and I am sure those boys from that hood are either dead or in Prison so life is fair after all.

Hate this place solely based upon the fact that the sign off ocean ave. tricked my Friend and I into thinking that it was a public playground. It was a nice sunny day and we wanted to eat in a park, we walked up the stairway only to find a massive heard of middle schoolers running laps around the field for PE class. The PE teachers gave us looks of concern upon reaching the top and we decided to leave. We were in no mood to be mistaken for perverted child molesters. Due to this place we had no choice but to walk a block down and eat in someones front lawn (better to trespass there than at a school
H8 signs that lie and hate the fact that a school is connected to this «park».

I think all middle schools are bad in their own ways, kids here were really mean and cruel. Fights would constantly burst out during lunch or during passing periods and kids would flock in a circle and watch the fight. How ridiculous is that? The principal we had did not do ANYTHING… we had bitchy teachers that would rant on about politics rather than teaching us math or history. I remembered having a history teacher in the eighth grade that would talk trash about his former students and fellow co-workers…and i thought «um…how professional…» Kids here a very cliquish… you could immediately see the race segregation in this school. Hated middle school very much…

I want to give this school –100 stars.
I went to this school about 4 years ago. 7^th — 8^th grade.
I HATED IT. The teachers didn’t teach me anything, the people there were just mean and there were fights all the time, the principal never really did anything. I hated how because of the dumb people, the K train always passed us, and when they didn’t, we would fill up the busses and then the dumb people would start fights, push people for no reason, and hold the door open for no reason and piss everyone off who wanted to go home. (once a muni driver just drove even though the door was open)
They didn’t really try to help the kids, I mean ugh. I was SO HAPPY when I graduated and went to Bal! =) (which is 100 000 times cooler than aptos)

Aptos Park is the crown jewel of Ocean Avenue’s renovation.
The former labyrinth of trees, bushes, vines and weeds that spanned an entire block of Ocean Avenue has been bulldozed and replaced with a more appealing exterior. Ascend the Ocean Ave. steps and you are greeted with a gorgeous park with a softball field, modern jungle gym, tire swing, seesaw, tennis court, sandbox and jogging/​walking track. There’s space for kids to learn how to ride a bike and skateboard and play kickball. On a clear sunny day, you should be able to see the Pacific Ocean near home plate. There weren’t any BBQ pits, but there’s a couple of picnic tables between the field and playground. The decorative stonework is an aesthetically nice touch along with the scattered plants and trees. Great place to take Scooby for a walk. Kudos to the grounds crew that keeps the park graffiti free, debris free and Scooby poop free.
If you run treadmill at 24 Nautilus on Ocean Ave., doing cardio at this park before hitting your weights would be a nice workout variation.
On the sunny day I was there, I was treated to a team of dads teaching their 5 – 7 y.o. Little Rascals the craft of America’s Favorite Pastime:
Kid Russell: I’m team captain, and I choose yoooouuuu!
Eager Erik: Okaaaay, but I got to tie my shooooeee. DADDDY!
Tory Tyke: Me two! I want to be on your team (hugging)
Runny Ryan: Demograpes can’t play baseball. Don’t pick him.
Defensive Dad: Throw to first base Johnny-​boy, and don’t hug Tory, he’s not on your team
Encouraging Dad: Way to go Woody! You can do it! Keep running, go for home son!
Zealot Dad: Eyes on the ball Denny, don’t flinch. Arms back, open your stance, swing hard. Don’t cry. You miss 100% of the shots you don’t take. Winners never quit, and quitters never win! Don’t cry.
Metro Dad: Eddie, don’t pick your nose in public son. Tuck your shirt in, and don’t slide home because you’ll get your trousers dirty.
A slice of Norman Rockwell Americana can be had here.