This is my sons 4th year with Whiteside, and we couldnt have landed in a better place for him to be. He struggles with school and the faculty have been a great support system from the principal all the way to the school nurse and everyone in between. Everyone is pleasant and friendly that Ive encountered, and truly seem to care about the students. Huge fan of this school!!

All of the negative reviews seem very hard to believe, especially the ones about fighting, bullying and the like. Both of my sons attend & or attended Whiteside Elem & Middle School.The oldest needs more assistance, always has, and when I say that they helped above and beyond, I mean it. He is thriving in high school now because of the help he received at this school. And as far as disciplining kids and letting them fight, that is a COMPLETE & UTTER LIE. My youngest is not the most well-behaved kid, and theyve NEVER let him get away with being mean or bullying kids, which I greatly appreciate. I understand that all kids dont have positive experiences at schools, but a select few incidents can not take away from the overall great job that this school does.

My sister and I both attended here for elementary and middle school nothing but fun and high education. Now having worked at other schools going to whiteside seems even better to me. They have luxuries such as smart boards, choir, multiple fields trips some years, a p.e program, music and art classes, even computer classes. Amazing teachers and aids. This is somewhere I definitely plan on sending my future children.

Some of the teachers are great. The policies of the school... not so much. The school only has a 10 minute window for car riders to receive breakfast. If they arrive after 8:10 (classes start at 8:30) then they are REFUSED breakfast. Children are left without breakfast for things that are out of their control. I had spoken to the office about it a few years ago and they said Well, its our policy.

Whiteside is a horrible school, when it comes to the protection of students. My child has been bullied by students as well as teachers when it comes to her weight. I have tried to talk to teachers and principals and nothing has been done. My daughter has become a target because of the teachers calling her out of her name and then the students feel as though it is ok because they see the teachers doing it. There has been no reprimand for the students or teachers in regards to bullying. Whiteside has recently been in the news for bullying incidents taking place and unproper supervision, yet they still have not done any better. I will be contacting the board of education to see if anything will be done, and continue to go up the chain of command because this is ridiculous. My daughter is a straight A student and her teacher had told me during a conference that my daughter is a leader and a model student, yet recent incidents has ruined my daughters self esteem, self image, and confidence.

Not a school I will want my kids to go back to. They allow there kids to fight and its OK. Tired of them not dealing with this. My kids are always the target of it and nothing gets done. Plus my daughter has a learning disability and there school is not the best at helping she is falling behind..

My son went here for 2 years and I have nothing but great things to say about this school. He went to Kindergarten and 1st grade here, also received speech therapy for 2 years.

Tbh the kids in my grade are ghetto and dont know how to stop talking.