Riverbend Junior High school - Edmonton, Alberta

Rasha Y. N.

‏I would like to express my sincere appreciation for the wonderful experience my daughter and our family have had with your school

‏From the very beginning, when we reached out for enrollment, the school staff was incredibly cooperative, patient, and professional. Their kindness and professionalism made the process smooth and welcoming. A special thank you to Mr. Banks, who guided us with exceptional care and support

‏Since my daughter’s first days at school, I have seen her go every morning with excitement and joy, which, as a mother, means the world to me. A large part of the student body is well-mannered and respectful, contrary to some of the comments I had read online. It is clear that one isolated incident should not define an entire school community

‏Her teachers have been extremely supportive and inspiring, believing in their students’ abilities and helping them reach their full potential. My daughter is a high achiever, and I truly believe that, with the guidance and encouragement she receives at this school, she will reach the highest levels of success

‏Thank you for your dedication and for fostering such a positive and enriching environment for students

Susan B.

All of the bad reviews are very true. My time there was the most miserable time of my life. Everyone was mean and slurs were being thrown around in a derogatory way 24/7 both online and in school. The staff focuses on the wrong problems and the wrong people. I've complained about horrible kids multiple times and they got barley a day suspension or not even a talking to, but Ive seen so many people get in trouble for even minor things that could be excused with a conversation. The bullying flys right over the principals head and he's overall just horrible. He doesn't pay attention to the right issues and he just makes things worse by adding unnecessary rules. There are of course wonderful teachers and they make the school just slightly better. When I went there I had absolutely no friends and the homophobia at that school is unbelievable. Being part of the LGBTQ+ community is seen and treated as a disability and a bad thing by most students. The classroom behaviour is also terrible. Every kid screams and teachers can't control them one bit. The arts programs are severely under funded and under appreciated. If your thinking about going here absolutely do not. The school is gross, the kids are rude and loud, and most of the staff doesn't care.

MrDrippyMan D.

Has a BUNCH of racism, favouritsm and bullying, Some teachers cant teach. Simple words, Dont come to this school. Even if its a street down dont dare come, Bathrooms have piss all over the toilet everyday. Teachers can be extremely rude and its REALLY crowded here. Its like walking through a herd of sheeps but 30x worse

Monkey M.

Do not go here.
You do not want to go here.
Racism, bullying.
I have went through this hell-of-a-school firsthand.
Stealing, dirty bathrooms everywhere.
lots of kids vaped.
Bathrooms were hotboxed to oblivion.
I would of gave it a 0 but google here won't let me.
Hell, I would of gave it -10 if I could.

Menghan

Worst school, A lot of teachers are extremely mean. I actually got threaten by a teacher to go office just because I was talking to a guy I just met in washroom while washing hand and a teacher just goes in and saying I spill water on him but I just did a hand movement as other people do in conversation. The funny thing is that guy told him and prove I did nothing but that teacher just keep insisting with awful attitude. This school also has series problem of racisms and bullying (especially bullying in my opinion). A lot of people have heard these kind of problem, you might also have heard as well. I was in this school for years and what I can tell you is that what you have heard and the problem of racisms and bully I have mentioned is true. It is exist in every corner of this school. I've been bullied, I've seen couple of my friends and students get bullied as badly as I did. They just kept bugging you every single day but It is not the worst part, the worst and scariest part is that these teaches and school staffs have realized but not even trying to make a solution. This school might used to be good in a period of time but what you can't deny is that this school is getting worse every year even though some teachers are responsible and nice. If you want have a good experience, making cool and nice friend, take my advice do not come to this school. This review might not draw people's and those teachers attention to make it better but just want more parents and students to see how many series problems are in this school btw the problems I mentioned are just few of this school.

Timed P.

Experience with the school was overall not all that good. The school itself with the physically built parts are alright, however ongoing favouritism and not the greatest teaching is prominent here along with many fights including racial slurs are regular here, but overall it depends on who goes here

Concerned P.

I did not want to believe the previous negative reviews (some of them stemming back to five years ago) that I had read here before my child started to attend this school a couple of years ago. Unfortunately, what has been written previously about the school struggling with racism and bullying is true. At least in my child's case. We did seek help from the principal and assistant principal and things got better for a while, then they got worse. This is what happens when you do not effectively address bullying or racism. We decided to move our child from this school for next year as we felt the management of these issues was weak. Higher-level staff may not care as it was mentioned to us that your child is only with them for "a short amount of time" and it felt like they did not want to put in the effort to really solve the issues and rather use band-aid solutions that will hopefully keep parents from becoming an annoyance to them. There may need to be a higher level staff change for things to change at this school. If your child has been here a while, you know that the principal has been here a long time and the rumor is that he is waiting it out until retirement. If you put your child here because you have no other options, stay connected to them and do regular check-ins this will be very important for their well-being.

Tomtom A.

The ac class is just a special version of regular kids.
teachers are great, depends on ur experience.
there is racism and discrimination, but every other school i went to also have this.