Meet the Principal
Welcome to Templeton Middle School where staff celebrate the unique development of young adolescents and encourage them to excel. Templeton is a special place with a rigorous academic program in an environment that nurtures and supports students who are going through rapid physical, emotional and social development. This is a wonderful place for students to achieve where expectations are high, with multiple opportunities to learn.
School Profile
Templeton staff recognize that middle school students are in transition from childhood to adolescence and have unique emotional, academic and physical needs. The house system, a component of middle level education, groups students with a core team of academic teachers who collaboratively plan instruction, teach and meet student needs. The structure promotes interdisciplinary instruction, integrated units, team teaching, positive student-teacher relationships and flexible scheduling. The Advisement period allows all students to access academic interventions and resources to maximize student achievement.
Built in 1969, the school serves seventh and eighth grade students in the Hamilton School District. The school was named after James Templeton who began in 1884 as Sussex’s first postmaster and later was postmaster in what had been the Village of Templeton prior to consolidation with Sussex.
At a glance
Student enrollment: 792
Starting time: 7:20 a.m.
Ending time: 2:28 p.m.
Mascot: Bulldog
School colors: Blue and gold
Grading system: Students receive grades of A, B, C, D and U, with a plus or minus that can be added as an option. Students receive an academic grade and a rubric grade for participation, effort and assignments/homework on a quarterly basis.