School Details
- Principal: Nick Stever
- District: Capistrano Unified School District
- County: Orange County
- Community: Urban-Suburban
Characteristics
- Academic Excellence - Instructional strategies include a variety of challenging and engaging activities
- Developmental Responsiveness - Interdisciplinary approach to integrate content, skills, and activities
- Organizational Structures and Processes - Professional learning is supported, ongoing, high quality, and relevant to middle-grades education and instructional practices
- Social Equity - Fluid approach to addressing student needs with short and longer-term intervention support
Description
Bernice Ayer Middle School serves sixth through eighth grade students through a collaborative academic culture where creativity, data driven instruction, and high expectations support achievement for all learners. As one of the few Dual Immersion middle schools in Capistrano Unified School District, BAMS offers Spanish Language Arts and Spanish taught Social Studies alongside a full middle grades program in English Language Arts, mathematics, science, physical education, and electives. Students build confidence and connection through ASB, PAL, WEB, choir, drama, yearbook, video production, band, and orchestra, while the school motto, Be Ready, Act Respectfully, Make Good Decisions, Show Integrity, reinforces shared expectations across campus. With about 900 students and a strong focus on academic, social, and emotional growth, BAMS offers a spirited community where students are challenged, supported, and known.
Contact Us
- 9493669607
- nrstever@capousd.org
- https://bams.capousd.org/
