Students who start Mercy in middle school report that it has a positive effect on their overall experience and feel that starting Mercy in middle school (especially 6th grade) helps them be better prepared for high school. Mercy also has created a middle school experience that is distinct from the high school experience. Mercy’s middle school program is housed in a separate wing from the high school and has its own faculty and dean. Having both middle and high school on the same campus also lets our students benefit from shared resources and facilities such as the Big Ideas Lab, Media Center, Black Box Theatre, and Cafeteria.