Hairston Middle School Vision: 

Hairston Middle School will be an exemplary International Baccalaureate Middle Years Programme school committed to the academic, social and emotional growth of each individual in a nurturing and caring educational environment.

Hairston Middle School Mission:

Our mission is to provide distinct pathways of rigorous academic and social excellence encouraging students to achieve their greatest potential.  Graduates will become contributing, influential citizens with a passion for lifelong learning thereby dispelling myths and defying odds associated with urban schools.