The purpose of this study was to assess both the needs of students in transition from elementary to middle school and the extent to which those needs were being met. A questionnaire was used to obtain the perceptions of 117 sixth-grade students, 64 parents of sixth-grade students, 37 parents of fifth-grade students, nine sixth-grade teachers, and four counselors in School District No. 69 (Qualicum), British Columbia, Canada. Findings generally point out that these students demonstrated many needs in their adjustment to the change in school. These needs were related to the new experiences and novel routines, a new organization of school, and new academic, social, and personal challenges. The other groups also perceived the students to have significant needs. These groups differed in their views of which needs were most important, and divergence was found among groups as to the degree to which particular needs were being met. Appendices include a summary of frequencies of response for all survey items, a set of questionnaire samples, and a computer answer sheet. (Author/RH)