Is Julius West or Tilden better as a middle school?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:JWMS has great teachers under a principal who is dedicated to equity in my experience - while I've heard much more about social issues that happen at Tilden like racism that goes unchecked from the teachers there. I think all schools have a level of unhappiness post covid but if I had the choice, I'd go with JWMS.

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[Anonymous]

JWMS has so many issues of bullying and harassment. The principal does nothing but offer COSA to victims. The abusers don’t even get detention. There is a large group of parents looking to go to the board.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Julius West is fine. There are definitely troubled kids there who skip class, start fights, vape -- but that is true in just about every middle school. I would like the principal and administration to be more focused on addressing the real problems as opposed to confiscating hoodies and phones in the hallway but I also understand that the ridiculous restorative justice program limits their ability to actually crack down on harmful behavior.

Vaping in MS now?

Kids smoked in middle school in the 80/90’s.

[Anonymous]

I know you’re only asking about the two schools (stay FAR away from Tilden), but Hoover is fantastic and I’d rank it above even JW.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I know you’re only asking about the two schools (stay FAR away from Tilden), but Hoover is fantastic and I’d rank it above even JW.

Lol thank you for that amazing insight that the richest neighborhood school in the county would rank "even higher".

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I know you’re only asking about the two schools (stay FAR away from Tilden), but Hoover is fantastic and I’d rank it above even JW.

Lol thank you for that amazing insight that the richest neighborhood school in the county would rank "even higher".

[Anonymous]

JW is a train wreck of a school. Lots of problem kids, lots of vaping, lots of bullying, and no real control of the situation.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I know you’re only asking about the two schools (stay FAR away from Tilden), but Hoover is fantastic and I’d rank it above even JW.

Lol thank you for that amazing insight that the richest neighborhood school in the county would rank "even higher".

Oh please. This family is looking into JW and Tilden- schools that have equally rich families. I just threw that in there because if they’re new to the area, Hoover is fantastic and worth a consideration. There are plenty of homes that are priced the same in all 3 catchment areas.

[Anonymous]

This thread was started in October of 2023.

Someone resurrected to complain about Tilden.

[Anonymous]

More tilden kids go to Ivies.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:JW is a train wreck of a school. Lots of problem kids, lots of vaping, lots of bullying, and no real control of the situation.

Obviously you cannot rely on these PPs who are just trying to protect their property values. They are clearly making things up.

JW is a well-run school with a good principal, staff, and nice students. But you should schedule a tour and see for yourself.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Tilden is awful. Its always leadership down, in my opinion. Some teachers are bigger bullies then the kids. Teachers are more into drama then the actual middle schoolers.

Between my two kids we've had over 30 teachers at Tilden, and have yet to have a truly bad one. We had a couple long-term subs that were a bit overwhelmed, but have had zero drama with any teachers.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I know you’re only asking about the two schools (stay FAR away from Tilden), but Hoover is fantastic and I’d rank it above even JW.

Lol thank you for that amazing insight that the richest neighborhood school in the county would rank "even higher".

Oh please. This family is looking into JW and Tilden- schools that have equally rich families. I just threw that in there because if they’re new to the area, Hoover is fantastic and worth a consideration. There are plenty of homes that are priced the same in all 3 catchment areas.

? um.. look at the school profiles. Hoover has 10% FARMs kids; JWMS almost 40%. No, they don't have "equally rich families".