Theodore Judah Elementary School

This is the true neighborhood school that every parent dreams about sending their kid to. Parent / community participation is one of the defining features of TJ as well the quality of teachers and staff. Could not be happier
--Submitted by a parent

My son just began school here 2 months ago. In that short time, he has started reading, watched caterpillars turn into butterflies, tended to his school garden, auditioned for a play, participated in running club and marched in a wonderful Halloween Parade around the school. He has made great friends, loves his PM Kindergarten , and is learning so fast I can barely keep up. When he started in September, he didn't even know all the alphabet! I heartily disagree that this school is cliquish~the activities are all there for EVERYONE to take advantage of and getting involved is important. Like any great school, this one relies on family's making it a fantastic place to send your kids. Parents here are truly passionate about this school. This is public education at its best and brightest.
--Submitted by a parent

This school seems to give preferential treatment to the Caucasian students and families. Very cliquish!

My son just started Kindergarten and he has been learning the Pledge of Allegiance so I'm not sure about the previous posters assertion that this is not allowed. We love the school so far! The principal is awesome!
--Submitted by a parent

This school is good school but we are moving our children out. We are a military family and were shocked that our child was not allowed to recite the Pledge of Allegiance in class. There was also a class room that had several flags of another country hung up yet no American flag. We want our children in a school promotes American pride and patriotism more than this one. The Principal is really nice and the parent involvement is great, just disappointed in the pledge issue and the fact that the teacher was rude when we inquired.
--Submitted by a parent

Amazing community feeling at this school. Off the charts parent involvement that has enhanced the students classroom learning with Art, Science, Garden, Music and Greening the School Programs.
--Submitted by a parent

Outstanding & hardworking team (parents, teachers & staff)
--Submitted by a parent

The teachers, students and faculty are great. It's a great place to learn and for children to thrive
--Submitted by a parent

Theodore Judah Elementary School has endured many difficulties in the past decade that my children have been attending. The school's students, parents, teachers and staff, have come together as a community to not only overcome these difficutlies, but also improve its student scores and the environment as a whole. The school is constantly improving academically, socially, and in its facilities. The one element that stands out for me is the parental involvement that we have at our school. Their positive, can do attitude reinforce, and sometimes enhance, the cirriculum that the teachers and staff present to our children. This is truly a community school, that has excelled because of its teachers, staff, parents, and the children of this community.
--Submitted by a parent

Theodore Judah is a true community school, with much needed enrichment programs supported directly through community and parent volunteerisim, monetary support and in-kind donations. It's also a small community where teachers, parents, and students are responsive to and supportive of one another. It's reassuring to be on campus where the principal, teachers, staff, other parents, and other students know my children by name and my child knows them.
--Submitted by a parent