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    Madison High School

    3.8 (15 reviews)
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    Gail P.

    I would like to suggest that the San Diego Unified School District spend some of those Prop. S or Prop. M funds on fixing up this Madison High School. I was there this morning for some scholarship business and I thought the school looked like it could use a lot of fixing up. The campus had a dated, tacky, 60's look to it and I do not mean that in a cool, campy way. First of all is the terrible location-right off a busy freeway interstate and squished behind some strip mall liquor store. Not prosperous-looking housing surrounds it-the campus looks even more like it was dropped into the area without a thought. Maybe I am just more familiar with Clairemont High-and that school's great view over-looking Mission Bay and immediate easy access to a Del Taco on the corner! Once I got myself into Madison's computer room, I was impressed with the new computers they have, but the room was drafty and cold. The architecture is flat and not spacious-the school feels very confining and the small parking lot I parked in seemed clearly inadequate for a busy campus. All is not lost here. I don't think Madison is in danger of any school closure scares only because it is needed to serve students on the eastern side of Clairemont. But it could use a facelift just like Lincoln High got. Maybe not an extreme one, where all the kids are bused to other schools while they pretty things up. Perhaps a heavy-duty summer refurbishing. The sports teams here are not bad and the school does seem to have a lot of spirit. It would be nice if Madison got a nip-and-tuck to liven it up some.

    Joshua L.

    I worked here about 11 years ago as an IBT (Instructional Behavioral Technician). Back then, the campus was in a cosmetic transition and the school had some security issues. Flash forward to this week, and ya boy is back here just working as a substitute ASL interpreter, (MHS has for decades now had a pretty good D/HH program), and I must say . . MHS had improved tremendously. The staff here are just as before; very nice and friendly. The grounds are cleaner and appear safer. The music program and auto shop have been overhauled for the better. And the football field and physical ed. facilities have been completely renovated. Even though I am no longer a staffer here, and would be willing and proud to work here again should the opportunity arise in the future.

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    2.7(10 reviews)
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    This is the worst school I have ever attended in my 15+ years of schooling. I am now in college,…read morebeing treated the way I should, and feel the need to leave a review on how badly this school set me up. This school genuinely traumatized me. Ended up switching to a charter school after my first year in 2017 since I felt so anxious around other students after my experience here. The biggest issue here is the LARGE amount of bullying on campus. As a freshman I was immediately bullied by other freshman. One girl randomly singled me out in class and yelled at me in front of everyone. She was upset she got caught vaping in class and thought I "snitched on her", which I didn't do. She was upset she was caught doing something she shouldn't have been doing as a 14 year old. People filmed me crying on snapchat, posted it, and I had people I didn't even know in other grades coming up to me asking about it. I left the class and reported it to the office in tears from embarrassment. They suspended her for 2 days, that was it. She also got into a physical fight earlier that year and dragged a girl by her hair. All within the first 2 months of school. How did the school help me? They switched me from that class to another period, which made me change my elective class. This was halfway through the school year, during spring semester, so any other elective open was closed except for choir. I was unhappy doing something I didn't sign up for all because someone bullied me. I was also kicked out of yearbook during my fall semester, a month into the school year, because I had a B in the class. Ms. Frohoff chose me as an 8th grader to be enrolled in yearbook due to good grades. She kicked me out because the single page I did was bad to her, even though all I did was a follow a prompt I was given. I did it EXACTLY how I was told. She wanted me to change the quotes students gave me. After she kicked me out, they were changed, and students messaged me at the end of the year upset their quotes weren't what they said. I thought that was ridiculous. I had to get put into AVID since it was an available elective. So within my first year, I had 3 different electives. Only 1, yearbook, I wanted to do. This messed up my schedule completely. I also had Frohoff for English. I will forever be disappointed with that class. While other classes read interesting books and had fun activities that helped them learn, all I remember from her class was her complaining about her personal life and just handing out worksheets and quizzes. English is so fun and I felt like this class was such a failure compared to other teachers on campus. I left after my freshman year due to the bullying and lack of support from the staff at the school. There is also racism and discrimination on campus that I noticed other students struggling with. There is also drug use on campus. Hopefully it's better now, but from my experience and others, It is not a friendly environment for most students. I feel like you have to get lucky with the classmates and teachers you have to genuinely enjoy your time here. Oh and not to mention, a teacher getting caught during a sting operation a few years ago for trying to meet up for sexual activities with a minor. And another instance of student committing suicide because of bullying on campus (shown in other reviews). It's insane they don't try to fix their bullying issue after all of this. There are better high schools to take your child too.

    If I could I'd give negative 5 to this school. Its unsafe…read moreplace where bullying is normalized. My son was intentionally physically assaulted on campus " for fun", which caused a severe concussion. Some students are constantly playing pranks on others, which gets ignored by school. The school nurse did not evaluate my son and did not provide first aid giving him a note saying he is ok. Same nurse is still working there. No educational accommodations were made despite dr's recommendations and severity of trauma. Teachers told him to figure out missed work on his own, and the principal never offered an education plan, despite us asking for it multiple times. The school failed my son for his absence and missed homework while he was on required bed rest. The student who assaulted my son was not suspended even for one day and continued attending school with no restrictions, while my son was forced to leave because he no longer felt safe. Bullying is tolerated among students and stuff. Even the school security is rude and intimidating toward students, who is freely can grab and pull students with no consequences. I would not recommend this school cause of lack of student safety or school accountability. Bulling is welcomed there.

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    2.5(11 reviews)
    2.3 mi•Clairemont

    I signed my son up to start Kearny in the Digital Media and Design school when he entered 9th grade…read more3 years ago. He'd gone to Jr. High at S.D. Performing Arts and was always goofing off or getting in fights, and despite being a GATE Seminar student, his grades were awful. He wasn't thrilled to start at Kearny, to say the least, but once he was there he quickly made friends, the teachers loved him, and his grades shot up to As and Bs! He started to really enjoy school and found certain subjects he became passionate about, which has helped him with his college decisions. He just had an early graduation and has already been accepted to quite a few colleges. Another great thing here is that kids can take AP classes which can count toward college credits, AND they have an agreement with nearby Mesa College where kids who are doing well can take early college courses free! My son started that in 11th grade. The policy at Kearny is that you MUST not get lower than a C in any core classes for a final grade or you will be asked to leave and will be sent to your neighborhood school. This policy seems to work. My son had a final GPA of 4.5. There is bus service to Kearney from all neighborhoods (hopefully this will continue). My son's pickup was near 47th and Logan and quite a few other kids from the area were bussed there. RECOMMENDED!

    This school is completely unprofessional and a school I don't recommend for your children. Recently…read moreme and my friend were sitting on the side of the sidewalk near the school waiting for my cousin who goes there. One of the staff took a picture of me without my permission for no reason at all, then later called my friends parents lying saying we were trespassing inside the school grounds. This isn't our first problem with this school and the staff and principal are extremely rude and unprofessional. A school I don't recommend for your kids!

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