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    Madison High School

    4.0 (14 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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    University City High School

    2.9(9 reviews)
    2.7 miUniversity City

    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.

    This is the WORSE high school in all of San Diego. This school has a SERIOUS bullying problem that…read moreneeds to be addressed by both the school and the district. It's the bus students that come from inner city/socioeconomically disadvantaged neighborhoods that make the school so horrible. If the district were to cut off all the buses I can assure you this schools problems would resolve. I attended this school which by the way was a living hell for 3 months in Spring 2013 during the 2012-2013 school year and my time at this school was one of the worse years of my life. I was severely bullied for being Gay thankfully I left this school and moved to another high school in which thanks to my Lord Jesus Christ I had a way better and happier experience and even graduated from the new school I moved to. Like I mentioned this school has serious bullying problems and a Freshman named Matthew Burdette (RIP) committed suicide after being tremendously tormented and bullied at UCHS in which the school did absolutely nothing in November 2013.

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    Kearny High Educational Complex

    2.6(10 reviews)
    2.3 miClairemont

    If you have a child that has a 504 plan or IEP avoid completely! They really don't care about these…read morekids and to them they are just numbers and it shows! The principal for scc is awful as well as I think he calls himself the dean, honestly knowing what i know now this was the biggest mistake of my life is sending my child here! Learn from me

    Let's keep this REAL... Football…read more This staff has talked shit behind their players back and their families, they actually payed for other coaches to come and teach them how to coach, which idk if stump scheduling predominantly D5 games was part of that coaching so they could get enough wins to make it to the playoffs, but as you can see that backfired! This staff allows the players to do what they want despite what they are told. It was so pathetic how one coach REPEATEDLY told his player to come out the game but the player refused and with no consequences, lol however this was a favorite player so i guess this makes it ok! Had this happened to a REAL COACH that player UNDOUBTEDLY would've been consequenced! This happened a few times with the same player! ***But the QB has his "special plays made for him and the "head coach" even shows the o line to pass block for his son however the "head coach" can't show the o line to run block?! Of course not, the head coach is the QB's daddy! There were how many, 2 run plays in the play book ALL SEASON! HUH?!?! MORE running would HELP! Whoever does the stats is full of crap, those stats are COMPLETELY FALSE for MOST players that aren't on their favorites list! Trying to keep it pg! And according to another coach the players families migrated here for their great great grandsons to win a football game! Are you for real?! This is the teams halftime speech? This STAFF DOESN'T coach, they teach plays they find online or video games. They have no experience or knowledge in POSITION COACHING! In THREE SEASONS (30 games) they gave up 1,184 points and only scored 400+ points! In THREE SEASONS they somewhat promoted three players (couple of their favorites) with ONLY ONE highlight video! And once you piss them off because your player isn't returning they are removed from HUDL and the player has just LOST ALL their highlights! How childish and immature coming from what I assume are grown men, and a preacher nonetheless! It is beyond fathomable the mentality and behaviors set forth through their actions! Once these three got ahold of this team three seasons ago, they've lost and have never made it to playoffs. If nothing changes, the outcome never changes! The head coach literally tried to cheat the system by scheduling D5 games as a D4 team to get more wins to make it to playoffs! Seriously, and the administration is completely onboard with this mentality!? This is the example set! I can go on with more..but it won't matter because denial is a...

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    Challenger Middle School - My old stomping grounds

    Challenger Middle School

    1.2(5 reviews)
    5.7 miMira Mesa

    Not a bad school per se but as a student there it could be better, bullying is a huge topic yet it…read moreis barely punished, councillors do nothing at all but just make your problems worse, for example, I talked about my abuse experience by my dad and she quite literally disregarded it and made dumb excuses, and there was a bomb threat but the staff decided to not tell anyone (the students) what was happening and told them to stay inside the classroom, which makes students more stressed because they don't know what's happening, the school doesn't do shit to take care of the problems on campus, the dress code is WAY to sexist and hasn't been updated in years. A 7th grade science teacher last year harassed students and I could see that happening as he was paying more attention to the tables with girls that ones with primarily boys, and the school doesn't nothing to take care of the problems on campus.

    I mean it's not a bad school, and most people are nice but the counselors take sides, how? One time…read moremy friends had a problem with this one girl (not me I didn't know her well) so they took it to the counselor, and the girl kept harassing and trying to talk to them even after the counseling, and so they kept going, and this one counselor told the girls that were being harassed that the girl harassing them was a growing girl, and that they are being tattletales. The ASB activities aren't as fun as you would think since they kinda make it for kids coming into 6th grade, but overall this school is okay with it's teaching just not the counselors. (Besides Ms. Hope, she's amazing, p.s everyone is chopped...)

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