Jefferson Middle School

3000 Northwest 119th Street

School District

Vancouver
Grade

6-8
Teacher/Student Ratio

1:20
Type

public

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Reviews

Submitted by student on October 17, 2024

The teachers and administrators are uncaring. When presented with an issue they will not address it. They say they will fix it but nothing ever happens if you lucky about to even get to talk to some one. The well being of the students is not a priority. there are fight almost every day, lot of bully's, threats to student/school, and Lots of racism. People can get away with the craziest stuff like absolutely failing, constant fighting/and or bulling, Racism, threats, and other crimes like s*xl assault. And the bus are a nightmare fighting, bulling, troughing stuff, and lots of vulgar language. Everything has only been getting worse with the budget cuts. this is only a tiny amount of stuff that is going on in this schoolPlease don't come to this school
Submitted by parent on April 13, 2024

I have had two kids go through TJ. My youngest is now in 8th grade. The teachers and administrators are uncaring. When presented with an issue they will not address it. The well being of the students is not a priority.
Submitted by parent on February 12, 2024

We had both of our kids at this school and thought it was a great school with responsive administrators. The teachers are fantastic and really do try to help. I would highly recommend this school!
Submitted by parent on December 15, 2022

Amazing teaching! Teachers can overreact though. That is mostly the students being horrible people.
Submitted by parent on November 16, 2021

I've had an extremely positive experience with this school.
Submitted by parent on May 10, 2020

With two kids at this school it has been a positive experience! When I have questioned decisions made and asked Principle LeCount he was open and honest and also willing to work with my concerns, and even for certain things find a solution for my kids, within hours not days! I can’t ask for a better leader than that! He has the best interest of the kids and I am thankful for him coming to TJMS. Great Schools needs to removed outdated info that does not apply!
Submitted by parent on April 10, 2020

With the exception of a math teacher, my daughter has had positive experiences with her teachers and the leadership team. She enjoys going to school and feels safe.
Submitted by parent on November 06, 2019

This is a terrible school, they are not supportive and seem to have the mentality that all middle school kids are juvenile delinquents. Kids are not allowed to use bathrooms for fear they may vandalize the bathrooms
Submitted by parent on July 14, 2018

Overall, very good experience. My daughter hated math until she went to TJ and her teacher helped her to grasp the concepts and now she excels at it. There seems to be a much stronger community atmosphere among the students than I recall in middle school. I've witnessed students cheering each other on and supporting each other. There are always challenges, but TJ has done a great job of making the majority of students feel included and helping them succeed.
Submitted by parent on March 28, 2018

I have had 2 children attend TJ and I feel that academically they do a great job one of my children is special needs and The learning support teacher Leslie Roth is great. The majority of the teachers my children have had have done a great job. I truly feel that the support staff and administration do a great job.
Submitted by other on May 09, 2014

If I could, i wouldn't give TJ a star. Simply because it's the worse school you can possibly go to.. Lots of people like to sugar-coat things and tj and make things sound 100 times better than they really are. Tj does not focus on academics only the popular cliques. If your not popular, you're not there. So go to TJ if you want to make your middle school experience the worst popular, HAVE AT IT! This school will get you focused on the wrong things. I do not recommend this school to anyone.
Submitted by parent on June 10, 2013

My daughter just finished 3 years at TJMS and overall I am impressed with her teachers. They are very dedicated to their jobs and attentive to the childrens needs. I gave it 4 out of 5 stars because there is always room for improvement. Improvement areas would be more involvement with teachers and males in PTSA. When I attended the meetings I would only see teachers when they needed $$ attend. I was one of the only males. Yes I take an active role in my daughters education and would like to see other dads do the same. I like the fundraisers which were very well run and only once a year versus other schools my daughter attended seemed like there was a new fundraiser every week. Honors programs were quickly put together so I don't recommend them at this point. Other areas of improvement would be more emphasis on good grades and less on sports.
Submitted by parent on May 20, 2013

My autistic son has attended this school's special needs classes for 2 years now & I am absolutely thrilled by his progress! There are 2 classrooms set up for this, each for varying levels of needs. My son attends 1 general education class plus P.E. and lunch with all the gen-ed kids. He has made SO MANY friends there, throughout the entire school! His confidence has been built up & his main teacher (Mrs. Krase) is extremely supportive of all that he's doing, both during & after school time. She spends so much of her personal time working to make the children each feel unique & special, and communicating back & forth with the parents, to address each need they may have. The Vancouver School District, in general, has been absolutely phenomenal for my son's personal needs. I could spend hours talking about how much the schools here have done for him. I personally would recommend putting their child in the Vancouver School District to anyone moving to this city, and doubly recommend the special needs programs here at Thomas Jefferson Middle School.
Submitted by parent on May 14, 2013

This school does a great job of motivating and encouraging students! Academics are so far beyond the local private schools that take all your money and claim they are the best. First hand I know this is not even close to truthful. Well rounded variety of classes that are pertinent to todays careers. A great staff, amazing and very caring teachers and a wonderful principal. Counselors, a school nurse, many people who are sincere and looking out for your child's best interest here. I state this because I know many are looking at private schools, and they are very behind and underfunded academically and do not hold to state laws as far as protecting and providing for your children.Your child can be placed at their proper level in subjects as well. The students are challenged and encouraged. Lots of talk about college for their future. There are kids like any school that behave badly and bully and act out but the administration acts on discipline and seems to be attentive to parents coming forward. I do think more staff watching hallways for physical harassing would be a positive for the safety of the kids. These people are doing a good job here and put their heart into it everyday.