4 Rachael Ave
Madison, NJ 07940

An excellent public high school with staff and teachers who really care about the kids success and well-being. Academically challenging and rigorous. My child was well prepared for college.

Our experience with our 2 children has been great under both administrations. Neither kid has mainstream interests, but still found their own diverse group. They have ADHD and the teachers are responsive to the plans put in place and/or check in when the kids get disorganized or start to forget homework assignments. We've been very happy, having moved OUT of one of the best performing schools in the state. Our kids IQ have been tested at the top 1% for their ages . So they are very smart, but we chose to move away from the overly stressed school districts. We also appreciate the economic diversity, and while the school is still mostly white, my children have friends of different races and /or nationalities.

TJS excels because of the strong staff. In general a majority of the teachers are warm, supportive and dedicated to their professional. My only complaint is the school keeps higher young teachers- it would be nice to see more senior, experienced teachers. my children have thrived at TJS in the 3 yrs we have been enrolled. My biggest complaint is the that the roll out of the new Singapore Math program was not as thoughtful and smooth as it could have been. My second grader, who was taught the "old math" since Kindergarten struggled significantly with this new, rigorous and very different math program. She was stressed all year which shocked me- she is the type of child who jumps out of bed and runs to school. There should have been more differiated learning. Instead the while class was pushed through even though she and others clearly weren't ready. Parents couldn't help because we didn't know how to teach the math at home. Singapore workshops are needed outside of school for both parents and students! ( and even some teachers who struggled to teach it!)