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Originally Posted by trappedinNM in another thread
Any locals who have been following the story of the Jefferson Middle School letters to the Journal know what I was talking about; that was the point I was trying to make. The schools here are horrible. Nobody picked up on it. The worst thing about Albuquerque is the public educational system.
I moved this from another thread since it got buried. The story of the letters written by JMS students has been interesting to me since we are considering a move to ABQ and Jefferson was the school recommended for my son by several professional colleagues. Reason being that the parents tend to be UNM professors, doctors at the medical centers, etc. I read the letters and the initial comments (have not seen all subsequent comments, however) and have a hard time believing that they are representative of the student body as a whole -- IF it's true that many of the parents there are highly educated. Can someone knowledgeable please provide some info about Jefferson Middle School?
I moved this from another thread since it got buried. The story of the letters written by JMS students has been interesting to me since we are considering a move to ABQ and Jefferson was the school recommended for my son by several professional colleagues. Reason being that the parents tend to be UNM professors, doctors at the medical centers, etc. I read the letters and the initial comments (have not seen all subsequent comments, however) and have a hard time believing that they are representative of the student body as a whole -- IF it's true that many of the parents there are highly educated. Can someone knowledgeable please provide some info about Jefferson Middle School?
From the NM PED website:
836 Students
AYP: NO STATUS: SI-2 (Failed two years in a row)
Demographics:
50.2% Hispanic
35.6% Caucasion
6.7% Native American
5.6% Black
1.9% Other
Needless to say, Jefferson Mid School isn't the school is cracked up to be. I recommend Desert Ridge M.S.
Yeah, the problem with DRMS is that there is not much in the way of rental property in the area. And I always hate renting in an area where it is unlikely that we'll be able to afford to buy. Does the larger LaCueva area have more reasonable housing? I suppose we could rent for the three years of MS and then buy once he's in HS....
Honestly, none of the ABQ schools look so hot re: test scores. What I was looking for was a sense of the school "community". Hispanic vs caucasian doesn't mean much -- the Hispanic person could be faculty at UNM. Is it as eclectic as the Nob Hill/UNM neighborhood? I am just not the gated community type ;-)
Yeah, the problem with DRMS is that there is not much in the way of rental property in the area. And I always hate renting in an area where it is unlikely that we'll be able to afford to buy. Does the larger LaCueva area have more reasonable housing? I suppose we could rent for the three years of MS and then buy once he's in HS....
La Cueva is going to cost you $299k+ to live in the area. I keep hearing rumors that the boundries are going to get smaller soon due to overcrowding issues.
Honestly, none of the ABQ schools look so hot re: test scores. What I was looking for was a sense of the school "community". Hispanic vs caucasian doesn't mean much -- the Hispanic person could be faculty at UNM. Is it as eclectic as the Nob Hill/UNM neighborhood? I am just not the gated community type ;-)
My wife is going to ask around next week; she is a teacher. The area around the University can be quite expensive; there are also pockets of poverty.
My wife is going to ask around next week; she is a teacher. The area around the University can be quite expensive; there are also pockets of poverty.
Thanks, I appreciate that.
At least the houses near UNM are modestly sized; some areas you can't get anything smaller than 3000 sq ft and so you're automatically priced out. We'd be willing to live in a smaller space to have a congenial neighborhood (and a 5-minute commute).
Eisenhower Middle school is an excellent school.I have 2 children who attend there.I am a physician and know of other professionals who also have children there and are quite happy with the school.Eisenhower does feed to La Cueva but it also feeds to El Dorado High School(depending on where you live) which is also a very good school.The area around El Dorado I think is a little less pricey than around La Cueva.
Sandia is consistantly second to La Cueva in academics. This area has several reasonable priced housing areas. I see what you mean about DRMS. I would recommend Sandia and El Dorado clusters.
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