Jackson Avenue School

overall excellent school to help nurture young minds; all EXCEPT THE CHESS CLASS which you have to come early in the morning and DOES NOT TEACH unless you are advanced student, but gladly TAKES YOUR MONEY;

I was worried about moving into a new school at 3rd and 4th grade (I have one in each grade), but the school staff, teachers, principal and assistant principal have made the transition seamless. My children continue to progress.

I have transferred my son from a nearby parochial school as I wanted him to be exposed to a nurturing academic environment that offers cultural diversity and sensitivity. The transition went well and by the end of the third week of the school year, the only thing that he missed from the other school were a couple of friends. He was enthusiastic about school again. He actually even tried to run for student council the year after. I was shocked when he told me he was going to run, as the year before Jackson, he was not enthused about school at all. So our decision to make that change was worthwhile as he is excited about school again.