My son attends the Dual Immersion program. He's finishing up his kindergarten year in a couple of weeks. It's been really good for him and he enjoys it. He's also attends Bridges after school and they've been great too. There has been an incident at school and after school but they've communicated with me. My son of course explains more from his perspective and all lines up. I'm a little bit laid back and not a new age mom so it really depends on your expectations. The point of my son going to this school is to be in the DI program and to grow up in a cultural diverse school. I've debated back and forth with him on going to a local ES and also a top tier school but the local elementary school has really low test grades and the top tier has no diversity. This was my in between. I travel 2-2.5 hrs a day between his school, work and home. To me its worth it. To each is their own. read more

Terrible principle! Today I witnessed the principal Heidi Garner be super rude to a mom who was there with her son and wouldn't allow them to come into the school. A teacher at the school had told them it was ok to come the boy's graduation but he wouldn't be able to walk and this lady stopped them at the door, was rude, disrespectful, and made fun of the mom by saying she couldn't understand her English. The poor boy was crying I'm embarrassed and even though the Principal was told by another teacher that what she was saying was true, the principal said she had the final word. Very low principal Heidi Garden! My child also goes to this school and let me tell you, do your research.. This principle has a lot of complaints on her. Just glad my daughter will no longer be coming to this school! read more

This school literally sucks as someone who study there please don't send your kids here they will come very emotionally drained the principals never do their job right. even people don't take the rules seriously because they act like we're kids they are not like any other middle school where u switch from classes why they still treat u like a kid even in 8th? When it comes to talking stuff or being in the office the principal has this negative aura bro like why are you yelling at me because I got yelled at n defended my self like bro what and the worst part of all be ready to deal with favoritism and principals picking man over anything like what do you mean the most bad behaving man get to do stuff while my hardworking self doesn't?Like please js don't send your kids read more

This school is terrible, my family friend sent her kids here and what they've went through with the principal and the community. Most recently her daughter had an incident which caused her to lose everything. Not to mention, her daughter was one of the most involved students at the school. She deserved to promote into high school but because of one mistake, her and the others involved couldn't promote. A middle school promotion is one of the most crucial parts in a child's development into high school and they ripped that away from multiple students. Multiple people tried to convince the principal to reconsider taking promotion, and awards night from those students, and those people were shot down without a second of reconsideration. Who wouldn't give some CHILDREN, a second chance after making a mistake? The she-devil herself, Heidi Garner. She paints herself as a sympathetic, caring, supportive figure for all the students when in reality, she's the opposite. She's narcissistic, cold hearted, and rude. She has no regard or compassion for how she treats her students and employees. She uses her power and authority to make her employees and students stay under her greasy, wrinkly thumb. Hopefully someday, the district will finally take into consideration who they're surrounding the future generation of kids with, and fire her, or hopefully her and her cheap ass Amazon hair extensions (that don't match) will realize that she's not fit for working with kids. It would be better for them. read more

My daughter attended this school 2 yrs only m. The first years was great and my daughter enjoyed it. But the 2 bs yrs when this school got a new Vice Principal everything went downhill fast. Bullying was in full force. Three 8th graders attempted to jump my then 10 yr old 6th grader not knowing she is a black belt. I always tell my daughter to walk away from a situation if at all possible but in this case she had no choice. The VP tried to suspend my daughter because she got the best of the 3 and had the audacity to excuse what the other 3 did by saying "kids will be kids!" Whatever after speaking with the Principal my daughter was not suspended since their were witnesses. At the end of the school year I put her in another school where she is happy and gets along with everyone. Goodbye, Thomas Edison!! read more

Thomas Edison Language Institute is a neighborhood school and has a special dual language (DI), Spanish/English, program. My children are enrolled in the DI program and speak Spanish and English. My wife and I are very involved. If you send your children to the DI program they will learn Spanish and English and be bilingual and biliterate. I suggest parents be very involved to get the most out of this unique learning opportunity. I admit the school needs to improve and with much parent involvement and feedback they are taking forward steps in the right direction. The bottom line is, the DI program will be of great interest to a family if you realize a few things: 1) Mexico is the USA's largest trading partner and 2) by 2050 the USA will be the largest Spanish speaking country in the world. 3) And you want your children to be prepare for the future... then Thomas Edison is one of the few DI schools in the greater Sacramento region to choose from. ***PLEASE NOTE: ENGLISH ONLY CHILDREN CAN ONLY ENROLL IN KINDERGARTEN TO START THE DI PROGRAM*** Only on a case by case basis, can a child enroll in the upper grades. Basically, the child must test in with enough Spanish and English for the grade level to be able to enroll in the upper grades. There is a bit of a wait list so I suggest you begin to reach out to the school one year in advance or as early as you can to get involved. Please be persistent and committed and you will get in. I strongly suggest you call the school and ask for an orientation of the DI program. Introduce yourself to the Spanish DI program coordinator and make sure you stay in regular communication with the program coordinator to make sure your little one gets a Kindergarten spot. Good luck in your search for the best school for your children! read more

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So my daughter started this school just last year for TK. Ms. Grundel her teacher is awesome! My daughter loves her teacher and she has taught her a lot of things including how to read. She is going to be more than ready for kindergarten next year. Unfortunately there is ALWAYS something going on at this school. Fights with kids, fights between parents etc. I don't feel like she's safe there every time I get a notification that there's some "lock down" or a voicemail saying something happened at the school, so we are changing her schools. Also there are two afterschool programs. DO NOT PICK BRIDGES. Multiple times has my daughter been bullied and when myself or her dad asked for her to be moved or the girl to be talked to, nothing was done for months. Also the people lie about what actually happens. One time the main lady "ms. L" told me my daughter fell and hit her head on the concrete, I never mentioned it to my daughter but when I asked her about her day she said a kid jumped over her and kicked her in the head. So definitely pick the other afterschool program it's called Arden manor. They're amazing and no accidents or bullying since she's been there and she absolutely loves it, I regret not putting her with them sooner. (I didn't know they had a second program) Anyways not the best school but probably not the worst. Also the kids that go here use pretty foul language as well but I'm sure that's on the parents end. read more

Horrible school!! Staff is very rude, incompetent and extremely unprofessional. Parking to drop or pick children up from the facility is a complete unorganized mess. Principals are absolutely oblivious to any kind of order, structure or rule. Staff does nothing to help. Gossip and laugh in a different language. My children have been bullied numerous times and when it is brought to any attention of these school officials, my children have been blamed and threatened to be suspended. What kind of school puts children last? What kind of school blames innocent children for being bullied? What kind of principal asks "What s the problem"? Instead of asking "How can we fix this"? Thomas Edison. School of Mayhem. That's what kind of school this is. Horrible school! read more

My childs teacher is really nice and I can tell she likes her job. My daughter has improved her reading skills here this year. They have a few different programs that are pretty cool and unique. The principal is pretty active. Parking lot pick up times suck because of the way its set up. Overcrowded classrooms honestly. But the dual language program is cool if your kid starts there in kindergarten. read more

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Worst school in the district! The receptionist Lily is very rude and only gossips about the parents that take their kids there. The principal is fairly new so I did not havd many interactions with her, as a parent I had to take my kids out of this school after many complaints about the front office staff the district did nothing about it. I care about my kids education and if you do don't send you kids here. They offer a great bilingual program but the staff doesn't care about your child. One time front office called me to let me know my son had urine on himself and demanded I leave work immediately to pick him up. I explained I was in a meeting but they did not care. read more

I am a former employee. The dual immersion program there is great. The teachers are totally vested and go above and beyond to serve the needs of their students. DI parents are the best! They are relentless when it comes to advocating for fidelity to the dual immersion model and to promote bilingualism, biliteracy, cross-cultural competence, and high academic achievement in two languages. If you live in Sacramento and are looking for a dual immersion program, Thomas Edison Language Institute is your best option. Do not be mislead by other negative comments out there. The community at large truly wants the school to succeed. There are challenges, but not beyond the scope of an inner city large school. read more

My daughter has been at Thomas Edison since kindergarten . She is in the dual immersion program. I couldn't be more happy with the program . But the school number has changed it your trying to call them 916 9798960 read more

Office staff is great! Always helpful and kind! My favorite secretary works there! She is the BEST! LILY!!