John D Philbrick School

40 Philbrick Street
Roslindale, MA 02131

Phone: (617) 635-8069

Brief Description
John D Philbrick School serves Kindergarten through 5th Grade Students From The City Of Roslindale, Which Is Part Of Suffolk County. This School Is Eligible For Participation In State & Federal Title I Programs. Some Or All Students From This School Participate In Free Or Reduced Lunch Programs.

7 Rating(s) Submitted

Reviewed by a Parent/Guardian on October 28, 2008
(Rating: 5 / 5) Report As Inappropriate
This school is a gem in the community! I'm impressed with the entire staff and their commitment to children.

Reviewed by a Parent/Guardian on November 11, 2008
(Rating: 5 / 5) Report As Inappropriate
Our daughter is in kindergarten. I appreciate her ability to get students to listen to her and to each other. The mutual respect she fosters creates an environment for learning. The parents are involved with a high turnout at meetings and events. And it's a community making it easy for kids (and parents) to feel like they belong.

Reviewed by a Parent/Guardian on March 12, 2009
(Rating: 2 / 5) Report As Inappropriate
While the teachers are extremely nice, I was shocked to find out how far behind these children are compared to other schools. My child has been a student at the Philbrick for several years and their main focus seems to be on math and testing. My child had nothing but math homework every night during the 4th grade..hours of it. He never seemed to be doing anything BUT math. What happened to other important subjects like history, vocabulary.... these kids are not even taught cursive writing. Thank goodness for the 5th grade teacher who actually spent time on other subjects besides writing and math. She spent time teaching them history and spelling but in my opinion, a goodf deal of time should have been spent on these other subjects starting back in second grade. You should not just be learning what a verb or adjective is in the fifth grade. Looking back I should have transferred my child after the first year. I just wish they would concenterate on more subjects that are important.

Reviewed by a Parent/Guardian on June 08, 2009
(Rating: 4 / 5) Report As Inappropriate
The teachers are highly competant and committed. The parents are engaged and building a community; the science & arts are especially strong. The after school program is effective. I am very happy to have may 6 year old at the Philbrick.

Reviewed by a Parent/Guardian on August 22, 2009
(Rating: 4 / 5) Report As Inappropriate
Overall Ranking and Student Achievement

Reviewed by a Parent/Guardian on September 20, 2009
(Rating: 5 / 5) Report As Inappropriate
I'm been very happy with this school. I'm surprised by the one negative comment, since my child was in the same grade 4 class and I observed a strong geography focus, an emphasis on social studies and social justice, an incredibly vibrant science program, and a school wide focus on literacy. The math curriculum is a district curriculum and it is definitely emphasized, but not in a way that jeopardized other subjects.

Reviewed by a Parent/Guardian on October 03, 2009
(Rating: 5 / 5) Report As Inappropriate
Our family loves the Philbrick. Everything about it is wonderful. Come visit during the BPS School Preview Days!