St. Joseph School

Crocker has an amazing group of staff members who care about the child. They practice good attitude and contributing ideas, time, etc to improve not only the student, but the school and the community. If a parent we're to ever be concerned with their child's performance (attitude, homework, involvement, class work, etc) parents can reach the teacher and within 2 days speak to the teacher over the phone or face to face to find out what's going on. The teacher's allow children to attend "help me" classes if they feel the student needs more one on one attention. My daughter loves the teachers she has had, but loves her specials teachers and the assistant teachers.

i was here in 2012 and i LOVED it. the staff, the teachers, and the students were just amazing. i could not ask for a better elementary school!

Our daughter has been at this school for two years. She is truly not gaining anything by being at South Street other than a participation award. We have reached out to her teachers regarding concerns we have and get nowhere. There's no communication or parent involvement. There isn't a lot of extracurricular activities. For any events (like a school dance or if there's a book fair) there's very short notice. There is more focus on behavioral issues than education. Fitchburg is definitely a low income city and there are a lot of parents who don't care about their children's behavior which definitely reflects on how the teachers run their classrooms. There's a focus on the kids flipping desks over and swearing and no focus on the kids that are trying to learn. Students are being influenced to succeed.

Our family has had a wonderful experience at this school. We have a new principal who has accomplished so much in her first year! She is very approachable and open to new ideas. Our children are held to a high standard which will help them to succeed later in life. The teachers expect a lot from the children but are always available for extra help if need be. There is a huge sense of community at this school. The kids are taught charity, respect and responsibility. My kids get excited to help others. They love being involved in different activities including sports, drama, and student council. We are so glad we made the choice to send our children here.

New administration has started in 2017. A lot of change that families are struggling with. I hope the changes work in the future but we removed our children based on a number of disagreements. In the end, it was the best choice since we are still having issues with tuition reimbursement from the school.

Positively the most diverse school with excellent teachers and staff!