Hendersonville

I did not want to like this school, it was certainly not our top choice. And I still don't like it, I LOVE it and so does my child. I had the choice to put my child back in the lottery for next year, but we are home at Harvard Kent. The principal is amazing. He's so clearly cares about the children and educators. He is engaging, transparent, responsive and only wants the very best for the school in general. Every teacher I meet is kind, caring and invested. I wish I went to a school like this when I was a child. I know Harvard Kent doesn't look that great on paper yet, but the reality of the school is beautiful.Just wait, they are going to be the number one school in Boston in no time.

Student with autism having graduated in 2023. A-Team was kind of ridiculous - I was getting in trouble for things that would otherwise be normal sensory things, like playing with food. If you like a certain seat on the bus, if it is at the front, the teachers will just force a little kid next to you, prioritizing their own convenience over your personal space. Some of the teachers can overreact to things - I got in trouble for breaking an eraser that was literally hanging by a thread! I lived in Eastie which didn't help, as while waiting for my bus I'd get micromanaged by one of the staff! She'd accuse me of arguing with her on some occasions! Maybe I should've looked into a more local school...

This is the smallest of the elementary schools in Medford. The teacher/student ratio is lower than the other elementary schools at 9:1. Both of my children had IEPs and the school handled them well for the most part. When my daughter needed a special program for children with language-based learning disabilities, she needed to transfer to the Brooks School where they had that program.