Lakeview Fundamental Elementary School

We feel incredibly lucky to have our child at Perkins. Many of her teachers have been there for over twenty years, and it's easy to see why. There is a light-hearted love for learning and the arts permeating the entire school. Every child has weekly tutorials (with six or less children per class) in dance, visual art, violin, music and drama. They also have three days of Spanish and science labs. P.E. and recess is offered every day. Orchestra class is available twice a week. My child is also part of the Gifted program -- and the teachers for that are excellent. The school is as diverse as the city (which we love), and my child loves to go to school there. We were initially worried about the test scores of the school, but, once we broke down the district's test results according to gender, race and socioeconomics, we realized our child was less likely to fall behind at Perkins than at other higher rated schools in the district. Perkins is great.

I work at Melrose and my child attends Melrose. We believe the overall feel of the school is much better than our previous school. The campus is brand new so it seems that the teachers and students are enjoying the nice new accommodations. I would recommend Melrose for anyone considering placing their child in a journalism or media studies program.

Our twin boys have attended this school since kindergarten and are now in the 2nd grade. They’ve been in separate classes each year, so we’ve gotten to know 6 teachers- each of whom are FANTASTIC. We have never once regretted our decision to apply to Jamerson as our first choice school. I can’t say enough great things about this school- teachers, administrators, parents and other students are all fantastic. Our boys truly love going there and we love it for them.

Love the teachers and administration. My child loves going to school so much if I have to pick her up early she gets sad. So grateful for being apart of the school.