Northeast Elementary School

603 GROVE ST

School District

Montclair Public
Grade

K-5
Teacher/Student Ratio

1:12
Type

public

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Reviews

Submitted by other on November 21, 2018

The school is a cluster of tension. Teachers don’t trust teacher. Student often tell on each other like thier is some type of reward offered. Everyone is stabbing each other in the back to please queen b. Northeast has a few good teacher but it seems like every last one of them is in the move get out and the principle has the tea cup
Submitted by parent on August 06, 2018

Do not send your child to Northeast until Principal Clarke is replaced with a quality leader.
Submitted by parent on December 29, 2016

As a parent of 3 children currently enrolled at North East, we couldn't be more happy with the leadership by our principal, Mrs. Clarke. Additionally, the teachers are very strong across the board and communicate very effectively. The PTA is Very strong and involved and the parental involvement overall is excellent. As I mentioned earlier, we couldn't be more pleased. 5 out of 5!
Submitted by parent on December 17, 2014

Great teachers, great parent and student community, very active PTA that gets things done. The art teacher, Mr. Larrea, is a gift to be cherished! I would give it 5 stars but the principal is sub-par. When a better principal is hired, this school will be A++++
Submitted by parent on April 06, 2014

yes, the school is more or less traditional. you will have to work on extracting value from the teachers, but that should be everywhere. The kids love their school and I feel there is a community
Submitted by parent on January 25, 2014

Northeast Is a disappointing flop. My child's kindergarten experience was exceptional and we were very excited about her future at NE. Then came first grade... I don't think I have adequate words to describe the new year. Very disappointing. Like the review below, the school really lacks creativity.
Submitted by parent on September 01, 2013

Dr. Putrino was the principle for 3 years until 2013. He was horrible. Political. All he cares about is his "respect" campaign. Does not take best interest of the students. Glad he is gone. Too bad for Glenfield.
Submitted by parent on September 04, 2012

Badly managed school. Good reviews below are from old principal, new one is not the same.
Submitted by parent on March 16, 2012

Our son is now in First Grade at Northeast. He had a great Kindergarten teacher but his teacher this year is awful and we are disappointed. The school lacks creativity. It is very traditional and dry. Our son comes home with word searches and crossword puzzles almost daily. The school lacks a sense of community and there is no community service or any 'giving back to the community' at all. The school focuses on competition. My son has a spelling test every Friday.. I do not know of any other elementary school that does this. Also , I don't believe there is a science curriculum. If there is, it is taught from a text book. never by anything hands on, no interesting experiments. My son hasn't done anything hands on at all this year in any subject at school. The only 'creative' things he brings home are pictures he has made on white paper with crayons. The school is failing our child.
Submitted by parent on February 04, 2009

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Submitted by parent on February 03, 2009

My child started kindergarten fall of 2009 and so far it's been a great experience. The primary teacher is awesome. She immediately picked up on his abilities in reading and math and enrolled him into advanced classes for both. The global studies emphasis is great. The PTA are great fund-raisers and really contribute to the school. Art, Music, Spanish, Computer,and Gym classes are all there. The Library and computer lab are great! Extra-curricular activites, too. This school has it all!
Submitted by parent on February 05, 2007

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