The Rivers School

333 Winter Street

Weston, MA 02493

7 Reviews

School District
Grade

6-12
Type

private

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Reviews

Submitted by parent on March 28, 2024

Probably the greatest school ever made. Fantastic teachers and exceptional athletics. 10/10, do everything in your power as a parent to send your child to this school.
Submitted by student on January 11, 2022

The academics are pretty good, but not great in the lower school. The teachers are fine for the most part, but humanities teachers don't accept diversity of thought at all. My main issue is that the school is mostly filled with either rich jerks or super weird, annoying people. In my previous school I was one of the basketball stars and I had a rich academic and social life. I am now in a situation where my fellow teammates don't respect me, and there are only a few kids that I like. The staff try their best but they can't change which kids can afford to go here. I might just have a mean class, but to me it doesn't seem like it. If your kid is used to a big public school like I was, I'm begging you dont make them come here. I miss my friends from my town. I only have time to see them on the weekends due to the long days with requires sports. I miss the school I loved. I miss my old life. It's just not worth it.
Submitted by parent on September 20, 2021

Don't trust some of the below reviews from the old days.I am not sure but 10 years ago, the school might have been less diverse or white centered school. But not any more. The school have recruited many talented racial minority students including Asian students.My son is an Asian and identify himself as bisexual boy but he hasn't had any problem. The school teachers and administrators all support each individual student to be themselves and Rivers is a very supportive environment for minority students. The students are very nice and friendly. Academically strong but not too competitive like those top five elite schools. Teachers are great. They have all strong academic background, very enthusiastic about their teaching, nice, good listeners, and very friendly. Our family loves Rivers!
Submitted by principal on May 30, 2018

Excellent. Great first year and looking forward to next.
Submitted by parent on May 24, 2018

Rivers was an excellent choice for my older daughter, now in college, and son, now in the middle school. The academics are rigorous but the faculty is outstanding and really make an effort to understand each student. We also love the emphasis on finding ones passions whether it's music, athletics, art or extra curricular activities.
Submitted by other on April 29, 2014

As a unique individual I had a terrible time at Rivers. My parents thinking that I was receiving a great education made me stay for 2 years. When I was being bullied and asked a teacher for assistance I was told to stop acting out. I would cry myself to sleep every night. Having gone to a great public school afterwards (by choice) I must say I have grown so much both as a person and academically.
Submitted by parent on December 05, 2013

My son attended Rivers from grade 6-12; he was taught to work hard, be organized, and to develop good social and athletic skills. The faculty support was outstanding and the small class size was a constant. Guidance in college selection was excellent and my son is now a junior, doing very well at a college he loves. Rivers is an independent school and relatively expensive, but I believe it is worth every penny of what it costs. We knew families that we presumed were receiving assistance and we saw no difference in the way they were treated during school activities. There were cliques among the students but my son managed to get along with most of his classmates without getting drawn into such things as far as we know. I think Rivers was just what we needed!
Submitted by other on October 23, 2013

Great school academically. Small class size and individual attention. Horrible in diversity efforts and overall little respect for families in lower income brackets.