Northbridge Elementary School

21 Crescent Street

School District

Northbridge
Grade

PK, K-5
Teacher/Student Ratio

1:12
Type

public

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Submitted by parent on March 21, 2023

I've been consistently told in different manners that my voice and my child's voice do not matter here. They have no desire for advancement for the children or for meaningful parent administration relationship. Admin and specific teachers I've dealt with, have no desire to get past phony conversations and fake smiles. Though you can expect spewing of progressive rhetoric with no real options for support or advancement beyond their political grandstanding speeches. They will deflect at any possible chance to avoid accountability with improper handling of students and their behavior. They are impossible to get ahold of (including the district superintendent Amy Mckinstry), do not return calls or emails in timely manners at all (unless you practically harass them), will not contact you about serious matters that affect your child, regardless of how firm your desire has been vocalized. However, they will begin creating a file on your student based on bias input and will do everything they can to create situations or embellish "patterns" for future reference against the child, regardless of the truth. They have shady practices when it comes to discipline and use support "programs" called "pathways" and "upper/lower connect" which sounds like a criminal rehab program, both of which are vaguely defined while being loosely monitored. They use this as a go to and as a form of punishment (when they try to offer assurance its not a disciplinary program, its there "for the children" when they need a break... laughable) when they don't feel like dealing with the child.... which is often. If the main office isn't contacted during and "incident", there is no hard copy log that your child was even at the program which means they can lie (and do) about how many times they pull your child out of classes for extremely pointless reasons. They will not contact you when they put your child in one of their padded rooms or in these "programs" so beware. It will ruin your child's confidence and self-worth. They will however call you and interrupt your day because of moot issues that should be easy for people to handle that are in their position if they had the experience that they claim they have. Their student support system is a joke. If you want a decent education and your child to have support they deserve, don't be fooled by the 100mil dollar facade of Northbridge Elementary. You will be doing your child an extreme disservice.
Submitted by parent on August 13, 2022

Brand New $100M school built in 2021 and it is AMAZING! Beautiful school!
Submitted by parent on February 18, 2019

New school initiatives and positive staff have improved so much in the last 9 years. I have a 9-year-old and 18 year old in the public school and I have been thrilled about the improvements in past 4 years.
Submitted by parent on August 17, 2014

This school is understaffed especially if you have a child with any kind of special needs! I am pretty disgusted with the SPED department and the IEP's they write are ridiculous!