Joseph Estabrook School 117 Grove Street, Lexington, MA 02420 Martha Batten, Principal Phone (781)861-2520  Fax (781)862-5610

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COMING SUNDAY, MAY 18TH - THE FIRST ANNUAL RUN OF THE MILL - THE ESTABROOK 5K!

To register or for more information, go to the Run of the Mill website.

Books by authors who were born in May are this month's Estabrook Library Books of the Month.

Take a look at some of the Estabrook student projects from previous years as well as the slide show at the top of this page which includes current work and then continues with sample student art work from a number of earlier years.

General Information About Our School

Current news, announcements, and the school calendar of coming events are in the latest Estabrook Update.

The Joseph Estabrook School is an elementary school serving a diverse student body of about 424 students in grades Kindergarten through 5. It is one of the 9 schools in the 6,227 student Lexington Public School system. It is located in historic Lexington, MA, where the village common, now called the Battle Green, was the site of the first shots fired in the Revolutionary War.

Class size ranges from 15 in Kindergarten to 24 in Grade 4. Click this link for the 2007 and earlier Estabrook School MCAS results. For some interesting statistics about our students, our special characteristics, and some of the challenges we face, see Estabrook at a Glance (PDF Format).

The Estabrook FAQ page contains basic information for parents and the Estabrook Updates Index page contains links to additional information. It lists on-line archives of news, announcements, staff, policies and other useful information about the school.

Who Was Joseph Estabrook?

Joseph Estabrook,1669-1733, was the first school teacher in Lexington. Born in Concord, he bought a 200 acre farm in Lexington in 1693. According to Hudson's History of the Town of Lexington, "In 1716 Captain Estabrook was employed as a teacher and continued his school five months, for which 15 pounds were paid him from the town treasury." Hudson's book, available at Lexington's Cary Memorial Library also indicates that Joseph Estabrook was Town Clerk, and was elected Selectman (still an important town executive position) several times and served a term as Representative to the General Court which was the Massachusetts Colony's legislature. As a Captain he also commanded a local military company.

About Our Staff

The Estabrook Teaching Staff consists of 23 Classroom Teachers and about 26 specialists such as Art, Music, Reading, Languages, Special Needs, etc. shared in many cases with other Lexington Schools. We also have a number of tutors, classroom and other aides, secretaries, lunchroom staff, custodians and school volunteers who all contribute to the smooth operation of the school.

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Last updated 5/2/08