The Croft School: Jamaica Plain (Top Ranked 草榴社区 School for 2026-27)

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Quick Facts (2026-27)

Top Ranked MA School
Grades: Nursery/Preschool-6
Enrollment: 264 students
Yearly Tuition: $33,190
Average class size: 16 students
Application Deadline: None / Rolling
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The Croft School: Jamaica Plain ranks among the top 20% of private schools in Massachusetts for:

School Facts

Grades Offered

Grades Nursery/Preschool-6

Students By Grade

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Distribution of Students By Grade
Grade	The Croft School: Jamaica Plain
Nursery	32
Pre-K	36
Kind	36
1	36
2	32
3	36
4	26
5	30

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Year Founded

2020

Summer School Offered

Yes

Student Body

Total Students

264 students

Student Body Type

Co-ed

Academic Profile

Total Classroom Teachers

39 teachers

Student-Teacher Ratio

7:1

National avg.:

% Faculty w/Advanced Degree

90%

Average Class Size

16 students

Classroom Dress Code

Casual

Tuition & Financial Aid

Admission Deadline

None / Rolling

Yearly Tuition Cost

$33,190

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% on Financial Aid

58%

Admissions Director

Scott Given

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School Notes

The Croft School: Jamaica Plain, a small, innovative, high-quality private school, opened in Summer 2020 in Jamaica Plain. Initially serving students in Preschool (Age 3), Pre-Kindergarten (Age 4), and Kindergarten, the school has been expanding by one grade level each year and will continue to do so until becoming a Preschool through Grade 6 school.
The school is designed to serve students living in Jamaica Plain, Roslindale, other Boston neighborhoods, and surrounding towns. Building upon the foundation of the highly successful Croft School in Providence, The Croft School: Jamaica Plain was opened in response to repeated requests from neighborhood-area families seeking a high quality, more affordable school that is close to home.

The Croft School Experience: Key Attributes

Rigor and Spark. We hope that boredom is the antithesis of the Croft student experience. Our goal at Croft is not simply to sustain the curiosity that many young children naturally possess when entering school. It is to brighten each child`s spark even further and enhance a child`s love for learning more and more as she or he grows older. To do so, we utilize teaching strategies that ensure that each child`s academic work is on the edge of her or his knowledge and skill level, we over-invest in connecting lessons and projects to the interests of our students, and we hire teachers who bring a natural and contagious zeal to a profession they love. We never shy away from challenging our students, helping them strengthen their core skills while also broadening and deepening their knowledge. In doing so, we are creating pathways for our children to soar academically, both within and beyond The Croft School`s classrooms.
Student-Centeredness. The Croft School is anything but "one size fits all." We know that learning is stickier when it is relevant and connected to one`s personal experiences and interests. While we always encourage students to reach beyond the familiar and their own comfort zone, our program creates opportunities for students to dive deeply into what matters most to them. In math and literacy, we leverage small, flexible groupings to ensure that each child is receiving the right lesson at just the right time. This allows students who are able to accelerate into advanced skills to do so, while it affording students extra time and support, as needed, to master grade-level fundamentals
Balance. We know schools that are obsessive about testing and standards. We know other schools that choose to forego explicit teaching of critical literacy, math, and other foundational skills. We pride ourselves on being thoughtful about balance: the right dose of core academic focus mixed with the right dose of other types of progressive learning, discovery, and fun! We`re often asked: Are you Montessori? Are you Waldorf? Are you traditional "Direct Instruction"? Our answer: we respect all of these program types, and employ our favorite features from each of them. But ultimately, we are a new type of educational model that transcends traditional labels. We offer a balance between structured academic time and choice-based purposeful play; a balance between academics and social-emotional learning; a balance of both active and quiet time; and a balance of both indoor and outdoor learning.
Strong Relationships. The Croft School is a small school. To us, small is a beautiful thing. Small allows school to be personal for each child, where individual students become known personally and form the nexus of each decision that our teachers make. Small ensures that students never get "lost in the crowd" and get individual attention every day. Small allows students` social development and friendships and the parent community to be thoughtfully built over time. Most importantly, perhaps, small means excellence. By focusing on the quality of our program rather than its size, we can consistently deliver on the promises we make and the high expectations we hope that families hold.Relationships matter in education between teachers and students and between teachers and parents. We are passionate about building deep, caring, and trustful relationships with our students and parents, and then working in partnership to customize the program to fit each child`s interests and needs. We hope that the bonds that are built at Croft can last a lifetime.
Outstanding Teachers, Collaborative Improvement. At Croft, we make a resolute commitment to providing our students the very best: we aspire to hire and retain the best teachers in the field. That means teachers who are caring and empathetic, experienced yet innovative, and who bring a natural and contagious zeal to a profession they love. It means teachers who come from a wide range of backgrounds and reflect the diversity of our communities and student body. And it means teachers who our children will remember, vividly, for the rest of their lives.Further, we aim to be a school where teachers are excited to remain in our classrooms for tens of years. For most outstanding teachers, this excitement flourishes when they are part of a collaborative team focused on whole-school improvement and individual growth. We have worked hard to establish this type of professional culture.
Diverse, Inclusive, Anti-Racist Community. At The Croft School we deeply value diversity, equity and social justice as we believe in the humanity of all people. We are committed to being an anti-racist and anti-bias school. We explore and affirm identity including race, ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation, religion, socioeconomics, social class and family structures. We, the students, educators, and families of The Croft School, hold ourselves accountable to the daily work of working towards an inclusive and liberated society.

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How much does The Croft School: Jamaica Plain cost?

The Croft School: Jamaica Plain's tuition is approximately $33,190 for private students.

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The Croft School: Jamaica Plain ranks among the top 20% of private schools in Massachusetts for: Highest percentage of faculty with advanced degrees and Largest student body.

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The application deadline for The Croft School: Jamaica Plain is rolling (applications are reviewed as they are received year-round).

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