Meet our Scholars

Hear from Brooke scholars about the excellent instruction that’s helping them achieve their dreams.

Brooke 1 Roslindale serves 475 Boston Public School students in grades K-8. Brooke 2 Dorchester serves 168 Boston Public School students in grades K, 1, and 5. Students attend free of charge and are admitted through a random lottery system, in which any student entered has an equal shot of acceptance. Brooke 1 Roslindale is located at 190 Cummins Highway, Roslindale, and Brooke 2 Dorchester is temporarily located at 7 Elkins Street, Boston. Our scholars hail from across Boston, coming largely from Dorchester, Mattapan, Hyde Park, Roxbury, and Jamaica Plain. 98% of our scholars are black and Latino and 78% qualify for free and reduced lunch. There are currently more than 3,000 Boston Public Schools students on our wait list.

Check out the second issue of The Brooke Bulletin – Brooke’s first student newspaper!
Brooke Bulletin Issue 2, Part 1
Brooke Bulletin Issue 2, Part 2

Venice, 5th grade scholar

“My parents sent me to Brooke because they wanted me to have the very best education possible. It turned out they were right — especially after I met Mr. Scott and Mr. Forrest. Mr. Scott and Mr. Forrest had a big impact on me because they never gave up on me. They spent a lot of time helping me learn the things I was having trouble with, both in academics and in behavior. Mr. Scott and Mr. Forrest sat down and talked with me about my problems and really explained how I could change those things. They motivated me to change who I was as a person because I realized I could really turn things around for myself. Now, I participate a lot in class, I rarely give up when problems are hard, and I’m a much nicer person in class.”

Anthony, 3rd grade scholar

“I love Brooke because I always want to learn as much as I can, and we learn a lot here. My favorite part of the day is reading because it prepares you for life. And I know that Brooke will prepare me for a great college and a great career. I know that by the time I graduate from Brooke in 8th grade I’ll have so much knowledge in my brain that I’ll be prepared for high school. Then, I want to go to a college that has high expectations, like University of Michigan. After that, I want to be something that helps people — maybe a doctor or a principal.”

Diana, 5th grade scholar

“It’s important to get a good education because you’re going to need it throughout life. I would like to go to either Harvard or Brown because my teachers have told me great things about both schools. A special thing about Brooke is that our homerooms are named after colleges, so I get to learn new things about college every day. I’ve learned that, to get into a good college, I need to show one hundred and ten percent effort on everything I do. The teachers get us in the habit of doing our best now so we can keep doing our best all the way through our education and jobs.”

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