Greenberg Joseph School

Greenberg has really helped my daughter achieve academically and improve her social skills. This is her 3rd year here and we have no complains. The teachers have been great! Unfortunately, it did not go well with my son .he has ADHD and Greenberg does not have the resources to help him, so we had to send him to a different school that did. It s a shame he can t attend his home school. We are really sad about that.
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This school is great for helping your child reach their academic goals. The children receive various awards for all of their accomplishments and improvements. This school has a great computer and science programs, and great free after school club programs. Their is about 50% of parent involvement in this school which I believe contributes to a safe environment. There is room for improvement in the library,music, and art programs. Overall this is a wonderful school. I give thanks to all the teachers and staff for their continued efforts of excellence with the students of Greenberg.
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Greenberg appears to be an average school, facing a lot of budgetary constraints. I'm disappointed with 2 of the three teachers my child has had. They were very ill equipped to handle a child with ADHD. In my opinion they did not do enough to ensure that he was taught what he needed to know to proceed to the next grade level. Based on all this, we will be going Private next year.
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I graduated from Greenberg in 2011. I currently attend Archbishop Ryan High School. It is in my opinion the best elementary school throughout the Philadelphia area. The teachers care about the students, and have high expectations for them. Academically, the school is an excellent place for any child. Greenberg not only helped me academically but it helped me in areas such as socially and emotionally. The school has an excellent Mentally Gifted program for high achieving students, and the teachers and staff are great. I couldn't be happier.

My son has attended this school for seven years. I have had opportunity to meet the majority of the staff and can honestly say I have not met one teacher who did not exude the utmost enthusiasm and authentic concern for their student's education. The principal is concerned with students and not PSSA scores. I feel everyone genuinely cares about my child. I highly recommend this school. I will truly miss this school once my son moves on to High School.
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The negative review two posts below is obviously completely and utterly biased against Greenberg. Greenberg is a wonderful school with a warm and welcoming community. I am a recent graduate who is attending Penn Charter, in Philadelphia. I was constantly challenged at Greenberg to do my best while still having fun. Greenberg taught me the skills necessary to balance all my interests including sports, community service, work, and friends, along with academics.

There is good parent involvement and the school's location is great. I have a huge concern that the needs of special education students are not being met. If you have a special needs child you may want to consider other schools in Philadelphia.
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Compared to many of the schools I've come into contact with, Joseph Greenberg school, is one of the best. That is why we chose to move up to Pine Valley, so that our children could benefit and experience all that the school and its teachers have to offer. My children are doing very well and we are very content and comfortable with the decision we made.
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We were previously sending our children to a private Catholic school in Philadelphia, but were unhappy with the facilities, faculty, and overall program despite the tuition levels. Our children were not developing academically and socially as hoped. Since bringing our children to Greenberg School, they have thrived at all levels, quickly developing friendships, receiving tremendous support from all of the faculty and are much happier.
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I have been very impressed with Greenberg and what it has done for my grandson, niece and nephew and many other local children. I feel it has a great family atmosphere and encurages family involvement. The success of this school is really a testament to the excellent teachers and administrators who have kept the school on course. The school has a great music program they put on a wonderful concert every year! Everyone is so kind and helpful! It's a fun and safe school and I just love it!

My children have been going to this school since the oldest was in first grade, he is now in 8th, and it is an amazing school. Is it perfect? No, but then again, what school is? My 6th and 8th grader are learning more advanced Science and Math than their high school aged cousins! This school is as good as it gets for our area. If you want to sit back and enjoy the ride think again about enrolling your kids here.
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The school is great! Sound basics. Solid discipline. Strong communication. Being a military family, our kids have gone to a couple of different elementary schools. The school offers music, art, PE, computer and science labs as part of the curriculum. My 4th grader just attended an Honor Roll Award Ceremony at the school. The teachers send home progress reports as a way of communicating about your child's progress. The best part of the school is the Instrumental Music/Orchestra/Band program. It gets my children excited about attending school every day.
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Greenberg School is a typical example of how a school can make the most of its resources. My daughter who is currently at Princeton, graduated from Greenberg and then was admitted to Central High School. My 14 year old is currently attending Julia R. Masterman High School, and my 11 year old is currently still enrolled at Greenberg. Greenberg has proven to be a more than sufficient launching pad for my two daughters. Greenberg is the launch pad to go anywhere you want to succeed. Staff at Greenberg are wonderful, starting from the first person you run into when go to the school. They care and educate the most precious things in our lives. It's a wonderful place to raise your children. There is a high level of parent involvement in the school.
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Joseph Greenberg has dedicated, friendly teachers. There are many fun school events for students and families. Involved parents make it an enriching environment socially and academically. The principal is a very passionate about the kids. She believes in each and every child's potential and makes an effort to get to know each one by name. The school is located in beautiful, well-kept, family oriented neighborhood, parking is not generally an issue.
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This is my daughter's first year in public school after our move from the catholic school system. My daughter loves Greenberg and her teachers. After talking with her teachers, I find them to be educated and motivated. My daughter told me her teachers make learning fun. She stated they are strict, however they are not mean. Great School!!
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We enrolled our two children into Greenberg and we could not be happier!! If your children fall into the middle of the bell curve then you are in great hands. If your children are self motivated or closely watched over by a parent then they will do well. The teachers care and are for the most part very good. If your children are not good students, or have any learning issues, then they will have a difficult time here. There is an extreme overload of home work, over which the teachers have no control. It is state mandated with very little thought other than high scores for the school which related to funding, however much needed. As far as alternatives go, I can't say that I've found the private schools to be better, and for 10-30 thousand dollars a year, from personal experience, I'd say your money is for the most part wasted.
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Bad school if you have a child who is average. The teachers don't give much attention to the students that need extra help. They only give attention to the smart ones. The school only wants smart kids because they want there test scores to be high.

Very good school. Great parent participation. I love the teachers and the programs at the school. My sons and daughter are happy (K, 3rd, and 4th grades). My kids have gained a tremendous love for reading, writing, and overall learning from Greenberg. I am enjoying getting to know the Indian culture more - the families are lovely.
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Greenberg school is not that so great!! Wait until your children get into higher grades then you will see that all this school cares about is what is on paper. For starters the principal ostracizes the young, the secretaries are crude and the teachers are very unstructured. The kids don't come home with textbooks. The turn around time on one assignment such as multiplication is 24 hours and then off to division. I'm glad my child won't be at this school long. Make sure your child is not late because the pencil neck secretary may just start screaming and jumping down your Childs throat. These kids are a nervous wreck. Yea kudos to the area the school is in but what is your child really learning. They think every child is a special need child so they demand you to put your kid on medication so they can get more funding. What a disgrace .
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I agree with the school being located in a good area and that is probably the most I will agree with. The teachers are very unstructured and the principal is very unprofessional in nature. Worst school my children has gone to and I am so thrilled to be taken them out. This school cares about funding and what is on paper. My child's education has hit rock bottom. They give just math homework every night. Where are the text books and learning one subject at a time? They give study sheets to have your child practice and then when the test is given they throw off the wall questions into the test that the kids have no clue how to answer. Do not send your child here unless you want a fast paced school that lacks in english, reading, language arts and so forth. If you do have a child that attends be aware of that secretary, she will scream her brains out if your child is one minute late. I had the opportunity to observe that while being ignored for five minutes in that office. These poor children are so nervous. This school definitely needs to be put under a review.
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