About Us

The Edith C. Baker School serves the Chestnut Hill and South Brookline neighborhoods of Brookline and is one of the largest elementary schools in the town, with a population of over 650 students. Baker School is an “international” school, where fully one-third of the student population speaks English as a second language at home. A vibrant PTO organizes numerous educational and social events throughout the year to nurture and maintain a sense of school community. Baker School utilizes the resources of the K-8 structure and encourages cross-grade level partnerships.

School Hours

M, Tu, W, Th: 8:00 AM - 2:30 PM

F: 8:00 AM - 1:40 PM

Address: 205 Beverly Road

Chestnut Hill, MA 02467

Phone: (617) 879-4500

Fax: (617) 879-4505

Click here for a map of our location

Please call 617-879-4508 if your child is not going to be in school. You can call anytime and leave a message. Be sure to state your child's name and classroom teacher and the reason for the absence.

For a list of important and frequently used telephone numbers and websites, please click here. Versions are also available in Arabic & Korean.

Saeed Ola Interim Principal

Joshua Howe Vice Principal, Gr K-4

Alison Henry Vice Principal, Gr 5-8

Class/Homeroom Placements

Baker families will be informed of classroom and homeroom placements during the second or third week of August - most likely during the week of August 14, 2023.

The placement announcements will arrive via email. All families in the Public Schools of Brookline (PSB) will receive a notification directly from the district to log in to the PSB Aspen Parent Portal. If you have any problems accessing PSB's Aspen Parent Portal, please contact datateam@psbma.org immediately. You can also call the district phone number at (617) 730-2401.

Friendly Reminder: Given all that has gone into creating balanced class/homeroom assignments for this year, we cannot accept requests for changes. Class/homeroom assignments are firm and will not change. Thank you for your understanding, cooperation, and support with this.

Supply Lists

The supplies listed here are for classroom use. Once class/ homeroom placements are announced (see above), please contact teachers directly with any questions - teachers' contact information can be found here.

On Friday, September 16, Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona recognized Baker School as a 2022 National Blue Ribbon School. National Blue Ribbon Schools also serve as models of effective school practices for state and district educators and other schools nationwide. Baker was officially awarded as one of four “exemplary high-performance schools” in Massachusetts. A National Blue Ribbon School recognition is also widely acknowledged as a symbol of exemplary teaching and learning. As such, we are excited to share and model these effective practices and developments - not only with our peers in Brookline, but with other schools and educators in our nation!

Congratulations to Baker students, teachers, staff, families, and community for all of the hard work and efforts in creating a safe and engaging environment for our school. We look forward to continuing this tradition and culture of excellence in this upcoming school year and beyond!

The PSB Health Services Department hope that you and your families are well and finding ways to manage and balance the many things asked of us during this unprecedented time in our lives.

Please click here to access the PSB Health Services website.