What makes East Somerville Community School special?

ESCS lives its motto, "Every Student Can Succeed," by preparing students for life-long learning and high achievement in their futures. A dedicated staff work within a team approach, combining high quality and challenging classroom instruction with academic support. ESCS offers the best qualities of a large school with a welcoming and respectful atmosphere in a culturally diverse and rich neighborhood. Every student feels like a valued community member.

The newly-built ESCS features state-of-the-art technology, a beautiful auditorium, several recreation facilities, outdoor learning environments including a school garden courtyard, energy-saving features, and more.

In addition to our state-of-the-art facilities, we are home to two programs unique to the district.

K-8 Home to the UNIDOS bilingual / bi-cultural Spanish-English immersion program. 

K-8 Home of El Sistema Somerville, a district-wide intensive afterschool music experience based on an internationally recognized instructional model.