Lexington Public Schools (Massachusetts)
public school in Lexington, Middlesex County, MA, United States
Lexington Public Schools is a public school district in Lexington, Massachusetts, United States. The district comprises six elementary schools, two middle schools, and a high school. Each elementary and middle school is named after an important figure in Lexington's history.
District schools
There are nine schools in the Lexington Public School district:
Bowman Elementary School
Bridge Elementary School
Joseph Estabrook Elementary School
Fiske Elementary School
Harrington Elementary School
Maria Hastings Elementary School
Jonas Clarke Middle School
William Diamond Middle School
Lexington High School
Elementary schools
Lexington's six elementary schools - Bowman, Bridge, Joseph Estabrook, Fiske, Harrington, and Hastings - serve students in kindergarten through 5th grade.
Bowman Elementary School
Bowman Elementary is named for the descendants of Nathaniel Bowman, the progenitor of an important family in Lexington's history. The current principal at Bowman is Jenny Corduck. The mascot of the school is the Bowman Bear.
Bridge Elementary School
Bridge Elementary is named for the descendants of Matthew Bridge, to whom the once-farmland around the school site formerly belonged. A mural on the front side of the school building represents "working together". The current principal at Bridge is Meg Colella.
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