The Edith C. Baker School is Brookline's second largest elementary, serving nearly 700 children from the Chestnut Hill and South Brookline communities. A richly diverse school where nearly one-third of students speak English as a second language, the Baker School is home to both the system-wide Korean English Language Learners and Cognitively Impaired Special Education programs. The Brookline Early Education Program runs pre-kindergarten classes at the school.
Two new wings were added when the Baker School was renovated in 2000, creating space for a new library, cafeteria and classrooms. Dr. Mary Brown serves as principal.
The Heath School is Brookline's smallest elementary, serving around 419 students from the Chestnut Hill neighborhood. The school building, located on a quiet residential street off Route 9, was fully renovated in 1996.
The Brookline Early Education Program runs pre-kindergarten classes at the Heath School. Milly Katzman serves as principal.
Boston College is a nationally renowned school with more than 80 departments offering degrees at the undergraduate and graduate level. Its main campus, which sprawls over approximately 175 acres in Chestnut Hill, is home to the majority of the college's academic buildings, residence halls and sports facilties. Its adjunct Newton campus, a mile westward, houses additional department offices, student housing and the law school.