8.6/10607 votesLoading...#1 - Party
Season 3 Episode 14 - Aired 5/22/2024
It’s the last day of school! Ahead of summer vacation, Janine throws the perfect end-of-year party for her colleagues and friends, taking all their interests into consideration.
Director: Randall Einhorn
Writer: Chad Morton, Rebekka Pesqueira
8.5/10978 votesLoading...#2 - Teacher Conference
Season 2 Episode 16 - Aired 2/22/2023
The Abbott staff heads to the Pennsylvania Educational Conference. Gregory reluctantly attends after a disagreement with Amber and bonds with Janine over their similarities. Jacob finds himself charmed by the Addington teachers.
Director: Randall Einhorn
Writer: Kate Peterman
8.5/10836 votesLoading...#3 - Festival
Season 2 Episode 19 - Aired 3/15/2023
Abbott Elementary rallies together to fight the threat from Legendary Charter Schools. Ava pitches a festival to draw parents to school and collect their signatures for a petition. However, Draemond shows up with the intention of derailing the event.
Director: Randall Einhorn
Writer: Brian Rubenstein
8.4/101,299 votesLoading...#4 - Work Family
Season 1 Episode 8 - Aired 2/15/2022
After Jacob reveals a detail about his personal life, Janine realizes she doesn't know the other teachers as well as she thought; Gregory's stern teaching approach is causing his whole class to underperform.
Director: Jaime Eliezer Karas
Writer: Justin Tan
8.3/101,080 votesLoading...#5 - Zoo Balloon
Season 1 Episode 13 - Aired 4/12/2022
While on Abbott's annual zoo field trip, Tariq reveals that he has been offered a job in New York; Janine struggles with a big choice; Barbara starts questioning her future after finding out her favorite tuatara has been retired because of old age.
Director: Randall Einhorn
Writer: Jordan Temple
8.3/101,044 votesLoading...#6 - Candy Zombies
Season 2 Episode 6 - Aired 10/26/2022
It’s Halloween at Abbott Elementary! When a student steals a bag of candy meant to be given out to the kids at the end of the day and starts distributing it during school hours, the teachers band together to find the culprit. Meanwhile, Janine is invited to a Halloween party by an old friend and starts to reconsider her personal life.
Director: Shahrzad Davani
Writer: Kate Peterman
8.2/10835 votesLoading...#7 - Valentine's Day
Season 2 Episode 14 - Aired 2/8/2023
On Valentine’s Day, the Abbott teachers discuss their relationships and plans for the holiday. Janine finds out one of her students has a crush on her and when turning to a colleague for advice, she inadvertently learns a secret about another teacher. Elsewhere, Ava sits in on Jacob’s Black History class after receiving a complaint
Director: Justin Tan
Writer: Justin Tan
8.2/10768 votesLoading...#8 - Smoking
Season 3 Episode 4 - Aired 2/21/2024
After a student is caught smoking, the Abbott staff come together to revamp the outdated drug policy. Meanwhile, Janine tries to prep the new substitute teacher for her class but finds it challenging to give up her former role.
Director: Randall Einhorn
Writer: Jordan Temple
8.1/101,111 votesLoading...#9 - Desking
Season 1 Episode 11 - Aired 3/29/2022
When the students start participating in a new online trend that causes disruption to the school, the teachers band together to put an end to it. Meanwhile, Mr. Johnson provides comforting life advice to Gregory; and later, the teachers finally meet Jacob’s boyfriend, Zach, who joins in to help stop the students “desking.”
Director: Melissa Kosar
Writer: Morgan Murphy
8.1/101,092 votesLoading...#10 - Development Day
Season 2 Episode 1 - Aired 9/21/2022
The teachers are back for development week, a time to prepare for the upcoming year. Janine is determined to start the year off right and leave her problems at home. Ava runs a side hustle out of the school parking lot.
Director: Randall Einhorn
Writer: Quinta Brunson
8.1/10914 votesLoading...#11 - Sick Day
Season 2 Episode 9 - Aired 11/30/2022
Janine is out sick for the day; but with the substitute teacher shortage, Ava grows desperate and must step in herself to help out. She starts the day in an unconventional fashion, disrupting the students’ typical routine as well as neighboring classrooms. Meanwhile, Barbara and Melissa revel in the quieter-than-normal teacher’s lounge.
Director: Randall Einhorn
Writer: Riley Dufurrena
8.1/10926 votesLoading...#12 - Holiday Hookah
Season 2 Episode 10 - Aired 12/7/2022
On the last day of school before winter break, Janine is convinced by her friend to go to a popular hookah club where she runs into unexpected colleagues. Elsewhere, Jacob crashes Barbara and Melissa's traditional holiday dinner and in the process begins to learn the true meaning of Christmas.
Director: Randall Einhorn
Writer: Brian Rubenstein
8.1/10747 votesLoading...#13 - Educator of the Year
Season 2 Episode 20 - Aired 4/5/2023
Gregory is named Educator of the Year. Later, Janine deals with a difficult student, and it's revealed that Barbara hasn't completed her teaching requirements.
Director: Claire Scanlon
Writer: Jordan Temple
8.1/10767 votesLoading...#14 - Mom
Season 2 Episode 21 - Aired 4/12/2023
Janine's plan for a Memorial Day weekend solo trip is derailed when her mother shows up unannounced asking for help; Gregory notices his colleagues are great at small talk and realizes he needs to brush up on his people skills.
Director: Randall Einhorn
Writer: Ava Coleman
8.1/10751 votesLoading...#15 - Franklin Institute
Season 2 Episode 22 - Aired 4/19/2023
Abbott Elementary takes a field trip to the Franklin Institute; Gregory is eager to spend time with a reluctant Janine; Ava teaches the students about aliens, which leads to chaos.
Director: Randall Einhorn
Writer: Britanni Nichols
8.1/10506 votesLoading...#16 - Smith Playground
Season 3 Episode 13 - Aired 5/15/2024
Jacob manages to pull off a schoolwide field trip to the park; however, when Abbott must share the playground, the fun and games turn competitive. Elsewhere, Mr. Johnson enjoys having an empty school to himself.
Director: Jaime Eliezer Karas
Writer: Brian Rubenstein
8.0/101,081 votesLoading...#17 - Open House
Season 1 Episode 10 - Aired 3/22/2022
It’s Open House night at Abbott Elementary, and while Janine prepares to meet her struggling student’s mother, the rest of the faculty uses the time to relax. Gregory is taken aback when he learns how Ava got the principal job, and later, Barbara’s daughter’s visit creates a commotion in more ways than one when
Director: Jennifer Celotta
Writer: Brian Rubenstein
8.0/10829 votesLoading...#18 - Read-a-Thon
Season 2 Episode 11 - Aired 1/4/2023
The competition heats up between Melissa and Janine as their classrooms go head-to-head in a read-a-thon sponsored by a local pizza shop. Both teachers encourage their students to hit the books hard but face some unexpected obstacles on their path to pizza glory. Meanwhile, Jacob and Gregory join forces and attempt to get their student-podcasting club off the ground.
Director: Dime Davis
Writer: Garrett Werner
8.0/10839 votesLoading...#19 - Fundraiser
Season 2 Episode 13 - Aired 1/18/2023
Barbara organizes a candy-selling fundraiser to raise money for a school field trip to the science museum. When sales don’t go as planned, Ava steps in to teach the students new, unconventional selling tactics. Elsewhere, Mr. Johnson and Jacob butt heads about how to take care of a cat found in the janitor’s closet.
Director: Randall Einhorn
Writer: Britanni Nichols
8.0/10790 votesLoading...#20 - Teacher Appreciation
Season 2 Episode 18 - Aired 3/8/2023
It’s Teacher Appreciation Day. When the district gives Abbott two courtside tickets to a 76ers game, the teachers must decide who deserves them. Later, Janine invites the teachers to her house for game night and her sister, Ayesha, comes to visit.
Director: Randall Einhorn
Writer: Morgan Murphy
8.0/10750 votesLoading...#21 - Career Day (1) / Career Day (2)
Season 3 Episode 1 - Aired 2/7/2024
It's a new year at Abbott Elementary, and Janine is as eager as ever. She plans a district-wide initiative - Career Day - and is anxious for it to be a success. Meanwhile, Ava has a new approach to her job, and Melissa is asked a surprising question.
Director: Randall Einhorn
Writer: Quinta Brunson
8.0/10628 votesLoading...#22 - Librarian
Season 3 Episode 7 - Aired 3/13/2024
Janine spearheads a pilot program that brings a librarian to Abbott; however, when friction arises with one of the teachers, it strains Janine's relationships with both parties. Meanwhile, both Melissa and Jacob deal with some big changes at home.
Director: Karan Soni
Writer: Morgan Murphy
8.0/101 votesLoading...#23 - Class Pet
Season 4 Episode 3 - Aired 10/23/2024
Janine gets a budget for class pets, but Melissa is resistant to taking on the added work and responsibility for her room's guinea pig; an IT rep from the school district arrives to set up new computers.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
7.9/101,390 votesLoading...#24 - Wishlist
Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 1/11/2022
The teachers to ask the local community for new school supplies. Janine takes to TikTok and with Ava’s assistance, her video is a success and goes viral. Janine encourages Gregory to decorate his classroom.
Director: Randall Einhorn
Writer: Morgan Murphy
7.9/101,132 votesLoading...#25 - Step Class
Season 1 Episode 9 - Aired 2/22/2022
Janine is thrilled when Ava asks to help her teach the after-school step class, but the two don’t see eye to eye on how to run the program. Later, when Barbara, Melissa and Jacob plan an “eat-off” to decide who makes the best pizza in Philadelphia, Gregory is forced to reveal a secret
Director: Shahrzad Davani
Writer: Joya McCrory
The Best Episodes of Abbott Elementary
Every episode of Abbott Elementary ranked from best to worst. Let's dive into the Best Episodes of Abbott Elementary!
In this workplace comedy, a group of dedicated, passionate teachers — and a slightly tone-deaf principal — are brought together in a Philadelphia public school...
Genre:Comedy
Network:ABC
Top Episode Ratings Summary
"Party" is the best rated episode of "Abbott Elementary". It scored 8.6/10 based on 607 votes. Directed by Randall Einhorn and written by Chad Morton, Rebekka Pesqueira, it aired on 5/22/2024. This episode scored 0.1 points higher than the second highest rated, "Teacher Conference".