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What does GreatSchools Reviews Scraper do?

Introduction

GreatSchools.org is the leading U.S. school ratings and reviews platform used by millions of parents, educators, and researchers. It provides comprehensive school profiles, ratings, and community reviews for K-12 schools across the United States.

Scraper Overview

This Actor extracts structured review data from GreatSchools school profile pages. It uses an efficient HTTP-only approach (no browser required) by parsing embedded JSON data directly from page source, making it fast and cost-effective.

Key Features

• No browser needed — Uses CheerioCrawler for fast, lightweight HTTP scraping
• Automatic pagination — Follows all review pages automatically
• Multiple schools — Process many school URLs in a single run
• Configurable limits — Set max reviews per school and total request limits
• Structured output — Clean, normalized data ready for analysis
• Proxy support — Works with Apify Proxy or custom proxy configuration

Input and Output Specifications

Example Input URLs

Any GreatSchools school URL works — both profile and review page formats:

• https://www.greatschools.org/california/los-angeles/8534-WISH-Community-School/
• https://www.greatschools.org/california/los-angeles/8534-WISH-Community-School/reviews/
• https://www.greatschools.org/new-york/new-york/1234-Some-School/

Input Format

{
"startUrls":[{"url":"https://www.greatschools.org/california/los-angeles/8534-WISH-Community-School/"}],
"maxReviewsPerSchool":100,
"maxRequestsPerCrawl":200,
"maxConcurrency":5,
"proxyConfiguration":{
"useApifyProxy":true
}
}

Output Fields

Each review record contains:

Example Output

{
"schoolName":"WISH Community School",
"schoolId":8534,
"schoolUrl":"https://www.greatschools.org/california/los-angeles/8534-WISH-Community-School/",
"reviewId":3934418,
"reviewerType":"parent",
"reviewerTypeLabel":"Parent/Guardian",
"starRating":5,
"reviewDate":"January 15, 2024",
"reviewDateRaw":"2024-01-15T09:30:00-08:00",
"reviewText":"This school has been amazing for our family...",
"topicalRatings":[
{
"topic":"Homework",
"topicLabel":"Amount of homework",
"answerLabel":"This school has an effective approach to homework:",
"rating":4,
"answer":"agree",
"comment":null
},
{
"topic":"Teachers",
"topicLabel":"Teacher effectiveness",
"answerLabel":"Teachers at this school are effective:",
"rating":5,
"answer":"strongly_agree",
"comment":"The teachers truly care about every student."
}
],
"wouldRecommend":true,
"schoolResponse":null,
"sourceUrl":"https://www.greatschools.org/california/los-angeles/8534-WISH-Community-School/reviews/",
"scrapedAt":"2026-03-03T12:00:00.000Z"
}

Use Cases

• Sentiment analysis — Analyze parent and community sentiment about schools
• School reputation monitoring — Track rating changes over time
• District-level aggregation — Compare schools within a district
• Research datasets — Build structured datasets for education research
• Real estate insights — Correlate school reviews with property data
• Topical analysis — Break down feedback by categories (homework, teachers, bullying, etc.)

Contact

If you encounter any issues or have feature requests, feel free to reach out via my Apify profile.