The Next Street - West Springfield Driving School

Fantastic experience: My instructors (Alex Rodriguez and Nicole) were wonderful! I felt very at ease throughout the lesson, and the instructions were very clear and easy to follow. I learned a lot of techniques to practice for my license test, and I have confidence that I will be able to replicate the maneuvers on my own in the future thanks to the instruction.

Fantastic experience: Danielle Smith was a great and patient instructor

Fantastic experience: Teacher Danielle Smith was an excellent instructor. She explained everything clearly and made sure I understood before moving on to the next slide. She helped me understand many things and always went above and beyond to make sure her students learned. She is friendly, patient, and dedicated. I highly recommend her and the West Springfield location

Fantastic experience: Ms D. Smith is the best instructer class was amazing free food and candy I love her as my teacher I know I will make it as a great driver

Fantastic experience: Ms. Danielle Smith is wonderful! I learned a lot from her. She’s very patient, knowledgeable, and hands-on during our driving classes. I really appreciate how she makes sure we understand everything before moving on. Highly recommended!

Fantastic experience: Teacher (Danielle Smith) was very thorough and sensibly answered all of the class's questions. Additionally, the class was extremely interactive - and in my case - snacks/candy was provided, stimulating participation. Driving portion is also thorough and helpful. Would recommend to people looking for lifelong driving tips! Thanks!

Fantastic experience: Danelle Smith was a very good teacher she explained everything perfectly and very understandable.

Fantastic experience: Ms smith best instructor, helped me parallel park like a pro dont go to any other driving school, this is definitely the best. Very fast service and lovely lessons.

Fantastic experience: Smith. Amazing teacher.

Fantastic experience: Ms. Smith

Fantastic experience: very cool danielle smith was a great instructor

Fantastic experience: Amazing experience! I feel very confident. Jose is very patient and knowledgeable. 100 percent recommend them!

Fantastic experience: Learning to drive later in life—especially as a woman—came with layers of fear I didn’t even know I was carrying. Growing up in Lima, Peru, I was told it had some of the worst traffic accidents in the world, and my father never let me drive. Later in life, circumstances pulled me away from this goal entirely. For years I believed driving just wasn’t meant for me. But The Next Street Driving School changed that—thanks especially to Paivo and Jose. Paivo has a calm, grounded presence that made me feel safe right away. What stood out most was that he didn’t hold my hand unnecessarily—he observed my driving with quiet confidence and let me prove to myself that I was more capable than I realized. That kind of trust, especially coming from an instructor, was powerful. It wasn’t that he went easy on me—it was that he saw my potential and gave me room to rise to it. That made all the difference. Jose, by contrast, is beautifully detail-oriented. He’s thorough, attentive, and makes sure nothing is left out. He breaks down every maneuver with care, and for someone like me who appreciates structure, his style felt like a true gift. Even if you think you're a beginner, you’ll walk away from a lesson with Jose feeling like a real driver—with real tools, real awareness, and real confidence. As a woman in my 30s who once feared she'd missed her chance, this journey has been unexpectedly empowering. These instructors didn’t just teach me how to drive. They helped me realize I could own the road, trust myself, and take back control over a part of life that had always felt out of reach. I still have more lessons ahead, and for this reason, I will choose The Next Street Driving School—because of how much they’ve already given me spiritually, psychologically, and practically. If you're starting late, feeling nervous, or doubting yourself—especially as a woman—know that you’ll be seen, respected, and uplifted here. I’m so grateful I found this school.

Fantastic experience: good experience with Jose. very explanatory and learned some new important things that are a must for the divers test.

Fantastic experience: Javier west spring field, he helped me alot and make me be more confident in my abilities to drive

Fantastic experience: Javier in West Springfield was a fantastic instructor who made me feel confident with my driving skills and easily taught me new ones!

Fantastic experience: I had Javier in westspringfield. I was observer he was a great instructor giving good pointers on driving in specific situations and how i can apply it to my own driving

Fantastic experience: Javier, West Springfield. Great advice!

Fantastic experience: Javier in west Springfield gave great instruction. Very patient helped me improve my driving skills. Best instructor I have had yet.

Fantastic experience: Javier and jose gave great instruction

Fantastic experience: I had Javier in west Springfield and he was great he taught at a good paste and was patient.

Fantastic experience: Got my license yesterday! José was a great instructor.

Fantastic experience: I have a great experience with this driving school. My instructor was Pavio, he was patient, informative and he put my mind at ease. He was awesome

Fantastic experience: Before I go into my review, I want to thank Paivo & Jose. They both have advocated for me in times when I had some difficulties with TNS. For instance there was a time when I scheduled a lesson in West Springfield, and for some reason the lesson was actually booked in Westfield. I was waiting outside in the cold for at least an hour or two wondering if I actually missed the lesson and was worried about a no-show fee and that’s when Paivo let me in after finishing a lesson with another student and he contacted the support team that on my behalf and turns out there was a technical error of some sort and I had to reschedule. As for Jose, he has advocated for bigger vehicles for larger students (such as myself) since in my first lesson I actually struggled to get into the vehicle. Both have taken the time to advocate for me whenever I experienced difficulties and both have also taken the time to teach me how to drive on the road properly. It took a couple road tests, but it got done and I am forever grateful. My only complaint with TNS is I wish there bigger vehicles for students, other than that the staff was phenomenal.

Fantastic experience: The Next Street Driving school is the best driving school. I had met a few people here and there, and it was just amazing. Jose made the zoom class feel comfortable and understanding. He explains things really well, makes sure you understand the context, and overall he’s an outstanding guy. He had also been my instructor which was also such a good experience. Paivo on the other hand was my first instructor. I was super nervous the first day and he helped me calm down, he’s super open and chill. His humor is amazing..(both of them) Thank you The Next Street

Fantastic experience: I took a few lessons at The Next Street in West Springfield, and my instructors were Joseph, Danielle, and Jose. The three of them were very kind and knowledgeable. Today, I took my driver’s test with the school and passed. Thank you guys!

Fantastic experience: I learned alot of things from Jose Acevedo very helpful and easy methods !

Fantastic experience: Danielle and Gabby are great instructors! I’d definitely recommend Next Street, the instructors really care and are super knowledgeable and helpful. They also give great feedback and tips to help you become the best driver you can be.

Fantastic experience: Gabby was an excellent instructor today. She was very helpful and help me learn and gain more confidence on my parallel parking as well as my 50ft backup.

Fantastic experience: Shoutout Jose for showing me the proper way on how to maneuver behind the wheel, passed the test smoothly all thanks to him! Shoutout Paivo and Joe as well, great team overall.

Fantastic experience: Danielle is an amazing instructor she’s really helpful of the monovers, also she’s really sweet too, the best instructor!

Fantastic experience: I’ve had my instructor Danielle a couple times now and she is so fun to be around and a really good teacher all around. When I had questions she had answers for me, she would explain it in a way I would be able to understand it. Overall I love having her and she is my favorite instructor.

Fantastic experience: Joe helped me pass my test by a land slide. Props to him and his team.

Negative experience: Takes forever to get a hold of somebody . Barely has openings but quick to take your money oh and they get 10% of whatever you pay when you want a refund for no services ! 0/10 would never recommend I had to reach out to them to get a refund . They were not in contact . I recommend united driving or any other school.

Fantastic experience: Getting your driver license is something very important, however learning how to drive and get ready for the road test is a whole new experience that stays with us for ever. Having my driving lessons with Joseph Shink has been the best that could happened to me during this journey. He is very professional, very focus on teaching you everything you need and the most important, he is a teacher with a lot a patience, who will always pay attention to your questions and the skills you need to improve.

Fantastic experience: I’ve been doing my lessons with Bob and it has been nothing short of amazing! I’ve been able to build up my confidence with his help and support! He’s very informative, makes the experience very comfortable for all and best of all, a comedic! I highly recommend Bob to any future oncoming students!

Fantastic experience: My son has improved so much thanks to his driving coach Bob. He is excellent at telling him what to do and corrects him in a nice manner. You can tell that Bob is there to really teach the kids. I will recommend the next street driving school and ask for Bob!

Fantastic experience: Best driving school around no complaints. Love all the instructors but can’t forget to mention Bob who is hands down the best parallel parking instructor in the nation!

Fantastic experience: I started at the next street driving school in September this year in the full driving school package. I’ve gained more knowledge, how to’s and confidence learning and practicing driving than I would have had I not enrolled or just did driving lessons without the classroom portion. The instructors are very knowledgeable and kind, very patient and make you feel calm and safe on the road and makes the classroom enjoyable, even humorous at times to lighten up the more serious conversations after a period of time. I love that I get to choose my pace and what I’d like to work on more or less and they help you learn what your strengths are and what you need to work on. The instructors don’t make you feel bad or a failure when you make a mistake but they kindly correct you and remind you how to do things the right way and what happens on test day if you do it incorrectly. They use your mistakes to guide you the right way so you get better at it. Overall I really enjoy attending this driving school and will recommend 100% and one day bring my kids here to learn also. Plus they are flexible with any schedule and payment plans/options.

Fantastic experience: Excellent service and instruction. Their teaching methodology is effective and someone will definitely learn good defensive driving. Highly recommended.

Negative experience: Your questions make no sense has nothing to do with driving and your questions don’t correctly go with the answers. Questions are also not fully explained in a actual driving scenario 0/10 recommendation