DID YOU KNOW?
100% of our graduates have been accepted into top-rated private, independent, and Catholic schools.
Our principal welcomes each student each day with a personal greeting.
Our students excel due to our traditional and disciplined approach to reading, writing, math, and study skills for homework.
Our classrooms promote respect and kindness to others as well as commitment to social justice through community service programs.
Saint John School’s library has over 5,000 books in circulation and that a restricted gift of $4,000 was given this year to add to our collection and to meet the interest and needs of our youngest readers through Grade 6.
Saint John School offers a pre-school (age 3) and pre-kindergarten (age 4) program that includes up to four full days with an academic based curriculum that incorporates a “Handwriting without Tears” program.
Saint John School’s Kindergarten program is a convenient full day program and has been for 13 years.
We have dedicated spaces for art, music, computer instruction and a library which are provided to all students from pre-school through Grade 6.
Saint John School’s average class size for Kindergarten through Grade 6 is 15 students.
Saint John School uses the latest teaching tools. In addition to a state of the art computer lab (and computer classes for all children Pre-K and older), the school is equipped with six Polyvision Interactive White Boards in classrooms, two of which can move from one classroom to another.
Every student is given numerous public speaking opportunities during the school year, nurtured through participation in monthly masses, school-wide assemblies and classroom presentations.
Our graduates advance to top-rated, public, private, independent and Catholic schools in the area. Forty percent of the Saint John School Class of 2010 was offered academic scholarships, attesting to the impressive preparations the students receive at Saint John School.
On the first Friday of every month, students attend a school-wide liturgy. Each month a different grade actively participates in the liturgy through readings and presentation of the gifts.
We offer an after school enrichment program with selections for various age groups that include a rock band, chorus, art, newspaper, cooking and foreign languages.
Our fifth and sixth grade Community Service Group plans, publicizes and executes monthly service projects that involve the entire school and focus on the social justice needs of local, national, and international organizations.
The average sixth grader at Saint John School scored better than 90% of test takers nationally on both Math and Reading, and 78% higher than the national average in composite test scores.
The average sixth grader achieved Terra Nova scores indicating performance at the 11th grade level on average, five years higher than expected results.
Saint John School provides a strong foundation in fundamentals that propels students to future achievements at an impressive roster of middle schools, colleges and universities.
 

A Great Catholic School For Today’s Families

    • Academic Excellence
    • Faith Development
    • Community

    Saint John School is dedicated to developing the whole person within an atmosphere of Christian concern and commitment. As educators, we are devoted to the spiritual, intellectual, physical, emotional and social growth of the children. While recognizing and affirming each child’s uniqueness, we aim to help all children to become well-rounded, self- disciplined, self-confident people with respect for themselves and others. Our strong basic curriculum is fostered by the faculty and reinforced by parent involvement.

MEET THE STUDENTS

The purpose of the extra enrichment programs, funded by Saint John School Council, is to enhance and complement the curriculum at every grade level. Our goal is to expose students to the theater, symphony, museums, local history, and more. We work closely with the teachers to design just the right program and we spend many hours previewing and screening potential offerings. We also make sure the programs are spread out throughout the year and that each grade gets just what they...