Gospel Light Baptist Academy vs. St. Thomas Aquinas School
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School Overview
Top Rankings
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St. Thomas Aquinas School ranks among the top 20% of private schools in New Mexico for:
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Overview
Accredited, Distinctly Christian Education GLBA exists to provide a quality, Christ-centered education through excellence in academics and personal, Christian character development.
St. Thomas Aquinas School is staffed by the Religious Teachers of St. Lucy Filippini.
The Pontifical Institute of the Religious Teachers Filippini continues to serve the Church as its members live in community bound in a spousal covenant of love for God through their oblation in the spirit of poverty, chastity, and obedience.
Grades Offered
K-12
PK-8
Blue Ribbon School
No
No
Offers Post-Graduate Year
n/a
No
Learning Difference Programs
n/a
No
Year Founded
1999
2000
Students Body
Total Students
169 students
391 students
Student Body Type
Co-ed
Co-ed
% Students of Color
54%
72%
Students by Grade
Students by Grade
Pre-K Students
-
28
Kindergarten Students
19
35
Grade 1 Students
14
49
Grade 2 Students
18
35
Grade 3 Students
20
38
Grade 4 Students
20
48
Grade 5 Students
9
48
Grade 6 Students
12
45
Grade 7 Students
18
30
Grade 8 Students
7
35
Grade 9 Students
8
-
Grade 10 Students
9
-
Grade 11 Students
8
-
Grade 12 Students
7
-
Academics and Faculty
Total Classroom Teachers
19 teachers
23 teachers
% Faculty with Advance Degree
n/a
10%
Average Class Size
14
25
Teacher : Student Ratio
1:9
1:17
Classroom Dress Code
n/a
Formal
(Dennis Uniforms is our uniform supplier)
(Dennis Uniforms is our uniform supplier)
Finances and Admission
Admission Deadline
None / Rolling
None / Rolling
Tuition Cost
$2,850
$5,421
Tuition Notes
n/a
$300 per student registration fee. $500 per student Parish Subsidy Fee in addition to Tuition Cost.
% on Financial Aid
n/a
20%
Average Financial Aid Grant
n/a
$800
Acceptance Rate
n/a
99%
Admissions Director
Cheyenne Miller
Rosanne Sloan
Sports
Total Sports Offered
n/a
7
Extracurriculars
Total Extra-curric.Total Extracurriculars
n/a
7
Extra-curric.Extracurriculars
n/a
Band, BOY SCOUTS, CHESS CLUB, CUB SCOUTS, GIRLS SCOUTS, ROBOTICS CLUB, ST. LUCY CLUB