Our Lady Of Perpetual Help vs. St. Catherine Laboure School
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School Overview
Top Rankings
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Overview
Our Lady of Perpetual Help School is the largest Catholic elementary school in the Chicago Archdiocese.
When you select OLPH School, you join a community bound by a mission of faith, with families passionate about education, students fully engaged in their learning, and teachers committed to their practice as caring professionals. Explore the website, tour the school, ask questions.
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A Premier Private Education in the Finest Catholic Tradition.
St. Catherine Laboure School is a Catholic Community dedicated to learning, prayer, and service.
We are committed to the development of each student as a person with unique abilities and needs.
St. Catherine Laboure School teaches the values of Jesus and the Catholic Church in an atmosphere of love and discipline.
Teachers impart fundamental academic skills, the joy of learning, a positive sense of self-awareness, and community spirit, while recognizing each student's individuality and importance.
St. Catherine Laboure School is proud of its past.
With the support of parents and the parish community, we anticipate the future with faith and determination. Recognizing the parent as the primary teacher, St. Catherine Laboure School fosters a strong home-school partnership in order to provide quality education for each student.
Our Catholic School environment promotes intellectual, spiritual, emotional, physical, and social growth while nurturing the self-esteem and self-confidence so vital to learning.
Grades Offered
NS-8
PK-8
Blue Ribbon School
No
No
Offers Post-Graduate Year
No
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Learning Difference Programs
Yes
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Learning Programs Supported
Speech & Language, Learning, Reading
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Year Founded
1929
1962
Students Body
Total Students
821 students
173 students
Student Body Type
Co-ed
Co-ed
% Students of Color
4%
58%
Students by Grade
Students by Grade
Pre-K Students
107
39
Kindergarten Students
101
17
Grade 1 Students
68
14
Grade 2 Students
73
16
Grade 3 Students
65
16
Grade 4 Students
66
17
Grade 5 Students
86
14
Grade 6 Students
89
14
Grade 7 Students
70
16
Grade 8 Students
96
10
Academics and Faculty
Total Classroom Teachers
60 teachers
12 teachers
% Faculty with Advance Degree
45%
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Average Class Size
21
16
Teacher : Student Ratio
1:14
1:14
Classroom Dress Code
Formal
(school uniform from Dennis Uniform, varies by grade level)
(school uniform from Dennis Uniform, varies by grade level)
Formal
(Students in K-8 wear school issued uniforms)
(Students in K-8 wear school issued uniforms)
Finances and Admission
Admission Deadline
None / Rolling
None / Rolling
Tuition Cost
$6,460
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Tuition Notes
tuition listed is the parishioner rate for K-8
Please contact school office for tuition information on specific grade levels.
Sports
Total Sports Offered
9
5
Extracurriculars
Total Extra-curric.Total Extracurriculars
7
2
Extra-curric.Extracurriculars
After School Clubs, Band Program, Boy Scouts, Chorus, Girl Scouts, Science Olympiad Team, Theatre Club
Band, Chess Club