St. James School vs. Lakewood Catholic Academy
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School Overview
Top Rankings
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Lakewood Catholic Academy ranks among the top 20% of private schools in Ohio for:
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Advanced Degrees
Student Body
Extracurriculars
Overview
St. James School serves 238 students in grades Kindergarten-8, is a member of the National Catholic Educational Association (NCEA).
The student:teacher of St. James School is 14:1 and the school's religious affiliation is Catholic.
Lakewood Catholic Academy opened in August 2005 as a consolidated Catholic school, joining together four existing Lakewood parish schools: Saint Clement, Saint James, Saint Luke, and Saints Cyril and Methodius.
Today, we serve students ages six weeks old through 8th grade.
We are one of the largest Catholic early childhood learning facilities in the state of Ohio, as well as the only Catholic school in the state to offer an International Baccalaureate middle school program.
Grades Offered
K-8
PK-8
Blue Ribbon School
No
Yes, selected in 2023
Offers Post-Graduate Year
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No
Learning Difference Programs
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Yes
Learning Programs Supported
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Mild Learning Differences
Year Founded
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2005
Students Body
Total Students
238 students
635 students
Student Body Type
Co-ed
Co-ed
% Students of Color
3%
4%
Students by Grade
Students by Grade
Nursery Students
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93
Pre-K Students
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106
Kindergarten Students
32
46
Grade 1 Students
33
56
Grade 2 Students
31
42
Grade 3 Students
34
47
Grade 4 Students
24
51
Grade 5 Students
25
52
Grade 6 Students
21
44
Grade 7 Students
18
43
Grade 8 Students
20
55
Academics and Faculty
Total Classroom Teachers
17 teachers
23 teachers
% Faculty with Advance Degree
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80%
Average Class Size
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23
Teacher : Student Ratio
1:14
1:28
Classroom Dress Code
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Formal
(Prescribed School Uniforms)
(Prescribed School Uniforms)
Finances and Admission
Admission Deadline
None / Rolling
None / Rolling
Tuition Cost
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$5,335
Tuition Notes
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Separate tuition rates apply for families who are active parishioners in a founding parish or other diocesan parish, or who have no parish affiliation.
% on Financial Aid
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90%
Average Financial Aid Grant
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$1,500
Admissions Director
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Patrick Straffen
Sports
Total Sports Offered
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7
Extracurriculars
Total Extra-curric.Total Extracurriculars
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13
Extra-curric.Extracurriculars
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Academic Challenge, Art Club, Band, Be The Change Club, Choir, Healthy Habits Club, Jump Rope Club, Junior Model United Nations, Knitting Club, Power of the Pen, Saints Theatre Society, Singing Saints, Student Ambassadors