St. Margaret Mary School vs. St. Catherine Laboure School
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Overview
St. Margaret Mary School provides an exceptional Catholic education in a community unified by faith ih Jesus Christ and empowered by his Gospel.
We serve the children of St. Margaret Marys, Our Lady of the Blessed Sacrament and St. Matthews Parishes.
Our student represent varied cultural and racial backgrounds. Our students learn through a well-rounded curriculum including daily religion classes, computer, art, music, physical education and foreign language (Spanish).
Advanced Math and Language Arts classes are offered to the 7th and 8th grades.
At St. Margaret Mary School, the children receive an excellent academic training.
Education research indicates that nationwide Catholic school students consistently outperform other schools on tests for math, reading and science.
It is the mission of St. Catherine Laboure School to provide our students with an education of the highest academic excellence while integrating into that education the Church's spiritual teachings, in order to help our students form solid spiritual values in themselves and healthy relationships with each other and the world around them.
Our students are the essence of our being. We will dedicate our efforts to creating an environment that will advance and support the personal developments of our students, while rewarding and challenging them, as they strive to reach their fullest educational and spiritual potential.
While our students are our future, our tachers are unquestionably the shapers of that future.
We are committed to offering the most well qualified faculty in order to ensure the best academic achievement and spiritual growth of all our students.
While the world is becoming an ever more complex place in which to live, we are committed not only to teach our children to think, but to think making life's decisions according to God's plan and His teachings of love, peace, honesty, integrity and the Golden Rule.
Grades Offered
PK-8
PK-8
Blue Ribbon School
No
No
Students Body
Total Students
258 students
428 students
Student Body Type
Co-ed
Co-ed
% Students of Color
38%
22%
Students by Grade
Students by Grade
Pre-K Students
21
56
Kindergarten Students
31
42
Grade 1 Students
20
37
Grade 2 Students
16
38
Grade 3 Students
24
36
Grade 4 Students
17
38
Grade 5 Students
45
47
Grade 6 Students
17
37
Grade 7 Students
28
37
Grade 8 Students
39
60
Academics and Faculty
Total Classroom Teachers
14 teachers
28 teachers
Teacher : Student Ratio
1:18
1:15
Finances and Admission
Admission Deadline
None / Rolling
None / Rolling