St Thomas School

428 South Fort Thomas Avenue, Fort Thomas, KY, 41075-0410
Tel: (859)572-4641
Grades: NS - 8 | 207 students
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St. Thomas Catholic School was founded in 1903 by the Sisters of Divine Providence. St. Thomas School offers a tradition of Academic excellence with firm and loving discipline. We offer preschool programs for children aged three to five, including a popular pre-kindergarten program, which continues to the eighth grade in our main school. Saint Thomas School will partner with the family to educate the child using Christian values, superior academics, and loving discipline in a Catholic academic community graced by the Spirit of Christ.

School Overview:
St Thomas School
Religious Affiliation Roman Catholic
Grades Offered Grades Nursery/Preschool - 8
Year Founded 1903
Awards Honored for National Blue Ribbon Award Blue Ribbon School - Selected in 2006
Student Body
Total Students 207 students
Student Body Type Co-ed
Students by Grade
 
Academics and Faculty
Total Classroom Teachers 25 teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio 9:1 (National school avg.: 13:1)
% Faculty w/Advanced Degree 80%
Classroom dress code Formal
Admission Deadline None / Rolling
Sports
Total Sports Offered 4 sports
Sports
Basketball Cheering
Soccer Volleyball

School Notes:

  • St. Thomas was nationally recognized as a Blue Ribbon School in 2006 based on our standardized test scores, foreign language program, and our connections to the community.
  • St. Thomas School was recognized as a Service Learning School of Contribution for the 2007-08, 2008-09 2009-10 school years.
  • Results from the ACRE test (religion test developed by the National Catholic Educators’ Association and mandated by the Diocese of Covington) show that St. Thomas students in grade 5 scored an average of 6% points higher, and students in grade 8 scored an average of 10.5% points higher than the average student in Catholic schools across the nation.
  • Students attending St. Thomas have the availability of academic testing and services provided by the Ft. Thomas School System
  • Students at St. Thomas have a chance to participate in academic competitions, like the Northern Kentucky Academic League, Governor’s Cup, and Math Counts, as early as fourth grade.
  • In 2011 one of our 8th graders had the top score in NCC’s placement test; an additional student scored in the top 10 of NCC’s test. Another of our students scored in the top two in Villa Madonna’s placement test.
  • Our principal, Ms. Sharon Bresler, was named 2010 Outstanding Principal by the Diocese of Covington’s Department of Catechesis and Formation and the 2011 National Catholic Educators’ Association’s Distinguished Principal Award for the Southeast Region, which covers the five states of Kentucky, Tennessee, Mississippi, Alabama, and Louisiana.
  • Five of our students placed in the 2010 Diocesan Academic Competition; Math (1st), Oratory (2nd), Social Studies (1st), Art (2nd), and Storytelling (3rd).
  • In 2007-2008, five St. Thomas students’ art pieces were entered in the 3rd Annual Art Off-Pike Juried Neighborhood Art Show and Music Festival, and three of them won awards.
  • In 2007-2008, six St. Thomas students’ art pieces placed in the Regional Scholastic Art Competition.
  • Starting in pre-kindergarten, our students enjoy enrichment classes in the areas of Spanish, music, physical education, library, and technology. In kindergarten, art is added.
  • In the last 12 years St. Thomas has received over $100,000 in grants and awards to enhance many programs in our school including technology, science, and art.

Nearby Schools:

St Thomas School
Gr. Nursery/Preschool-8 | 0 mi. away
Abby's Child Enrichment Center
Gr. K | 1.1 mi. away
St Therese School
Gr. K-8 | 1.3 mi. away
St Catherine Of Siena
Gr. K-8 | 1.7 mi. away
Newport Central Catholic High School
Gr. 9-12 | 1.9 mi. away
Cornerstone Montessori School
Gr. PK-8 | 2 mi. away

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