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St. Angela Merici School

835 Melody Drive, Metairie, LA, 70002-0700 -

School Notes Overview:

St. Angela Merici School is a ministry of St. Angela Merici Parish. As such it receives its mandate from the missions statement and goals of St Angela Merici Parish. The school teaches and encourages values in our students which are in accord with the teachings of the Catholic Church. We expect our students to behave in a manner which is consistent with these teachings. They will be given ample opportunity to learn the Faith and thereby be given a basis to form moral values for the rest of their lives. The school expects all students to participate in the prayer life of the Church by daily prayers in school, school Mass, and various devotions throughout the year. Parents are expected to reinforce Catholic values and practices that are presented in the school. Parents should provide a home atmosphere which promotes prayer, regular Mass attendance, and those practices which are necessary to a development of the Catholic faith. Only through the cooperation between home and school can we hope to be successful with providing students with those skills and values that are essential to success in later life. As a result, we ask that parents provide a home environment that will assist the school with the total education program of its students. The school will work closely with the parents to assist the child to develop spiritually, morally, socially and emotionally as well as academically....

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School Overview:

	St. Angela Merici School
School Membership(s)	National Catholic Educational Association (NCEA)
Religious Affiliation	Roman Catholic
Grades Offered	Grades Prekindergarten - 8
Parish	Jefferson Parish, LA
Student Body
Total Students	540 students
Student Body Type	Co-ed
	This School	(LA) School Avg.
% Students of Color	5%	27%
Students by Grade
	Pre-K - 74 students
	Kind - 62 students
	Grade 1 - 46 students
	Grade 2 - 46 students
	Grade 3 - 52 students
	Grade 4 - 60 students
	Grade 5 - 52 students
	Grade 6 - 60 students
	Grade 7 - 60 students
	Grade 8 - 28 students
Academics and Faculty
Total Classroom Teachers	23 teachers
	This School	(LA) School Avg.
Teacher : Student Ratio	1:23	* Ntl. Public School Avg. » 1:16
School Days in Calendar Year	180 days	180 days
Hours in School Day for Students	7 hours	7 hours

School Notes:

St. Angela Merici School is a ministry of St. Angela Merici Parish. As such it receives its mandate from the missions statement and goals of St Angela Merici Parish. The school teaches and encourages values in our students which are in accord with the teachings of the Catholic Church. We expect our students to behave in a manner which is consistent with these teachings. They will be given ample opportunity to learn the Faith and thereby be given a basis to form moral values for the rest of their lives. The school expects all students to participate in the prayer life of the Church by daily prayers in school, school Mass, and various devotions throughout the year. Parents are expected to reinforce Catholic values and practices that are presented in the school. Parents should provide a home atmosphere which promotes prayer, regular Mass attendance, and those practices which are necessary to a development of the Catholic faith. Only through the cooperation between home and school can we hope to be successful with providing students with those skills and values that are essential to success in later life. As a result, we ask that parents provide a home environment that will assist the school with the total education program of its students. The school will work closely with the parents to assist the child to develop spiritually, morally, socially and emotionally as well as academically.
Profile last updated: 03/08/2007

In the News:

Metairie Native Joins WDSU Anchor Team (WDSU New Orleans)
posted on July 1, 2009 at 09:26:07 pm
WDSU has added Metairie native Scott Walker to its roster of broadcast journalists. Walker will co-anchor the 5 p.m. news with Camille Whitworth beginning later this summer.
St. Joseph's Day preparation in Metairie (New Orleans Times-Picayune)
posted on March 18, 2009 at 05:31:51 pm
John McCusker / The Times-Picayune Teacher Clara O' Sullivan arranges items of the St. Joseph's altar at St. Angela Merici School in Metairie Wednesday, March 18, 2009. The school's fourth grade classes, under the direction of Clara O'Sullivan and Charlene Rouse, constructed the altar Wednesday in preparation for St. Joseph's Day which is Thursday.

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School Zip Statistics:

About This Zipcode (70002)	School Zip (70002)	(LA) State Average
Population (Approximate)	19,423 people	4,464,238 people
% (age 25+) w/College Degree	43%	16%
Population Average Age	40 years old	34 years old
Average Household size	2.2 persons	2.4 persons
Median Household Income	$40,792	$34,494
Avg. # of Rooms in Household	4.9 rooms	5.2 rooms
Median Age of Housing Structure	37 years old	41 years old
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% Owning / % Renting	52% / 48%	61% / 39%