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Our Lady Of Lourdes School

7500 Pearl Street, Bethesda, MD, 20814-0208 -

School Notes Overview:

Our Lady of Lourdes School exists to develop the moral, intellectual and physical potential of each student. Recognition of each child's unique abilities and talents is fostered in small classes by dedicated and competent Catholic educators. The Our Lady of Lourdes School community consists of students, alumni, parishioners, administrators, clergy, parents and teachers, all of whom are essential and active participants in the educational process. The spiritual development of students is the primary and principal aim of Catholic education. In concert with this aim, students at Our Lady of Lourdes are given the knowledge and skills to embrace the academic and social challenges they will face when they move on to high school. A commitment to the development of each child's knowledge and practice of the ideals and values expressed in the Gospel of Jesus Christ combines with an insistence that all students have opportunities to accomplish their personal best academically, physically, spiritually and socially....

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School Overview:

	Our Lady Of Lourdes School
School Membership(s)	National Catholic Educational Association (NCEA)
Religious Affiliation	Roman Catholic
Grades Offered	Grades Prekindergarten - 8
Programs for Learning Differences	Yes
Learning Differences Supported	all
Year Founded	1945
County	Montgomery County, MD
Student Body
Total Students	298 students
Student Body Type	Co-ed
	This School	(MD) School Avg.
% Students of Color	48%	32%
Students by Grade
	Nursery - 28 students
	Pre-K - 34 students
	Kind - 30 students
	Grade 1 - 32 students
	Grade 2 - 26 students
	Grade 3 - 18 students
	Grade 4 - 23 students
	Grade 5 - 26 students
	Grade 6 - 25 students
	Grade 7 - 25 students
	Grade 8 - 31 students
Academics and Faculty
Total Classroom Teachers	18 teachers
% Faculty with Advance Degree	60%
Average Class Size	22
	This School	(MD) School Avg.
Teacher : Student Ratio	1:17	* Ntl. Public School Avg. » 1:16
School Days in Calendar Year	194 days	179 days
Hours in School Day for Students	7 hours	6 hours
Finances and Admission
Yearly Tuition Cost	$6,620
Tuition Notes	financial aid available after first year in attendance
% on Financial Aid	20%
Head of School	Patricia McGann
Admissions Director	Patricia McGann
Admissions Associate	Carol Shoemaker
Sport
Total Sports Offered	2
	Sports
	Basketball	Soccer

School Notes:

Mission Statement: Our Lady of Lourdes School provides a solid foundation in the Catholic Faith, fosters academic excellence and educates children to be successful leaders who serve the world.
Profile last updated: 11/02/2009

In the News:

Fundraisers (East Brunswick Sentinel)
posted on June 4, 2009 at 11:34:13 pm
June 4, ongoing • Bedtime Bags Drive, sponsored by the Junior Woman's Club of the Greater Brunswick Area. Seeking donations of new children's books, pajamas, stuffed animals and small blankets to be used in creating Bedtime Bags that will be donated to Foster and Adoptive Family Services.
Some students give up technology during season of sacrifice (Olney Gazette)
posted on April 8, 2009 at 10:21:09 am
Kindergarten students from Our Lady of Lourdes School in Bethesda pose with jars of jelly beans on Monday. In a low-tech visual representation of Lent, the colors of the jelly beans represent good deeds and sacrifices.

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School Zip Statistics:

About This Zipcode (20814)	School Zip (20814)	(MD) State Average
Population (Approximate)	25,269 people	5,296,486 people
% (age 25+) w/College Degree	78%	32%
Population Average Age	39 years old	36 years old
Average Household size	2.0 persons	2.5 persons
Median Household Income	$77,568	$56,460
Avg. # of Rooms in Household	4.8 rooms	6.1 rooms
Median Age of Housing Structure	45 years old	40 years old
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% Owning / % Renting	56% / 44%	65% / 35%