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St. Thomas Aquinas School

915 Alton Road, East Lansing, MI, 48823-0488 -

School Notes Overview:

We believe that each child is a special gift from God, an individual to love, nutture and guide to his or her greatest potential. We belive the purpose of St. Thomas Aquinas School is to assist parents with the spiritual, intellectual, emotional, physical, and cultural development of the child within the guideline of Catholic teaching and moral values. We believe the school's academic program provides quality education to develop the foundations for students to become lifelong Christian learners....

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School Overview:

	St. Thomas Aquinas School
School Membership(s)	National Catholic Educational Association (NCEA) Other school association(s)
Religious Affiliation	Roman Catholic
Grades Offered	Grades Kindergarten - 8
County	Ingham County, MI
Student Body
Total Students	394 students
Student Body Type	Co-ed
	This School	(MI) School Avg.
% Students of Color	9%	21%
Students by Grade
	Kind - 28 students
	Grade 1 - 49 students
	Grade 2 - 41 students
	Grade 3 - 53 students
	Grade 4 - 34 students
	Grade 5 - 49 students
	Grade 6 - 56 students
	Grade 7 - 37 students
	Grade 8 - 45 students
	Unspecified Grade Placement - 2 students
Academics and Faculty
Total Classroom Teachers	23 teachers
	This School	(MI) School Avg.
Teacher : Student Ratio	1:16	* Ntl. Public School Avg. » 1:16
School Days in Calendar Year	180 days	180 days
Hours in School Day for Students	6 hours	6 hours

School Notes:

We believe that each child is a special gift from God, an individual to love, nutture and guide to his or her greatest potential. We belive the purpose of St. Thomas Aquinas School is to assist parents with the spiritual, intellectual, emotional, physical, and cultural development of the child within the guideline of Catholic teaching and moral values. We believe the school's academic program provides quality education to develop the foundations for students to become lifelong Christian learners.
Profile last updated: 02/03/2007

In the News:

Bikers, walkers to get $1.7 million pathways in East Lansing (Lansing State Journal)
posted on October 16, 2009 at 08:08:09 am
EAST LANSING - A portion of Saginaw Street promises to become safer for bikers, walkers and schoolchildren in 2010.
Spots open at Korean children's camp this week (Lansing State Journal)
posted on June 24, 2009 at 05:09:51 pm
EAST LANSING Parents of Korean children still have time to send them to a camp this week in East Lansing where they can learn about their heritage. The Korean Culture Camp of Eastern Michigan accepts preschoolers through high schoolers on a walk-in basis. Thursdays camp is 9:30 a.m. to 3 p.m., and Fridays activities end at 1 p.m. Preschool and kindergarten classes will end at 1 p.m. Thursday, ...
St. Thomas appoints principal (Lansing State Journal)
posted on June 21, 2009 at 08:00:28 am
St. Thomas Aquinas School has appointed Mr. Rod Murphy as Principal. Murphy's qualifications include four years of teaching in the lower elementary grades and three years teaching in the middle school grades at St. Thomas Aquinas.

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School Zip Statistics:

About This Zipcode (48823)	School Zip (48823)	(MI) State Average
Population (Approximate)	46,320 people	9,937,974 people
% (age 25+) w/College Degree	70%	24%
Population Average Age	24 years old	35 years old
Average Household size	2.3 persons	2.4 persons
Median Household Income	$33,153	$46,742
Avg. # of Rooms in Household	4.7 rooms	5.6 rooms
Median Age of Housing Structure	40 years old	46 years old
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% Owning / % Renting	41% / 59%	71% / 29%