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St. Mary's Catholic School

405 Hollybrook Drive, Longview, TX, 75605-0756 -

School Notes Overview:

St. Mary's Catholic School strives to develop faith-filled, responsible citizens for our global community by providing a quality Catholic education which emphasizes academic success, self-discipline, and moral training, in a caring Christian environment. Staff members at St. Mary's School are dedicated to the development of each individual student's potential. The student will be taught both the cognitive and the affective skills needed to become effective citizens of the world. The school assumes this responsibility in cooperation with the child's primary educators, the parents. The school aims to educate intellectually, spiritually, morally, socially, emotionally, and physically. The child will learn to discover knowledge for himself, to solve problems, to be a critical reader, to develop a healthy curiosity and to be open-minded. The child will be encouraged to give witness to his faith by his own life. Our aim is to form pupils with a social conscience, a desire for racial justice, compassion for those who suffer, and zeal for the common goal. St. Mary's School is committed to quality education to meet the needs of the modern child....

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School Overview:

	St. Mary's Catholic School
School Membership(s)	National Catholic Educational Association (NCEA) Other school association(s)
Religious Affiliation	Roman Catholic
Grades Offered	Grades Prekindergarten - 8
Year Founded	1948
County	Gregg County, TX
Student Body
Total Students	193 students
Student Body Type	Co-ed
	This School	(TX) School Avg.
% Students of Color	39%	28%
Students by Grade
	Pre-K - 31 students
	Kind - 18 students
	Grade 1 - 16 students
	Grade 2 - 22 students
	Grade 3 - 17 students
	Grade 4 - 22 students
	Grade 5 - 15 students
	Grade 6 - 20 students
	Grade 7 - 14 students
	Grade 8 - 18 students
Academics and Faculty
Total Classroom Teachers	20 teachers
% Faculty with Advance Degree	30%
Average Class Size	17
List of Courses Offered	Link to List of Courses
	Advanced Courses
	Algebra 1 in 7th or 8th grade	HS Spanish 1 in 7th/8th grade
	Geometry in 8th grade	Art for HS credit
	all 6th-8th grade classes currently Pre-AP
Matriculation Data	Link to Matriculation Data
Classroom dress code	Casual (Dress uniform required for Mass days and formal field trips, other days casual uniform is acceptable (see website for details))
	This School	(TX) School Avg.
Teacher : Student Ratio	1:10	* Ntl. Public School Avg. » 1:16
School Days in Calendar Year	180 days	177 days
Hours in School Day for Students	7 hours	7 hours
Finances and Admission
Admission Deadline	None / Rolling
Tuition Notes	The fee schedule, dress code, school calendar, cafeteria menu, and other pertinent information are available on the school website at www.stmaryslgv.org.
% on Financial Aid	30%
Head of School	Amy Allen, Principal
Sport
Total Sports Offered	6
	Sports
	Basketball	Flag Football
	Soccer	Tennis
	Track and Field	Volley Ball

School Notes:

Faith
Scholarship
Leadership
Service
Providing quality education in a Christian setting since 1948.
Accredited by TCCED and recognized by TEA
Offering Advanced Placement, Accelerated High School credit, Fine Arts, Technology, and Foreign Language curriculums.
Robotics and Model United Nations Competition Teams
Christian Schools Athletic Conference member
Profile last updated: 10/07/2009

In the News:

Students show they care: Elementary school teams with illustrator to publish new book (The Longview News-Journal)
posted on November 10, 2009 at 05:41:18 am
Dozens of elementary school students became published authors Monday as J.L. Everhart Magnet Academy of Cultural Studies released its first book written by kids for kids.
School News: Pirate Plaza bricks and more (The Longview News-Journal)
posted on October 15, 2009 at 02:45:38 am
The Pine Tree Education Foundation is offering a way to honor a student's graduation year by purchasing an engraved brick to be placed in Pirate Plaza on the high school campus. Orders are being accepted through Oct. 31. for the late November/December 2009 installation and may be ordered online. Visit the education foundation Web site, www.ptedfoundation.org and select ...
Longtime St. Mary's volunteers to be recognized at Wunderfall (The Longview News-Journal)
posted on September 15, 2009 at 04:06:05 am
Recently named Friends of St. Mary's Catholic School, Karen and Vincent "Vince" Dulweber are slated to be formally recognized at Wunderfall.
'Working for Jesus,' kids do landscaping work (The Longview News-Journal)
posted on June 20, 2009 at 02:38:23 am
The youth at St. Mary's Catholic School's eleventh annual Midsummer Madness Camp spent the first part of their summer working.
Private schools continue to lure students despite economic woes (The Longview News-Journal)
posted on April 27, 2009 at 03:49:59 am
D espite the rough national economy, private school enrollment is holding steady in Longview.

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School Zip Statistics:

About This Zipcode (75605)	School Zip (75605)	(TX) State Average
Population (Approximate)	24,592 people	20,844,411 people
% (age 25+) w/College Degree	37%	23%
Population Average Age	39 years old	33 years old
Average Household size	2.4 persons	2.6 persons
Median Household Income	$43,536	$46,000
Avg. # of Rooms in Household	5.3 rooms	5.2 rooms
Median Age of Housing Structure	29 years old	33 years old
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Median Value of Housing Unit Zipcode (75605) What's a Zindex? Subject to Zillow Terms of Use
% Owning / % Renting	64% / 36%	59% / 41%