St Vincent De Paul School

6802 Buffalo Speedway, Houston, TX, 77025-0770
Tel: (713)666-2345
Grades: NS - 8 | 508 students
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It is the mission of St. Vincent de Paul Catholic School, to develop students to their fullest potential in an environment permeated with Gospel values.  The goals of St. Vincent de Paul School are as follows:
  • to encourage the building of a strong faith-filled community among the students, faculty, administration, parents, and parishioners,
  • to nourish a close-knit parish school community of members who are supported and guided by their Catholic faith, and
  • to offer a program of studies that will provide all students with a religious foundation, strong academic background, and an introduction to the arts.

School Overview:
St Vincent De Paul School
School Membership(s) National Catholic Educational Association (NCEA)
National Middle School Association
Texas Catholic Conference Education Department
Religious Affiliation Roman Catholic
Grades Offered Grades Nursery/Preschool - 8
Year Founded 1943
Student Body
Total Students 508 students
Student Body Type Co-ed
% Students of Color 22% (TX School Avg.: 37%)
Students by Grade
 
Academics and Faculty
Total Classroom Teachers 39 teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio 14:1 (National school avg.: 13:1)
% Faculty w/Advanced Degree 20%
Average Class Size 25 students
Number of AP Courses 2 courses
Finances and Admission
Admission Deadline Jan. 13 / rolling
Yearly Tuition Cost $6,450
Tuition Notes Yearly fee for one child K-8
Admissions Director Renee McCurry
Sports
Total Sports Offered 10 sports
Sports
Baseball Basketball
Cheering Cross Country
Drill Team Football
Soccer Softball
Track and Field Volleyball
Extracurriculars
Total Extracurriculars 10 extracurriculars
Extracurriculars
Art Band
Chess Club Choir
Concert Band DECATS
Destination Imagination Drumline
Duke Talent Search National Junior Beta Club

School Notes:

  • Enrollment 508, coeducational Hours 8:00- am- 3:15 pm, Affiliation Roman Catholic, Cafeteria Full service; hot breakfast and lunch, Curriculum Archdiocese of Galveston/Houston; compliant with TCCED and TEA Standardized Testing SAT 10/ OLSAT 9 Competitive Sports Baseball, basketball, cheerleading, drill team, cross country, football, soccer, softball, track, volleyball. Extracurricular: Band, Boy Scouts, Chess Club, choir, concert choir, drum line, etiquette classes, Girl Scouts, Mad Science, martial arts, piano lessons, Beta Club, Destination Imagination, Academic teams for competition.

    • Profile last updated: 08/31/2012

Nearby Schools:

St Vincent De Paul School
Gr. Nursery/Preschool-8 | 0 mi. away
St Mark's Episcopal School
Gr. PK-8 | 0.6 mi. away
Children's Hour Montessori School
Gr. K | 1.1 mi. away
Saint Nicholas School, II
Gr. Nursery/Preschool-8 | 1.2 mi. away
Southampton Montessori School
Gr. K | 1.3 mi. away
St Nicholas Schools
Gr. PK-8 | 1.4 mi. away

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