St. Ambrose School vs. St. Francis Xavier School
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St. Ambrose School ranks among the top 20% of private schools in Ohio for:
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St. Francis Xavier School ranks among the top 20% of private schools in Ohio for:
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Overview
WELCOME TO Saint Ambrose Catholic School & Littlest Angels Preschool A Catholic Preschool 8th Grade STEAM School in Brunswick, Ohio Saint Ambrose Catholic School opens its doors each morning with a warm welcome to our students as they begin another exciting day in preparation for their future.
We start the day with grateful hearts, gathered together in morning prayer, followed by the cheerful unison of young voices as they recite the Pledge of Allegiance.
Our classrooms are filled with life, with inquiry, with promise, with commitment, with faith and with love.
Joyful excellence is in the air we breathe. Saint Ambrose Catholic School is a special place where bright futures begin and the Holy Spirit is alive and well.
At St Francis Xavier School, we educate for excellence and together we learn to become Disciples of Christ.
SFX helps you to grow spiritually, physically, intellectually, creatively, and emotionally.
In keeping with the directives of the Bishops of the United States, Saint Francis Xavier School, a living Faith Community, reaches out to the individual, extending the message of the Gospel.
The entire staff strives to integrate religious truths and values with academic knowledge and skills, in order to help each young person reach his/her fullest potential.
In this manner, we hope to assist him/her in developing spiritually, morally, emotionally, physically, intellectually and socially.
Realizing that parents are the first and primary teachers, Saint Francis Xavier School makes every effort to encourage creativity and to educate the "whole person” thereby developing basic lessons of obedience, respect for life, law and order, and consideration for one another, begun in the home.
The school offers unique educational advantages for proclaiming the message of the Gospel, for fostering the growth of Christian community and for involving students in service to others.
Grades Offered
PK-8
PK-8
Blue Ribbon School
No
Yes, selected in 2011
Learning Difference Programs
Yes
Yes
Year Founded
1958
1951
Students Body
Total Students
684 students
415 students
Student Body Type
Co-ed
Co-ed
% Students of Color
3%
1%
Students by Grade
Students by Grade
Pre-K Students
161
69
Kindergarten Students
60
37
Grade 1 Students
59
47
Grade 2 Students
61
40
Grade 3 Students
61
30
Grade 4 Students
63
45
Grade 5 Students
60
47
Grade 6 Students
53
34
Grade 7 Students
51
30
Grade 8 Students
55
36
Academics and Faculty
Total Classroom Teachers
50 teachers
22 teachers
% Faculty with Advance Degree
50%
n/a
Average Class Size
30
25
Student-Teacher Ratio
14:1
19:1
Classroom Dress Code
Formal
(See Handbook)
(See Handbook)
Formal
Finances and Admission
Admission Deadline
Jan. 31 / Feb. 28 / rolling
None / Rolling
Tuition Cost
$6,500
$3,725
Tuition Notes
Every family is now eligible for scholarships through EdChoice to offset the out-of-pocket expense for tuition and strongly encouraged to apply.
Family Plan
Non-Parishioner Rates
Admissions Director
Breanne Logue
n/a
Admissions Associate
Jennifer Colbert
n/a
Sports
Total Sports Offered
11
7
Extracurriculars
Total Extra-curric.Total Extracurriculars
31
14
Extra-curric.Extracurriculars
Altar ServersArt Shows
Band and Instrumental MusicBoy Scouts
Broadcast StudioBrownies
Catholic Schools WeekChoir
Christmas ConcertChristmas Play
Classroom of Champions TeamClubs for Every Grade
Cub ScoutsDaisy Scouts
Drama ClubEarth Day
Girl ScoutsGuardian Angels Extended Care Program
Hoops for HeartInternational Pi Day
Mathematics Competition TeamsPeer Mediation
Red Ribbon WeekRight to Read Week
School AmbassadorsScience Fair
Spelling BeeSpring Concert
Student CouncilVocation Awareness
Club or Organization:
Chess Club
Club or Organization:
Arts and Music Programs:
Bricks 4 KidzChess Club
Future Teachers of America (FTA)Girls on the Run
Math ClubNational Junior Honor Society
Power of the PenScience Olympiad-Elementary
Science Olympiad-Middle SchoolStudent Council
Arts and Music Programs:
BandChoir
PianoStrings

