St. Francis Xavier School vs. St. Ambrose School
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Overview
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.
We are proud to have been named a 2011 National Blue Ribbon School of Excellence by the United States Department of Education and 2015 Winner of the Innovations in Catholic Edcuation Award.
Philosophy St. Ambrose School is an integral facet of St. Ambrose Parish whose life flows to and from the Sunday Eucharistic Worship.
It is through this worship that proclaims our beliefs and provides the energy for our mission to know, love and serve Christ and to transmit the Person and Message of Jesus.
We believe the primary purpose of St. Ambrose School is to provide parents with the means to assist them in their role as primary faith educators of their children.
The Catholic environment at St. Ambrose School is focusing on educating the whole child – spiritually, emotionally, physically, and intellectually – by fostering an environment infused with lived Gospel values that encourage a creative exchange of experiences and ideas by the entire school community.
Mission Statement The mission of St. Ambrose School is to safely lead, assist, and support each student by providing a quality Catholic education infused with Gospel values.
As a school and parish community, we will collaboratively work together to provide a faith-centered Catholic education rooted in the Gospel message and evidenced in community life, family life, and Catholic service to others.
Grades Offered
PK-8
PK-8
Blue Ribbon School
Yes, selected in 2011
No
Learning Difference Programs
Yes
Yes
Year Founded
1951
1958
Students Body
Total Students
458 students
482 students
Student Body Type
Co-ed
Co-ed
% Students of Color
2%
0%
Students by Grade
Students by Grade
Pre-K Students
57
-
Kindergarten Students
39
61
Grade 1 Students
33
62
Grade 2 Students
45
54
Grade 3 Students
49
46
Grade 4 Students
47
61
Grade 5 Students
47
59
Grade 6 Students
45
38
Grade 7 Students
60
54
Grade 8 Students
36
47
Academics and Faculty
Total Classroom Teachers
25 teachers
25 teachers
% Faculty with Advance Degree
n/a
12%
Average Class Size
25
19
Teacher : Student Ratio
1:18
1:19
Classroom Dress Code
Formal
Formal
(See Handbook)
(See Handbook)
Finances and Admission
Admission Deadline
None / Rolling
Mar. 31 / May. 31 / rolling
Tuition Cost
$3,725
$2,565
Tuition Notes
Family Plan
Non-Parishioner Rates
Multi child discount and parishioner discounts are available.
% on Financial Aid
n/a
5%
Sports
Total Sports Offered
7
8
Extracurriculars
Total Extra-curric.Total Extracurriculars
14
34
Extra-curric.Extracurriculars
Band, Bricks 4 Kidz, Chess Club, Choir, Future Teachers of America (FTA), Girls on the Run, Math Club, National Junior Honor Society, Piano, Power of the Pen, Science Olympiad-Elementary, Science Olympiad-Middle School, Strings, Student Council
Altar Servers, Art Shows, Band and Instrumental Music, Boy Scouts, Broadcast Studio, Brownies, Catholic Schools Week, Choir, Christmas Concert, Christmas Play, Classroom of Champions Team, Clubs for Every Grade, Cub Scouts, Daisy Scouts, Drama Club, Earth Day, Girl Scouts, Guardian Angels Extended Care Program, Hoops for Heart, International Pi Day, International Poetry Week, Jump for Heart, Mardi Gras, Mathematics Competition Teams, Peer Mediation, Red Ribbon Week, Right to Read Week, School Ambassadors, Science Fair, Spelling Bee, Spring Concert, Student Council, Vocation Awareness, Win with Words Teams