St. Francis Xavier School vs. St. Ambrose School
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St. Francis Xavier School ranks among the top 20% of private schools in Ohio for:
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St. Ambrose School ranks among the top 20% of private schools in Ohio for:
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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.
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.
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
415 students
684 students
Student Body Type
Co-ed
Co-ed
% Students of Color
1%
3%
Students by Grade
Students by Grade
Pre-K Students
69
161
Kindergarten Students
37
60
Grade 1 Students
47
59
Grade 2 Students
40
61
Grade 3 Students
30
61
Grade 4 Students
45
63
Grade 5 Students
47
60
Grade 6 Students
34
53
Grade 7 Students
30
51
Grade 8 Students
36
55
Academics and Faculty
Total Classroom Teachers
22 teachers
50 teachers
% Faculty with Advance Degree
n/a
50%
Average Class Size
25
30
Student-Teacher Ratio
19:1
14:1
Classroom Dress Code
Formal
Formal
(See Handbook)
(See Handbook)
Finances and Admission
Admission Deadline
None / Rolling
Jan. 31 / Feb. 28 / rolling
Tuition Cost
$3,725
$6,500
Tuition Notes
Family Plan
Non-Parishioner Rates
Every family is now eligible for scholarships through EdChoice to offset the out-of-pocket expense for tuition and strongly encouraged to apply.
Admissions Director
n/a
Breanne Logue
Admissions Associate
n/a
Jennifer Colbert
Sports
Total Sports Offered
7
11
Extracurriculars
Total Extra-curric.Total Extracurriculars
14
31
Extra-curric.Extracurriculars
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
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

