St. Joseph School vs. St. James School
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Overview
St. Joseph School Thompson, Connecticut. Whether you are looking for our curriculum, want to find out how much a St.
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We've been shining the light of learning for 126 years at St. Joseph School.
St. James School offers a variety of educational programs combined with Catholic doctrine and values.
Our program begins with a flexible pre-school programs and extends to the middle school block-schedule format.
Curriculum is enhanced with religious education, physical education, music, art, computer, and Spanish All combine to provide a solid value based educational program.
St. James School, a Catholic, Christian community, sees its primary focus of education to be holistic in nature.
In addition to its promotion of academic excellence, we at St. James believe in the power of Catholic education to transform the lives of its students, and in its ability to empower those students to be ever present signs in our world today that God is truly with us, as we strive to integrate the spiritual with the academic, social and emotional well-being of each student.
First and foremost in our goals is the development and nurturance of each child's gift of faith.
Through meaningful celebrations of the sacraments, and a conscious effort at inculcating the principles of our Catholic faith, we encourage our students to choose wisely in their dealings with themselves and others, and to share willingly their beliefs both in and out of the school environment, and to believe strongly in the power of prayer, a constant thread woven throughout the entire school day.
Grades Offered
PK-8
PK-8
Blue Ribbon School
No
No
Offers Post-Graduate Year
n/a
No
Year Founded
1885
1887
Students Body
Total Students
121 students
227 students
Student Body Type
Co-ed
Co-ed
% Students of Color
7%
10%
Students by Grade
Students by Grade
Pre-K Students
31
25
Kindergarten Students
15
25
Grade 1 Students
11
25
Grade 2 Students
12
25
Grade 3 Students
8
16
Grade 4 Students
7
25
Grade 5 Students
8
23
Grade 6 Students
6
21
Grade 7 Students
8
23
Grade 8 Students
15
19
Academics and Faculty
Total Classroom Teachers
13 teachers
11 teachers
Average Class Size
12
22
Teacher : Student Ratio
1:9
1:21
Classroom Dress Code
Formal
(khaki pants with blue polo for informal, tie and dress shirt for boys and skort/cross tie/sweater vest for girls formal dress)
(khaki pants with blue polo for informal, tie and dress shirt for boys and skort/cross tie/sweater vest for girls formal dress)
Formal
(Uniform worn 1st to 8th Grade)
(Uniform worn 1st to 8th Grade)
Finances and Admission
Admission Deadline
None / Rolling
None / Rolling
Tuition Cost
n/a
$4,900
Tuition Notes
n/a
Tuition discount for multiple children and separate rate for Prekindergarten
Admissions Director
Mrs. Paula Cahill
n/a
Sports
Total Sports Offered
6
7
Extracurriculars
Total Extra-curric.Total Extracurriculars
3
3
Extra-curric.Extracurriculars
Homework Club, Relay for Life Team, Student Council
Drama Club, National Junior Honor Society, National Student Council