Saint Katharine Drexel Catholic School (SKD) is a regional Catholic elementary school in Holland, PA, formed in 2012 from the merger of two archdiocesan schools.
Serving over 400 students in pre-K through eighth grade, SKD draws from an upper-middle-class, culturally diverse community across multiple Bucks County school districts.
The 25-acre campus features extensive athletic facilities, separate age-appropriate playgrounds, and a dedicated pre-K building.
Inside, students benefit from specialized spaces including a gymnasium, art and science center, state-of-the-art media center, TV production studio, and learning support center, all connected to the parish church.
SKD's mission focuses on forming Catholic leaders through academic excellence, personal discipline, and Christian service, with a curriculum designed to develop 21st-century learners across all dimensions of growth-personal, academic, emotional, social, and spiritual.
Quick Facts (2025-26)
- Top Ranked PA School
- Grades: Nursery/Preschool-8
- Enrollment: 419 students
- Application Deadline: None / Rolling
- Source: Verified school update
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St. Katharine Drexel Regional Catholic School ranks among the top 20% of private schools in Pennsylvania for:
Category
Attribute
Student Body
School Overview
Religious Affiliation
Grades Offered
Grades Nursery/Preschool-8
Learning Difference Programs
Yes
Year Founded
2012
School Calendar
Awards
Blue Ribbon School - Selected in 2018
Campus Size
25 acres
Student Body
Total Students
419 students
Student Body Type
Co-ed
Students by Grade
Academics and Faculty
Total Classroom Teachers
25 teachers
Student-Teacher Ratio
17:1
National avg.: 13:1
Classroom Dress Code
Formal
School uniform
Tuition and Acceptance Rate
Admission Deadline
None / Rolling
Application URL
School Notes
- School Motto: We live our FAITH. We SERVE others. We are lifelong LEARNERS.
- School Mascot: Drexel The Dragon
- In January, 2012, the Archdiocese of Philadelphia announced Assumption BVM School in Feasterville, PA would merge with St. Bede the Venerable School in Holland, PA to form a new Regional Catholic School. The newly formed school, Saint Katharine Drexel Catholic School (SKD), is an elementary school located on the campus of St. Bede the Venerable Parish in Holland. The school resides within the Council Rock School District of Northampton Township, Bucks County, PA, but also serves students in the Neshaminy, Bensalem, Pennsbury, and Centennial public school districts.SKD is a faith-based educational community of over 400 students from pre-K through eighth grade. Demographically, SKD families and students form a generally upper-socioeconomic but culturally diverse community. Outside of the school building, the 25 acre campus includes lighted soccer fields, baseball fields, basketball hoops, a track, and separate playgrounds for primary grades and kindergarten students. The campus also includes a separate pre-kindergarten facility and playground.The mission of SKD is to form Catholic leaders through academic excellence, personal discipline, and Christian service. The SKD curriculum challenges students to become 21st century learners and empowers them to reach their maximum potential personally, academically, emotionally, socially, and spiritually. The school's gymnasium, art and science center, state-of-the-art media center, TV production studio, fine arts music lab, learning support center, and resource library, as well as its physical attachment to the parish's main church and auxiliary chapel, allow the SKD faculty to promote creativity, problem solving, hands-on learning, and spiritual development.
Source: Verified school update
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The application deadline for St. Katharine Drexel Regional Catholic School is rolling (applications are reviewed as they are received year-round).
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