St. Mary's Catholic School - Richmond (Top Ranked Private School for 2026-27)

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Quick Facts (2026-27)

Top Ranked VA School
School Type: Special Program Emphasis
Grades: Prekindergarten-8
Enrollment: 421 students
Application Deadline: None / Rolling
Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES)

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St. Mary's Catholic School - Richmond ranks among the top 20% of private schools in Virginia for:

School Facts

School Type

School with Special Program Emphasis

Religious Affiliation

Catholic

Grades Offered

Grades Prekindergarten-8

Students By Grade

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Distribution of Students By Grade
Grade	St. Mary's Catholic School - Richmond
Pre-K	33
Kind	44
1	40
2	39
3	40
4	52
5	51
6	49
7	40
8	33

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Year Founded

1966

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Awards

Blue Ribbon School - Selected in 2004

Student Body

Total Students

421 students

Student Body Type

Co-ed

% Students of Color

22%

State avg.: 31%

Academic Profile

Total Classroom Teachers

27 teachers

Student-Teacher Ratio

16:1

National avg.: 11:1

School Membership(s)School Assoc.

Other religious school association(s)

Tuition & Financial Aid

Admission Deadline

None / Rolling

Application URL

Online Application

Sports

Colors

White, Blue

School Mascot

Monarch (represented By A Lion Named Monty)

School Notes

St. Mary's School is pleased to provide an educational environment where students can be challenged academically in a Christian setting.
In this atmosphere, children are taught to respect the dignity of each human being, to recognize their own God-given gifts and to develop these gift to their highest potential.
We are a community within a wider community.
In this context, we promote an integrated approach to education.
The family, school, and parish share in the responsibility of educating the whole child - mentally, physically, emotionally, and spiritually.

St. Mary's School is pleased to provide an educational environment where students can be challenged academically in a Christian setting. In this atmosphere, children are taught to respect the dignity of each human being, to recognize their own God-given gifts and to develop these gift to their highest potential. We are a community within a wider community. In this context, we promote an integrated approach to education. The family, school, and parish share in the responsibility of educating the whole child - mentally, physically, emotionally, and spiritually.

Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES)

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