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St. Marys School

1802 Madison Ave Edwardsville, IL 62025
Tel: (618) 656-1230
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Quick Facts (26-27)

  • Top Ranked IL School
  • Grades: Prekindergarten-8
  • Enrollment: 233 students
  • Application Deadline: None / Rolling
  • Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES)
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About the School

  • St. Mary's School offers a full range academic curriculum with the study and practice of the Catholic faith woven through every class.
  • Along with religion and academics, St. Mary's offers a wide variety of extracurricular activities also.
  • St. Mary's students score well into the third quartile in standardized testing.
  • We are blessed to have teachers, parents and parishioners who work to keep our Catholic faith alive and strong through their example.
  • Character, compassion, and values- these three attributes are the focus of Catholic Schools nationwide this school year.
  • Jesus teaches us that to be a person of character, we must live our everyday lives as He did through good works and gentle words to others.
  • We work for Jesus every time we answer the human cry for acceptance, tolerance and love with compassion.
  • We value the lives of others because we know that all people are made in the image and likeness of God.
  • Teachers and students strive to treat every individual with the same care that we would treat Jesus.

Quick Facts (26-27)

  • Top Ranked IL School
  • Grades: Prekindergarten-8
  • Enrollment: 233 students
  • Application Deadline: None / Rolling
  • Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES)

School Rankings

St. Marys School ranks among the top 20% of private schools in Illinois for:

Category
Attribute
School History
Oldest founding date

School Facts

Religious Affiliation
Catholic
Grades Offered
Grades Prekindergarten-8
Students By Grade

Distribution of Students By Grade

GradeSt. Marys School
Pre-K36
Kind17
118
218
319
418
546
619
722
820
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Grade 5 highest at 46 students, far above every other grade at St. Marys School.
Year Founded
1842
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Student Body

Total Students
233 students
Student Body Type
Co-ed
% Students of Color
6%
State avg.: 34%

Academic Profile

Total Classroom Teachers
11 teachers
Student-Teacher Ratio
21:1
National avg.: 11:1
School Membership(s)School Assoc.
National Catholic Educational Association (NCEA)

Tuition & Financial Aid

Admission Deadline
None / Rolling

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St. Marys School ranks among the top 20% of private schools in Illinois for: Oldest founding date.
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The application deadline for St. Marys School is rolling (applications are reviewed as they are received year-round).

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