St. Joseph Elementary School

I have never been as disappointed in an educuational facility as with St. Joseph's. My four year old son attended for about four months and in that time he was reprimanded for typical four year old behavior more than was appropriate. Their Kiddy Kollege (Yes, it is with a 'K') is unimpressive and the Pre-K class is run with as much attention and focus as a Saturday Night babysitter. Waste of money, waste of time, and worst of all...waste of my handsome boy's life. If you are interested in St. Joseph's because of it's small class sizes and beautiful campus you are better of with a few of the surrounding charters schools, especially in the Wiseburn District. Good luck and good riddance St. Joseph's.
--Submitted by a parent

This school is not worth the money. My son would have done alot better in a public school. The 7th and 8th grade teachers(same 3 teachers for both grades) do not communicate with the parents very often. They are not available after school or by telephone and if you try to meet them before school they do not have time to talk. All I wanted was to know from them was how my son was doing. Unless you are one of the parents who is doing work for the school they do not care about you. The principal is also very mean and is not easily accessable. Alot of parents I have spoke with do not like her but everyone is afraid to say anything. She is very mean to the students. I have seen her be mean to a first grader because her parents forgot to send the payment for her lunch. At the end of the day this school is a business and care more about the money coming in then the actual students. Please think twice before spending your money. Public schools want your kids to do better. But this school does not care what struggles your kids have as long as you pay your fees and tuition on time. Please do your reasearch!!!
--Submitted by a parent

The parent who wrote in Aug. 2005: "I would of been better of sending them to the local public schools. The majority of the teachers were foriegn and couldn't speak english fluently" needs a little review in English grammar and spelling herself. (Can you spot the four errors?!)

The public schools in this area are out-performing St. Joseph's. I am very disappointed and plan on removing my child.
--Submitted by a parent

I attended St Joseph's School 20 years ago. I currently have 2 daughters enrolled there. I must say the school is 100x better than when I was there. I am so proud of the progress my daughters have made. My oldest has been on the honor roll the whole time she's been there. The principal is wonderful. She does what needs to be done and is fair. I have been very impressed with the teachers.
--Submitted by a parent

Excellent private school and exceeds my expectations! It's truly a 'family' oriented school!
--Submitted by a parent

All 4 of my children at St. Joseph, they range from Pre-k through 8th. They ve attended for 9 years (not counting the years my husband attended). If he decided to come back after so many years they must be doing something right. My son will be graduating this year he has applied to various High Schools, private, charter and public and he has been accepted to every single one of them with Honors classes and scholarships, this shows that attending St. Joes has paid off. The attention that we receive from the staff is incredible! You can be sure that the teachers are here to teach because it comes from the heart and not because they want a paycheck. Of course, we have had our ups and downs, but the ups are always better than the downs.
--Submitted by a parent

Im a student of Saint Joseph school and Im currently in 8th grade. I like my school becasue of our supportive teachers, our fun edvents, and all the memories it has given me. The teachers are vey kind, and help us whenver we need it! We have fun events adn field trips. Take it from a student.. this is a great school that im sure your chilid will like and succeed in.We do have strict polices but im gald we do because ive grwon to be more disipline, and i think im a better person overall.
--Submitted by a student

I think this school is great. My three children have attended St. Joseph's. This is my 14th year at St. Joseph's and I could tell you that the administration has changed for the better. The principal is a caring person who we can turn to for help and support. She is a caring person but at the same time she enforces rules and regulations. I have also seen an improvement in the quality of the teachers that are hired. Sure it is expensive but I believe it is worth every penny.
--Submitted by a parent

St. Joseph has a good learning environment for kids. The office staff is very nice. They have good commited teachers. The parents are very involved with there kids educations and it shows.
--Submitted by a parent