St. Margaret School

We love SMS and as a testament tot he school our chuldren want to send their chidren there. The loving and caring environment is something you cannot find anywhere else. The teachers really care and work as a team to support your child with a community of caring families.
--Submitted by a parent

I am more than please with St. Margaret School. It is an excellent school preparing students to be successful and confident in high school and as an adult. The teachers, staff, and community of the school are wonderful.
--Submitted by a parent

My sons attended St. Margaret and have gone on to win full academic scholarships at top-notch colleges and graduate schools and to be employed with excellent companies. They also have become good fathers and good citizens. I adore St. Margaret school and that is why I later decided to become a teacher here. This school teaches the whole child in a safe, secure, spiritual, and yet challenging environment. Parent involvement is awesome! I have been so happy with the school, especially the sense of community and caring for individuals. I highly recommend St. Margaret to perspective families.
--Submitted by a parent

My family has a long history with SMS. My husband and three children are graduates. I have taught there, as well as in other schools. We are so grateful that our children were schooled in our faith, developed a great sense of community, and went on to educational success as a result of their beginnings at SMS. The dedication of the staff is unparalleled, and the grounding in the basics as well as the latest in technological advances left our children well-prepared for high school. We would strongly encourage families to take the tour, esp. during this Centennial Year. Explore the many great reasons why famlies have been sending their children to SMS for over 100 years!
--Submitted by a teacher

I am a proud parent of two students at St. Margaret Elementary School. I couldn't be happier with the education, love, and respect my children have been given. St. Margaret is truly a family away from home! In reference to the summer math workbook, I welcome the opportunity to review work learned during the year. I feel it's important to keep my childrens' minds fresh for the beginning of the new year. Someone also mentioned the technology fee and the fact that students rarely use computers. This is totally untrue. My children go to the lab once a week. I know that the teacher and technology staff communicate to plan meaning and supportive activities to reinforce concepts taught in the regular classroom. I know people who have middle school students and their children are using computers sometimes daily. I have also heard from some of the local high schools, that our students are very well prepared in the use of technology. There is no place my husbnad and I would rather have my children than at St. Margaret School.
--Submitted by a parent

I am the parent of two St. Margaret students: one in the elementary school and one in the middle school. Both of my children are well taken care of and challenged academically. I cannot be happier with the writing program. The advanced reading program has also made an impression on my children. They both have a true love for reading from having been taught grammar, writing, critical thinking skills and more. Sometimes people can be concerned with class sizes, I am not however. The caring and disciplined atmosphere has helped many students to obtain a Catholic education even though class sizes are at about 24 per class. Particularly impressive is the resource program at the school. Children with disabilities are not left to only public education. Finally, the administration is committed to serving the community which my children have really benefitted from. I feel the tuition is really worth the value.
--Submitted by a parent

I am proud to send my children to St. Margaret School. The children are respectful and polite. Every time I have gone into the school a student has held the door for me. The curriculum is rigorous and the teachers are engaging. I moved my children from Youth's Benefit to St. Margaret School. I am thrilled with my decision.
--Submitted by a parent

I have two children in St. Margaret School. As a public school teacher, I completely disagree that the academics are "remedial", in fact, it is the opposite! Compared to the public school curriculum, St. Margaret is leaps and bounds ahead! My children are way above where the public school students are and are much more challenged. They have had excellent teachers who go the extra mile to make learning interesting. My only complaint is with the parents -- there are some parents who are TOO involved, doing everything and making working parents feel inferior for not being able to volunteer daily.
--Submitted by a parent

Numbers at this school are rapidly dropping because of the very ovbious focus put on money. As a member of three parishes, this is the only one that sends me a detailed chart of how much money I should be donating. Is this the place I want to educate my child about learning to be a Christian? You are not a better Christian because you are able to open your wallet more often than the next person.

This school was a huge disappointment to our family. The class sizes are very large for a catholic and the teachers teach from books and use no creativity when teaching a lesson. Some of the teachers show the children very little respect and treat them badly. For the cost of tuition each child receives little to no individualized attention. In my opinion this school is not worth the cost of the tuition
--Submitted by a parent