St. Thomas More Cathedral School

My youngest child continues to thrive at this terrific school. His outstanding standardized test scores objectively illustrate what a great job the teachers are doing. The students are happy and respectful and graduates do well in high school and college. The parents are friendly and very active. It is a great community!
--Submitted by a parent

I'm an alum of the school and currently have my son enrolled at STM. He began here in PreK and loves it. He's had a wonderful experience as have we. The teachers are very professional and approachable. He's come a long way the last few years and truly enjoys going to school. His progress ties directly to the attention he has received from his teachers. We are pleased that he's in such good hands. We clearly made the right decision with St. Thomas More.
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I am an alum of the school and received a excellent education. I decided to send my child here from K through 8th grade and recommend this school to others. My son now attends a highly competitive University and majors in International Business. He has commented that the study and note-taking skills learned at the elementary grade level from St. Thomas More teachers helped him in high school and now at University.
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Wonderful school! Updated computer lab with touch screens, caring staff & terrific faculty, many with Master degrees. Students go on to excellent high schools and have received acceptances to Johns Hopkins, Brown, University of Virginia, William & Mary.
--Submitted by a parent

The diversity... we have dozens of ethnic groups from all of the continents. The teachers unconditionally love our children. The administrators are doers... and open to change for growing.
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Outstanding school, great teachers, superb academics. Best in the area!
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This is our daughter's first year at STM More, and while our daughter came to STM with a solid foundation in reading and math, she has truly blossomed both academically and socially. The teaching staff, parents and children are absolutely wonderful. The diverse student body, academics and strong Christian values speaks volumes as to what STM is about. We look forward to our younger daughter attending STM.
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We have compared the academics at STM with area public schools and they are right on track or beyond.
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We transitioned to the Fairfax County Schools from STM. We were advised by the public school that both our kids were behind in math and, because STM courses don't follow the SOLs, we missed some material all together. One of our kids was two grades behind in reading when we arrived in the Fairfax schools, but tested average on the standardized testing that went into the Blue Ribbon designation. I don't think you are getting what you think you are getting.
--Submitted by a parent

We are a new family to St. Thomas More in Sept., 2007. One of the things that attracted our family to this school was the fact that it was awarded a Blue Ribbon School by the Dep't of Education in 2006. In addition, it has a wonderfully diverse student body. Well, two months in, and we are just thrilled. Our kids love the school. The kids are challenged, yet love to go to school each day. The spiritual and moral dimension of the school set it apart. Our kids were in Arlington County schools previously, and yes, they had excellent teachers....but when it comes to the seriousness of learning, the moral and religious values that my children are taught each day - well there is no comparison. I feel as if this school is an undiscovered jewel, in terms of the staff, the caring and love that our family experiences daily.
--Submitted by a parent