Academics

St. Mary’s challenges students to develop the knowledge, skills, and work habits to excel.  The school follows the Archdiocese of Milwaukee grade specific curriculum Catholic education curriculum.  Click here for more details.

• Fully accredited by the State of Wisconsin
• Standardized test scores higher than national averages
• Parents as partners in education
• All teachers pursuing continuing education
• Continually updated curriculum
• Computer technology center used by preschool - 8th grade
• K4/K5 program (Program Details)
• Half-day or all-day Kindergarten
• Before and after school care program
• Multi-age Educational Philosophy (See description below)

Curriculum

St. Mary's School has curriculums for all subject areas that are reflective of the mission of St. Mary's School and the Archdiocese of Milwaukee.  Our curriculum is a Standards Based Curriculum in line with the Standards of Education established by the State of Wisconsin and the Archdiocese of Milwaukee.

St. Mary's School participates in many activities designed to enhance the core curriculum.  These special programs are sometimes held during the school day as part of classroom activities and sometimes held after school or as part of community activites.  Programs include student band, Accelerated Reader, forensics, Student council, basketball, volleyball, art history, Junior Achievement, DARE, cheerleading and others.

Multi-Age Educational Philosophy

St. Mary's School supports and embraces a multi-age educational philosophy.  Multi-age classrooms, a teaching innovation with roots in the one-room schoolhouses of a century ago, are taking hold again in many parts of the country.  All St. Mary's teachers have had extensive training in teaching multi-age levels.  Multi-age classes are intended to give students two years with the same teacher as well as involving olders students in mentoring and leading their younger peers.  The biggest benefit is that is allows students to move along at their own pace.  Research further indicates that students in the multi-age classrooms and single-age classrooms score the same on standardized tests, but the multi-age students see some social and leadership benefits from the mentoring relationships.