Academics
Middle School
Grades 6 through 8
Middle School
The middle school years demand a great deal of a young person, and School of St. Mary meets these demands with structure, challenge, and care. Beginning in Sixth Grade, students step into a traditional departmental model, moving among subject-area teachers who know their field and know each student by name.
Where rigor, faith, and leadership grow together.
A Rigorous Core
Students receive daily instruction in reading, English language arts, mathematics, science, and social studies. Teachers differentiate reading instruction in the classroom through mixed-ability groupings, and qualified students may accelerate through an advanced math class. Every student sharpens the research, study, and project skills that high school will demand. Twice each week, students attend Spanish and rotate through the STEAM Lab, art, music, and physical education.
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A School of St. Mary student diagrams a sentence on the board as her teacher looks on.
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Small Ratios, Real Relationships
Small student-to-teacher ratios remain the heart of the program. They allow our faculty to hold high expectations, offer individual support, and build personal relationships with families that set School of St. Mary apart from larger schools.
Hands-on science, where curiosity meets discovery.
Faith & Leadership
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Faith & Sacraments
Students prepare for the Sacrament of Confirmation and continue growing in faith through daily religious instruction. -
Academics
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Activities & Service
Athletics, extracurricular activities, and service build community and call each student toward leadership.
Ready for What Comes Next
By graduation, our students stand ready for the high school of their choice: academically, spiritually, and personally. Standardized achievement scores place our students among the top 3 percent of the Archdiocese of Chicago and the top 10 percent of the nation, and our graduates go on to thrive at the region's leading high schools.
A Roman Catholic School Since 1917
To Learn, To Serve, To Lead
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