This School really tries hard to give kids a broad education. There are some areas that could be better i.e parent/teacher communication, but overall I have been impressed with academic standards. For a small school there are many extracurricular opportunities.
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Posted by a parent on 05/30/09
Who ever says this school is bad. What other high school in the U.S. has a pipe band that won the Juvenile Pipe Band Championships 5 times and played for Queen Elizabeth 2. Also environment is fun and focuses on education.
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Posted by a student on 12/12/08
Leadership in the administration is lacking and trickles down to result in poor motivation with the school programs.
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Posted by a parent on 09/17/08
Very poor in science and math -- evolution is replaced by Genesis, and math is taught by rote rather than getting students to understand concepts. Horribly sexist environment that excludes girls from the Scottish band program and most sports.
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Posted by a student on 03/09/08
I went to STE for seven years, and then left. Here's the boildown. I never attended the lower school, but I sense that the middle school is the best part.
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Posted by a student on 01/15/08
Great school. Love that the girls and boys are taught separately 1-8 (this does not mean there is no interaction!) New headmaster has made amazing changes with more to come! Required foreign language from grade one is fabulous and the small classes and parent involvement make for a truly wonderful environment
... Read more for the student. Tuition is reasonable (comparatively speaking) and extra curriculars are expanding. The school has also applied for accreditation. The upper classmen are kind to the lower school and this gives such a boost to the elementary kids! (Nice not to see high schoolers making out in the hallways too!) Read less
Posted by a parent on 02/18/07
This is a very involving private school that includes chapel five days a week. Although the extracurricular activities are not extremely big, they are growing and have increased in number. Just this year they have started their first girls' soccer team and this is the second year with a high school and
... Read more middle school swim team. Their high school girls' basketball team is getting better as is the middle school. They also have a very good writing and Latin program. Many children that go to St. Thomas throughout high school end up making it into great colleges and are very successful. They also have highly involved highland dancers and a world class bag-pipe and drum band. Every year they hold the Scottish Festival around March in the Toyota center to show off the amazing dancers and band members. Read less
Posted by a student on 01/25/07
This school has a wonderful neighborhood camaraderie and the parents are very involved. I have found the academics beyond compare and the attitude of the older students is one of grace and consideration. This school requires a lot of involvement, both from parent and student. The excuses you hear so
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Posted by a parent on 07/02/06
I have studied this schools curriculum constantly for the past two years. I am impressed with the classical education information. Something about it just won't veer me away from it. It is extremely impressive. Since I buckled down and actually visited this environment I beleive I am equipt to make
... Read more notations about this school. IT is a rigid academic environment. The smell of academics consumes you as you enter the door. THere is no joking around there. Learning is the priority indeed. May not be for the child who needs some kind of social life. Read less
Posted by a parent on 06/18/06
Fantastic classic education and dynamic Christian instruction.
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Houston schools — St Thomas' Episcopal School is located at 4900 Jackwood St, Houston TX 77096. 4900 Jackwood St is in the Myerland Area neighborhood and 77096 ZIP code in Houston, TX St Thomas' Episcopal School is a Private school that serves grade levels K - 12.
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