St. Catherine of Siena Catholic School
520 West Holding Avenue
Wake Forest, NC 27587
Wake Forest, NC 27587
770-419-8601
Community Reviews
St Catherine of Siena has a lot of teacher turnover. The academics are lenient. If some students in the class are behind, unfortunately the rest of the class cannot move ahead. During the 2025–2026 school year there was a permanent sub for PE. They weren’t able to secure a permanent PE teacher.The s
Posted by a parent on 4/27/2026One of the best parenting decisions we’ve made is sending our kids to St. Catherine of Siena Catholic School. Beyond the strong academics and faith formation, my kids have felt an overwhelming sense of love and security.It’s a community that genuinely cares - not just about building solid study habi
Posted by a parent on 6/1/2025We have been at St. Catherine’s for a couple years. We have had both very positive and negative experiences at the school. They do not offer much in the way of special education which we knew going in, but chose faith over public school (and our child’s grades suffered, but we knew that going in and
Posted by a parent on 4/29/2025The leadership and teachers at St Catherine’s school are dedicated to bringing their students closer to Christ. The school provides a positive Catholic environment that encourages morality and love of the faith. The parents are heavily involved and supportive of the school and the school has grown o
Posted by a parent on 4/30/2023We have had the BEST experience here. I have twins on two different levels. My son is gifted and my daughter is an average student. Both needs are met here. The staff is super friendly and always willing to help. My kids love going to school everyday. The academic program pleases my picky needs as a
Posted by a parent on 5/3/2021Nearby Schools
Browse other schools near St. Catherine of Siena Catholic School- Wake Forest Elementary
- PK-5
- Public
- 422 Students
6/10GreatSchools RatingParent Rating AverageThis school is going downhill because the administration is not supportive. The principal and her assistant are all about their EGO. They are not good listeners to parents' concerns. The principal "Chell Smith" is creating an atmosphere that makes the teachers stressed out, afraid, and not teaching at their full capacity. This school needs better leaders so kids and teachers can show better progress.Leaders in Wake County need to keep a close eye on the administration in this school; they are all covering each other against any negative concern, denying the incident, and acting very rudely.Parent Review6mo ago - Heritage Elementary
- PK-5
- Public
- 621 Students
9/10GreatSchools RatingParent Rating AverageParents should focus less of schools overall education performance numbers and focus on the diversity rate percentages. There’s a reason Wake Forest Heritage Elementary is 18% Black and/African American.Parent Review11mo ago - Forest Pines Elementary
- PK-5
- Public
- 491 Students
3/10GreatSchools RatingParent Rating AverageWe have been at this school over 6 years with 3 different principals, not counting interims. Bell, Baggio and Bransome. We currently have Bransome and she is largely absent. She arrives later than most staff and is not a visible presence in the school for students and staff nor at events for parents. She regularly forgets meetings, phone calls and emails. Our children have never been bullied more than this school year and we are so thankful WCPSS granted us a hardship transfer to get our youngest out. Bullying is not being properly documented and I have never felt more unsafe for my children at school. The principal does not want to be at this school and it SHOWS. Apply to your year-round application school or magnet schools if this is your base.Parent Review5mo ago - North Forest Pines Elementary
- PK-5
- Public
- 552 Students
6/10GreatSchools RatingParent Rating Average
No reviews available for this school. - Thales Academy Of Wake Forest
- PK-5
- Private
- 595 Students
NAGreatSchools RatingParent Rating AverageThe wake forest campus was an amazing place for our children. It was the best decision we could have made to set our children up for success and the love of learning. We have been through several of the administration team and they are top notch. The right balance of truly caring for children and their families and academic focus. Teachers are empowered by admin and the campus hums with perfection. The school is a safe, nurturing environment giving your child the best education. I would repeat this decision time and time again. Unfortunately, things fall down once children head off to the Rolesville campus. Which is incredibly unfortunate and disheartening. This isn’t the forum to show that admin in Rolesville is where an amazing school gets off track. I don’t want that to take away from the incredible school Thales Wake Forest is to the community. I hope that they continue to thrive!Parent Review4mo ago - Richland Creek Elementary School
- PK-5
- Public
- 549 Students
8/10GreatSchools RatingParent Rating AverageThis school is amazing my child would always be excited to go everyday and all the teachers are amazing and very sweet.Parent Review9mo ago
Wake Forest schools - St. Catherine of Siena Catholic School is located at 520 West Holding Avenue, Wake Forest NC 27587. St. Catherine of Siena Catholic School is a Private school that serves grade levels PK-8.
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