St. Ursula Villa School

Our daughter transferred to St. Ursula Villa this past year (2023) from another parochial school. The transition has been extraordinary and beyond what we ever imagined. Marta Runnels warmly welcomed us to the school and helped guide and lead us to our decision to transfer to our daughter. We asked so many questions and she was so kind and compassionate through the entire process!Our experience across the board has been incredible. From the leadership, starting with Principal Vance, the entire faculty team, and especially her classroom teacher(s) Mrs. Smith and Ms. Hass, to the after-care team led by Ms. Scherer. It has all blown us away. We immediately noticed a difference in our daughter's communication, social and intellectual development. The curriculum, specials and overall educational instruction has made such an impact on her! We are beaming to see her confidence and the pride in her work be so important to her. We also appreciate the ability to be involved with family projects, classroom and school-wide events. It is very evident that St. Ursula Villa's community within the faculty, and the amazing families we have met, have the best chemistry and unity a parent can ever ask for in their child's educational journey. We are so grateful to be a part of the St. Ursula Villa family. We are excited to watch and support our daughter's continued progress and development with SUV!

St. Ursula Villa is an amazing school, and we feel so fortunate that our children have this place to learn and grow. We have been very pleased and impressed with our children's experience both at the Manor House in the Montessori program and now in the Main school. The Villa is such a welcoming community with so many opportunities available to students and families both in and out of the classroom. The smaller class sizes make for a very supportive and child-attentive educational environment. We couldn't be more pleased with the teachers and all the Villa staff; they are so knowledgeable and skilled and truly know and care about our children. Academics are a high priority at the Villa, but also solidification of values and faith development are center to the educational experience of each student. Each day when we send our children to school, we feel peace and pride in knowing they are developing into the best versions of themselves due to having the opportunity to attend SUV.

The Villa really is a community. The students always have a smile on their faces and are excited to learn. The academics are outstanding but they also teach the kids to be outstanding people. We couldn’t be happy to be part of the Villa community.

Several years ago, we started in the Villa's preschool program as a trial run to evaluate what type of schools we'd select for our children. Today, we can't imagine being anywhere else and consider the Villa community a vital component of our family, faith and the foundation for our children's futures.

If you're looking for a school with a cliquey social scene that an easy child can fit into with little extra effort, you'll probably love it here because the teachers are truly great and the campus is beautiful. But if your situation requires legitimate effort, I pray you have a better experience than we did because you'll realize quickly that the "Villa Values" are more of a selling point than a core practice for the administration.