St John The Evangelist School

When we first started our daughter in a full day Catholic School Kindergarten program, we thought we may choose to move her to the public school for 1st grade. However, after researching our options and after having such a positive experience that year, we made the decision to stay with Catholic school. Prior to the start of our first year at St John the Evangelist, we were nervous about the transition. About a week before school started, we decided to contact our daughter's teacher about visiting the school in advance of her first day. I had a response call from her within 2 hrs that Sunday morning. She sounded so enthiastic about meeting our daughter. It was then that we learned that the school had decided to split the group of 25 into two 1st grade classes. They commented that was a very important learning year and that this would allow the teachers to dedicate more of their time to each student. I knew at that moment that we had made the right decision. This is just one of so many examples where we saw the dedication and committment from teachers in this school; the education and environment at SJES far surpasses what we found in any of the other schools we researched.

My children have attended St. John's for the past 14 years. The school has served them all extremely well, My oldest two are now excelling in private high school and college thanks to the academic and spiritual structure the school afforded them. My youngest still attends. There has of course been some turnover, and the new teachers are young, enthusiastic and savvy regarding new techniques and course curriculm. In 2008, St. John's received the Blue Ribbon of Excellence Award. The small classroom environment lends itself to a more one-on-one learning atmosphere. In addition, there is an award winning honors math program for those that qualify, art and music program and technology lab. A new principal joined the school in 2009 and has made some wonderful improvements. I would strongly suggest having your child shadow a day at the school - you will not be disappointed!

The teachers are excellent. They really care about the students.