Melville School

We are on our fourth child attending St. Philomena. The older ones have all gone on to high school very well prepared. The curriculum is rigorous, and the school works to create a community feel for the children and never loses sight of its Catholic character. I'm sorry to read that other families have not shared our experience, but having watched our children go through school, and with one of us being a teacher, we've seen first-hand how the other students in a particular class or grade level at a school can make a big difference in other students' experience. We've found St. Philomena to be an excellent balance of individualized attention and sufficient enrollment, easily supporting two classes per grade, but with room to spare.

The only thing good about this school are the primary teachers. Middle school has few kids. There are under 10 students in 8th. More importantly is the lack of capable administrators. The head is a parent pleaser and will say/do anything. Has zero personality and should have retired long ago. The school needs a young forward thinking leader. Hopefully new board members will come along and see the nothing he adds to the school.