St. Thomas Apostle School

430 Valleybrook Rd

Glen Mills, PA 19342

9 Reviews

School District
Grade

PK, K-8
Type

private

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Submitted by parent on January 19, 2025

My boys are attending STA for the second year. Our family is happy about our decision to switch from our RTMSD school. The student- teacher ratio is great and personnel at school becomes like a second family. My boys look forward to going to school and learning new things every day. Great programs and sport leagues year-round.
Submitted by parent on December 11, 2024

My children have been in St. Thomas the Apostle School for the past 7 years and I could not be happier. The student to teacher ratio, curriculum, and extra circular offerings are wonderful.
Submitted by parent on February 04, 2022

Great school! Students get a well rounded education, and great preparation for college. Academics are above average. Nice staff and community.
Submitted by other on August 10, 2020

(This review is mostly targeted to grades 6-8) This school is terrible and a joke. Parents are being the boss of the principal. Parents are being hired has teachers because they need to make sure their child(ren) are being seen as the best and favorited. There are no good teachers left. This school is going to be fully runned then ruined by parents, with children in the school, within the next years (if it does not close by then). The principal either needs to get his act together or be fired. Or close the school. Even teachers are shaking their heads at the choices the principal is making, Do not know how this is getting pass the Archdiocese. DO NOT SEND CHILDREN HERE!
Submitted by other on February 14, 2017

We moved out kids out of st Cornelius to attend here and it was the best decision we made. The principle here is so nice and the teachers are much better. St Cornelius wrecked my kids love for school and st thomas brought it back. St Cornelius is becoming locally known as a school for mainly wayward kids and the principle there was mean to boot. This school is worth the money and my kids enjoy going again
Submitted by parent on June 07, 2013

Yet again, another quality academic year courtesy of St. Thomas the Apostle. My children were challenged and excited about learning. The extracurricular activities proved to keep them engaged outside of the school day. Wonderful institution of learning and well worth it.
Submitted by parent on April 21, 2012

The Family environment at St Thomas is exactly what we were looking for in a school program. Our children have attended since preschool. Parents are encouraged to volunteer. I previously worked at another Catholic school where parents were not as encouraged to participate, so parental involvement is not always the case in all Catholic schools. My children are both happy and excited to go to school. I have been very impressed with the extra programs and services offered; before and after care program, language, music, art, physical education, computers, band, scouts,brownies, daisy, talent show, art fair, sports.
Submitted by parent on April 17, 2012

The loving, safe and involved community create an environment for learning that I want my children to experience. My oldest is a third grader but knows teachers in the upper grades because of the smaller size than the public school. The teacher has a math club that meets during lunch recess for fun which my child loves! My third grader and first grader were playing a game in Spanish after completing their homework the other day. Having our catholic faith and values enriched during the school week is the added bonus of St. Thomas. The academic rigor, the instilling of discipline and respect, and the living of the faith are what make St. Thomas the Apostle well worth the investment in my children.
Submitted by parent on April 17, 2012

St. Thomas the Apostle school in Glen Mills, PA provides a first-class education. The children, starting in the 4 year old preschool conduct science experiments and learn Spanish! For grades Kindergarten thru 8th grade, they have a lab-lerner (fully equipped) science laboratory, Honors Math program (5-8), foreign language program, small class-to-teacher ratios, plenty of arts opportunities (chorus, band, art show and talent show), a wonderful community of parent volunteers, smart boards in every classroom (including 'specials' ), dedicated faculty for technology, phys ed, art, and music, and the most caring, excellent teachers (many of whom hold their masters' degrees). They educate in a safe environment where catholic values and traditions are stressed giving children needed discipline. But they also allow for the individual child's needs and embrace the 'whole child'. Three of my children are enrolled in this school and despite the high taxes I pay in the Garnet Valley school district, I would not dream of sending them anywhere else!