St Agnes Elementary School

5130 Mission Road

Roeland Park, KS 66205

10 Reviews

School District
Grade

PK, K-8
Type

private

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Reviews

Submitted by parent on October 30, 2024

Our family couldn’t be happier with Saint Agnes! The school is filled with amazing teachers who genuinely care about each child’s growth, both academically and personally. The sense of community here is something truly special—parents, staff, and students all come together to create a warm, welcoming environment that feels like family. We feel so lucky to be part of a school where values and education go hand in hand, and our kids are thriving because of it. Saint Agnes is a gem, and we highly recommend it!
Submitted by parent on February 01, 2024

This is our third year after transferring in from another school that did not meet the needs of my children. My children are academically challenged with a STREAM based curriculum fostering independent thinking in a warm, social environment. It is clear that the staff enjoys what they do and are also continually improving their own skills through education as well to provide the best for all their students. The community is the most welcoming that I've experienced thus far. I recommend St Agnes wholeheartedly, it isn't just a school, it's a community and family.
Submitted by parent on October 31, 2022

We fell in love with the St. Agnes community: the teachers, the parents, and all of our kids wonderful friends! St. Agnes works to ensure all students are supported and included. They really treat the students like their own. We are so happy and blessed to be part of such a wonderful community. The learning is top-notch & our kids are happy. We couldn't ask for anything else!
Submitted by parent on October 25, 2022

While the sense of community at St. Agnes is what I most love, I am consistently impressed by the level of education my children receive there. The staff prioritizes on-going professional development and utilizes evidence based curriculums and strategies to creative an effective and powerful education for the whole child. The staff is always easily accessible, transparent and responsive to communications from home. My oldest child is now a freshman in high school, but he started preschool at St. Agnes. The changes made and the momentum of positive growth and improvements implemented in that time has been incredible. I am grateful we found St. Agnes!
Submitted by teacher on October 24, 2022

St. Agnes is a wonderful community. A strong partnership with the school and parents help build the connection for our students.
Submitted by parent on October 11, 2022

We love St. Agnes! We have four children who attend and it has been such a wonderful experience for our family. The teachers and staff are AMAZING! We are so lucky to be a part of the St. Agnes community!
Submitted by teacher on October 10, 2022

St. Agnes is an amazing school with great staff. Everyone works as a team to make sure all students are successful.
Submitted by parent on March 26, 2014

St. Agnes has been part of our lives for the last 7 years. We are active members in the school as well as in the parish. This is a wonderful community of people with an amazing 90 year history. I feel blessed that my children have all these great specials such as computer ,Spanish, PE, Library, music, and art. Yes, Spanish is once a week and only for 30 minutes, but my children know the Glory Be and Hail Mary and come home excited about different countries that they are learning about. In computer class, as they get older they learn powerpoint/excel and put together presentations, resumes, etc. When other schools are taking these programs away we feel so blessed that STA still provide these wonderful oppertunites for the students. We have a new parish priest and parish admin. I believe that this change will help the school become stonger.
Submitted by parent on February 12, 2014

St. Agnes is a Catholic school, so emphasis on religion is to be expected. Unfortunately, I feel they put more of an emphasis in the middle school on religious studies rather than core classes, such as Math or Language Arts. The computer classes are a joke, and nothing more than a "keyboarding lesson" year after year. PE also given a backseat, despite studies showing the importance of exercise for children. The Spanish program is also laughable compared to what it used to be. Not the fault of the teacher, but what can you expect the kids to learn in 20 minutes a week (if they have the class at all)? The backlash of parents against the new administration is appalling and not inline with Christian behavior. If a Catholic education and cliquish involvement is more important than the core learning you can get at the public school level, then STA is for your family.
Submitted by parent on August 29, 2013

The community at STA is what I used to brag about, but now this tight knit group has turned on people who were brought to be instruments of change. This hinders progress. I think the new principal is doing all she can to overcome the resistance from the "community" to new leadership. Big changes are needed for STA to remain competitive with a highly rated public school system that surrounds it. Common Core is here and STA is on its own, with little help from the Diocese. Unfortunately, in the upper elementary, teachers have been hit or miss. That and the lack of enrichment for children who test above their grade level are the two main reasons we will not return next year. For the lower-elementary, it was a wonderful experience and the friends we've made are priceless. Now that we are looking at middle school and high school options, I need my child to be competitive not only at the state but also national level. Unfortunately, I can't wait for the time it will take for the detractors to get out of the way and let the new progressive administration do their job. The small class sizes will be missed.
Submitted by parent on May 22, 2013

St. Agnes is overall a great place for our kids to receive a Catholic education. Classroom teachers are involved and caring, and go the extra mile to educate. Unfortunately, I can no longer say St. Agnes is the place to be if your child needs an individualized education, enrichment, or special education services. It used to be - but this year that incredible level of support has really deteriorated with a new principal and inclusion teacher/reading specialist. So far it has not impacted the education of our kids in major ways, but I know a number of others who have been negatively affected. I am hopeful this will change in the future because we used to be on the cutting edge of providing a specialized education for kids in the parochial setting.