St Jude The Apostle School

42 Dana Avenue

Wynantskill, NY 12198

5 Reviews

School District
Grade

PK, K-6
Type

private

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Submitted by parent on April 11, 2022

Having had the experience in other grade schools, this totally surpasses. They also teach children kindness, regardless of the religion they are baptized as. I could not recommend more.
Submitted by parent on January 26, 2018

St Jude the Apostle school is a wonderful learning institution where education is a top priority. Mrs. Cox is a wonderful Principal and has really turned the school around in a very short period of time. The last Principal had let things slip a bit, but Mrs. Cox has done a complete 180 and the School again is on the right path. We are extremely happy and satisfied with our decision to send our daughter to school at St Jude the Apostle School, and more importantly she loves it there.
Submitted by parent on June 15, 2016

My review is not for the education side of this school. In that, the other reviews are correct in saying this school is top notch for educational programs. However my daughter attending this school can go down as one of the worst decisions I ever made. When she was three she attended a half day preschool. She loved it and the teachers loved her, however once she turned four I wanted to better prepare her for kindergarten and found St. Judes programs to be amazing. It wasnt long before we discovered that the personal side of this school however was lacking. Her teachers were not nice. I honestly do not know why they went into teaching. My daughter who previously loved school soon began fighting me every morning. She would cling to me, cry, and refuse to let me leave. This was very unusaul for my daughter. Who was always very bubbly and filled with laughter. When I brought it up to the teachers I was told my daughter was unrulely and had issues, though they were unclear what those issues were, and gave no suggestions on how to improve. Finally the last draw was when my daughter had an accident at school and she was forced to stand there in her wet clothes until I got there (And I work 40 mins away) despite the fact that she had clothes in her backpack for such an emergency. My daughters self esteem (even at this young of age) was crushed. She to this day is distrustful of teachers and very weary of doing anything that might embarrass herself. When I went to the main office and told them I was pulling her from the school because of this they offered no apology. On top of all that after a week of starting at a new preschool, the owner pulled me aside and stated St. Judes had called them to warn them of my daughter and how I wouldnt pay them and they would be out money. Thankfully her new preschool took very little stock in this as I had made every payment on time and my daughter as they described her was "shy and loveable". Perhaps this school works for some. Certainly some teachers are better then others in any school. But this school left a very bad taste in my mouth and I would never recommend it to anyone. I apologize if there is any spelling/grammer errors in this. Its a product of typing fast while thinking of a subject that still upsets me.
Submitted by parent on July 15, 2012

Sending my children to St. Jude was by far the best investment that we've made. The school is capable of successfully developing students' gifts, whether learning disabled, average, or gifted. The faculty and staff are extraordinary. All students are taught responsibility, accountability, and kindness. We transferred our child from public school to St. Jude and will never look back.
Submitted by parent on May 02, 2011

I was very excited to send my son to preschool here after reading some very positive reviews about the program and I thought it would be a great opportunity for my son to prepare for kindergarten. He had always done very well in daycare in the past and loved his teachers. Much to my disappointment, I had to pull my little boy out of this program after only a couple of months. From what I could tell, my son was singled out on pretty much a daily basis. His teacher could never come up with anything positive to say about him and she was not able to offer us any suggestions on how to improve the situation. This all occurred several months ago and, obviously, I wasn't there with him during the day to know exactly what was going on. All ll I know for certain is that my son continues to be very upset by the experience. In order to keep my review printable, I will take a deep breath and stop typing now.