School
Saint Malachy School serves nearly 210 children, and with the help of our teachers and donors, we see ”small miracles” every day. In 2009, we received full accreditation with the Middle States Commission on Elementary Schools. Consider:
- Our students love to come to school - we have a 95% daily attendance rate.
- Our children are beating the odds as we have implemented educational best-practices over the past two years:
- 91 % of our kindergartners test at grade level or above in reading; 83% test at “high mastery.”
- As a class, the school’s 1st graders test 10% above grade level in reading; 100% of the first graders tested at “high mastery” in math
- 90% of the school’s 2nd graders test at grade level or above in reading
- In 2007, our 6th graders tested in the 40th percentile in math. In 2008, those same students have risen to the 62nd percentile (and that’s compared with all students nationally, including the best private schools). When compared to just Philadelphia public and private school children, they are in the 88th percentile, up from 80th last year.
- The majority of our graduates enroll in independent, parochial, charter or magnet schools including La Salle College High School, Merion Mercy Academy, Roman Catholic High School, Mastery Charter, Central High School and the Charter High School for Architecture and Design.
- We have a volunteer Educational Affairs Committtee, comprised of educational experts, “connectors” to arts enrichment programs, and teachers who are dedicated to our children.
- Saint Malachy School students graduate with strong work ethics and morals. They are ready for successful futures!
Read more about us in our school brochure: saint_malachy_brochurefinal12
And don’t just take our word for it - ask our parents and grandparents:
“I believe that Saint Malachy will prepare my son to be a smart, respectable and productive adult.”
“My child’s education is very important. Small classes and teachers who care…mean a lot. My husband attended this school years ago and it has a great reputation.”
“Saint Malachy School comes very highly recommended and is respected within the community.”
“Saint Malachy’s has very skilled and loving teachers that truly care about our children.”