What is your Licensing and Accreditation status?
Answer: St. Therese Academy is fully accredited by WASC and WCEA. St. Therese Academy Preschool, license #372005988, serves students ages 3-5.
What is your student enrollment?
Answer: Currently there are over 360 students from preschool to 8th grade, with one class per grade.
Do you have aides in your classrooms?
Answer: Yes. In grades kindergarten through sixth grade, we have a full-time instructional aide in each classroom. We have a part-time Instructional aide to assit in our Junior High math (grades 6-8). In seventh and eighth grade, we have a shared full-time instructional aide working with the students throughout the school day.
Do you have a dedicated teacher for your specialized curriculum areas?
Answer: Yes. While other schools rely on the classroom teacher to teach all the content areas, St. Therese Academy has a dedicated Art teacher, Music teacher, PE teachers, Librarian, and a Resource teacher on staff!
Do you have a counselor?
Answer: Yes. We have a counselor who is a licensed Marriage Family Therapist (MFT) who supports our school families.
Do you have an athletic program?
Answer: Yes. In the Fall there are football and volleyball teams for grades 5-8. During the Winter season there is soccer for grades K-8 and boys’ basketball for grades 5-8. And lastly in the Spring, there are soccer and basketball teams for grades 5-8.
Do you have a dedicated Science lab?
Answer: Yes, we are working to bring our vision of a dedicated science space to life. This initiative, which began in 2023-2024 with discussions on expanding STEM opportunities for our students, aligns perfectly with our mission to foster a faith-filled community in an environment of academic excellence. We are thrilled to see this vision starting to come to fruition in the 2024-2025 school year. The new science lab is a testament to our commitment to empowering students to realize their full potential.