St Ambrose Elementary School

  • Grades: PK-8
  • Student Enrollment: 286
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  • Address
  • 6310 Jason St
  • Cheverly, MD 20785
  • Phone
  • (301) 773-0223
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School Description

St Ambrose Elementary School enrolls 286 preschool and elementary school students from grades PK-8. It is located in Cheverly, MD, which is a highly populated city with a median household income of $65,431.

School Operational Details
  • Students Have Access to a Library or Media Center
School Days and Hours
  • School Days Per Year: 184
    Note: Kindergarten Operates Five Days Per Week
  • School Hours Per Day: 7
    Note: Kindergarten Operates on a Full Day Schedule
School Religious Orientation
  • Roman Catholic
    Archdiocese of Washington, DC
School Associations
  • National Catholic Educational Association (NCEA)
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1 review for St Ambrose Elementary School

  • Reviewed by Community Member on November 29, 2009
  • Rating: 1 (1 / 5) Flag as inappropriate
  • The questionable ethics of the 2009-2010 St. Ambrose school administration should make you think twice before enrolling your child here. On October 19, 2009, (...) was terminated from her position as kindergarten teacher - just a few weeks into her 25th school year. The school cited budgetary reasons for the firing, but (...) offer to continue for a significantly reduced salary was rejected. (...) agreed to address the issue at a Home and School Association on November 19th but the meeting was canceled just a few minutes after it began. Over 200 parishioners were in attendance at this meeting but neither the (...) would discuss the termination of the school’s most tenured teacher or its potential effect on the school’s future.

Faculty Details and Student Enrollment

Students and Faculty
  • Total Students Enrolled: 286
  • Total Full Time "Equivalent" Teachers: 25.9
    Full-Time Teachers: 22
    Part-Time Teachers: 7
  • Average Student-To-Teacher Ratio: 10.3
  • Percent Minority Students: 67.8%
Students Gender Breakdown
  • Males: 140 (49.0%)
  • Females: 146 (51.0%)
Student Enrollment Distribution by Race / Ethnicity
St Ambrose Elementary School Student Race Distribution
  Number Percent
American Indian20.7%
Black16357.0%
Asian51.7%
Hispanic248.4%
White7225.2%
Number of Students Per Grade
Number of Students Per Grade For St Ambrose Elementary School
  Number Percent
Pre-Kindergarten207.0%
Kindergarten248.4%
1st Grade207.0%
2nd Grade279.4%
3rd Grade238.0%
4th Grade227.7%
5th Grade269.1%
6th Grade4214.7%
7th Grade3813.3%
8th Grade4415.4%
Source: MD Department of Education, Source: NCES 2009-2010

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