St Thomas More School

Grades: KG-8
Student Enrollment: 647

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Address
1040 Flexer Ave
Allentown, PA 18103

Phone
(610) 432-0396

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St Thomas More School enrolls 647 elementary school students from grades KG-8. It is located in Allentown, PA, which is a highly populated city with a median household income of $32,016.

School Operational Details

Students Have Access to a Library or Media Center

School Days and Hours

School Days Per Year: 180
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
Diocese of Allentown, PA

School Associations

National Catholic Educational Association (NCEA)

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Reviewed by Former Student on December 05, 2006
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I attended STM from grades K-8.

Advantages: students are pushed to succeed more so than at a typical public school, there is a strong sense of community, and it is difficult to "fall between the cracks" in terms of academics or discipline because STM is a strict place.

Disadvantages: There's a lack of curriculum breadth and depth in comparison to a larger school. Also, if you aren't one of the students who can succeed in an environment of overachievers (e.g., you are an average student), you might feel a lack of confidence after a while because there are lots of strong students at STM who are constantly praised (in my opinion, average kids are not always given positive reinforcement at STM). The school's extremely conservative rules and culture might cause students to act out or possibly dissuade students developing a sense of individualism.
I must say, however, that STM students do very well in life; most attend well-respected colleges like PSU, Lehigh U, Georgetown, Cornell, etc. However, most tend to go to local or state colleges (Kutztown, PSU, DeSales) as opposed to "branching out" to other places. I'm a graduating senior from a top-tier college and I plan on going to law school. Many of my STM buddies have gone to solid colleges and have plans to attend medical, law, or business school. If you can make it at STM, you are prepared for most academic challenges. In many ways STM was more difficult than both high school and college because of its academic rigor.

Faculty Details and Student Enrollment

Students and Faculty

Total Students Enrolled: 647
Total Full Time "Equivalent" Teachers: 38.6
Full-Time Teachers: 33
Part-Time Teachers: 9
Average Student-To-Teacher Ratio: 16.8
Percent Minority Students: 6.0%

Students Gender Breakdown

Males: 359 (55.5%)
Females: 288 (44.5%)

Student Enrollment Distribution by Race / Ethnicity

St Thomas More School Student Race Distribution

	Number	Percent
American Indian	-	-
Black	4	0.6%
Asian	25	3.9%
Hispanic	10	1.5%
White	608	94.0%

Number of Students Per Grade

	Number	Percent
Kindergarten	75	11.6%
1st Grade	72	11.1%
2nd Grade	78	12.1%
3rd Grade	68	10.5%
4th Grade	77	11.9%
5th Grade	74	11.4%
6th Grade	67	10.4%
7th Grade	65	10.0%
8th Grade	71	11.0%

Source: PA Department of Education, Source: NCES 2009-2010

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