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Facts at a Glance

Grade Levels:   
Kindergarten, Prefirst – Eighth Grade. Serving students of high average to very superior ability.

Enrollment:        350
                          240      Primary and Intermediate Grades (Kindergarten - Fifth)
                          110      Middle Grades (Sixth, Seventh, Eighth)

Faculty:              26        Full Time          23 Part Time
                          18        Average Years of teaching experience
                          12        Average Years of teaching experience at SJA

Average Class Size:    20 (with teaching assistants in K-5)

Student-Teacher Ratio:    8:1

History:   Founded in 1821

Facility:    104,000 square feet, state-of-the art facility including a meditation chapel, three science labs, three technology labs (one mobile), three playing fields, four tennis courts

Technology:    Seventh & Eighth Grade Laptop programs

Music & Art Studios

Athletics:    PE program and rec league teams in Grades K – 5
                     Middle School interscholastic, girls & boys soccer, lacrosse, basketball, cross
                     country, baseball, golf, tennis, field hockey

Extra-curricular activities:       Offered at all grade levels

Professional Memberships:    AIMS, NAIS, NAES, MAESA, ESHA, Positive Coaching Alliance

Student-Centered/Rigorous Academic Curriculum

Inclusive International Baccalaureate Middle Years Programme Candidate School

Green School

SJA Graduates are attending:

High SchoolsUniversities (Partial List)

Baltimore Lutheran School
Boys’Latin School
Bryn Mawr School
Calvert Hall College
Dulaney High School
Fallston High School
Friends School of Baltimore
Garrison Forrest School
Gilman School
Hereford High School
Institute of Notre Dame
The John Carroll School
Loyola-Blakefield
Maryvale Preparatory School
McDonogh School
Notre Dame Preparatory
Oldfield's School
St. Paul’s School for Boys
St. Paul’s School for Girls
St. Timothy's School
Towson High School
 

 

 

 

 

 

Boston University
Clemson University
Dickinson College
Elon University
Franklin & Marshall College
Harvard University
Loyola College
Mt. St. Mary’s
Penn State
Salisbury University
Temple University
University of Colorado
University of Maryland
University of Virginia
Vanderbilt
Virginia Tech
Washington College
Washington & Lee
Wesley College
Yale

 

 

 

 

 

 

Episcopal Parish Day School:    30% of students are St. James Church members
Balance of students are from multiple faith traditions including Jewish and Muslim faiths

Patron Saint:    St. James the Elder

School Colors:    Red and Blue

Mascot:    American Foxhound

Hours:    Arrival 8:10am, School Begins at 8:30 AM – 3:00 PM for Kindergarten – Fifth
                8:30 AM – 4:15 PM for Grades Six –Eight
                (3:00 PM on Friday)

Extended Hours:    7:15 am – 6:00 pm

Tuition & Fees for 2010-2011:
     Half Day Kindergarten:  $9900
     Three/Five Full Day Kindergarten:  $11,700/$13,000
     Grades Prefirst – Fifth:  $14,400
     Grades Six – Eighth:  $14,800
     Book Fees:  $500
     Activity Fees:  $175 Kindergarten – Fifth         $225 Sixth - Eighth

Financial Assistance:    10% of tuition revenue allocated for financial assistance
                                            21% of students receive financial assistance
 

3100 Monkton Rd • Monkton, MD 21111 • (410) 771-4816