Facts at a GlanceGrade 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:
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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