Q. What is the average class size/teacher ratio and how big is your school?

A.  Pre-kindergarten has on average, 18 students and 2 teachers.  Kindergarten and First Grade have 18 students and 1 teacher.  In grades 2-8, there are approximately 25 students and 1 teacher.  We currently have 504 students enrolled.

Q. When is school in session?

A.  School generally starts in mid-August and goes through the end of May of the following calendar year.  We begin each school day at 7:50 AM and end at 3:15 PM.

Q.  Do you offer before and after school care?

A.  Our campus opens with supervision for students at 7:00 a.m. and our after school care program, Prime Time, is open to all enrolled students until 6:00 p.m.

Q.  Are siblings and parishioners given preference in the admissions process?

A.  Since we are a parish school, we give preference to our parishioners as well as to currently enrolled families with siblings applying to our school who meet our academic and behavioral requirements.

Q.  Do you have a waiting list?

A.  We do not have a waiting list for Pre-kindergarten.  However, we do have a waiting list for Kindergarten through 8th grade and extend offers to students on the list as accepted students decline or unexpected attrition occurs.

Q.  When do I apply?

A.  Applications are available in August and due in January.  Decision emails for admission to SVdP School are sent in mid-March.

Q.  Does my child need to reapply and retest every year if he/she is not pulled from the wait list?

A.  Once an application has been processed, there is no need to reapply.  Each student application must be updated every new school year with a complete report card, standardized testing, new teacher recommendations and any updated information.  Entry testing must be current with the grade the student is applying.

Q.  Where do your graduates continue on to high school?

A.  A majority of our students continue their Catholic education and go on to St. Agnes Academy, Duchesne, Incarnate Word Academy, St.Thomas, Strake Jesuit and St. Pius.  We also have some students who go to public high schools, for example, Lamar, Bellaire, Carnegie Vanguard or HSPVA.