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Catholic School Snaps
Did you know:
- There are 2,647,301 students enrolled in Catholic schools this year –2,004,037 in elementary/middle schools and 643,264 in secondary schools.
- Catholic high schools have a graduation rate of 99%, with 97% of students going on to college.
- Over 43% of all catholic elementary schools are location in urban and inner-city areas.
- St. Margaret Mary School has earned Exemplary School Accreditation from the Archdiocese of Milwaukee for outstanding curriculum and instruction.
- At St. Margaret Mary School we pray together daily, attend weekly all-school mass, and provide numerous service opportunities to help keep Christ at the center of all we do.
- Our parish school houses a modern science lab, state-of-the art computer labs, Smartboard technology, an art studio, foreign language and music rooms, a full day four-year-old kindergarten program, breakfast and lunch programs, a spacious gymnasium, and a renovated library/media center.
- Teachers on our staff at St. Margaret Mary School have an average of 18 years of experience in the classroom.
- Over 20% of our professional staff has earned a Master's Degree in Education or beyond.
- All of our teachers in the Archdiocese of Milwaukee earn Religious Education Certification by attending classes and seminars in Theology, Scripture and Methodology of teachhing.
- Our current 8th grade class scored at the 85% in Social Studies, 84% in Math Problem Solving, and 83% in Language on the Iowa Tests of Basic Skills (Spring, 07) when compared to all other schools in the nation. WOW! That is impressive. Congratulations to the students and the staff that taught them.
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