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Awards |
Outstanding Leader in Catholic Education Award (2003) |
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Special features |
religious |
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Scheduling features |
extended day |
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Gender composition |
coed |
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Dress code |
Uniforms required |
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School Mission
- The mission of St. Leo the Great School is to graduate a well-rounded Catholic student body that will live as practicing Christians and responsible civic members.
| Curriculum |
- Foreign language(s) taught: Spanish.
- This school has a particular instructional focus on hands-on learning, project-based instruction.
- Physical education is required for the following grades: K, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8
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| Activities and Sports |
- Girls sports: basketball, cheerleading, cross country, football, golf, softball, track and volleyball.
- Boys sports: basketball, baseball, cross country, football, golf, track and volleyball.
- This school has the following art(s) programs: band, theater/drama, photography and dance.
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Parent and Community Support
- Parents are very involved at our school. They provide many service hours, they are coaches, teachers, electricians, business people. They give their time and talent to our school because they know how important parent involvement truly is to the success of their children
Other news or notes
- The school has a long history of developing leadership skills in our students. Our alumni are doctors, lawyers, accountants, successful business owners, teachers and principals, etc.
| Technology and Facilities |
- 2 students per computer.
- 100% of classrooms are connected to the Internet.
- This school was established between 1920-1929.
- No transportation is provided to this school.
- This school was built between 1920-1929.
- Recent or upcoming renovations: School has purchased State of the Art Computer equipment and has installed the Internet in every classroom as well as a phone in every classroom. The school has been painted both inside and out.
- Gymnasium and physical education facilities: Gymnasium as well as a baseball field are available for the students. In the gym we also have a stage for talent shows and plays, etc.
- Library facilities: Library has an extenseive inventory of books, videos, DVD's, CD's as well as computers for research on the Internet.
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| Admissions and Enrollment |
- Measures used to evaluate applicants: interview and samples of student work.
- Standardized tests used to evaluate applicants: Stanford Achievement Test.
- Of the students who applied for admission to this school for the current school year, 81-100% were accepted.
- Tuition: $3000-$3999
- 41-60% of students receive financial aid to attend this school.
- Graduates typically go to: Central Catholic High School, Providence High School and St. Anthony's High School.
- Students at this school enroll by choice.
- About half of the students at this school come from the neighborhood where the school is located.
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| Safety, Discipline and Support |
- Safety and discipline-related resources include: Peer mediation or conflict resolution program; After school or lunchtime detentions; In-school suspension; closed campus. Other safety and discipline-related resources include: Strong Discipline Code of Conduct.
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| Other Features and Highlights |
- 86-90% of students remained enrolled at the school between last school year and this school year.
- Regular classroom hours: 8:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.
- Accredited by TCCED in 2006.
- Principal has been at this school for 10 years.
- Principal has 13 years of experience.
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| Source of Data |
Additional information, including curriculum and special programs, was either submitted to GreatSchools by a school official or comes directly from the school or school district's Web site. This page was last updated on 08/09/2007. We cannot guarantee the accuracy of information submitted by school officials.
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