St. Mel School Interesting Facts

School Philosophy

Enrollment
  • 400 Students

Diversity
  • Caucasians
  • Hispanic/Latino
  • Asians/Pacific Islanders
About SMS

Facilities

  • School – attached to church

  • Fully Equipped Science Lab

  • 2 Computer Centers- one designed primarily for Nursery to third grade

  • Internet Connected – all classrooms

  • 12 Smartboards

  • Computerized Library

  • Resource Center

Staff

  • Principal

  • 19 Classroom Teachers

  • 6 Special Teachers – Art, Librarian, Spanish, Resource, Computer, PE

  • 3 Teacher Assistants

  • 2 Office Staff

  • School has one Amityville Dominican on Staff

School Facts

Pupil:Teacher Ratio:
  • 21:1

Per Pupil Cost
  • $3,700 (approximately) of tuition for one child. School receives about 1% of our budget from Parish community. (This is from the special monthly collection).  We also depend on fund raising and the cooperation of all families.

Activities

Special Classes
  • Weekly Art Class- Grades 1 to 6
  • Weekly Spanish Class- Grades 3 to 8
  • Weekly Computer Class- Grades 1 to 8
  • Weekly Physical Education Class- Grades K to 8
  • Weekly Library Class- Grades 1 to 8

Special Services

  • Mommy and Me program for 2 year olds

  • Separation Program for older 2 year olds

  • Nursery School program – full day or half day sessions.

  • Pre-Kindergarten Program

  • Parish Sports Program

  • After School Program

  • Hot Lunch Program

  • Resource Room

  • Band

Calendar

Technology

  • Library computerized,

  • 2 fully equipped computer labs, computers  in every classroom, wireless computers in some classrooms, gizmos, etc.

  • 2 laptop carts with 20 wireless laptops

  • 12 classrooms equipped with a Smartboard

  • Entire school community is on Ed-line

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