St. Mary's School

Academics

St. Mary’s School is a Catholic Elementary School (pre-K through 8th grade) in the Diocese of Knoxville, directed and partly staffed by the Dominican Sisters of St. Cecilia of Nashville, Tennessee. The school has full accreditation with the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (AdvancED), the Diocese of Knoxville, and the State of Tennessee. (To find out more about the accreditation process, go to: http://www.advanc-ed.org/what-accreditation.) We welcome children of all faith backgrounds.

Pre-K Program: Christian Doctrine, Technology, Language Arts, Library, Mathematics, Music, Science, Physical Education, and Spanish.

Grades 1-8 Curriculum:  

  • Art/Art History
  • Christian Doctrine
  • English/Reading/Literature Language Arts
  • Library Skills
  • Math, Algebra I
  • Sacred Music/Music Appreciation
  • Physical Education/Health 
  • Project Based Learning (grades 6-8)
  • Science (primary and middle school labs)
  • Social Studies/History
  • Spanish (grades PK-8)
  • Technology (grades PK-5)

Kindergarten Program: Christian Doctrine, Art, Technology, Language Arts, Library, Mathematics, Music, Science, Social Studies, Physical Education, and Spanish.

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For more information about the entire curriculum, go to: http://dioknox.org/schools/schools-office/schools-curriculum/.  A copy of the most recent Parent/Student Handbook can be found at the end of this page.
Student Achievement
St. Mary’s students in grades one through eight participate each year in the Iowa Test of Basic Skills (ITBS). ITBS is a series of norm-referenced standardized tests in academic subjects. (For more information about the ITBS, go to: http://www.riversidepublishing.com/products/itbs/index.html)

Based on the test scores of our students:

  • All students are classified as proficient or advanced (including those with learning disabilities) in all academic areas.
  • The State of Tennessee rates student academic achievement with a letter grade designation of A, B, C, D, or F. Overall, St. Mary’s students received an “A” in all academic subjects when using the same grading scale as the State of Tennessee.
  • In every subject at every grade level, students are performing on average at least one year above grade level.
  • 80% of students who complete Spanish I qualify to take Spanish II in high school.
  • 100% of students who complete Algebra I in their eighth grade year qualify to take Geometry I as high school freshmen.   
 
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Handbook_Student_11-12.pdf (333 KB)

 
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