St. Mary School is a private, parochial school located in Delaware, Ohio. St. Mary was founded in 1885 and occupied a small house adjacent to the church. The present school was built in 1925 and expanded in 1959 and in 2005. Currently, we support 360 students in grades K through 8 and a preschool program that enrolls on the average of 90 students per year. Due to our recent addition, we are now adding a second classroom to better accommodate students at various levels. St. Mary has two kindergarten classes and two rooms in grades 1 through 4.   As we divide our students into two classes, our goal is to maintain class sizes of 25 to 30 students, and this is what the class sizes are for grades 1 through 4 at this time. The average class size for the remaining classes sit at about 30.

Our new addition includes a regulation size gym, a renovated Common area and allows us to have a separate science lab. Our faculty consists of 13 classroom teachers, 4 full time aides, a librarian, a computer teacher, a media director, a physical education teacher, a special needs teacher, a reading tutor, music and band teacher. We also have a part time nurse, an educational psychologist and a speech therapist one day a week.

Our mission statement explains our total dedication to Catholic education for each family. It states: We, at St. Mary School, working together with our families as a supportive, caring Catholic community, dedicate ourselves to the spiritual, educational, personal, physical, and social growth of our students. Our goal is to address the diverse needs of our students and to prepare them to be productive, responsible, well-rounded Catholic individuals.

Non-discrimination Policy
St. Mary School recruits and admits students of any race, color, or ethnic origin to all its rights, privileges, programs, and activities.  In addition, the school will not discriminate on the basis of race, color, or ethnic origin the administration of its educational programs and athletic/extracurricular activities.  Furthermore, the school is not intended to be an alternative to court or administrative agency ordered, or public school district initiated desegregation.

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