Admissions

A Special Note from the Admissions Team

During this unique time, our school community is at home staying safe and engaging in our online learning curriculum. The Admissions team here at St. Mary's Academy is fully operational and ready to connect in a safe and virtual way to share how the Loretto School Values of faith, community, justice, and respect thrive in a traditional school day.

We are still actively accepting all inquiries as well as applications for the 2020/2021 school year in our traditional entry points (Pre-K, Kindergarten, 6th and 9th grade). If you are interested in a non-traditional entry point, please contact the Admissions team to confirm available space.

We know that this is a difficult and uncertain time. Please do not hesitate to reach out to our team with any questions or concerns. We are here to assist you wherever you are in the school search or Admissions process.

About St. Mary's Academy

Welcome to St. Mary's Academy, home of the Wildcats. We are delighted that you are considering the St. Mary’s Academy school community for your family.

For more than 150 years, SMA has been inspiring and supporting students to explore the world and learn without limits.  Our unique, rigorous, college preparatory curriculum is designed for students who are motivated to learn and grow in a Catholic, independent community. We inspire our students to become powerful agents of change in the world by creating opportunities for them to find their own path. The goal of the Admissions process is, therefore, to admit a diverse body of students who will share this desire to lead, create, and impact our community and the world.

The Admissions Office is excited to get to know your child. We approach admissions with the following core principals:

Compassion
Inclusion
Empathy
Professionalism

Witness firsthand the extraordinary experience that benefits all learners. By touring the website, visiting campus, and participating in the admissions process, you will see that St. Mary’s Academy sets high expectations, offers rich experiences, and fosters character and moral development for each student that we serve. Celebrating a diverse community, we invite every student to consider SMA, whether an athlete, an artist, a visual learner or an experiential one, a suburbanite or a city dweller. Here, you will find welcoming smiles, open minds and abundant opportunities to excel in multiples area of passion.

Typical entry points at St. Mary’s Academy are as follows, but families with children entering other grades should not hesitate to contact us:

• Pre-Kindergarten for co-ed program for 4-year-olds/Lower School
• Kindergarten for co-ed Lower School
• Sixth Grade for co-ed Middle School
• Ninth Grade for all girls High School

The Admissions Office staff looks forward to assisting you in identifying the perfect place for your child. Please continue to review the website, RSVP for upcoming Admissions events, request more information, initiate an application, or contact us directly. Thank you.