St. Matthias Elementary School

"I loved this school it gave me a great education all the negative comments are from fellow students who don't understand some teacher yell. So what if one teacher gave them a detention. Their are very few really strict teachers and a lot of good ones. So if your considering going here do so the only negative is seniora bowers. we have a new principle who is very good and is bringing new ideas to SMS."

"Excellent environment for elementary learning, staff and leadership are motivated and responsive to needs of students and adapting to academic trends. All classroom technology is current, all classrooms have smart boards, computers, laptops, iPads. Academic performance is paramount and shared goals among all students, families and staff. Collaboration between family and school are not just encouraged it's expected."

"When it was time for my husband and I to choose a school for our children, I knew St. Matthias was the place. As an alum, I knew first-hand the type of extraordinary experiences my kids would have here as well as the solid, Christian foundation they would receive. SMS is built on: Faith, Caring, & Excellence. These characteristics set St. Matthias apart. My children are in an environment that allows them to grow spiritually as well as academically; learning what it feels like to be part of a church and school community. The teachers at St. Matthias are smart, caring, and passionate. They are teaching the students character development, decision-making, and helping them build a strong-self esteem. It's for these reasons along with the parent-teacher, teacher-student, church-family relationships that make St. Matthias rise to the top. Daily, my kids are academically challenged, growing spiritually, and most important of all they come home with a smile. Thank you St. Matthias!"

"he rooms are very bright and well lit. But the teachers are not friendly with the kids at all. They have a very cookie cutter approach towards education. From my experience, if children have trouble settling down in PreK, the teachers make a very big deal out of it, and keep complaining to the individual parents. If the child is not completing their tasks assigned, no one will encourage the kids. This school is for self motivated children. Very negative environment. One boy used to cry everyday in the class and they used to call the principle and nurse to show how the boy is disrupting the class. (4 year old kid). No one bothered to calm that poor kid down. Some parents who volunteered for lunch, tried and helped calm him down. No one to one interaction with the kids from the teachers. I would not suggest this school for elementary level of education."