St Mary's School 817 North Center Street, Plano, IL 60545

"Both St Mary Church and School are warm and welcoming!"

"nice school for childhood memories. Illinois was fantastic. Me and my brother are planning to move back to this wonderful state."

"This school has an average curriculum until the 1st grade and that is depending on the teacher the child receives. I’ve encountered/witnessed racial discrimination with children I’ve known on several encounters from other children, teachers, and the entire office staff. I also felt that the privileges in this institution are saved for the few and not the many. You can thank the cliquey brown nosing parents for that happening if your child never achieves any goals/teams in that school. There are SEVERAL parents whom seem to spend their time bad mouthing other parents which in turn breed their children to take that “behavior” to school and use it to their advantage to pick on the specific children of who the parents they spoke of. (i.e. the children I spoke of that have been targeted & other children I know who will be trasfering by the end of the school year) Furthermore, those same parents who form these cliques with their children turn around to gossip and brown nose to the principal and every higher up in the office staff of the school to gain more status and power over others. I encourage parents and anyone who reads this to NOT enroll their child in this school because this vicious cycle has to stop. The archdiocese needs to step in to rectify and replace the managing staff of this school. Catholic schools are for an opportunity for education, growth, and to learn about the Catholic faith and while doing so in the love of our savior Jesus Christ. Catholic schools are not in place to torment children and their parents with cruelties and schemes because of others people’s insecurities. It comes to the point when do we become the change that we long to see in the world if we continue to live in behaviors that we as a human beings are fighting to extinguish."

"had a good education here, but the kids here are so clicky that you should not put them in if they are past kindergarten."

"Second year parent of 2 here. The school overall is almost a dream come true. What makes it stand apart i think is the parents involment in the school and spme of the most amazing teachers that youll ever see. Theres one teacher that knows every kids name in the school. Another teacher will hype up her kids just before the bell rings before the weekend. The secretary is very involved and plays the role of the nurse as well. The principal is right along with the children as they go to mass tuesdays and thursdays. And when the children sing at mass its amazingly beautiful. The pledge of alligence is said every day, the principal will anounce on the intercom if its anyones birthdays that day. If your thinking about sending your children there but the tuition scares you, id say give it a shot since there are grants available."