Academics
Academic Achievement
We are proud of Saint Andrew School’s academic achievements and the impressive results of our students’ standardized test scores. Our students have consistently scored amongst the top 15% of the nation’s best Catholic schools on standardized tests in the last 5 years. Our Accelerated Program also challenges those high-achieving students who score above the 90th percentile on the standardized tests in Reading and Math.
Field Trips
Saint Andrew School students benefit from a vast array of field trips throughout the school year that supplement the lessons they learn in the classroom. Beginning in Junior Kindergarten, our youngest students visit a local fire station and enjoy theater productions. Our Kindergarteners and 1st and 2nd graders visit the zoo, museums, theater productions and a pumpkin farm. In 3rd - 5th grade, the classes visit art and history museums, as well as movies that are relevant to their classroom work.
Our middle school students visit museums and/or attend presentations that pertain to their art, language arts, science or Spanish curriculum. In addition, the 7th grade class spends a day in Springfield learning about our state government and the 8th graders travel to Washington, D.C. for a jam-packed 3 day trip. Our 7th and 8th graders consistently rank these trips among the highlights of their time at Saint Andrew.
Just a sampling of Saint Andrew School Field Trips:
- Lincoln Park Zoo
- Brookfield Zoo
- Damen/Grace Firehouse
- Chicago Public Library (Belmont Branch)
- Steppenwolf Theater
- Chicago History Museum
- Goebberts Pumpkin Farm
- The Field Museum
- Instituto Cervantes
- National Museum of Mexican Art
- Art Institute of Chicago
- Irish American Center
- Illinois Holocaust Museum
- Museum of Science & Industry
Test Scores
How does Saint Andrew's Placement Compare to the Benchmarks?
Reading
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