About Our School:

St. Thomas Aquinas School has been educating children since 1941. The school is located in the Butler-Tarkington area of Indianapolis, a racially and economically mixed area on the north side of the city. The students come from this area as well as from many other parts of the city.

St. Thomas has a reputation as a school that embraces diversity, provides an excellent academic education, and has a wonderful sense of community. It is a small school, with one class per grade from kindergarten through Grade 8 and a student population of approximately 215.

The staff is also diverse, with seasoned veterans and beginning teachers, each with different gifts and varying degrees of technological expertise. STA teachers are particularly talented at recognizing and nurturing different learning styles. Consistently, parents single out the dedicated STA teachers as one of the main reasons they choose to send their children to St. Thomas Aquinas.

Academically, St. Thomas students consistently score in the top 10% of all students in the nation. This achievement is part of the reason the U.S. Department of Education named St. Thomas Aquinas a 2005 Blue Ribbon School of Excellence. Only 50 private schools in the country (and only 6 in Indiana) earned the prestigious 2005 Blue Ribbon School award.

What truly sets St. Thomas Aquinas apart from other schools, however, is the emphasis that staff and teachers place upon respect, kindness, and other Christ-like behaviors. St. Thomas students are challenged academically, but they also receive an education in active compassion. For example, younger students are paired with older "Faith Partner" students who help and guide them though the school year, model responsible behavior and provide fun times during field trips and in-school activities. Upper grade students are required to complete "Service Hours" in which they volunteer their time and talents to others and the community. Indeed, the entire St. Thomas curriculum is centered on the belief that students not only need to receive an excellent academic education, they also need to learn how to live a life of kindness and compassion in a world filled with diverse people.