I have four St. Mary grads. St. Mary's helps to raise wonderful, service inspired kids that appreciate the importance of family and education.
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Posted by a parent on 10/03/09
I feel the school is much too clickish. It doesn't feel like a Christian school. The parents in the click run the school and their children are always the favorite! If you are not in the click, the other parents won't even look at you. Some of the subjects are outdated. They are still doing 'old math'!
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Posted by a parent on 09/29/09
This school does not teach enough about how Jesus lived his life and how to walk in his steps. If they did they would not be so many 'clicks' and more of the children would get along. I have not seen a school like this before. My children use to go to anothe Catholic school and I am ready to pull them
... Read more out and just drive them to their old school. Children should not have to be teased so much so that they come home in tears everyday. Read less
Posted by a parent on 09/09/09
St. Mary School is excellent and recently received the Blue Ribbon Award. It is a bound with extra curricular programs for all children from chess club to football. Excellent programs in art, music, band, technology, sports, etc. Teachers do a wonderful job of preparing students for high school.
... Read more Students are polite, well behaved and courteous. Parents are committed to the school and are very involved. Read less
Posted by a parent on 03/07/09
The curriculum is dated. As a parent of a former student I was not happy with the school, some teachers, principal, and the parish priest. Gifted students were ignored and not offered any challenge. There were a large number of needy students that were distracting to other students and there issues
... Read more were not being addressed. The school parent community was very clickish and if you weren't in their 'group' you were left out as well as your children. They need more extra curricular activities. Also, if your parent was one of the clickish group parents your children got on any sport team they wanted...guaranteed....otherwise you were made to feel like they were doing you and your child a favor by letting them join. The principal did not run the school appropriately. And the parish priest failed to respond to any issue. All the good students left. Read less
Posted by a parent on 05/25/08
St.Mary's is a good school. It has many opportunities, however, there are many fields in which it has to be looked over. Sports are great, however they are too competitive. Hence, many students don't make the teams. Teachers have a great personality. However, I agree with the fact that they need new
... Read more curricular activities. Their tests,methods,projects..etc are dated. However, St.Marys has an excellent atmosphere filled with great students. The school is like a second home. I'm satisfied with my children's experience there even though there are a few patches to fill in. Read less
Posted by a parent on 07/29/07
St. Mary s is a fantastic school. I am a graduate and have three children attending St. Mary s. The teachers and staff do a wonderful job preparing the students for higher education. The public schools in the area are very good, however St. Mary s students are better prepared and test higher than their
... Read more public school neighbors. The school teaches great values and has incredible extracurricular activities including, marching band, Championship sports teams in football, volleyball, baseball, cross country, track, and cheer leading. Parents and teachers have created one of the best schools in the country. A visitor can see why parents choose St. Mary s from many towns in the area including, Arlington Heights, Hawthorn Woods, Wheeling, Prospect Heights, Mundelein, Vernon Hills, Prairie View, Lincolnshire, Hoffman Estates, Kildeer, McHenry and Long Grove. Read less
Posted by a parent on 01/12/07
Great school, best way to teach children about Jesus
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Posted by a parent on 09/30/06
St. Mary is an excellent school with talented and dedicated teachers and administrators. I have a 4th and 1st grader enrolled there. The music teacher is outstanding.
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Posted by a parent on 04/23/06
I also agree with the previous reviewer about the teachers. Some of them have been there a long time and don't seem to like their jobs or children at this point. Sad, but this school is destined to go the way of St. Joseph the Worker in Wheeling. It will be closed before you know it. Great football
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Buffalo Grove schools — St Mary School is located at 50 N Buffalo Grove Rd, Buffalo Grove IL 60089. 50 N Buffalo Grove Rd is in the 60089 ZIP code in Buffalo Grove, IL The school district for St Mary School is the Archdiocese Of Chicago Education Off. St Mary School is a Catholic school that serves grade levels PK - 8.
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